Penguins Sign (the Wrong) Aho

…just when you thought the off-season plight of our Penguins couldn’t get any worse, it did.

The team has signed erstwhile Islanders fringe defenseman Sebastien Aho (not to be confused with the ‘Canes scoring star of the same name) to a two-year deal with an AAV of $775K, the team announced today.

The 28-year-old native of Umea, Sweden, is a left-handed shot who stands all of 5’10” and tips the scales at a less-than-robust 186 pounds. He can skate and move the puck, but isn’t physical (only 42 hits last season). Nor is he an especially accomplished shot blocker.

Gee, where have I heard that description before?

I’m being sarcastic, of course. See recent signee Grzelcyk, Matt.

Dear Lord, is Kyle Dubas trying to corner the market on soft, undersized defensemen?

Apparently so.

He must be drinking coach Mike Sullivan’s Kool-Aid, again.

Or perhaps Dubas really did get the Ahos mixed up. Back in the day, then-Pens GM Baz Bastien thought he’d acquired 60-goal scorer Steve Shutt from the Canadiens.

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