Penguins Place Nedeljkovic on LTIR; Make Cap Move with Zohorna

The Pittsburgh Penguins freed some salary cap space Wednesday afternoon, but probably not in the manner they’d prefer. According to CapFriendly.com, the Penguins placed goalie Alex Nedeljkovic on LTIR.

Prior to putting Nedeljkovic on LTIR, the Penguins made a cap-math move by recalling Corey Andonovski and demoting Radim Zohorna. However, Penguins fans who have been excited by Zohorna’s recent performances shouldn’t get upset, it’s likely only a paper move to inch closer to the salary cap limit, thus maximizing the effect of placing Nedeljkovic on LTIR. Andonovski makes $150,000 more than Zohorna at the NHL level.

CapFriendly.com currently shows the Penguins with $1.5 million in cap space after completing the moves. Tomorrow, they’ll presumably recall goalie Magnus Hellberg to backup Tristan Jarry Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche and swap Andonovski for Zohorna.

The Penguins have not yet announced the moves on X or via email.