Published Jun 22, 2017 at 4:10pm <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Penguins left winger and Rome native Tom Sestito will remain a Penguin, at least for now. <\/p>\n
Sestito was not selected by the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League expansion draft on Wednesday, meaning hes still a part of the Penguins organization for the time being. <\/p>\n
Last season, he signed a one-year, two-way contract with Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n
Also eligible for the expansion draft were Utica Comets forwards Alexandre Grenier, Borna Rendulic and New Hartford native Michael Zalewski; defenseman Andrey Pedan and goaltender Richard Bachman. <\/p>\n
None of them were selected by the Golden Knights, who chose defenseman Luca Sbisa from the parent Vancouver Canucks. <\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Sbisa has never played a game for the Comets. <\/p>\n
The Golden Knights selected one player from each of the 30 NHL teams to create their roster. <\/p>\n
Trades can still happen and the NHL free agency period begins on July 1 at noon. <\/p>\n
In one of several trades made by the Golden Knights on Wednesday, Minnesota Wild rookie forward and Baldwinsville native Alex Tuch was sent to Vegas for a conditional 2017 or 2018 third-round NHL entry draft pick. <\/p>\n
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