Penguins Sign Taylor Fedun to a one-year contract

So the penguins just signed 33 year old defenseman Taylor Fedun to a two-way, one year contract with a NHL Value of $750,000

Not a whole lot to write home about here, not sure if they’re planning on trading Marcus Pettersson or Mike Matheson and Pierre-Olivier Joseph is going to plug the hole and Taylor Fedun his AHL spot…or?

So, Taylor Fedun, as I said not too much to talk about here to be honest, he swaps back and fourth between NHL/AHL, he’s 33 years old, 6’1, and 200 lbs. His stats are mediocre but not the worst, he’s kind of just an average guy, not really too impressive at anything, I don’t know maybe they scouted the hell out of him and think he will be a really good fit? Not sure, but he’s a cheap defensemen who’s on a two-way as well he has some decent size, I don’t have to many problems with it, I think he’ll mostly stay in Wilkes-Barre Penguins, and be called up occasionally for injuries.

I just for some reason still get the feeling that Hextall is planning something, even though he’s a GM known for being on the more conservative side, I feel like he’s planning on a bigger move. On the other hand he might just be possibly adding cheap but decent assets, only time will tell. As I’ve stated maybe I have wishful thinking, but I think it’s more than that, I trust my speculations especially my intuition, nevertheless sometimes I am indeed wrong, anyway here’s his career stats.

Via NHL: The right-handed shooting Fedun has played parts of seven seasons in the NHL split between the Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres and the Dallas Stars, appearing in 127 games where he’s recorded eight goals, 27 assists, 35 points and is plus-7. This past year, the 33-year-old spent the majority of the year on Dallas’ taxi squad, and appeared in two games for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Fedun’s best season came with Dallas in 2018-19 where he recorded career highs across the board in games played (54), goals (4), assists (7) and points (11). Fedun has also appeared in 18 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests, including 11 games during the Stars run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2020.

Fedun has also spent parts of 10 seasons in the AHL, picking up 41 goals, 140 assists, 181 points and a plus-31 in 356 career regular-season games. He’s served as an alternate captain for multiple teams including Rochester (2017-19), Utica (2015-16) and Oklahoma City (2013-14). 

Prior to turning pro, the undrafted, Edmonton, Alberta native played four seasons of collegiate hockey with Princeton University, where he suited up for 127 games and registered 68 points (20G-48A). Fedun won the ECAC championship with Princeton in 2008, and captained the Tigers his senior year in 2010-11, when he was also named to the ECAC First All-Star Team.