Penguins confirm the worst for forward Jake Guentzel

This just in, the Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward and pending unrestricted free agent Jake Guentzel on injured reserve. He'll be on the IR for four weeks, one week past the NHL's March 8th trade deadline.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forwards Jonathan Gruden, Vinnie Hinostroza and Valtteri Puustinen from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.

Forward Jake Guentzel has been placed on Injured Reserve. Guentzel is expected to miss up to four weeks with a projected return to the Penguins in early March.

Guentzel, of course, is a hot commodity on the trade market so it'll be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Stay tuned for more on this developing story.