{"id":86110,"date":"2020-09-18T17:08:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=86110"},"modified":"2020-09-18T17:09:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T21:09:43","slug":"pittsburgh-penguins-re-sign-jared-mccann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/18\/pittsburgh-penguins-re-sign-jared-mccann\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins Re-sign Jared McCann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> have re-signed forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccanja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared McCann<\/a><\/strong> to a two-year contract. The deal will run through the 2021-22 season with an annual cap hit of $2.94 million. Pittsburgh has been active recently with two separate trades but McCann is also the second <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/09\/05\/pittsburgh-penguins-extend-juuso-riikola\/\" target=\"_self\">signing<\/a> in September. The team announced the contract late Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rutherford on McCann: \u201cJared is a good offensive player who can play center or wing. We saw improvement in his play this year and feel that there is more upside to his game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/penguins\/status\/1307051245191016448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Penguins Re-sign Jared McCann<\/h2>\n<p>McCann was one of the most productive and reliable Penguins in 2019-20. The 24-year-old scored 14 goals and 35 points in 66 games. The 35 points ties McCann&#8217;s career-high first set last year in 2018-19. He was not the highest scorer on the team but he appeared in more games than stars like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malkiev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgeni Malkin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Crosby<\/a><\/strong>. He was one of the team&#8217;s bright spots in terms of reliability as Pittsburgh suffered multiple severe injuries over the course of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a> originally drafted McCann in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He debuted not long after in 2015-16 with nine goals and 18 points in 69 games. That was McCann&#8217;s only season with Vancouver as the Canucks sent him to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/panthers\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a> in the spring in exchange for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gudbrer01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Gudbranson<\/a><\/strong>. The Panthers then sent McCann to Pittsburgh along with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bjugsni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Bjugstad<\/a><\/strong> in exchange for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brassde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derick Brassard<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheahri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riley Sheahan<\/a><\/strong>. Overall, McCann&#8217;s short career already features three teams, 52 goals and 123 points in 310 games.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>This is a smart move for the Penguins. McCann had respectable numbers despite the team&#8217;s multiple injuries in 2019-20. He is the perfect option for the team&#8217;s middle-six capable of winning face-offs and controlling possession. He is also young and cheap as the team tries to maximize the end of the Sidney Crosby era.<\/p>\n<p>The deal leaves Pittsburgh with roughly $6 million in remaining cap space with several players to potentially re-sign. They have decisions to make on several options including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/simondo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominik Simon<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrama02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Murray<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jarrytr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tristan Jarry<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 McCann is a good returning player but the team is far from finished with its offseason moves.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"IQAnlIoFToVdnt-aK-E9Ng\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1199818603\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'IQAnlIoFToVdnt-aK-E9Ng',sig:'53T36RQhJ3iKW9ywTZVOoDOf8-POg-xuEd2PE-jfXJA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1199818603',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Jared McCann to a two-year contract. The deal will run through the 2021-22 season with an annual cap hit of $2.94 million. Pittsburgh has been active recently with two separate trades but McCann is also the second signing in September. The team announced the contract late Friday afternoon. 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