Like fellow Eagle John Muse, Jimmy Hayes is
heading to the Pittsburgh Penguins with
a one-year, two-way contract. Hayes, who went pro after 3 seasons at Boston
College, is an interesting pick-up for a stacked Penguins roster.
Hayes has played for the Chicago
Blackhawks, Florida
Panthers, Boston Bruins,
and New Jersey
Devils with varying degrees of success. He scored 21 goals
in his final season at BC, but has yet to reach that level of success in the
NHL. He did score 25 goals for the Rockford IceHogs in 2012-13, but the closest
he has come in the NHL is a respectable 19 goals for the Florida Panthers in
2014-15.
Over the past 2 seasons, Hayes has just 14 points in 91
major league games. He is a better player than he has seemed to be over the
past few years, so this could be a great signing for the Penguins if they or
their AHL staff can figure out what is holding Hayes up and get him back to his
best self.
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