On Monday, former Pittsburgh Penguins‘ defenseman Derrick Pouliot was placed on waivers by the New York Rangers.
Pouliot, 31, was drafted eighth overall by the Penguins in the 2012 NHL Draft after a standout campaign with the Portland Winterhawks, where he put up 11 goals and 59 points in 72 games. Pittsburgh drafted him in hopes that he would become an elite, two-way, play-driving defenseman.
Unfortunately, things never translated for Pouliot at the NHL level. In his first three NHL seasons with the Penguins from 2014-17, Pouliot played a combined 67 games and put up a total of two goals and 14 points. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in the summer of 2017, where he spent two seasons before signing as a free agent with the St. Louis Blues.
He has spent the past four seasons with four different teams, and he signed a two-year contract with the Rangers this summer. Pouliot has played in only 26 NHL games since signing with St. Louis, and he has eight goals and 54 points – as well as a minus-31 rating – in 226 career NHL games.
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