Pittsburgh Penguins‘ undrafted third year center Jean-Sebastien Dea(9) received his 1st taste of the NHL in what is a contract year for the upcoming restricted free agent.
In his debut he skated 21 shifts for 11:18 minutes of ice time with one shot on net, 2 penalty minutes, 3 hits and he went 50% on the face off dot in a tough battle 3-2 loss.
The 5’11” 175 lbs. forward has almost unusual identical stats through his last two seasons with affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 75/73 AHL games scoring 20/18 goals, 16 assists for 36/34 points and a bizarre double +13 rating.
He was quite the scorer for Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL in his last two seasons twice pocketing 40+ goals (49 in 2013/2014, his last year of juniors) and averaged 30+ assists.
The 23-year old should have no problem extending his contract for at least another year as his game continues to grow.