Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 9th year left wing Tom Sestito(25) has been playing with affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins but was recently given a one-year two-way contract by the parent club to stay for the remainder of the year.
In 25 AHL games he has a modest 3 goals and 5 assists with 35 penalty minutes including 3 fighting majors.
He was initially an NHL training camp invite but cut and signed a pto to join the minor league club after battling to find a roster spot last season with Vancouver Canucks, which was a little ironic considering he skated in only full campaign in the show the year prior scoring 5 goals and 4 assists in 77 games with a league leading 213 penalty minutes.
At 28-years old it will be interesting to see if the sizable 6’5″ 228 lbs. tough guy and former 2007 OHL Champion with Plymouth Whalers follows his brother and splits for overseas next season.
Tom Sestito(21) Philadelphia Flyers
Left wing Tom Sestito(21) was originally chosen by Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round of the 2006 draft (#85 overall) and played in their system for almost 4 seasons. Appearing in 13 NHL games he put up 2 goals and 2 assists before getting traded to Philadelphia Flyers and was assigned to their AHL affiliate Adirondack Phantoms where he finished off the year.
In the offseason he signed a one-year, two-way deal. He received his first call-up to the Flyers and skated in three games with no points but 15 penalty minutes.
He’s not exactly known for his scoring touch but at 6’5″ 228 lbs. it would be nice to utilize him as a power forward in front of the net to go along with his fighting skills. In 24 AHL games he has 8 goals and 6 assists.