Player Details
Robert Bortuzzo
41 Defenseman- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Born:
- 3/18/1989
- Status:
- Active
Assigned forwards Wade Brookbank, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, Nick Johnson, Konstantin Pushkarev, Wyatt Smith, Eric Tangradi, Joe Vitale and Tim Wallce, defensemen Robert Bortuzzo, Jonathan D'Aversa and Chris Lee and goaltender Brad Thiessen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL); assigned forward Simon Despres to Saint John (QMJHL).
Assigned forwards Chris Conner, Nick Johnson, Brett Sterling, Joe Vitale and Tim Wallace, defensemen Robert Bortuzzo, Corey Potter, Brian Strait and Steve Wagner and goaltenders John Curry and Brad Thiessen to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Placed forwards Sidney Crosby, Dustin Jeffrey and Nick Petersen and defensemen Robert Bortuzzo and Boris Valabik on injured reserve; assigned forward Jason Williams and defensemen Alexandre Picard and Brian Strait to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL); returned defenseman Joseph Morrow to Portland (WHL).
Assigned goaltenders Alex Kangas and Patrick Killeen, defensemen Andrew Hotham, Chad Langlais and Nick Plastino, and forwards Denver Manderson, Martin Moucha and Zack Torquato to the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL).
Recalled defensemen Alexandre Picard and Robert Bortuzzo from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Re-signed forward Eric Tangradi and defensemen Brian Strait, Robert Bortuzzo and Alex Grant to one-year contracts.
Recalled defenseman Simon Despres from Wilkes- Barre/Scranton (AHL); placed defenseman Kris Letang on injured reserve; assigned defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Activated forward Evgeni Malkin from injured reserve; reassigned forward Beau Bennett to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL); recalled goaltender Jeff Zatkoff from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Acquired defenseman Ian Cole from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and a seventh-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft; acquired defenseman Ben Lovejoy from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Simon Despres.