Picard Sent Packing Across Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh returned Alexandre Picard to Wilkes-Barre on Friday, according to the Penguins' Web site. (Updated 12/31/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Alexandre Picard picked up four points in 17 games with Pittsburgh. The team needed to open up a roster spot for the return of Deryk Engelland after a three-game suspension, however, and Picard proved to be the odd man out. (Updated 12/31/2011).
12/17/2011 22:10 Malkin nets three, Pens crush Sabres
Evgeni Malkin had his seventh career hat trick, and the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins peppered two Buffalo Sabres goalies in a 8-3 win on Saturday.
12/10/2011 21:53 Neal scores pair as Pens double up Isles
James Neal scored twice, and Pascal Dupuis had the go-ahead goal with 4:02 left in the second period to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night.
Picard is expected to provide competition within the defensive corps after signing a one-year, two-way deal in the offseason. He has 236 career games worth of NHL experience, including 43 appearances with Montreal in 2010-11. However, the 26-year-old defenseman collected only eight points (3 G, 5 A) between those contests, though he did have 55 hits and 59 blocked shots. There's little reason to anticipate any sort of breakout from Picard in 2011-12. (Updated 8/16/11)
