Penguins Trade Jack St. Ivany to Jets for David Gustafsson

Overview

• The trade was announced Monday when Pittsburgh sent defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg in exchange for forward David Gustafsson.
• Pittsburgh issued a qualifying offer to Gustafsson after acquiring him, which preserves the Penguins’ negotiating rights with the 26‑year‑old pending restricted free agent.
• Gustafsson spent 2025‑26 with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, registering 10 goals, 22 assists and 32 points in 48 games and carrying prior NHL experience across 149 career regular‑season games.
• St. Ivany, a 2018 fourth‑round pick, enters the final year of a three‑year deal with an $850,000 cap hit and missed large chunks of 2025‑26 with a lower‑body injury and hand surgery.
• The exchange is a low‑impact, pre‑free‑agency depth move that reshuffles each club’s AHL/NHL call‑up options and gives Gustafsson a fresh opportunity in Pittsburgh while opening a defensive spot for Winnipeg.