Janne Pesonen News

The Jets took a chance on the winger, giving him a tryout as an unsigned player, and have been giving him plenty of opportunity to make his mark. He played on the first line with Andrew Ladd in last Tuesday’s pre-season opener, and he was with Alex Burmistrov and Nik Antropov on Wednesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Pesonen has proven in the past he can score at the AHL, KHL and SM-Liiga but failed to produce in his cup of coffee with Pittsburgh. He likely fails to make the team due to a previous injury. If he ever makes the NHL, he could turn into a solid supplementary winger.