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Penguins trade Tyler Kennedy to Sharks for second-round draft pick

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Pittsburgh Penguins\' Tyler Kennedy (48) celebrates his breakaway goal in the second period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NEWARK, N.J. – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ busy off-season continues as they traded forward Tyler Kennedy to the San Jose Sharks for a second-round pick in Sunday’s NHL draft.

The Penguins got the 50th overall pick for the rights to Kennedy, who is a restricted free agent.

Kennedy, 26, had six goals and five assists in 46 regular-season games and two goals and three assists in nine playoff games.

“Tyler is a highly-competitive forward who plays with speed and has a history of scoring big goals,” Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement. “He has played in a lot of playoff games over the last past five seasons, won a Stanley Cup and we think he fits in perfectly with our group and how we want to play the game.”

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