Report: Penguins bringing Robby Fabbri to camp on a PTO

Updated Sept. 17, 2025, 1:21 p.m. by SB Nation 1 min read

Unlike last weeks PTO that went under the radar, todays report about the Penguins bringing Robby Fabbri to training camp on a tryout will be one that catches attention.Hearing the Penguins will bring Robby Fabbri to training camp on PTO.

Former first-round pick.

Has 106 goals and 216 points in 442 career games.

Spent last season with Anaheim.

Matt Vensel (@mattvensel) September 17, 2025Multiple knee injuries have hindered the former first round picks career but Fabbri, 29, did put up 16 points (8G+8A) in 44 games with Anaheim last season.

Fabbris season was cut short by a knee surgery in November, followed by his return only to suffer an upper body injury in February that ended his year.

Prior to that, Fabbri scored 32 points in an 18-goal season with Detroit in 2023-24, including five tallies on the power play.The Penguins have a glut of mid-line forwards but Fabbri could offer some speed and scoring touch that any organization is always going to seek out.

Perhaps best of all, for a team that has struggled to score goals and finish chances, thats always been a calling card for Fabbri.Robby Fabbri joining the Pens on a PTO pic.twitter.com/fjUKy8yEK8 JFresh (@JFreshHockey) September 17, 2025That adds one more layer to the competition of camp, and gives youngsters like Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty and Philip Tomasino one more person to have to compete against for a player who could fill a similar role as an offensive-minded role.The Pens will have no shortages of options, going deeper down the roster with Danton Heinen, Justin Brazeau, Blake Lizotte, Connor Dewar, Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha among others like Kevin Hayes and Noel Acciari also looking for spaces in the lineup.

Where Fabbri will fit within that mix or how big of an opportunity he will have to win a job over some of those players remains to be seen but hell be one more player for the Penguins to consider, and also a veteran to use for the non-sensical preseason schedule that has them playing five games in eight days between Sept 22-29.

Teams need some NHL experience to meet minimum guidelines, and if nothing else having Fabbri join up will help them get through that unnecessarily busy exhibition slate while they sort out just who will be playing where to start the regular season..

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