Joseph set to make NHL debut vs. Rangers

PITTSBURGH — Well now, that didn’t take long, did it?

Barely a week after rookie Pierre-Olivier Joseph secured a place on the Penguins’ taxi squad -- and, effectively, the No. 9 spot on their defensive depth chart -- he is expected to make his NHL debut when the New York Rangers visit PPG Paints Arena Friday at 7:08 p.m.

Mike Sullivan confirmed Thursday that he has decided how his defense pairings will be constructed in that game, although he declined to say exactly who will fill in for Marcus Pettersson and Juuso Riikola, both of whom were injured against Washington Tuesday.

While Joseph doesn’t have a single NHL shift on his resume, he might well be the most attractive of Sullivan’s three options for one of those two openings.

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