The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost one of their veteran defensemen.

Yannick Weber, 32, signed a three-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League in his native Switzerland.

The team announced Weber’s signing Tuesday.

Weber’s time with the Penguins was brief.

When injuries besieged the blue line this past season, the Penguins signed Weber as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000, the league minimum, Jan. 27.

Weber played for the Nashville Predators and was living in Tennessee at the time of his signing. Because of travel restrictions in place as a result of the pandemic, Weber was forced to drive through portions of six states (as well as a snowstorm) in order to meet up with his new team in Manhattan and make his Penguins debut Jan. 30, a 5-4 road win against the Rangers.

In total, Weber played in only two games for the Penguins with no points. Once the blue line healed, Weber was assigned to the practice squad for the remainder of the season.

A 13-year veteran, Weber also played for the Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks.

With Weber’s departure, the Penguins have eight remaining pending unrestricted free agents this offseason: defenseman Cody Ceci, Kevin Czcuzman and Zach Trotman; forwards Josh Currie, Frederick Gaudreau, Evan Rodrigues and Colton Sceviour; and goaltender Maxime Lagace.

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