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Armstrong: Not many spots left to decide on Canada's roster

Team Canada executive Doug Armstrong says there aren't many spots left up for grabs on the roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. "Probably not as many as people think," Armstrong told NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. Each country's 23-man roster is due

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins upgrade Dmitri Samorukov to NHL contract

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images The Pens add a new defensemen to an NHL deal that was already playing in their organization this season The Penguins have upgraded the contract of defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Sign Defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to 1-Year Deal

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a one-year contract. The deal carries a salary-cap hit of $775,000 at the NHL level. Samorukov, 24, has three games of NHL experience — two with St. Louis in 2022-23 and one with Ed

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Dmitri Samorukov

Adding some defensive depth into the organization, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have signed defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a one-year, $775K contract for the 2023-24 season. Bouncing between the Kontinental Hockey League and the American Ho

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Published: 1 year ago

Why Has Penguins’ No. 2 Line Lost Its Scoring Touch?

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ No. 2 line was a driving, sometimes dominant, force in their offense during the early weeks of this season. Its members — Evgeni Malkin, Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell — combined to record 13 goals and 14 assists in th

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Rust being evaluated for injury, Rakell out long term

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell will be out long-term with an upper-body injury, Bryan Rust is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and Chad Ruhwedel is week to week with a lower-body injury.

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins announce multiple injuries to key players

Chad Ruhwedel is week-to-week, Rickard Rakell is out “longer term” and Bryan Rust is being evaluated.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins missing 2 wingers with Bryan Rust evaluated for injury, Rickard Rakell out ‘longer term’

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are down two of their top wingers, coach Mike Sullivan said after practice at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Bryan Rust is being evaluated for a lower-body injury, while Rickard Rakell is “out longer term” wit

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Injuries Mount: Rakell & Ruhwedel Out, Rust Maybe

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not get good news Tuesday at practice, and the injury list was so long that coach Mike Sullivan had to pause to remember them all. In total, four Penguins missed practice, and two did so with longer-term injuries. The Peng

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Published: 1 year ago

Injury bug strikes Penguins; updates on THREE regulars dealing with issues

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Not great news for the Penguins... The Pittsburgh Penguins have so far had a fairly drama-free start to the season, injury-wise in 2023-24 (aside from their top two goali

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Rickard Rakell Out Long-Term, Other Injury Updates Issued

Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan issued multiple injury updates Tuesday morning, the most pressing being that forward Rickard Rakell is out “longer-term” with an upper-body injury. Sullivan also relayed that defenseman Chad Ruhwedel is sidelin

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Published: 1 year ago

Hart Trophy odds update: McDavid slightly favored in wide-open race

We're approximately 20% through the 2023-24 NHL regular season and there's been absolutely no separation in the Hart Trophy betting market.Eight different players have implied odds of 5.3% or higher to win the award, and the favorite - Connor McDavid

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Practice: Rust Leaves Ice Before Drills Begin; Several Others Absent

Bryan Rust, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first-line right winger, was the first forward on the ice for their practice at PPG Paints Arena today. He also was the first one to leave the ice. In fact, he did it long before the first drill began. Rust step

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Published: 1 year ago