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Penguins Update: Drafting Franchise Players a Luck of the Draw

As the Penguins’ fortunes spiral down, down, down to where Gollum and the San Jose Sharks reside, I’ve put forth the notion that if we’re going to be bad, we might as well be really bad. The better to snare a lottery pick or, dare we

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Gameday: Sabres @ Penguins; rosters, start time, how to watch

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s a hockey night in Pittsburgh with all the big boys ready to start their (pre)season tonight for the Pens Who: Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins (exhibition) Whe

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Watchability Rankings: The bottom 16

As the new NHL season approaches, we've already put together power rankings, offseason grades, and even team rankings by tiers. But what about assessing the clubs purely from an entertainment standpoint?That's the goal of this exercise, which, as alw

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Dirty Hits & Angry Words in Vegas; Penguins Begin Separation

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t trim the roster on Wednesday, but the organization essentially created a minor league group and the NHL group for the two practices at UPMC Lemieux Complex. Despite a few players getting a chance to crack the lineup i

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Published: 1 year ago

Over/Under for the Penguins core players for the 2023-24 NHL season

Photo by Michael Mooney/NHLI via Getty Images Looking at five prominent members of the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins core group. It is time for another round of over/unders for the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins, this time looking

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Published: 1 year ago

To truly be compared to the greats, Oilers’ McDavid knows he needs a Cup

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid isn’t backing down from Sidney Crosby’s 170-point challenge. But at this point in his career, he knows that there is only one thing truly missing from his resume — a Stanley Cup.

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Published: 1 year ago

Pens bringing loaded roster for Thursday’s game, send Yager back to juniors

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The big boys get ready to make their exhibition debuts tomorrow night The Penguins stacked their practice group on Wednesday and then announced that was the pool of players who will g

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Return First-Round Pick Brayden Yager to Moose Jaw

The Pittsburgh Penguins have pared their training camp roster to 46 healthy players by sending forward Brayden Yager, their first-round choice in the 2023 NHL Draft, back to his junior team, Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League. Yager had a solid s

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins’ Lineup vs. Buffalo Thursday: 87+71+65+58 = Intrigue

It’s taken four games, but the Pittsburgh Penguins are about to unveil a preseason-game lineup similar to the one they’re expected to dress for the regular-season opener Oct. 10 against Chicago. When Buffalo visits PPG Paints Arena Thursday at 7

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Published: 1 year ago

Oilers’ Woodcroft not limiting McDavid’s production after Crosby chalks him up for 170 points

Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft touches on Sidney Crosby’s comments saying Connor McDavid can reach 170 points this season and says he’s not putting any limit on McDavid’s production.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Notebook: Sullivan Dashes Hopefuls, Showtime for Alex Nylander

CRANBERRY — Change swept the Pittsburgh Penguins in the off-season, and the results will soon bear fruit or beget more changes. We’re at the next stage of the Penguins training camp, and coach Mike Sullivan separated the NHL players and those who

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Post Erik Karlsson Trade East and Stanley Cup Odds

New Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations Kyle Dubas has been making his mark on the club, acquiring Erik Karlsson from the San Jose Sharks.

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins Season Preview: Defense and Goaltending

NHL training camps opened a week ago, teams are sussing out their rosters and lineups, and preseason games are a go. After the lull of the offseason, it is once…

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Published: 1 year ago