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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

Penguins cut 10 players, reduce roster to 47

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images The Pens make a first round of cuts from their training camp roster The Penguins announced their first round of roster cuts on Monday. The team moved 10 players along their way, plus added PTO

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Published: 1 year ago

Desperation: Zohorna Feels It’s Last Chance to Make Penguins, NHL

PITTSBURGH — Following an eye-opening performance Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Radim Zohorna expressed both his desperation to make the team and his fear this year is his last chance. The 27-year-old, 6-foo

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Training Camp Update: The Obscure Eight

Every fall it seems, non-roster players get invited to Penguins training camp hoping to make an impression and perhaps earn a contract. This season is no exception. As I scanned our list of training camp invitees, I noticed the names of eight player

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Published: 1 year ago

Colin White Has Local Roots, Long-Shot Odds on Penguins Tryout

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It says a lot about the NHL in the salary-cap age that Colin White is attending the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp on a professional tryout. White, after all, is just 26, which means he’s only on the cusp of entering the mo

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: 2 Penguins Prospects Push Hard; Bold NHL Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins split the split-squad games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but like ‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’ the points don’t matter, but the performances certainly do. A pair of Penguins prospects made bold statements with their p

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins announce new skating coach hires within organization

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Mackenzie Braid and Jeff Murray will take over as the new skating coach and assistant skating voavh. The Penguins have announced that the team has hired a new skating coach and assistant skati

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Published: 1 year ago

Poulin, Wagner Stand Out in Penguins’ Spirited OT Defeat

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Penguins sent a 21-man roster to Nationwide Arena for the nightcap of their home-and-away exhibition doubleheader with Columbus Sunday night. It’s entirely possible that none of those guys will be in the lineup whe

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Published: 1 year ago

Takeaways on the Penguins beating AND losing to Blue Jackets to open pre-season

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hockey is back! Kinda The Penguins kicked off their six game 2023-24 exhibition schedule on Sunday by knocking out two game in one day, against the same opponent. A group

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Postgame Report Card: Winners & Non-Winners in Game 1

PITTSBURGH — The gigantic new scoreboard at PPG Paints Arena showed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 shootout winners over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was the first preseason game for both organizations, and neither side put many NHL regulars in the l

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Published: 1 year ago

Crosby Has Wild Point Prediction for Connor McDavid This Season

The post Crosby Has Wild Point Prediction for Connor McDavid This Season appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Sidney Crosby thinks Connor McDavid can score an incredible amount of points in a single NHL season. How many? The post Crosby Has Wild Point P

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Published: 1 year ago

Reilly Smith adding latest chapter to the book of Evgeni Malkin’s linemates

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images The Pens’ most important new forward addition has been clicking with one of their franchise centers early in training camp Going into his 18th season, Evgeni Malkin has seen all kinds of lin

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Published: 1 year ago

Report: Penguins’ Crosby sees Oilers’ McDavid getting to 170 points

Sidney Crosby watched Connor McDavid put up 153 points last season and says he doesn’t see why the Oilers captain can’t get to 170 this season.

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Published: 1 year ago