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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 Waddle Toward The Season

The Pittsburgh Penguins begin their Quest to return to the NHL Playoffs on October 10.2023 against Chicago.  The Penguins re-tooled their line-up and are looking to add their 6th Stanley Cup Banner to the rafters. The Penguins changed their Gm ( Kyl

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Published: 1 year ago

Barkov: Panthers' surprise run to Stanley Cup Final 'made us stronger'

The Florida Panthers may have fallen short of winning their first-ever Stanley Cup championship last spring, but captain Aleksander Barkov said his team grew from the experience despite the "very frustrating" defeat."I think that whole run, it made u

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Published: 1 year ago

Make or Break: Penguins with the most on the line this training camp and season

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images It could be now or never for the the following players to step up As the oldest team in the NHL, the majority of players in the Pittsburgh Penguins training camp can be found in a fa

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Published: 1 year ago

Molinari: How Kyle Dubas is Winning Over a Skeptic. Me (+)

Ron Hextall probably was still cleaning out his office when undercurrents of support for Kyle Dubas to replace him as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins began to circulate. That seemed, at the time, about as likely to happen as the NHL sudden

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Published: 1 year ago

Blues Likely to Keep Kasperi Kapanen After Drunk Driving Charge

The post Blues Likely to Keep Kasperi Kapanen After Drunk Driving Charge appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. St. Louis Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen is facing potentially serious legal trouble as he has been charged with aggravated drunk driving, accor

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Published: 1 year ago

5 head-scratchers from the NHL offseason

It's been another eventful offseason in the NHL. Many of this summer's moves can be justified - but some left a lot to be desired.The Toronto Maple Leafs raised eyebrows by signing aging enforcer Ryan Reaves (who'll be 37 in January) to a three-year

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Talking Penguins Trade Bait; Hockey Canada Confronts Sex Scandals

The calm before the storm. The Pittsburgh Penguins are gathering with informal skates. We examined the Penguins’ trade needs and who might be put on the NHL trade block to fill a couple of holes in the Penguins lineup. New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitz

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Published: 1 year ago

2023-24 Schedule by Month: April

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images Only nine games in April but they could be the difference between the Penguins returning to the playoffs or another long summer. Month: April
Number of games: 9
First Game: Apr

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Published: 1 year ago

Blues' Kapanen facing alcohol-related driving charges

St. Louis Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen faces alcohol-related driving charges after an incident in Finland in August, the team confirmed Thursday, per NHL.com's Lou Korac."Last month I made an unacceptable error in judgment and take full responsibili

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins: Revisiting the Patric Hornqvist Trade

Patric Hornqvist played 407 regular-season games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 264 points along the way. Thanks to his efforts beyond point scoring, he became a fan favorite in the…

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Published: 1 year ago

East Notes: Kessel, Marchand, Reinhart

Phil Kessel is looking for his next team after winning his third Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Many fans have hoped that his free agency could mean a possible reunion with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kessel spent four years of his 17-year c

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Published: 1 year ago

Looking Ahead, Penguins Trade Needs & Likely Trade Bait

The Pittsburgh Penguins will most likely not make another splash in the NHL trade pool before the NHL season begins next month. GMs are hunkering down to evaluate their talent, examine the fruits of their off-season work, and assess what comes next.

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Published: 1 year ago