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Penguins Wrap: More Blown Leads; Youth Movement; How’s Sid?

Continued concerns were more plentiful than answers over the past week for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Missed chances, blown leads, costly mistakes. You know the drill. The Penguins do, too, but they can’t seem to do anything about it. Analysis has tu

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Practice: Sullivan Overhauls Lines, Defense Pairings

CRANBERRY — Mike Sullivan made some significant personnel changes during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Monday. The top line, with Sidney Crosby between Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust, remained intact, but most of

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Published: 10 months ago

Submit Your Questions For The #PHRMailbag

The trade deadline is less than three weeks away, and the rumor cycle continues to ramp up. The Blue Jackets’ recent firing of GM Jarmo Kekäläinen means interim GM John Davidson will manage their deadline approach as a major seller. At the same

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Blow Lead, Bow to Kings, 2-1

Correct me if I’m wrong. I think you’re supposed to win one for the Gipper, not lose one. Or in this case, for black-and-gold legend Jaromír Jágr on “Celebrate 68” night. After nursing a 1-0 lead into the late stages of last night

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Published: 10 months ago

Dan’s Daily: TSN Debates Penguins Sell-Off; Jagr Speaks Wisdom

The Pittsburgh Penguins again won a 54-minute game but lost the 60-minute version, the latest in a series of hard-knuckled blows to their playoff hopes as they dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to the LA Kings on Jaromir Jagr day. For his part, Jagr dropped

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Published: 10 months ago

What worked, what didn't at last year's NHL trade deadline

Last year's trade season was awesome, and we're here to remember it. There weren't many names left to be dealt by the time the deadline rolled around, but a deep collection of stars was moved in the weeks prior, generating enormous buzz for the seaso

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Published: 10 months ago

The Penguins offseason additions are not giving them any production

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The new additions are providing almost no offense, even when taking into account how bad the free agency options were. Normally on Monday morning I would be taking a look at the week

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Published: 10 months ago

Pens Points: Relationship Repaired

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Catch up on the latest hockey headlines with today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning... On Jaromir Jagr Day, the Pittsburgh Penguins also played a hockey game

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Six-Pack: Rust’s Pointed Observation; Another Power Failure

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 loss to Los Angeles Sunday at PPG Paints Arena was their fourth defeat in five games, as well as the latest in a series of setbacks during which they were unable to protect a lead — or a tie — in the third period. C

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Postgame: Another Sad Microcosm of Pens’ Season

It was a storybook weekend. It was the return of the prodigal son Jaromir Jagr, whose jersey was retired in a moving and joyous celebration before the game. Former owner Mario Lemieux and a cast of former Penguins, including Ron Francis and Kevin Ste

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins Grades: Toxic Power Play, Inexplicable Mistakes Crushing Season

Like peanut butter and jelly, Sidney Crosby and backhand goals, and Jaromir Jagr and a mullet, the Pittsburgh Penguins and self-inflicted losses with a sabotaging power play have become synonymous. Unlike the former examples, the latter is suffocatin

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins/Kings highlights: Power play turns another opportunity into a loss

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Pens come up short on Jaromir Jagr night The game the Penguins retired the jersey of Jaromir Jagr should have been a night to remember, but instead turned into another all-too-familiar de

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Published: 10 months ago

Penguins retire Jaromir Jagr's iconic No. 68

There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday.

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Published: 10 months ago