Minnesota Wild Acquire Will Butcher

In a minor-league swap, the Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins connected on a trade sending forward Maxim Cajkovic east to Pennsylvania, and defenseman Will Butcher to the State of Hockey. Both teams have officially confirmed the trade. More to c

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Crave Consistency: ‘You’ve Seen Us Play Horse(bleep) Games’

CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have any doubts about how high they can lift their game. Not when they’ve done it a number of times during the first 44 games this season. What they can’t seem to figure out is why they’ve failed to

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Published: 11 months ago

Malkin’s Sidekicks: The Defensive Conscience & The Facilitator

If you pay attention to the way Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan talks about his team, you can probably close your eyes and hear him say the team is trying to put any given player in the best position to be successful. Evgeni Malkin seems to b

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Published: 11 months ago

Scouting WBS: Poulin, Blomqvist & a Mean Defenseman on the Way (+)

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a veteran-laden group with plenty of NHL experience and a full quota of veterans. Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas stocked the Penguins’ AHL affiliate afte

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Published: 11 months ago

What could the Penguins realistically sell if they went in that direction?

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images There are not a lot of candidates for the Pittsburgh Penguins to realistically move for meaningful returns if they decided to sell at the NHL Trade Deadline this season. Pittsburgh P

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Published: 11 months ago

Pens Points: Remaining Patient

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... Those wanting President of Hockey Operations and General Ma

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Published: 11 months ago

Hard Look at Jesse Puljujarvi; Is He NHL-Ready Yet? (+)

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forward Jesse Puljujarvi, who is hoping to earn a professional contract with the WBS Penguins, or preferably the Pittsburgh Penguins, told Pittsburgh Hockey Now that he is healthy. Puljujarvi, 25,

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Published: 11 months ago

Letang: No Question About Penguins’ Commitment to Winning

CRANBERRY — A couple of the questions put to Mike Sullivan after the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice Wednesday were simple and direct. So were his answers. Q: Were you expecting a better response in Arizona after the way the Vegas game ended? A: Ye

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Update: Has Familiarity Bred Contempt?

I was pondering the plight of our favorite hockey team when an old adage popped into my head. And while familiarity probably doesn’t breed contempt in the case of our Penguins, it likely encourages another c-word that’s just as dangerous. Co