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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 Start Nedeljkovic Again; Sure Looks Like a Goalie Controversy

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan can sidestep labels and massage the words, but the Penguins seem to have a good old-fashioned goalie controversy with Alex Nedeljkovic and Tristan Jarry. The situation has arisen not because the presumptive No.

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Notes: Tocchet Leads Canucks Turnaround; Praising Cutter Gauthier

CRANBERRY — Vancouver was submerged in the Western Conference standings, hopelessly out of contention for a playoff berth, when Rick Tocchet replaced Bruce Boudreau as coach on Jan. 22, 2023. The Canucks went on a 20-12-4 surge after Tocchet took o

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Published: 11 months ago

Thoughts on the Penguins at the 40-game mark

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images We have reached the halfway point. When the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night it will be their 40th game of the season. That will put them, if you can

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Published: 11 months ago

Kaplan's latest NHL buzz: Guentzel's future, Gauthier trade among hot topics

We're less than two months away from the trade deadline, and there are plenty of intriguing storylines around the league, including the latest on Cutter Gauthier and what happens with Jake Guentzel in Pittsburgh.

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Game 40 vs. Canucks: Lines, Notes & How to Watch

Whatever gains the Pittsburgh Penguins have made in enhancing their 200-foot game over their recent surge could come in handy Thursday when the Vancouver Canucks visit PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins (20-15-4) will be facing the top scoring team in th

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Published: 11 months ago

Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/11/2024 - Lines, how to watch

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Penguins welcome the first place Vancouver Canucks to town tonight Who: Vancouver Canucks (27-11-3, 57 points, 1st place Pacific Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (20-15-4, 42 points, 7th pl

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Published: 11 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Torts Unloads on Reporter; Penguins Had Reckoning

The NHL stirred when the Philadelphia Flyers traded Cutter Gauthier on Monday, and team officials weren’t shy about saying why. On Thursday, Flyers coach John Tortorella unloaded on a reporter whom he felt went too far. The Pittsburgh Penguins used

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Published: 11 months ago

Pens Points: Canucks Cruise Into Town

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Catch up on some of the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... A month ago, Kyle Dubas expressed to the media and his

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Published: 11 months ago

Embarrassment Made Penguins ‘Soul Search,’ and Change (+)

CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins renewed defensive commitment, or perhaps more accurately, their new commitment to defense was no accident. Nor was it entirely by eager choice. The Penguins were humiliated on Dec. 16 against the Toronto Maple Le

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Center Lars Eller: Easy to Overlook, Hard to Overrate

CRANBERRY — This has been a season of surprises for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and a lot of them haven’t been particularly pleasant. There’s the power play that should be among the NHL’s most menacing, but which has settled near the bottom of t

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Published: 11 months ago

Penguins Cap Structure, Trade Deadline is Big Chance to Improve & Avoid Rebuild

The Pittsburgh Penguins are rubbing the sleep from their eyes and arising from the slumber that nearly tanked their season. The Penguins are far from established in a playoff position, but their recent run of victories has brought them back to even w

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Published: 11 months ago

This Penguins Team Reminds Me of…

A lot of you are gonna think I’m crazy for what I’m about to write. I can hear the naysayers now. “Ol’ Buker’s finally flipped his lid. He’s lost his mind.” And I get it. It’s just that this Penguins team is starting to remind me ver

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Published: 11 months ago