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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

'For the love of the game': How mini sticks destroy walls and create bonds

What's small, curved, and basically guaranteed to damage drywall, picture frames, and basement windows across the continent? Hockey parents know the answer."There was one occasion where I hit my brother a little too hard, a little away f

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Published: 1 year ago

1 prospect from each NHL team to watch at the world juniors

The 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship is just days away.Connor Bedard stole the show last year, as the eventual first overall pick shattered Canadian scoring records en route to a gold medal. This year's tournament sees no such runaway favorite f

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Blog: Jake Guentzel is Pens’ Big Trade Deadline Acquisition

It is logical and makes complete sense. National outlets have begun putting Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel near the top of their NHL trade bait lists. Guentzel, 29, is in the final year of a contract with an average annual value of $6 milli

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Published: 1 year ago

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators 12/23/2023 - Lines, how to watch

Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins are hoping to hand the Senators their seventh loss in a row. Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (15-13-3, 33 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Ottawa Senators (11-17-0, 22 points, 8

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Published: 1 year ago

Do the Penguins Have–or Need–a Player Having a Breakout Season?

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a diverse club – future Hall of Famers, role players, young players with an upside, a few players who are struggling. But do they have a player having a breakout season? It’s not looking that way on the cusp of the NH

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Published: 1 year ago

Sid ‘n’ Ned Pace Penguins to 2-1 Shootout Victory over the ‘Canes

When I was in my early teens I loved to run. I was even halfway decent at it, setting records in the half-mile and mile at the First Presbyterian Church Camp in Ligonier one summer. My hero was Jim Ryun, the brilliant middle-distance runner from the

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Published: 1 year ago

Kings' juggernaut case, Matthews vs. Ovechkin, and 4 other NHL items

In his preseason meeting with reporters back in September, Kings president Luc Robitaille said his club was "in that bucket of 8-10 teams" with reasonable Stanley Cup aspirations.The franchise icon's assessment was totally fair. The Kings weren't nec

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Published: 1 year ago

Thoughts on Thoughts: Pens looking for defense, Crosby tinkering with stick pattern

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Crosby looking at McCann’s stick and more thoughts on 32 Thoughts The Penguins played in Toronto last week, which usually means that they will get a few juicy nuggets o

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Goalie Pounds on Tom Wilson; Penguins Break Streak

Sometimes, the headline writes itself. While the Pittsburgh Penguins did something they’ve far too infrequently done by beating the Carolina Hurricanes and preserving a far more realistic playoff path, Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins weekly stock report: Alex Nedeljkovic gets on a roll

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins are also starting to get on a little bit of a roll. All of a sudden the Pittsburgh Penguins are on a little bit of a roll. Their 2-1 shootout win over the Carolina Hurr

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Room: Crosby and Nedeljkovic to the Rescue

The Pittsburgh Penguins very well might have been staring at a lost season had they lost in regulation to the Carolina Hurricanes. Thursday night, the teams they are pursuing for a wild-card berth, the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning, won

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Published: 1 year ago

Pens Points: Surviving the Storm

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Crosby, Nedeljkovic lift Penguins to shootout win over Carolina. Read all about that and more from Thursday here in Pens Points. It was another night of Sidney Crosby taking the reigns and lif

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Published: 1 year ago