Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
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: 3 weeks ago
British Police Investigating Adam Johnson’s Death
According to the Canadian Press, the police investigation into Adam Johnson’s death is still ongoing and could take some time. The former Pittsburgh Penguins player was killed Saturday during a game in the English Elite Ice Hockey League when an op
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins to Mandate Neck Guards for WBS, Wheeling Players
The Pittsburgh Penguins are mandating neck guards for their players with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL following the tragic death of Adam Johnson last Saturday. Johnson, 29, died after a skate blad
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Published: 1 year ago
Pens Points: New Month, New Beginnings?
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports November could not come soon enough for the Penguins and Pens Points is here to usher in the new month with all the news and headlines from Tuesday. Never has any hockey team been happier to s
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Published: 1 year ago
Pettersson Has Best Explanation for Penguins Struggles; Lines Juggle?
CRANBERRY — In case you’re just joining us, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in a spot of trouble. They’ve lost five of six games and have struggled mightily to score despite at least four Hall of Famers in their lineup playing at a high level. With
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Published: 1 year ago
Can Penguins’ Veteran Core Lead Them Out of This Slump?
CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ record says they are in denial, that losing six of their first nine games this season is irrefutable evidence of the kind of team they are. The look in their eyes and the firmness in their voices conveys a ver
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Published: 1 year ago
Daly: Neck protection in NHL 'needs to be looked at'
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league will explore the usage of neck guards following Adam Johnson's death."Obviously, something that needs to be looked at," Daly said, per TSN's Pierre LeBrun. "There is no reason we shouldn't be doing ev
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Published: 1 year ago
NHL weekly betting guide: 5 statistical outliers of October
Weird things can happen through three weeks at the start of any NHL season. Considering an entire campaign can go by - thanks to points assigned for regulation ties - without the legitimate value of a team shining through, it shouldn't surprise that
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins exploring neck protection options for players after Adam Johnson’s death
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins are exploring options for players to wear neck protection gear, at least for practices, as soon as possible, coach Mike Sullivan said Tuesday. Adam Johnson, who died Saturday from a cut to the neck
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Published: 1 year ago
Don’t Miss: Pittsburgh Penguins’ Top 3 Goals of October 2023
In October 2023, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves in a bit of a slump. They wrapped it up with a less-than-stellar 3-6-0 record, landing in 8th place in the Metropolitan Division. Talk about missed opportunities! Game after game, different pa
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Published: 1 year ago
The Duck is Mightier Than the Pen(guin)
Physicality in hockey comes in many forms. At its most basic level, manifested through a big hit or even a fight. Doing the dirty work in the trenches or along the boards. Playing through a nagging injury. Or planting yourself in the opposing crease
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Published: 1 year ago
Penguins Trade Potentials; Metro Rivals Offering What Pens Need
Another loss rattled the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. They again had chances to win, but they again were mistake-prone, and they again lost. The 10-game mark is usually the mark when NHL GMs begin work to fix holes foreseen and newly discovered,
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Published: 1 year ago
Everything is the same for the Penguins, only worse
Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images The flaws are still there, the results are still the same. The 2023-24 NHL season is only nine games old for the Pittsburgh Penguins but it already looks alarmingly similar to what we saw
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Published: 1 year ago