Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors

Penguins Activate Kevin Hayes, Assign Vasily Ponomarev To AHL

The Pittsburgh Penguins have activated center Kevin Hayes off injured reserve and returned forward Vasily Ponomarev to the AHL.

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Published: 1 month ago

McGroarty Entirely Changes Penguins Offseason, Outlook

For the first time in the salary cap era, and perhaps ever, the Pittsburgh Penguins had become a dumping ground for unwanted contracts. Instead of offloading salary or banging on the front doors of the top free agents to chase another Stanley Cup, se

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Published: 4 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Oilers & Canucks Shopping; Penguins Overload

The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of NHL talent, but too much can also be a problem, and the overstocked roster is due for a good trimming via another Penguins trade or three. In the NHL trade rumors, the Vancouver Canucks are looking for short-ter

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Published: 4 months ago

Could the Penguins Be Harder to Play Against This Season?

There’s an old saying. Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Well, for years I’ve been imploring the Penguins’ brass to add some functional grit. On the heels of the uber-inventive Rutger McGroarty-for-Brayden Yager deal,

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Published: 4 months ago

The Overwhelming Penguins’ Roster Glut; Brace for More Moves

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired 20-year-old Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, and while hope has far fewer limitations than reality, the obvious expectation is he will become a scoring threat almost immediately into the 2024-25 NH

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Published: 4 months ago

Penguins Wrap: Blockbuster Trade; Front Office Moves; No Laine

Over the past week, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a blockbuster move (no, not that one) and a minor player move. They also made several personnel moves — not on the roster, but on the managerial and operations side. And they stood by while another t

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Published: 4 months ago

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 8 Sam Poulin

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Is it finally time for the Penguins’ 2019 first-round pick to get an extended shot at the NHL? After injuries limited Poulin’s availability as a call-up last season, is it finally time for

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Published: 4 months ago

Trade Analysis: Jets Trade McGroarty For Penguins Yager

The Winnipeg Jets traded Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Brayden Yager but did the Jets get fair value?

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Published: 4 months ago

Jets Refute McGroarty Narrative; Why He Wouldn’t Sign in Winnipeg

After being traded to a team that will put him on the NHL roster, Rutger McGroarty has ended his matriculation at the University of Michigan and signed his entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, the Winnipeg Jets disputed the wid

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Published: 4 months ago

Answering NHL.com’s three questions on the Penguins

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Season previews are asking questions, we’ll take a stab at responding The NHL’s main website put the spotlight on the Penguins yesterday for season previews and fant

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Published: 4 months ago

Dan’s Daily: What Winnipeg Said on Penguins Trade; Poutine in the Cup

The Pittsburgh Penguins made the big trade on Thursday, surprising just about everyone as the Penguins and Winnipeg Jets swapped top prospects. We’ve got full analysis, video, and the other side of the trade from the Winnipeg media. The prospect of

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Published: 4 months ago

WOW! Penguins Swap Yager to Jets for McGroarty

For the past couple of days I considered scraping together a mish-mash type of article, but just couldn’t lock on to a subject that inspired me enough to put my fingers to the keyboard. Then…WHAM. Penguins POHO/GM Kyle Dubas took care of my moti

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Published: 4 months ago

McGroarty signs three-year, entry-level contract with Penguins after trade

Hours after acquiring Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract.

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Published: 4 months ago