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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

The Penguins Catch-22 with Mike Sullivan; Why It Matters

There is no shortage of Pittsburgh Penguins fans who would like to warm coach Mike Sullivan’s seat to an uncomfortable degree. After a pair of seasons without a playoff berth and no playoff series victories since 2018, any coach would be in hot wat

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Published: 7 months ago

Jake Guentzel Likely To Test Free Agency

Hurricanes winger Jake Guentzel, nearly universally viewed as the second-best pending unrestricted free agent available, will likely still be on the market when July 1 hits, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reports. The possibility of returning t

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Published: 7 months ago

Pens Points: Stanley Cup Final is set

Photo by Lawrence Scott/Getty Images NHL and Pittsburgh Penguins Happy Monday everyone. If you need an instant smile to start the work week, just remember the New York Rangers got eliminated over the weekend! Speaking of that,

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Blog: Say No to These 3 Possibilities

No, non, nyet, ei, nej, ingen. There are plenty of ideas floating about on how to make the Pittsburgh Penguins better, or at least purge their roster of underachievers and fan un-favorites. From deep cuts via more Penguins trades to turning loose the

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Published: 7 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Panthers Win East; NHL Trade Board; Penguins News & Prospects

The Pittsburgh Penguins let two prospects walk Saturday by not signing them to contracts, but we had some fun with top forward Brayden Yager’s teammates by asking about Yager as a teammate. Later this morning, we’ll return to Penguins analysis an

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Published: 7 months ago

2023-24 Season in Review: Alex Nedeljkovic

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Nedeljkovic finished out the 2023-24 season as the Penguins’ starting netminder. Has the pending UFA earned another contract in Pittsburgh? Vitals Player: Alex Nedeljkovic
Born: January 7

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Published: 7 months ago

On this date in Penguins history: The night Petr Sykora called his shot

Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins winger made them put the Stanley Cup back in its case. Sixteen years ago today, Penguins winger Petr Sykora said he was going to score in a marathon overtime game in the Stanley Cup Fina

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Published: 7 months ago

Can the Penguins Improve?

The other day, my colleague Caleb Di’Natale sent me a text displaying his new and improved black-and-gold lineup for the coming season. It included a veritable Who’s Who of heavyweight free-agents (Sam Reinhart and Nikita Zadorov) and marquee tr

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Published: 7 months ago

Panthers oust Rangers, return to Stanley Cup Final

The Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 on Saturday to close out their third-round series and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season.Florida will play the winner of the Edmonton Oilers-Dallas Stars

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Published: 7 months ago

Snapshots: Firkus, McCoshen, Tung

Seattle Kraken forward prospect Jagger Firkus has won the CHL’s David Branch Player of the Year Award, after posting a Canada-leading 126 points in 63 games with the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors. He was the star of a Moose Jaw team rife with NHL tale

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Relinquish Rights to Two Prospects

The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect pool officially shrank by two Saturday when the team did not tender offers, thus losing exclusive negotiating rights to a pair of prospects. Thimo Nickl and Nolan Collins were due contracts by 5 p.m. June 1, but it ap

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Published: 7 months ago

Forgotten Pittsburgh Penguins: Luc Robitaille and Zigmund Palffy

Recently I wrote about Sergei Zubov and Bryan Smolinski, two players who appeared in only one season, albeit laudable, with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1995-96. It got me thinking about…

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Published: 7 months ago