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Penguins’ Sidney Crosby scores 600th goal

The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar became the 21st player in NHL history to score 600 career goals when he scored Saturday against the Utah Hockey Club.

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: Penguins TV Future Settled; ESPN Suffers Major Drop

Today’s NHL news focuses more on the fans and how they will consume hockey than on NHL trade rumors, analysis, or anything else. The Pittsburgh Penguins settled their TV future. The Mouseketeer sports wing is in trouble, and according to super-agen

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Published: 1 year ago

The Penscast Mailbag: August 29, 2023

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Your mailbag questions are answered in this week’s edition of the Skating Penguin Network Mailbag! Another Tuesday, another mailbag for the Skating Penguin Network. This week

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Published: 1 year ago

Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: #6 - Joel Blomqvist

Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images The top young goalie in the Pens’ organization The 2023 version of the Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list rumbles on to the top young goalie in the organization. 2023 Pensburgh Top

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Karlsson Trade: The Good Bad n Ugly

As you have heard by now, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a huge splash in Free Agency, by trading for All-Star Defenseman Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks.   You also know that last year the Penguins missed the NHL Playoffs for the first time in

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Published: 1 year ago

New Penguings TV Deal, FSG Reportedly Takes Over AT&T Sports

The uncertainty surrounding Pittsburgh Penguins TV broadcasts for the coming season appears to have been removed. Fenway Sports Group, which owns the team, has reached an agreement to take over AT&T SportsNet after the conclusion of the current m

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Published: 1 year ago

The Best Penguins Nicknames, From Crankshaft to Bones

More than 700 players have pulled on a Pittsburgh Penguins sweater for at least one game since the franchise was born in 1967; A few — a precious few, really — have had nicknames that actually were interesting. Most simply are known by their fir

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Penguins Debates, NHL Picks New Senators Owner

It feels like the dead of night in terms of NHL news, but everything begins in just a couple of weeks. We used the weekend to debate the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most overrated and underrated players of the last 30 years. The Dallas Stars could be or s

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Published: 1 year ago

Sidney Crosby and the quest for 100 points

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Can the old man get back to triple digits for the first time since 2018-19? Our good pal Danny Shirey (check out his Substack and consider supporting people who offer high-quality work) took u

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Published: 1 year ago

Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: #7 - Jonathan Gruden

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images A youngster who made his NHL debut last year and has taken big strides rockets up our countdown The 2023 version of the Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 countdown list continues with the fir

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Published: 1 year ago

Could the Penguins Experience a (Big) Turnaround?

A small forenote before I begin. The inspiration for this article came from fellow PPer Caleb Di’Natale, who I believe is planning to write his own article on the subject. Without trying to steal Caleb’s thunder, I thought I’d take a crack

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, Pittsburgh Penguins, Unanswered Questions for the Pacific Division

Mikko Rantanen and Sidney Crosby are extension eligible next offseason. Unanswered Questions for the Pacific Division.

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Published: 1 year ago

Top 5 Overrated Penguins; Fan Favorites & the Predictable

Not every fan favorite or prominent player provided the same tangible value as they did in the team’s internal perceptions or the external emotions of the paying public. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been blessed with nearly a handful of the greates

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Published: 1 year ago