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Time to have that hard talk about the woeful Penguins and Sidney Crosby’s future

Things were looking grim in Steeltown even before the weekend, when the Pens lost two home games by a combined score of 10-1. Pittsburgh has now lost a league-high nine games by three-plus goals and its minus-34 goal differential is the worst in the

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Published: 2 months ago

Evening Notes: O’Connor, Iginla, Guhle, Lee

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman published today’s rendition of ’32 Thoughts’ in the written medium. One of the noteworthy items is that the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting interest from around the league in forward Drew O’Connor. O’Connor i

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Jar(ry) Panthers, 5-4, in OT

Shortly after Marcus Pettersson scored on a stunning power move worthy of former great Kevin Stevens (who happened to be in the broadcast booth) to stake our Penguins to a shocking and seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead over the Panthers, I received

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Published: 1 month ago

Pickering Moves Past Ryan Graves, Still Trending Upward

CRANBERRY — There is no way to predict the long-term impact Owen Pickering will have on the Pittsburgh Penguins over the course of his career. Not with any real certainty, anyway. Perhaps he never will be more than a journeyman, a guy who labors on

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Published: 1 month ago

Canada's 4 Nations head coach Jon Cooper: 'You're basically playing three Game 7s'

Apart from the jaw-dropping skill poised to be on display in February led by Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby, many of the players chosen to pull on a Canadian jersey have another thing in common — championship experience.

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Published: 1 month ago

NHL Rumors: Penguins, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Capitals

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are being linked to Nils Hoglander. Meanwhile, Elliotte Friedman writes that the New York Rangers aren’t just looking around the trade market…

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Published: 1 month ago

NHL Rumors: Vancouver Canucks, NY Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, and Pittsburgh Penguins

The Vancouver Canucks are not trading J.T. Miller. Is Mika Zibanejad available? The Montreal Canadiens seem unlikely to move Kirby Dach.

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Published: 1 month ago

For Penguins’ Crosby, Winning Changes Everything–And Nothing

Did you see Sidney Crosby’s face and hear his tone after he scored his 600th career goal? “Yeah, it’s not enjoyable,” the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain said, exuding dejection because the milestone came in a 6-1 stomping by the Utah Ho

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Published: 1 month ago

Canada slight favorite over USA in 4 Nations Face-Off

Team Canada is a slight favorite over Team USA in the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, which will replace the NHL's All-Star Game in February.Canada is priced at +145 (40.8% implied probability) to win the event and the U.S. is +175 (36.4% implied proba

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Published: 1 month ago

Dan’s Daily: Rutherford Slams Miller Trade Rumors; Penguins Snubbed

WILKES BARRE, PA — Tell me again why Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell, who has had 30-goal seasons in the past and is again on such a pace, would be left off of Team Sweden. Marcus Pettersson was also left off the team, but in fairness, Sw

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Published: 1 month ago

Is Penguins winning streak sign of real improvement or just random run?

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It could be both. Just when it looked like the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins season was going to start slipping away from itself, and just when the schedule was starting to get really

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Published: 1 month ago

Pens Points: Rangers Waiting

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Pens Points has all the latest from the Penguins off day with a look ahead to the weekend. Sitting on four straight wins for the first time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have to wa

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Published: 1 month ago

‘It Takes Time,’ Scouting Penguins Prospects in WBS; Stock Up, Stock Down

WILKES BARRE, Pa — The Pittsburgh Penguins have stocked their farm system with more talented and competent players than they’ve iced in a decade. Unfortunately, Wednesday night was not a banner night for the prospects and those fighting their way

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Published: 1 month ago