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As our Penguins prepare to take on Rick Tocchet’s Canucks on Turkey Day Eve, I decided to fire a shot or two across the opinion bow. I’m not super disappointed that the Pens placed forward Valtteri Puustinen on waivers to make room for Blake Liz

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Published: 3 months ago

Molinari: Do These Penguins Look Familiar? They Should

Watch the current edition of the Pittsburgh Penguins often enough, and a certain sense of deja vu sets in. Oh, not because almost anything that transpires during games — aside from the relentless excellence of Sidney Crosby, anyway — inspires mem

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Molinari: Do These Penguins Look Familiar? They Should

Watch the current edition of the Pittsburgh Penguins often enough, and a certain sense of deja vu sets in. Oh, not because almost anything that transpires during games — aside from the relentless excellence of Sidney Crosby, anyway — inspires mem

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Published: 2 weeks ago

The week ahead: Goaltending is Penguins greatest tanking tool

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins might not be particularly good, but they should not be this bad, either. Nobody should have delusions as to whether or not the 2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins are

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Published: 2 weeks ago

7 NHLers who could use a change of scenery ahead of trade deadline

"Rental" becomes one of the most used words in hockey around this time every season. The spotlight shines bright on pending unrestricted free agents - and rightfully so, seeing as UFAs drive trade activity ahead of the deadline.But what about the oth

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Published: 2 weeks ago

32 Thoughts Podcast: The latest on Ovechkin’s ‘Gr8 Chase’

In this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman discuss Alex Ovechkin’s “Gr8 Chase” for the NHL goal-scoring record, how teams could be looking into acquiring BOTH of the Schenn brothers, where Erik Karlsson would fit and m

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Kingerski: It’s Time to Trade Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson can be a brilliant hockey player capable of things that rival current superstar defensemen Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar. Lest you forgot just what Karlsson’s best looks like, his play at the Four Nations Face-Off tournament was as impr

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Pens Points: Done In By Goaltending

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Penguins returned to action this weekend after the 4 Nations tournament and lost twice! Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning... The Penguins hosted the New York Rangers on Sun

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Rangers Rally, Dump Skidding Penguins, 5-3

The Penguins’ down-bound train continued to roll unabated this afternoon at PPG Paints Arena with a 5-3 come-in-front loss to the Rangers. Once again, the Pens dictated play for a good chunk of the contest. We were particularly dominant in the sec

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins/Rangers Recap: NY overcomes Shea’s rebellion, downs Pens

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Two goals from Ryan Shea aren’t enough for the Penguins to win Pregame The Penguins flip left wings on the second and third lines from yesterday’s game, insert Ryan Shea for Vince

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Grades: Their Best Effort & Their Biggest Problem

What happens when a team is able to absolutely dominate play but not able to score? Sadly, the once-powerful offensive juggernaut known as the Pittsburgh Penguins is now such a team. They did almost everything right. They dominated yet still lost as

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Rangers Take Season Series in 5-3 Win Over the Penguins

Just 24 hours after both clubs were dismantled by their respective opponents, the Pittsburgh Penguins (23-27-9) and New York Rangers (28-25-4) went head-to-head on Sunday afternoon inside PPG Paints Arena.…

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Published: 3 weeks ago

J.T. Miller scores twice to help Rangers rally past Penguins for win

Adam Fox scored the go-ahead goal at 11:26 of the third period, J.T. Miller had two goals and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Sunday.

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Published: 3 weeks ago