Pittsburgh Penguins News and Rumors
Penguins This ‘n’ ‘At
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: 1 month ago
How Former Penguins are Faring; Who to Blame and Credit
An interesting trend has developed as the Pittsburgh Penguins have undergone tumultuous and significant changes both on the ice and above. The changeover in the front office, combined with a stocked top-six, has created a plethora of former Penguins
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Published: 11 months ago
Why it might be too difficult for GM Dubas and the Penguins to retool on the fly
NHL analyst E.J. Hradek joins the Jeff Marek Show to discuss why he believes the day of reckoning could be coming sooner than later for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and why he thinks it’ll be too difficult for GM Kyle Dubas to just retool on the fly.
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Published: 11 months ago
Ex-Penguins Update: 2024 All-Star Break
With the NHL All-Star break upon us, I thought it would be an ideal time to check in on former Penguins around the league and see how they’re performing. Usually I’ll go down the list and highlight certain players and performances. Today, I thou
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Published: 11 months ago
Penguins Roster Analysis: How Have Defensemen, Goalies Performed?
(Part 1 of 2) The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a fairly precarious spot as they move through their bye week and the NHL’s all-star break. They are in a three-way tie for 10th place in the Eastern Conference, six points behind Detroit, which holds the
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Published: 11 months ago
Sidney Crosby prepares for fifth career All-Star Game
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Crosby has the second-most All-Star nominations in franchise history with 10, but he has been available for just half of those events. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may have been named an A
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Published: 11 months ago
Basking in the glow of sick backhand passes
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Sidney Crosby gave a great example last night, so now an excuse to talk about a Jaromir Jagr/Mario Lemieux goal from 2001 Sidney Crosby added another moment for the ages on Saturday night when
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Published: 11 months ago
Dan’s Daily: Rewarding Sidney Crosby; Preds & Habs Look for Trade Partners
Many teams in the NHL hit their bye this week, while a few others will get the bye after the NHL All-Star Game in Toronto later this week. Dave Molinari looked at how to reward Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby instead of forcing him into a m
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Published: 11 months ago
Pens Points: Bye Week Recommendations
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on some of the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... USA Hockey has announced that a new requirement will be going in
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Published: 11 months ago
Sidney Crosby’s MVP-worthy season and where he could land on the all-time scoring list
Sidney Crosby, at 36 years old, isn’t finished just yet — he’s reminding the NHL what a game-breaker he can be at any phase in his career.
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Published: 11 months ago
Molinari: Here’s Why Sidney Crosby Shouldn’t Be an NHL All-Star (+)
Sidney Crosby has been, by far, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ best player this season. Anyone who feels otherwise likely is a blood relative (or, at least, the blindly loyal agent) of one of his teammates. Crosby was, by any measure, completely worthy o
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Published: 11 months ago
‘It opened a lot of doors for me that I didn’t see’: How Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins sparked hockey aspirations for women in Western Pennsylvania
“Little Penguins was like getting tutored before kindergarten. Because of it, I was already better than some of the boys.”
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Published: 11 months ago
Penguins Prospect Update: Yager, Blomqvist, Poulin, Pickering
With the Pittsburgh Penguins finding themselves with a farm system that ranks in the bottom third of the NHL, many would believe that they do not have any prospects to…
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Published: 11 months ago