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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

NHL Rumors: Penguins and Jake Guentzel, and the Maple Leafs and William Nylander

A Jake Guentzel - Pittsburgh Penguins extension isn't close. The Maple Leafs and William Nylander's reps are on the same page but nothing is imminent.

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Notebook: ‘Few Things to Clean Up’; Bedard Bedazzles

The problems were familiar, even if a lot of the names weren’t, during the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 loss to Chicago in the regular-season opener Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. But one of the many new guys, defenseman Ryan Graves, suggested th

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins' Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang break Yankees' record to become longest tenured teammates

The Penguins trio began their 18th season together Tuesday, setting a new North American sports record

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Published: 1 year ago

Thoughts on thoughts: Salary cap increase, Guentzel’s next contract

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images What could Jake Guentzel’s next contract look like? Welcome back to our semi-regular feature breaking down and analyzing Elliotte Friedman’s 32 Thoughts with a focus and bent on how they

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Published: 1 year ago

Did Letang Unwittingly Predict Lingering Hangover From Last Season?

The things the Pittsburgh Penguins addressed Tuesday night after their season-opening 4-2 loss at home against the Chicago Blackhawks seemed to strike the right chord, and an all-too-familiar one. But what about defenseman Kris Letang’s comments ea

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Published: 1 year ago

The More Things Change for Our Penguins…

…the more they stay the same. Last season, in no particular order, our Penguins had difficulty a) playing with and protecting a lead b) finishing foes off c) finishing scoring chances in general d) scoring on the power play e) playing for a full 6

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Disruptive Trade Request; Penguins ‘Long Way to Go’

The musical reference I use often is probably unknown to most of you because it’s about 60 years old. Second verse, same as the first. The Pittsburgh Penguins pushed repeat from last season’s soundtrack and forked over a multi-goal lead to a bad

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Published: 1 year ago

Blackhawks' Connor Bedard Talks 1st NHL Faceoff vs. 'Childhood Hero' Sidney Crosby

Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard began his NHL career Tuesday with a special moment, taking the opening faceoff of his debut regular-season…

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Report Card: Sorting the Good Signs from the Old Demons (+)

There were a few things immediately different with the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins. With 10 new players on the 22-player roster, including two of the top-four defensemen and a majority of the bottom-six forwards, the nameplates are different, but so

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Reruns, Felled By The Hawks – Again!

Short and sweet, I didn’t stay up to watch reruns from last year, I still remember the how that turned out. So now let’s see, Only 4 players remain on this roster since the Pittsburgh Penguins won their first Cup, Captain Sidney Crosby, Assistant

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Published: 1 year ago

Pens Points: Same Old Penguins

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Penguins return to form in collapse against Blackhawks. Our recap and more all here in Pens Points. What started out great for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night ended in an all too fa

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Published: 1 year ago

Bedard: 'Really special' NHL debut made sweeter with win over Penguins

Connor Bedard may have recorded his first-ever NHL point Tuesday night, but it's the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Penguins that he'll recall the most about his big-league debut."I think you remember (your debut) with a lit

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Published: 1 year ago