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Dan’s Daily: Angry Rangers Trade Talk; Capitals Own-Goal; Penguins Win?!

It’s been a minute since the Pittsburgh Penguins won a game. Not since they beat the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena has the team been able to smile about the result in the locker room. We’ll just sweep the nearly blown four-goal lead under t

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins acquire top prospect Rutger McGroarty from Winnipeg for Brayden Yager

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Pens beefing up with legit top young player by sending out their own top prospect Update: Wow it’s a big one. Pittsburgh trades Brayden Yager (14th overall in 2023) for Rutger McGroarty

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Published: 4 months ago

Jets trading top prospect Rutger McGroarty to Penguins

The Winnipeg Jets are sending 2022 first-round pick Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

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Published: 4 months ago

Pittsburgh Close To Acquiring Rutger McGroarty From Winnipeg

The Pittsburgh Penguins may have found their solution to who will play on a line with Sidney Crosby. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting the organization is close to acquiring forward prospect Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets. More to

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Published: 4 months ago

Penguins add Nikolai Knyzhov on professional tryout

Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images Defender with ties to David Quinn will join Pittsburgh in training camp Earlier this week, we wrote that it will probably be a slow time for the Penguins and professional tryouts

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Published: 4 months ago

Penguins Sign Defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to PTO

The Pittsburgh Penguins have added a player to their bevy of defensemen for training camp by signing Nikolai Knyzhov to a professional tryout, they announced Thursday. Knyzhov, 26, who was not drafted, came over from his native Russia in 2019-20 to j

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Published: 4 months ago

Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Nikolai Knyzhov To PTO

The Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing a former prospect of the San Jose Sharks to crack the roster as the team announced they have agreed to a professional tryout agreement with defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov. The news comes nearly two months after the Sh

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Published: 4 months ago

Dump ‘n Chase: Sullivan’s friendly USA assistants

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Best places for the Pens play overseas? And Crosby’s spot on the top-20 center list on today’s collection of random thoughts Welcome back to the conversational feature about Peng

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Published: 4 months ago

3 Penguins’ Questions That Need to Be Answered This Season

The past two years have not been up to par with what the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to accomplish from 2007 to 2022. During that time, they went on to…

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Published: 4 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Fleury’s Final Goalie Masks; Crosby, Ovechkin Future

Will Sidney Crosby play another meaningful game for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and will Alex Ovechkin pass Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals mark this season? The old lions and their future took center stage in the hockey debate this week. Also, Marc-An

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Published: 4 months ago

Sidney Crosby ranked as 6th best center in the NHL

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The NHL Network is ranking the 20 best centers in the league. Sidney Crosby has been ranked as the 6th best center in the NHL, according to this year’s ranking released by the NHL Network.

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Published: 4 months ago

Mike Sullivan Adds Close Friends to Team USA Coaching Staff

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan is an esteemed member of the NHL coaching fraternity. As the second-longest tenured coach in the NHL and three Stanley Cup rings, he was a natural choice to lead Team USA in both the Four Nations Face-Off

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Published: 4 months ago

Uh Oh? Penguins Prospects Outside Top 50, Surpassed by Lower Picks

The latest top 50 prospects released by EliteProspects specialists have some bad news for the Pittsburgh Penguins, at least as EliteProspects ranked the Penguins’ prospects. None of the Penguins’ prospects rank in the top 50 of the Top 100 Affili

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Published: 4 months ago