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Penguins Lose Jiricek Trade Sweepstakes; Wild Pay Heavy Price

The Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas were unsuccessful in their pursuit of large defenseman David Jiricek, losing the trade sweepstakes to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon. The Minnesota Wild acquired Jiricek, the sixth over

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Published: 1 week ago

6 Penguins With a Ton of Pressure On Them This Season

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a summer of change. After missing the playoffs last year for the first time in 16 seasons, they chose to part ways with general manager…

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Published: 1 year ago

Who says no? Analyzing 7 hypothetical offseason trades

We may be in the dog days of NHL summer, but there are still several logical high-profile trade candidates - even after the Erik Karlsson swap. So we decided to argue over the legitimacy of seven hypothetical deals.Here's how this exercise went down:

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Sharks Talk Losing Karlsson; Fake Penguins News

There are some days when I feel your pain. The Pittsburgh Penguins rumors are out of control, and in the craziest outbreak of fake hockey news I’ve seen in a long time, it seems every hack site with some hockey-sounding name is touting a bogus Toma

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Published: 1 year ago

The Penscast Mailbag: August 15, 2023

Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images Your mailbag questions are answered in this week’s edition of the Skating Penguin Network Mailbag! After a mailbag episode this past Thursday, the Skating Penguin Network crew is

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Published: 1 year ago

Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: #17 - Nolan Collins

Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images An OHL defender takes up spot 17 on our list of the top young players in the Penguins’ organization The 2023 version of our Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25 list gets into a potential late-round

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Published: 1 year ago

Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov dies at 21

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov died at the age of 21, the team announced Monday.Amirov was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February 2022."The entire Maple Leafs organization is devastated by this tragic loss," team president Brendan Shana

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Published: 1 year ago

Ex-Maple Leafs Kasperi Kapanen: Where Is He Now?

Kasperi Kapanen was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He’s a hockey blueblood, the son of Sami Kapanen, who…

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL Rumors: The Tomas Tatar, Pittsburgh Penguins Speculation

Tomas Tatar is looking for a guaranteed contract somewhere. The Penguins are interested but it may have a be a PTO as they currently don't have the room.

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Published: 1 year ago

Molinari: Why Penguins Should — and Shouldn’t — Sign Tatar

Tomas Tatar told reporters in his native Slovakia a few days ago that the Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the teams with which he has spoken about a job in 2023-24. Precisely how serious those talks have been — and whether they’re still ongoing â€

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Published: 1 year ago

Ranking szn: Lists of top players are coming out

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It’s the part of the summer where players are getting ranked As we get into the dog days of summer, it’s the part of the year when rankings are starting to come out for an early e

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Caps Push Kuznetsov Trade; Penguins Top Prospect List

The Washington Capitals are still chumming the NHL trade waters five weeks before the 2023-24 NHL training camps start, but instead of catching a big fish, they’re hoping to unload Evgeny Kuznetsov. The official PHN Pittsburgh Penguins top prospect

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Prospect Rankings Top 5: A New Top of the Heap (+)

Wrapping up our Pittsburgh Penguins prospects list, we saved the top of the list for the final installment. In the last few seasons, the list was a painstaking, if not painfully barren, scouring for players who might crack the NHL roster, if only for

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Published: 1 year ago