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Penguins Sign Chase Pietila

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed college defenseman Chase Pietila to a three-year, entry-level contract that begins next season.

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Published: 3 days ago

Crosby, Lemieux, Sullivan and thoughts about 4 Nations who are finally facing off

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Thoughts after one round of games in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off All four teams have played a game in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off, here are some random thoughts and impressions af

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Published: 3 weeks ago

3 takeaways as U.S. sends message by thrashing Finland

The United States surged to first place in the 4 Nations Face-Off standings by routing Finland 6-1 in its tournament opener. Here are three observations about Thursday night's American victory.Tkachuk connection jolts U.S. Minas Panagi

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: Crosby Trade Talk Won’t Die; USA Blowout; Outside Views on Penguins

WILKES BARRE, Pa. — The Sidney Crosby trade talk won’t die. He has personally tried to kill it. On the recent two-week road trip, a Penguins team source pulled me aside to spare Crosby more questions on it. Yet, two days into the Four Nations Fac

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Pens Points: USA tops Finland

Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The U.S. earned a dominant win over Finland on Thursday night. The 4 Nations Face-Off continued Thursday night with a Team USA-Team Finland matchup. Brady and Matthew Tk

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Why Canada’s power play is in conversation for greatest of all time

Nick Kypreos joins Tim Micallef to discuss Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon teaming up for an optional skate, whether Canada’s power play unit is in discussion for the greatest of all time, and if there’s any concern about the defence, and more

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Swing Minor Deal

In a swap of minor-league forwards, the Penguins dealt Corey Andonovski to the Blues for Mathias Lafferierre. Although the trade doesn’t figure to impact the big-league roster (at least ours), it continues an all-too-familiar trend of pushing guys

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Scott Niedermayer reflects on Crosby’s maturity at 2010 Winter Olympics

Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer joins Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance to discuss Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off, what he saw from Sidney Crosby in 2010 at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the return of best-on-best hockey.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

After years of big-game criticism Mitch Marner delivered with a huge goal for Canada

Marner scored the overtime winner for Canada, on a pass from his hero, Sidney Crosby.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Marner rips home OT winner as Canada beats Sweden in 4 Nations opener

Check this out, as Mitch Marner takes the long drop pass from Sidney Crosby, walks in an buries the OT winner past Filip Gustavsson, to give Team Canada the victory over Sweden in Game 1 of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Make Minor Trade, Swap Forwards

The Pittsburgh Penguins executed a minor trade Thursday that is unlikely to affect the NHL roster. The organization dealt Corey Andonovski from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to the St. Louis Blues organization in exchange for 24-year-old forward

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Published: 3 weeks ago

4 Nations shows NHL was wrong to ditch international hockey for a decade

There are many good reasons to be skeptical of the 4 Nations Face-Off.There's no history of these particular four nations facing off for hockey supremacy, no matter how much the organizers want the tournament considered in the class of great showdown

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Published: 3 weeks ago

What the 4 Nations opener taught us about Canada, Sweden

MONTREAL - NHL Players' Association executive director Marty Walsh noted during a Wednesday afternoon press conference that the league's newly unveiled international calendar sets the stage for the next "Golden Goal."The hockey world didn't have to w

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Published: 3 weeks ago