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Josh Yohe of The Athletic writes that the Pittsburgh Penguins never came close to dealing forward Rickard Rakell prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. The Penguins reportedly didn’t care to deal Rakell and were happy to hold onto him, despite receiving

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Published: 4 months ago

2023-24 Season in Review: Alex Nedeljkovic

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Nedeljkovic finished out the 2023-24 season as the Penguins’ starting netminder. Has the pending UFA earned another contract in Pittsburgh? Vitals Player: Alex Nedeljkovic
Born: January 7

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Published: 1 year ago

On this date in Penguins history: The night Petr Sykora called his shot

Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins winger made them put the Stanley Cup back in its case. Sixteen years ago today, Penguins winger Petr Sykora said he was going to score in a marathon overtime game in the Stanley Cup Fina

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Published: 1 year ago

Can the Penguins Improve?

The other day, my colleague Caleb Di’Natale sent me a text displaying his new and improved black-and-gold lineup for the coming season. It included a veritable Who’s Who of heavyweight free-agents (Sam Reinhart and Nikita Zadorov) and marquee tr

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Published: 1 year ago

Panthers oust Rangers, return to Stanley Cup Final

The Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 on Saturday to close out their third-round series and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season.Florida will play the winner of the Edmonton Oilers-Dallas Stars

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Published: 1 year ago

Snapshots: Firkus, McCoshen, Tung

Seattle Kraken forward prospect Jagger Firkus has won the CHL’s David Branch Player of the Year Award, after posting a Canada-leading 126 points in 63 games with the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors. He was the star of a Moose Jaw team rife with NHL tale

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Relinquish Rights to Two Prospects

The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect pool officially shrank by two Saturday when the team did not tender offers, thus losing exclusive negotiating rights to a pair of prospects. Thimo Nickl and Nolan Collins were due contracts by 5 p.m. June 1, but it ap

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Published: 1 year ago

Forgotten Pittsburgh Penguins: Luc Robitaille and Zigmund Palffy

Recently I wrote about Sergei Zubov and Bryan Smolinski, two players who appeared in only one season, albeit laudable, with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1995-96. It got me thinking about…

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Published: 1 year ago

What Teammates Say About Penguins Prospect Brayden Yager; Moose Jaw Eliminated

SAGINAW, Mich. — The top forward prospect in the Pittsburgh Penguins system, Brayden Yager, saw his Moose Jaw Warriors’ season come to an ugly end Friday night in the semi-final of the Memorial Cup. After struggling through the round-robin portio

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Wrap: Another Honor for Jagr; Ex-Coach Back in NHL

The NHL Draft is less than four weeks away and free agency starts a month from today. Sure, the Stanley Cup playoffs are still in progress, but most of the league is getting ready to prepare for 2024-25 and the seasons beyond. That certainly is true

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Finalists for Utah Nickname; Penguins Patience or Urgency?

The Pittsburgh Penguins should get a move on to fix roster problems, or president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas should remain patient and methodically look for a top-six winger. The Pittsburgh Hockey Now staff is divided between patience and urg

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Published: 1 year ago

Friday Poll: One year with Dubas

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s been a year since Kyle Dubas joined the Penguins On June 1st 2023, the Penguins announced the hiring of Kyle Dubas as the President of Hockey Operations. Dubas then named himse

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Published: 1 year ago

2023-24 Season in Review: Sidney Crosby

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Nineteen seasons in and Sidney Crosby is still doing Sidney Crosby things. Vitals Player: Sidney Crosby
Born: August 7, 1987 (Age 36 season)
Height: 5’ 11”
Weight: 200 po

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Published: 1 year ago