NHL Rumors: Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins

Three Lightning UFAs are going to free agency, and any Ryan McDonagh talk will wait. The Washington Capitals continue to talk to some of their UFAs.

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Kraken waive Veleno for buyout; Lightning's Sheary terminating deal

The Seattle Kraken placed forward Joe Veleno on waivers for the purpose of a buyout, while Tampa Bay Lightning's Conor Sheary hit waivers Sunday to have his contract mutually terminated.The Kraken acquired Veleno from the Chicago Blackhawks for forwa

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Penguins Trades Stymied; a Slow Rebuild & Dubas’s New Choice

For those waiting or expecting the big trade or at least one of the shoes to drop on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ dismantling to make room for the next era, the draft weekend provided rays of hope for the future and time spent waiting … and waiting f

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Published: 2 weeks ago

2025 NHL Draft: Reactions to the Penguins stocking up the cabinets in a big way

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images How did the Penguins do? The 2025 NHL draft is done, and what a 24 hours it was for the Penguins! Pittsburgh ended up making three first round picks, a handful of trades and 13 selec

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Published: 2 weeks ago

2025 Penguins Draft Class: Grading the Steals & Reaches

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas seemed rather pleased with his first-round picks, even trading up for their third pick of the first round. Fans, scouting services, and consensus rankings disagreed. Comparatively, the New York Islanders

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Penguins’ Draft Guru Wes Clark Breaks Down Top Picks, Strategy

There were 13 draft picks over seven rounds. The already league-leading total grew, and grew some more as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas traded down a couple of times and traded away Conor Timmins to the Buffalo Sabres for a second-ro

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Published: 2 weeks ago

2025 NHL Draft: Penguins add two forwards in last two rounds

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NHLI via Getty Images Wrapping up the tail end of the draft The Penguins closed out a very active 2025 NHL draft with one pick in each of the sixth and seventh rounds to make up the 12th and 13th players t

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Published: 2 weeks ago

Penguins Make Three 5th Round Picks; Center, Defense & Wing with Jam

The draft de Pittsburgh Penguins continued Saturday afternoon as general manager Kyle Dubas made another trade to add more picks, swapping the 85th overall pick of the third round in exchange for Nos. 91 and No. 154. The move gave the Penguins three

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins add forward and defenseman in Round 5 of 2025 NHL Draft

Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images Recapping the fifth round picks of the Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins made two draft picks in the fifth round of the 2025 NHL Entry draft. With their first pick of the round (130th) overall

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Take Physical Soo Greyhound Winger in 4th Round

A running theme of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2025 draft was physicality. After some big bodies in the first round and earlier on Day 2, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas looked to his hometown for a heavy body on the right wing, selecting Soo Grey

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins draft Soo player with family connection in Travis Hayes at 105 overall

Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images Brother Avery signed NHL contract with Pittsburgh From Pensburgh in February:

Hayes has a brother, Travis, who is the 117th ranked North American skater for the 2025 NHL Entry Draf

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins’ Final Third-Rounder Might Be a Hit Someday

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a pressing need for physicality on their defense corps, and it’s unlikely that Brady Peddle will be able to help much in the short term. There is, however, reason to believe that Peddle, who they claimed with the last o

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Published: 3 weeks ago