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2024-25 Schedule by Month: March

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images The Pens will be headed towards the finish line with this schedule come next March If you’re just joining us, catch up on the prior months starting here on our summer on our monthly preview

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Published: 3 weeks ago

The 4 Big Turning Points of the Penguins Core Three

For nearly 20 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins core has come to define the franchise. Perhaps even more so than former owner Mario Lemieux and the near-dynasty of the early 1990s, the core three has built a multi-generational fanbase, beginning with pa

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Published: 3 weeks ago

3 Penguins Prospects Who Can Make Their NHL Debuts This Season

With preseason less than a month away, the Pittsburgh Penguins are busy putting the finishing touches on their offseason. On Aug. 22, the Penguins made a trade with the Winnipeg…

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: Trades Analysis; Crosby Drops; Penguins Sea Change

The National Hockey Now folks, including Pittsburgh Hockey Now, had our say on the blockbuster trades last week, and now the national folks are weighing the NHL trade analysis on deals involving Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Yarosla

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Published: 3 weeks ago

PensBurgh Top 25 Under 25: No. 6 Vasily Ponomarev

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The most ready NHL piece acquired in the Jake Guentzel trade is about to show what he can offer to the Pens next season The Jake Guentzel trade netted the Penguins Michael

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins’ Musical Roster Chairs Just Got More Interesting

Gather ‘round boys and girls (hockey fans, too). Let’s play a game of musical roster chairs. The music goes ‘round and ‘round. And where she stops (Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, Wheeling) nobody knows… Earlier this summer, I posted an

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Pittsburgh Penguins rank No. 26 in NHL Pipeline Rankings for 2024

The Penguins are attempting to try and bring good young players into their organization for the first time in a while.

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Published: 3 weeks ago

McGroarty Entirely Changes Penguins Offseason, Outlook

For the first time in the salary cap era, and perhaps ever, the Pittsburgh Penguins had become a dumping ground for unwanted contracts. Instead of offloading salary or banging on the front doors of the top free agents to chase another Stanley Cup, se

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Dan’s Daily: Oilers & Canucks Shopping; Penguins Overload

The Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of NHL talent, but too much can also be a problem, and the overstocked roster is due for a good trimming via another Penguins trade or three. In the NHL trade rumors, the Vancouver Canucks are looking for short-ter

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Could the Penguins Be Harder to Play Against This Season?

There’s an old saying. Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Well, for years I’ve been imploring the Penguins’ brass to add some functional grit. On the heels of the uber-inventive Rutger McGroarty-for-Brayden Yager deal,

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Published: 3 weeks ago

The Overwhelming Penguins’ Roster Glut; Brace for More Moves

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired 20-year-old Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, and while hope has far fewer limitations than reality, the obvious expectation is he will become a scoring threat almost immediately into the 2024-25 NH

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Published: 3 weeks ago

Penguins Wrap: Blockbuster Trade; Front Office Moves; No Laine

Over the past week, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a blockbuster move (no, not that one) and a minor player move. They also made several personnel moves — not on the roster, but on the managerial and operations side. And they stood by while another t

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Published: 3 weeks ago