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Pettersson Joining Team Sweden; Teammate Declines Offer

There will be a second Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman playing for Sweden during the IIHF world championships in Czechia next month. Officials of the Swedish national team announced Wednesday that Marcus Pettersson has been added to the squad. Erik Ka

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Published: 7 months ago

Sharks fire coach David Quinn after last-place finish

The San Jose Sharks fired head coach David Quinn after two campaigns at the helm, the team announced Wednesday. The Sharks finished in last place in the league this season with an abysmal 19-54-9 record."David is a good coach and an even better perso

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Published: 7 months ago

The PHN+ Q&A: Penguins Offseason, Turbulence, Trades & Reaction

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins face a rough offseason. It is the second consecutive early summer after 16 straight years of playoff appearances, and even a hard-charging run worthy of the late Arnold Palmer wasn’t enough to bring th

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins’ Best and Worst Trades of the Decade

The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the last decade with higher expectations than almost any other NHL squad. Stacked with high-end talent and depth to make deep playoff runs, the team…

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Published: 7 months ago

Kyle Dubas’ Trade Record With Penguins: Hits & Misses

Kyle Dubas has made it clear that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ approach to the offseason will not involve a tear-it-down rebuild, that the plan will be to construct a playoffs-caliber team via trades, free-agent signings and promotions from the farm te

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Published: 7 months ago

Revisiting the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins preseason over/under numbers

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images We set some over/unders for the Pittsburgh Penguins core group before this season. This is how they (and you) did in getting to them. Before the start of the 2023-24 NHL season we po

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Published: 7 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Penguins Tough Decisions, New Maple Leafs ‘Built Differently’

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins cannot move forward with caution as president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas tried to do this season. It’s courage vs. patience. The Penguins have a truckload of prospects arriving in Wilkes-Barre/S

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Published: 7 months ago

Checking in on former Penguins involved in the 2024 playoffs

Photo by Lawrence Scott/Getty Images The season is over in Pittsburgh, but many old friends are chasing the Cup elsewhere this year Thatcher Demko’s injury in Game 1 for the Vancouver Canucks suddenly put Casey DeSmith back

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Published: 7 months ago

Why Sidney Crosby’s next Penguins contract could look a lot different

As Sidney Crosby is set to enter the final year of his contract, here's what we know about negotiations on a new deal.

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Published: 7 months ago

Pens Points: A Week Removed

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images A full week removed from from the Penguins elimination, Pens Points examines where everything stands. Last Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins were preparing for its final game of th

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Notebook: Prospects Arrive; Under the Radar Name to Watch (+)

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — There might have been 33 players on the ice at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins practice Tuesday. Pittsburgh Penguins prospects arrived from near and far to join the AHL club as they begin a best-of-three Round One series aga

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Blog: Admitting Real Problems, Making Hard Choices

The Pittsburgh Penguins organization faces a bevy of decisions over the next 12 months that will shape or re-shape the on-ice product. The decisions at the ice level could be transformative, too. It will take more courage than methodical caution to f

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Published: 7 months ago