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Ex-Penguins Update: 2024 All-Star Break

With the NHL All-Star break upon us, I thought it would be an ideal time to check in on former Penguins around the league and see how they’re performing. Usually I’ll go down the list and highlight certain players and performances. Today, I thou

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Roster Analysis: How Have Defensemen, Goalies Performed?

(Part 1 of 2) The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a fairly precarious spot as they move through their bye week and the NHL’s all-star break. They are in a three-way tie for 10th place in the Eastern Conference, six points behind Detroit, which holds the

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Published: 7 months ago

Sidney Crosby prepares for fifth career All-Star Game

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Crosby has the second-most All-Star nominations in franchise history with 10, but he has been available for just half of those events. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may have been named an A

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Published: 7 months ago

Basking in the glow of sick backhand passes

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Sidney Crosby gave a great example last night, so now an excuse to talk about a Jaromir Jagr/Mario Lemieux goal from 2001 Sidney Crosby added another moment for the ages on Saturday night when

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Published: 7 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Rewarding Sidney Crosby; Preds & Habs Look for Trade Partners

Many teams in the NHL hit their bye this week, while a few others will get the bye after the NHL All-Star Game in Toronto later this week. Dave Molinari looked at how to reward Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby instead of forcing him into a m

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Published: 7 months ago

Pens Points: Bye Week Recommendations

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on some of the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... USA Hockey has announced that a new requirement will be going in

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Published: 7 months ago

Sidney Crosby’s MVP-worthy season and where he could land on the all-time scoring list

Sidney Crosby, at 36 years old, isn’t finished just yet — he’s reminding the NHL what a game-breaker he can be at any phase in his career.

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Published: 7 months ago

Molinari: Here’s Why Sidney Crosby Shouldn’t Be an NHL All-Star (+)

Sidney Crosby has been, by far, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ best player this season. Anyone who feels otherwise likely is a blood relative (or, at least, the blindly loyal agent) of one of his teammates. Crosby was, by any measure, completely worthy o

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Published: 7 months ago

‘It opened a lot of doors for me that I didn’t see’: How Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins sparked hockey aspirations for women in Western Pennsylvania

“Little Penguins was like getting tutored before kindergarten. Because of it, I was already better than some of the boys.”

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Published: 7 months ago

Penguins Prospect Update: Yager, Blomqvist, Poulin, Pickering

With the Pittsburgh Penguins finding themselves with a farm system that ranks in the bottom third of the NHL, many would believe that they do not have any prospects to…

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Published: 7 months ago

NHL Power Rankings: Each team's biggest All-Star snub

This is the eighth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we select the biggest All-Star snub from every team.1. Edmonton Oile

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Published: 7 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Penguins Path vs. Fans; Bye-Week Trade Rumors

Many Pittsburgh Penguins fans want them to surrender. The players saw their season flash before their eyes on Saturday, and old age burned and raged at close of day. We analyzed why the Penguins’ comeback win Saturday was so important and why they

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Published: 7 months ago