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Penguins Update: Five Reasons to be Thankful

Hey all. As our Penguins emerge from the holiday break (and I battle through an unfortunate case of COVID), I thought I’d compile a quickie list of five reasons to be thankful…and five reasons to worry. First, the good. FIVE REASONS TO BE TH

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Published: 8 months ago

The Penguins’ Real Cutoff to be Buyers or Sellers at Trade Deadline

NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins are officially five points out of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Reading the tea leaves and winning percentages becomes a different matter. The Penguins trail the Tampa Bay Lightning by five with three game

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Published: 8 months ago

Eastern Conference Power Rankings Week 12; Penguins Fight for Air

The number of Metro Division teams struggling or unhappy with their play outnumber those who celebrated the holiday break with a smile. There are surprise teams, rebounding teams, a couple of strong teams, and … there are the Pittsburgh Penguins. I

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Published: 8 months ago

The week ahead: Penguins have opportunity for big — and important — week

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs they have quite an uphill fight ahead of them. They have a great opportunity to start climbing that

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Published: 8 months ago

Pens Points: Holiday Hangover

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Penguins are off until Wednesday, but Pens Points is back from a holiday break. Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning... Diminutive in stature and not given a great chance at

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Published: 8 months ago

3 Gifts for the Penguins to Salvage Season

As Santa Claus shimmied down the chimney for many Monday morning or tried to kiss Mommy Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a few things on their wishlist to salvage a season that is still teetering on disaster. Like a little cinnamon in the h

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Published: 8 months ago

Crosby, McDavid and Bedard’s Nastiest Plays of the 2023-24 Season…So far

It’s the ghost of hockey past, present and future! The 3 kings! These are the best plays from Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Connor Bedard from the 2023-24 NHL season…so far. Let us know in the comments which you think is best!

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Published: 8 months ago

The Good: Penguins Rally to Earn a Point. The Bad: Senators Prevail in OT, 5-4

I’ll say this for our Penguins. They sure know how to wreck a story line. I had to alter mine not once but twice last night in the wake of our wild comeback. One that ultimately fell short, resulting in a disappointing 5-4 overtime loss to Ottawa.

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Published: 8 months ago

Brayden Yager, Two Other Penguins Prospects Set for World Juniors

As it happens, Team Canada and Team Finland meet in an opening game Tuesday at the World Junior Championships, and that means three Pittsburgh Penguins prospects will be involved. Forward Brayden Yager, the Penguins’ first-round draft pick in June,

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Published: 8 months ago

Dan’s Daily: Tocchet’s Turnaround, Frustrating Penguins, Metro Trade Talk

Twas the Day before Christmas, and all through hockey, the creatures had scurried from a season so rocky. The Pittsburgh Penguins, frustrated and with needs, still earned a point for their misdeeds. The Vancouver Canucks, once written off, behind coa

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Published: 8 months ago

Celebrating the holiday with the Penguins’ Christmas-themed videos of the past

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Happy holidays! The creative team with the Penguins was on a roll pre-pandemic with several pop culture spoofs and twists on Christmas movies and themes for videos. It’s a shame they havenâ€

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Published: 8 months ago

Penguins Grades: ‘Slow & Watching,’ Pens Still Fighting Themselves

OTTAWA — The Pittsburgh Penguins looked very much like kids waiting for the final bell before Christmas break. They were antsy and not entirely focused on the task at hand. The power play was brutal, and they were fortunate to trail only 4-2 in the

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Published: 8 months ago