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Blue Jackets' Roslovic out 4-6 weeks with broken ankle; Jiricek recalled

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jack Roslovic is out four-to-six weeks after sustaining a fractured ankle in Sunday's shootout loss against the New York Rangers, the team announced Monday.Roslovic, 26, is tied for fourth on the Blue Jackets with eight

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Published: 1 year ago

How Did Evgeni Malkin Suddenly Become Quick on the Draws?

CRANBERRY — Evgeni Malkin has taken 11,352 faceoffs for the Pittsburgh Penguins since he broke into the NHL with them in 2006, so you might think he’d settled into a routine for handling them many years ago. Apparently not. Malkin actually is doi

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Published: 1 year ago

‘We’re Not 25 Anymore,’ Are the Penguins Finally Getting It?

CRANBERRY — You might notice something missing from three of the last four Pittsburgh Penguins games. There has been a distinct lack of scoring chances, especially high-quality chances against the Penguins. The same team that, for a couple or few s

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Published: 1 year ago

Trade Talk Surrounds Rickard Rakell, Jake Guentzel in Pittsburgh

The post Trade Talk Surrounds Rickard Rakell, Jake Guentzel in Pittsburgh appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Pittsburgh Penguins forwards Rickard Rakell and Jake Guentzel find themselves at the center of trade rumors. How serious is it? The post Trade

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Published: 1 year ago

Fantilli fed up with Blue Jackets' skid: 'I don't want to get used to losing'

Only 15 games into his NHL career, rookie Adam Fantilli expects more from the Columbus Blue Jackets. This year's third overall pick called for higher standards after Columbus lost its fifth straight game Sunday against the New York Rangers. The Blue

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Practice: Reilly Smith Missing … for a Very Good Reason

CRANBERRY — Reilly Smith did not participate in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ workout at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex today, but he isn’t injured. Instead, he reunited with his former Vegas teammates for a visit to the White House, where President Jo

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Published: 1 year ago

Does Patrick Kane Make Sense for the Penguins?

Before I start my ramble, I need to be clear. The idea for this article evolved from a text exchange with fellow PPer Caleb DiNatale and not from any type of official source. Although Patrick Kane is considering a number of Eastern Conference teams

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Published: 1 year ago

Reflecting upon Tom Barrasso joining Hockey Hall of Fame

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The former Penguins’ netminder takes his place in hockey history tonight in Toronto The 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class is a very goalie-centric occasion that will see Henrik Lundqvist, Mi

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Published: 1 year ago

NHL power rankings: Erik Karlsson has finally arrived in Pittsburgh

The Pens defenseman has nine points in his past five games as the Pittsburgh jumps up 10 places this week.

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Published: 1 year ago

Future Focus: 1 prospect from each NHL team who's off to a hot start

We're more than a month into the NHL season, which means it's time to look at early standouts from around the hockey world.From multi-year pros who took a step in the summer to emerging draft day gems from this past June, here's a look at one prospec

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Published: 1 year ago

The week ahead: Big week for Penguins in Metropolitan Division

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Things are looking better for the Pittsburgh Penguins but they have a big week ahead. After a tough start to the 2023-24 NHL season things are starting to look a little

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Published: 1 year ago

Dan’s Daily: Trade Requests, Edmonton Purge, & Penguins Changes

Oh, you’re going to react to the final story today. The Pittsburgh Penguins have made changes, and we put those under the microscope to see what’s working and one oddity that is worth watching. The Edmonton Oilers purged their coaches (again), a

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Published: 1 year ago