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24 predictions for the 2023-24 NHL season

The NHL offseason served up countless headlines, from Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson's trade to veteran coach Mike Babcock's firing before training camp. What should we make of all the change? Here are 24 predictions for 2023-24 - some long s

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Published: 1 year ago

Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4 Best-Case Scenarios for 2023-24

When the 2022-23 season ended, it turned out to be one of disappointment for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were unable to extend their streak of 16 straight playoff appearances that…

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Published: 1 year ago

What Is Going On With Ty Smith?

How He Became A Penguin? On July 16, the Metropolitan Division rivals New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins made a trade swapping defenseman. The Penguins sent John Marino to the Devils for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick. Penguins Tenure Sm

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Published: 1 year ago

Red Wings Clip Penguins B-Team, 2-1

In our penultimate preseason game at PPG Paints Arena last night, a loaded Red Wings squad rallied from an early one-goal deficit to defeat the Penguins’ B-team, 2-1. Still, there was a lot to like about our performance. Namely snap, crackle and p

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Published: 1 year ago

Sullivan Raves about Austin Wagner; Fighting, Skating, & ‘Contagious’ Energy

Austin Wagner delivered nothing less than an eye-opening performance Wednesday night in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Wagner knew his time to make the NHL club was running out, that the PTO he signed to attend camp gua

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Published: 1 year ago

Norris Trophy Rankings: It's Makar's to lose as young wave takes over

Welcome to the first edition of theScore's 2023-24 Norris Trophy Power Rankings. New rankings will be published once a month throughout the season.Note: All stats from 2022-23
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Dan’s Daily: Why No One Claimed Ty Smith; Surprising Penguins Performance

The Pittsburgh Penguins surprised many Wednesday night with a mostly minor league lineup that submitted a scrappy performance in which they largely outplayed the Detroit Red Wings with an NHL-heavy lineup. The score didn’t matter as much as the not

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Published: 1 year ago

How concerned are you with the Penguins power play?

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It has struggled throughout much of the preseason. It does not matter what sport we are talking about, I have one rule when it comes to the preseason — try not to overt

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Published: 1 year ago

Ranking the Penguins’ bubble players for performance in the Red Wings pre-season game

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Who stood out the most for players that needed a good night? With the Penguins’ veterans and entrenched, established players all getting the night off on Wednesday against the Red Wings, alm

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Published: 1 year ago

Penguins Postgame Grades: Feisty Pens Push Red Wings, Whose Stock Rose?

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not ice a roster of many players expected to make the NHL roster after final cuts are made sometime over the next several days. That didn’t stop players largely ticketed for the WBS Penguins to put on a show in front of

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Published: 1 year ago

Molinari: Offseason Moves Allow Penguins to Go Off Deep End

The Pittsburgh Penguins have some roster decisions to make over the next few days. There won’t necessarily be all that many — most of the lineup that will dress for the regular-season opener Tuesday against Chicago at PPG Paints Arena had been la

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Published: 1 year ago

WHL suspends coach Constantine until at least 2025 over discriminatory comments

The Western Hockey League suspended Wenatchee Wild head coach Kevin Constantine indefinitely following an independent investigation that determined he made "derogatory comments of a discriminatory nature," the league announced.Constantine, who spent

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