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Penguins Waive 7, Including Former First-Round Pick, Defenseman

The Pittsburgh Penguins housecleaning continued Friday afternoon when the team placed 2019 first-round pick Sam Poulin on waivers. Poulin, 23, has struggled to find his footing with the Penguins organization, but this is the first year in which he mu

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Penguins Demote Pickering, 3 More to WBS Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins trimmed their roster closer to the final 23 Friday afternoon, sending defenseman Owen Pickering and three others to the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In his first pro season, Pickering is waiver-exempt. Pickering mad

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Penguins waive 7 players, including Sam Poulin

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Heavy round of cuts today for Pittsburgh, who assign more to AHL in addition to waiver usage Friday was a big cut day for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Seven players were put on the waiver wire. Em

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Bryan Rust Injured

CRANBERRY, Twp — The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without winger Bryan Rust for at least a few more days. The winger was given a maintenance day on Wednesday before missing practice Thursday and being out of the lineup for the final preseason game F

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Metropolitan Notes: Karlsson, Rust, Keefe, Harrold, Voronkov

Penguins star defender Erik Karlsson has shed his non-contact jersey as he aims to return from an upper-body injury by the season opener, per the team. He hasn’t seen any preseason action, but with five days still to go until their home opener ag

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Penguins NHL Lineup; Lines, Notes & How to Watch vs. CBJ

The Pittsburgh Penguins NHL lineup will be on display, at least as close as injuries and one more pending decision will allow coach Mike Sullivan to fill out his lineup card. The Penguins finally finish the preseason schedule with one more game again

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Penguins wrap up exhibition season tonight

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images One more exhibition game as the team comes into focus The Penguins played in Columbus last night, in a game I didn’t see, and won 3-1. They used a roady-worthy lineup of mostly players who w

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Puljujarvi’s Long Journey Seems Nearly Complete With Strong Camp

The Pittsburgh Penguins took a chance — some might say a flyer — on Jesse Puljujarvi last season. Their reward, and his, seem to have arrived, as the winger clearly sits on the cusp of making the opening night roster out of training camp. It’s

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Penguins’ Joel Blomqvist Needs to Seize Big Opportunity in Front of Him

The Pittsburgh Penguins goalie depth has become less of a worry over the last few seasons as they have added the likes of Alex Nedeljkovic, Joel Blomqvist, and most recently,…

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Dan’s Daily: Swayman Trade Talk; Penguins Surprise in Columbus

The NHL wants to extend the CBA as early as next summer. Multiple outlets started the NHL trade chatter surrounding increasingly disgruntled Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman and which teams should be interested in acquiring him. The Pittsburgh Pen

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Pens Points: Wrapping Up Preseason

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Let Pens Points prepare you for the last preseason game before the real fun begins. Goals by Valtteri Puustinen, Jonathan Gruden, and Kevin Hayes gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-1 victory ove

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Penguins’ Final Auditions; Winners & Losers vs. CBJ

COLUMBUS — The Pittsburgh Penguins had only two credited shots in the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but a grinding effort by prospect Ville Koivunen put a tap-in goal at the feet of Valtteri Puustinen. The Penguins owned the play

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