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Penguins’ Best & Worst Moves Under GM Ron Hextall

On Feb. 9, 2021, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Ron Hextall as their new general manager (GM), along with Brian Burke as their president of hockey operations. As the former GM…

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Penguins Update: The Return of Disco Dan?

With the NHL regular season squarely in the rear-view mirror and the Stanley Cup playoffs well under way, the off-season coaching carousel has begun to turn. Having fired their coaches, the Kraken and Sharks are seeking replacements. The Devils and

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Analysts Project Penguins’ FA Contracts; What’s Nedeljkovic Worth?

There remains just a pair of Round One Stanley Cup playoff series, and soon there will be eight teams still fighting and scrapping for Lord Stanley’s chalice. That means there will be 24 teams, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are diligently

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Friday Poll: The Sullivan Situation

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Time to talk about Mike Sulivan Coaching can always be a lightning rod for attention and criticism when times are tough, and Mike Sullivan is certainly in that spotlight now. The P

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Dan’s Daily: Dan Bylsma Rumored NHL Return, Penguins Problem

The coaching carousel is turning, but the NHL rumor mill is churning faster, including chatter surrounding the return of former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma to the NHL. Bylsma isn’t the only coaching rumor floating around. There is some iro

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Pens Points: Gonna Get Down on Friday

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Let Pens Points help jump start your weekend with some hockey headlines. It’s the end of another week and the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is nearing its conclusion. For teams e

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Mike Sullivan to New Jersey? The Devil(s) You Say.

Apparently there was a rumor (since squashed) circulating through the hockey universe that Penguins coach Mike Sullivan might have an interest in joining old friend and Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald in New Jersey…and vice versa. A rumor that was prompt

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Grading the Penguins: Lars Eller and the Crater

Lars Eller was a bedrock piece of the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins. Eller was the voice in the room voicing displeasure and anger when things were chaotic, and the team was lost. Eller was the person willing to call out his team for performances that

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NHL Rumors: Coaching – New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the San Jose Sharks

The New Jersey Devils haven't asked for permission to speak with the Pittsburgh Penguins head coach. Coaching candidates for the San Jose Sharks.

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A Penguins Power Struggle? Uh, Not Really (+)

There has been a groundswell of speculation — not a syllable of which has been confirmed at this point — about an ongoing dispute between Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan and Kyle Dubas, the team’s president of hockey operations and gene

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Penguins 2024 free agency outlook

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Taking a look at the Penguins’ internal free agents The Penguins’ 2024 free agency cycle has already kicked off with the re-signing of Sam Poulin. The team has several other decis

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Penguins and Mike Sullivan: The Rumors

Mike Sullivan is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ head coach. It seems that is news, as rumors and innuendo have picked up since the Penguins missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Fueling speculation is the vocal contingent of fans who would

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