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Friedman: Penguins Could Trade Erik Karlsson Back to Ottawa
If the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to continue selling after sending out winger Jake Guentzel at the trade deadline, moving defensemen Erik Karlsson could be on the table. Karlsson has three seasons left on his contract, which carries an $11.5 million average annual value, and he also has a no movement clause, which could complicate the process, but Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet suggested that a swap with the Ottawa Senators could work out.
Molinari: Is Sidney Crosby Facing His Biggest Challenge? (+)
Sidney Crosby has faced more than a few major tests since he entered the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2005. While most have focused on medical issues — particularly, the career-threatening concussions he has endured — there have been others, as well. Nonetheless, he has overcome just...
Penguins Blog: Time to Recall the Kids; Crosby Out of Gas?
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2023-24 season went sideways a long time ago, and the team never truly got on track. Their shining example of potential was the eight-of-11 stretch following the Dec. 16 humiliating defeat against the Toronto Maple Leafs. And so it’s time to readjust the season and recoup some value from the wreckage.
Dan’s Daily: Penguins Collapse; Torts Suspended; Wild Pull Fleury
I suppose over the coming five weeks, Pittsburgh Hockey Now will effort to find some fun and joy in the hockey season. The Pittsburgh Penguins surely have not and are unlikely to provide it. The Penguins’ collapse is nearly complete after another dispirited loss Sunday. I provided a critical assessment of the situation, as well. Elsewhere in the Daily, the Ottawa Senators are set up on the NHL trade market this summer. The Minnesota Wild pulled Marc-Andre Fleury, but they shocked everyone when they did it. The NHL suspended John Tortorella for that outburst and ejection on Saturday, while former Penguins Mike Matheson is still drawing raves for his late-season performance, and Connor Bedard piled up the points.
Penguins Six-Pack: Offensive Lack of Goals; Ludvig Adds Punch
Remember when the Pittsburgh Penguins had one of the most feared and productive offenses in the NHL?. When it seemed as if they could score almost at will, and pile up goals in bunches?. It really wasn’t all that long ago, although it might seem that way now, considering that...
Kingerski: The Penguins Are Crumbling From Within
Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas demured more trades before the 3 p.m. Friday NHL trade deadline, citing a hope that prices will rise in the summer or before next year’s trade deadline. As Dubas digs into the Penguins roster, the necessary changes are not small or insignificant.
Penguins’ Free Fall Continues With 4-0 Loss to Edmonton
The Pittsburgh Penguins have grown accustomed to playing high-stakes hockey at this time of year. Whether they were competing for a division championship, a good seed in the playoffs or something as modest as a berth in the postseason, every result during the stretch drive has mattered. Not this season. The Penguins are wading through…
Dan’s Daily: Watch Tortorella Go Nuts; Lots of Penguins Anger
The Pittsburgh Penguins have anger, but it might be more hurt and disappointment than directable hate that could be put to good use on the ice. The NHL trade deadline was both a crushing disappointment and a moment of stark realization. On the ice, the Penguins had another mistake-filled day and were buried by the Boston Bruins. Elsewhere in the Daily, will NHL GMs fix the LTIR rules?
Rematch; Penguins Game 63 vs. Oilers: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
It’s never guaranteed that things will get easier. Case in point is the Pittsburgh Penguins, who on Sunday have a rematch with the Edmonton Oilers. The Penguins (28-26-8) return home from Saturday’s 5-1 loss at Boston to face the Oilers (38-21-3), the team that spanked them 6-1 one week earlier at the end of a disastrous western trip.
Penguins Grades: New Sad Reality on Display vs. Bruins
BOSTON — It was kind of sad, really. After some pathetic performances over the past week, which we now know was aided by the inside knowledge that Jake Guentzel was being traded and the team felt the gnawing disappointment of their GM waiving the white flag (which he wisely did), the Pittsburgh Penguins put forth some real effort Saturday.
Penguins Postgame: Small Details Reveal Big Things
The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t necessarily disagree with the notion that their effort during a 5-1 loss to Boston Saturday at TD Garden was better than the ones they had put forth in some recent games, but they were adamant that that was missing the point. The real story of...
Better Effort, Same Result for Penguins in 5-1 Loss to Bruins
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season was threatening to morph from a major disappointment into a flat-out dumpster fire. They had lost four of the previous five games and had usually looked pretty bad in the process. Like the 60-minute self-immolation that was their 6-0 loss to Washington at PPG Paints Arena Thursday.
Deadline Fallout: Penguins Internal Anger; Trades Not Made
BOSTON — The NHL trade deadline provided one of the more surprising twists after Pittsburgh Penguins president Kyle Dubas traded away Jake Guentzel later Thursday evening to the Carolina Hurricanes for three lower-ranked prospects and Michael Bunting. While Dubas made a strong case for the trio of prospects at his press conference Friday after the deadline, the fallout saw collapsing prices across the league.
Penguins Game 62 vs. Bruins: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
Another day, another emotionally charged game for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are at the point of trying to make something – anything – out of the stretch run of the season. Saturday, it’s a national TV matinee for the Penguins (28-25-8) on the road against the Boston Bruins...
Dan’s Daily: Trade Winners, Canucks Hold, Penguins Changes Coming
After weeks, if not months of buildup, the NHL trade deadline was a bit of a fizzle. Not quite a new Stars Wars letdown, but the day had a methodical pace, and the lack of return for Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel took the air out of everyone’s sails. Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas defended the Guentzel trade and admitted “a lot more changes” are coming to the Penguins. The Vegas Golden Knights won the NHL trade deadline with a last-second surprise acquisition, Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark nixed a trade because he didn’t like the location, the Winnipeg Jets went all-in, the Vancouver Canucks stood pat, and Evgeni Malkin offered a heartfelt message to Penguins fans.
Penguins Wrap: Guentzel Moves On; Playoffs Grow More Distant
The Pittsburgh Penguins gave away copies of their 2023-24 yearbook as a promotion at their game against Philadelphia Feb. 25. Speculation in the days leading up to the NHL trade deadline suggested that they might want to consider offering an updated version of it because, in the wake of all their personnel moves they were expected to make, the yearbook would look a lot different than it did when the past week began.
Bunting Never Saw Trade to Penguins Coming, But Seems Glad it Did
CRANBERRY — No one, especially Jake Guentzel, should have been surprised when the Pittsburgh Penguins moved him as the NHL trade deadline approached. When Guentzel didn’t re-sign with the Penguins and seemed to be intent on testing the free-agent market this summer, they had little reason to keep him once their playoff hopes became a remote memory.
Dubas: Major Makeover for Penguins Likely Coming This Summer
CRANBERRY — It’s not that the Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t have assets to move as the NHL trade deadline approached. After all, they entered final day leading up to the deadline Friday with no fewer than five players with expiring contracts on their major-league roster. And that’s not counting guys with time left on their deals who would appeal to clubs bolstering their rosters for a playoff run.
Minor Penguins Trade; Hellberg Dealt to Contender
Magnus Hellberg’s time with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the organization came to a close Friday afternoon just before the 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline. The Penguins traded Hellburg to the Florida Panthers. The Penguins received little compensation: a conditional seventh-round pick and 27-year-old Swiss goalie Ludovic Waeber, who is...
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