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Dan’s Daily: Canucks Eyeing Jake Guentzel; Penguins Hiring Coaches
We’ve got sunshine in Western Pennsylvania for three straight days. I hope you all can handle it. The Pittsburgh Penguins will likely do one big press release, but it seems they’ve filled both coaching vacancies in the organization, including a big-name Mike Sullivan friend as assistant coach. An old friend may move decisively on the NHL trade market to acquire the rights to Jake Guentzel and then put his name on a big contract. And Darren Dreger rolled through the Canadian teams’ off-season trade hopes, including a scoring winger that has been tied to the Penguins.
John Hynes Joins Sullivan’s Staff for 4 Nations Face-Off
There will be another Pittsburgh Penguins connection for the United States team staff at the 4 Nations Face-Off next year, as John Hynes on Tuesday was named an assistant coach. Hynes is the first assistant added to the staff headed by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan. Hynes, currently the coach of...
Report: Penguins Hiring David Quinn; Joining Coaching Staff, Mike Sullivan
Perhaps it’s a nod to David Quinn’s experience as the former head coach of the New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks. Perhaps it’s a nod to Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson, who won the 2023 Norris Trophy while playing for Quinn in San Jose. And perhaps it is a nod to Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan, who is notably close with his fellow Boston University alumni.
Dan’s Daily: Leafs in ‘Trade Mode’; Former Penguin Shines in Cup Final
After a Florida Panthers goalie steal in Game 1, Florida dominated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2, and leads the Stanley Cup Final 2-0. Former Pittsburgh Penguins utility forward Evan Rodrigues has shined in the Cup Final, scoring a pair of goals in Game 2. Elsewhere in the Daily, the Ottawa Senators are aggressively working the NHL trade market, the Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly in “trade mode,” and we put the Penguins’ drafts under the spotlight for recent painful misses and a few they got right.
Penguins’ Amanda Kessel Drafted or Becoming PWHL GM?
The call to play professional hockey captured Amanda Kessel. Or did her front-office training as special assistant to the president of the Pittsburgh Penguins land her a front-office role in the increasingly popular Professional Women’s Hockey League?. Kessel, 32, was selected as a player in the seventh and final...
Revisiting Recent Penguins Drafts; Painful Misses & Ones They Got Right
The NHL Draft is not only an inexact science; sometimes, it’s more of a guessing game. Selecting 18-year-olds who sometimes are still growing is much a different task than the NFL Draft and choosing from young men who have cleared the last stages of puberty and are old enough to order alcohol in the United States.
Dan on TV: What Should Penguins Do with Extra Cap Space?
(WPXI) — Less yelling, more arguing. The WXPI Final Word show featured one current Pittsburgh Penguins beat writer, one former beat writer, and a football expert. Pittsburgh Hockey Now’s Dan Kingerski again joined the Final Word Panel with The Athletic’s Mike DeFabo and the Post-Gazette’s Chris Carter. There was a little less rambunctious yelling but a few arguments to be had as Kingerski squared off with Carter over the Penguins’ future and the core three’s role within it.
Dan’s Daily: More Teams Hunt for Goalies; Penguins Trade Values
Thus begins another week of the NHL offseason, NHL trade rumors, and questions about the Pittsburgh Penguins’ direction. More teams have joined the hunt for goalies, and the Calgary Flames’ Jacob Markstrom is tied to a pair of new suitors. The NHL brass is indeed watching the possible exploitation of the long-term injured reserve rules and is open to tweaking the rule. Finally, after the Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas said the club is looking to add draft picks and prospects, we did a deep dive into the value of the Penguins veterans on the trade block, including Tristan Jarry.
Potential Penguins Trade Returns; What Are the Veterans Worth?
Kyle Dubas admitted he wants draft picks. The Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM wants to acquire them urgently, or at least as urgently as he can do it. It is a stark departure from more than a decade of tossing away draft picks chasing fixes and improvements by using the selections as capital on the NHL trade market. They’ve tossed a first-rounder and second-rounder for Erik Karlsson, a second-rounder for Mikael Granlund the year before.
Dan’s Daily: Carolina Trying to Trade Guentzel; Kyle Dubas Reveals Plan
The Carolina Hurricanes have waved the white flag regarding signing former Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel and have put his rights on the NHL trade block, hoping to recoup something. As the free agent frenzy begins to take shape, Florida Panthers’ goalie Sergei Bobrovsky flexed in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and it became an Andre the Giant squash match as the Edmonton Oilers tried and tried to score only to hang their heads in disappointment. Florida won and sent a clear message. The NHL raised the salary cap by more than expected, the New York Rangers might shake up their roster, and Penguins boss Kyle Dubas laid out the Penguins’ trade hopes and rebuilding strategy.
NHL Announces Higher Salary Cap for 2024-25; Exceeds Expectations
The NHL announced the official salary cap for the 2024-25 season and it’s a bit higher than expected. The salary cap limit for next season is $88 million, rising from $83.5 million. The cap floor will be $65 million; however, given the sale of the Arizona Coyotes and relocation to Utah, no team is expected to struggle to meet the cap floor.
Penguins’ Dubas ‘Urgently’ Trying to Acquire Draft Picks; Reveals Rebuild Strategy
The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to acquire more draft picks. Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas didn’t mince words regarding the Penguins’ targets on the NHL trade market: Draft picks and lots of them. Dubas spoke at the NHL combine to NHL.com Saturday. “The major focus for...
3 Popular Free Agents for Penguins to Avoid, Avoid
Fans aren’t the only ones who drool over big names with big stats on their resume. General managers also succumb to the temptation to project the best despite recent reality or likely outcomes. The word “if” is a dangerous thing, and the 2024 unrestricted free agent class has an inordinate number of free agents who will draw headlines, but the Pittsburgh Penguins should avoid.
Penguins Wrap: Yager Gets Props; Don’t Trade Jarry?
Perhaps the anticipation is building to an uncomfortable degree for Pittsburgh Penguins fans who want to see what moves the team does, or does not, make this offseason. It’s not unusual for things to remain somewhat quiet during the Stanley Cup final, which has not started yet due to a lag in the schedule between the conference finals and Saturday’s opening game between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.
Penguins Free Agent Possibles: 3 Options for Offense or Physicality
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a chance to veer off course, and that’s not a bad thing. With about $10 million in salary cap space, the Penguins also have a chance to re-fortify their skill in the top six, perhaps finding competent filler for the hole left by the Jake Guentzel trade. Or, Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas could take an entirely different approach, reshaping the Penguins’ identity.
Erik Karlsson Buys Stake of English Soccer Team
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson wants to learn the ownership side of professional sports, and he’s starting on the ground floor of the football world. According to the Swedish newspaper Expressen, Karlsson has teamed up with a deep-pocket billionaire to buy a piece of third-tier English football team. Karlsson...
Dan’s Daily: Gibson Trade Chatter; Championship Belt; Defining Penguins Off-Season
Now the NHL trade chatter is getting a bit more interesting. Welcome back to the chat, Anaheim Ducks, who are listening to offers for goalie John Gibson and talented forward Trevor Zegras. The Stanley Cup Final is ready to begin, and the WWE is putting up a championship belt. The Utah Yeti, er, hockey team is down to six possible nicknames for their inaugural season. And a reader asked perhaps the best question we’ve ever received for the Pittsburgh Penguins Q&A.
Penguins Q&A: The Off-Season, UFA Targets, Mock Trades
One pertinent question encapsulated the entire operation. As we dive into another Pittsburgh Penguins Q&A, one reader put a big bow on everything from the Penguins’ trade possibilities to free agency with a simple query. “Please define a successful offseason.”. And with that, we have the foundation for everything....
Dan’s Daily: Marner, Necas Trade Chatter; Overlooked Penguins
Round and round the NHL trade chatter goes, where it stops, not even Elliotte Friedman, Frank Seravalli, or Pierre LeBrun knows. It sounds like Mitch Marner has taken himself off the trade block but is weighing public perception as he does so. The Carolina Hurricanes could trade Martin Necas by Saturday. The New Jersey Devils are reportedly willing to pony up their 10th overall pick for a goalie, and we looked at some of the more important emotional Pittsburgh Penguins stories that we glossed over in the wake of strings of dark losses.
Penguins Live Chat: Available UFAs, Kyle Dubas, and the Power Play
(PHN Studio) — The Pittsburgh Penguins live chat jumped off the rails early, and the breadth of topics readers wanted to discuss ranged from Kyle Dubas’s GM style to P.O Joseph and Owen Pickering’s future with the club. It was an impressive array of discussions. With host Dan Kingerski, the editor-in-chief of the Sports Now Group and Pittsburgh Hockey Now behind the mic, the live chat moved quickly and hit on some controversial topics.
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