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Dan’s Daily: NHL Coaching Rumors; Penguins Under the Knife
There was some heavy-duty Pittsburgh Penguins news Tuesday, from Kris Letang’s surgery to UK police extending their investigation into Adam Johnson’s death. The NHL rumors today involve the coaching carousel and who is the frontrunner in the open gigs. The Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by rallying against the Dallas Stars, and Sportsnet cracked open a good look at the top 12 unrestricted free agents.
Dubas’s Agent Becomes Utah Top Dog
The job title has not yet been clearly defined, and the role is equally nebulous, but Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas’s most recent agent is taking over the yet unnamed Utah NHL club. No Utah team name and no job title. That seems fitting. Chris Armstrong...
Three Penguins Players Recovering from Significant Surgeries
Kris Letang headlines a group of Pittsburgh Penguins players who have undergone significant surgeries in recent days. Letang had an operation in New York May 10 to repair a fractured finger on his left hand. His projected recovery time is eight weeks, which means he should be ready well before the start of training camp.
Penguins Live Chat: Tough Questions, Brayden Yager, & Lining Up the Offseason
The weekly PHN live chat might dabble in a few controversial topics Wednesday, including questioning the Pittsburgh Penguins’ core’s desire to finish their careers with the Penguins. Dan Kingerski of PHN will fire up the studio for the noon chat. Why is it so important that a player...
U.K. Police Extend Investigation into Adam Johnson’s Death
A person allegedly connected to the death of former Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Adam Johnson, who died after his neck was cut by a skate blade during a game in England last October, has had his bail extended. The individual in question was not identified in an announcement from the police...
Dan’s Daily: More Controversy in FLA; Targeting Youth in Penguins Trade
There is drama, and then there is the roiling, seething roller coaster of emotional chaos at the heart of the Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins Round Two series. There was more in Game 5, and it’s nearing the epic levels of the 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers series. PHN did some digging and came up with three potential Penguins trade targets under the age of 26, including one with a direct connection to Kyle Dubas. Rick Tocchet stopped just short of ripping his team as the Vancouver Canucks tied, then gave up the winning goal seconds apart in the final minute of the third period, and the Toronto duo of Mitch Marner and John Tavares are burning up the NHL trade rumors.
Young, Unhappy, & Unsigned: 3 Potential Penguins Trade Targets
There exist some talented players who have not yet flourished in their current situations. Penguins fans are quick to point to players such as Daniel Sprong or Alex Nylander, who popped with a 23-game NHL run after the Penguins trade essentially dumped him on Columbus for Emil Bemstron. Sometimes, players...
Dan’s Daily: Dirty Bird Canes Stay Alive; Questioning Penguins Core
The Carolina Hurricanes took one away from the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden Monday night, and Evgeni Kuznetsov dusted off the dirty bird celebration to rub it in. Carolina forced Game 6 at home. I presented a pointed question from a different angle on Monday. The Pittsburgh Penguins core has stuck together through success and failure, but is that really the best path for all involved? A top Penguins prospect is shining brightly, while Alex Nedeljkovic did not at the Worlds. And there’s some smoke on the NHL trade front as Montreal buzzes about Trevor Zegras.
Penguins Notebook: Brayden Yager Shines; Guentzel’s a Gamer vs. NYR
The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting a look at how Brayden Yager, their first-round draft choice in 2023, performs in high-stakes games, and they have to like what they’re seeing. A lot. Yager, a center with Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League, has 11 goals and 12 assists in...
Kingerski: Why Does Penguins Core Want to Stay Together?
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ core three have won Stanley Cups and overcome career-threatening and even life-threatening injuries. They’ve seen the championship peak three times and recently felt the desolation of missing the playoffs. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have sworn the hockey equivalent of a blood oath to ride or die together.
Dan’s Daily: Raging Controversy in Boston; Penguins Anti-Trade Rumors
We will get to the Pittsburgh Penguins and the anti-trade rumors, but the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers war in Round Two is escalating to a feud worthy of Wrestlemania. The villain this time is Panthers’ forward Sam Bennett, who scored a hotly debated goal that launched Bruins coach Jim Montgomery into a near fit of rage. Elsewhere in the Daily, the Score ranked the open head coaching jobs. The Vegas Golden Knights wiggled their way through the NHL trade market to keep their 2024 first-round pick, but will they trade it? And the Canucks struck back against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.
The 7 Penguins Who Won’t Be Traded
It’s the offseason. The Pittsburgh Penguins were not invited to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and there will be changes. Exactly how president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas manages to escape his straitjacket and locked trunk in the form of players’ no-movement clauses and player no-trade values is part of the magic trick everyone is waiting to see.
Dan’s Daily: Penguins RFA Choices; Maple Leafs Brace for Changes
The Pittsburgh Penguins face a few coming decisions on their restricted free agents with arbitration rights, and not every decision will be easy. The Carolina Hurricanes finally cracked the New York Rangers and figured out how to lead at the end of the game. The Colorado Avalanche are in a bit of trouble as the Dallas Stars are squeezing the offense right out of them. The New Jersey Devils might chum the NHL trade chatter with their 10th overall pick, and Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan is considering major changes this summer.
Keep or Let Walk? How Penguins Should Handle Arbitration-Eligible RFAs
Kyle Dubas addressed the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most prominent free-agent issue in early March 4, when he traded first-line left winger Jake Guentzel to Carolina. Dubas still has to make decisions about whether to retain a number of players, most of whom fill supporting roles, whose contracts are about to expire. That list got a bit shorter Friday, when winger Valtteri Puustinen, who was to be a Group 6 unrestricted free agent, accepted a two-year deal.
Penguins Wrap: Crosby Takes a Pass; Assessing Mike Sullivan
Nearly a month into their offseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins still have lots of questions, and very few answers. While there’s no real indication they’ll be parting ways with head coach Mike Sullivan, they still haven’t replaced associate coach Todd Reirden, who was fired eight days ago. Most of the Penguins’ pending free agents, unrestricted or otherwise, remain unsigned (which will be a permanent condition for some of them) and Kyle Dubas, the president of hockey operations and general manager who will oversee their personnel moves before next season, doesn’t figure to make a trade for a while.
Penguins Blog: The Great Retool, Dubas Has Options
It is the coach, the defensemen, the goaltending, and the general manager. Oh, and it is also the star players, including Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson, with the ghost of Jack Johnson’s past. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ season is long in the rearview mirror, and it is difficult to revamp the current situation to make the Stanley Cup playoffs in the 2024-25 season, and the fault lies with many.
Pending FA Puustinen Re-Ups With Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed winger Valtteri Puustinen to a two-year contract with an AAV of $775,000, the team announced Friday. Puustinen, 24, was on his entry-level contract the past two seasons and would have been eligible for Group 6 unrestricted free agency this summer. His new contract runs through the 2025-26 season.
Dan’s Daily: Big-Name Trade Talk, Igor’s Theft, Penguins Heat
The Pittsburgh Penguins offseason has been quiet, but Dave Molinari laid out a list of “do nots” for the coming summer, and I tried to cut through the noise and speculation with exactly why coach Mike Sullivan is on the hot seat. The NHL trade rumors have a couple of teams, including the New York Islanders, looking for shakeup trades, and Larry Brooks posits the Islanders should unload a couple of big names in the process. The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the same situation and might try to offload a big name or two to create cap space.
Kingerski: Why Penguins’ Mike Sullivan’s Seat Should be Warm
The Pittsburgh Penguins have not won a playoff series in six seasons and have missed the playoffs in two straight. And a lot of heat has landed heavily on coach Mike Sullivan. Although the heat has come solely from the outside, that doesn’t mean it’s not legitimate. And it doesn’t mean Sullivan is immune from internal heat, now or in the future.
Four Things Penguins Should Not Do Before Next Season
Kyle Dubas, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations and general manager, undoubtedly has a lengthy to-do list for this offseason. After all, transforming an aging team that has missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for two years in a row and hasn’t won a series since 2018 into a legitimate championship contender will require an incredible amount of work.
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