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Dan’s Daily: Crushing Marner’s Trade Value; Fight Night in Florida
Pittsburgh Penguins pending free agent goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic earned a nice honor Wednesday as he accepted an invitation to Team USA for the 2024 IIHF World Championships. It’s “Ned’s” first nod to wear the colors. In the Penguins video Q&A, we dove into coach Mike Sullivan’s immediate future as well as the NHL trade market. Elsewhere in the Daily, Toronto media is downgrading, if not lowballing, Mitch Marner’s trade value. The Vancouver Canucks staged a bare-knuckles comeback, and the Florida Panthers went bare-knuckles against the Boston Bruins.
Kingerski: Hurry Penguins, Throw the Cash Before Cost Goes Up
The NHL free-agent frenzy is just under two months away, but the Pittsburgh Penguins have one expiring contract that could affect their team significantly next season. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. Team USA’s Alex Nedeljkovic. The Buffalo Sabres are struggling with what to pay their young goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. He struggled...
Penguins Live Chat: Sullivan’s Future, Hunting Impact Trade
The rumors have swirled even without substantiation regarding coach Mike Sullivan and his future with the Pittsburgh Penguins. How should Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas handle the situation, and how warm is Sullivan’s seat?. Pittsburgh Hockey Now’s Dan Kingerski is renewing the Penguins live chats this summer...
Another Penguins Player Going to World Championships
Alex Nedeljkovic impressed a lot of people with his play for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2023-24 season. He’ll get a chance to do it again as a member of Team USA at the world championships, which begin Friday in Czechia. It will be the second consecutive world tournament...
Dan’s Daily: Sharks Get Lucky, Trocheck a Hero, Penguins & Jake
The hockey was incredible Tuesday night. It was high drama from start to finish, as both games went to overtime (and beyond). Vincent Trocheck was the New York Rangers hero in double OT as Jake Guentzel and the Carolina Hurricanes fell behind 0-2 in the series. A report detailed Guentzel’s injury with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it was painful. Elsewhere in the Daily, Washington Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper might be on the NHL trade block, and Macklin Celebrini is headed to San Jose.
BREAKING: Penguins Stay Put; San Jose Hits Draft Jackpot
The Pittsburgh Penguins came out of the NHL draft lottery Tuesday evening with the 14th choice in Round 1 this summer. Which means they likely no longer have a selection in the opening round. Because the Penguins didn’t move into the top 10 in the draft order, their top pick...
Jake Guentzel Loves Carolina; Details on Painful Penguins Injury
It was an upper-body injury that kept Jake Guentzel out of the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup for a few weeks, but nothing serious. The Athletic’s Michael Russo recently did a feature story on Guentzel and the Carolina Hurricanes’ run in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The story contained a couple of nuggets that might specifically interest Penguins fans, including the severity of Guentzel’s injury.
Penguins’ Draft Lottery Odds, NHL Rules
The almost-inevitable should become official for the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening. The NHL is scheduled to conduct its draft lottery shortly after 6:30 p.m., and the Penguins will find precisely where they will be slotted in the 2024 draft order. They currently are 14th, and have a 1.5 percent chance...
Dan’s Daily: Marner’s Awkward Comment; Penguins Trade Chips
When the Toronto Maple Leafs are the lead story in the NHL, there will be no shortage of takes, hot takes, reporting, and NHL trade rumors. The Toronto hot plate is on high this week after Toronto again failed to escape the Round One vortex, though Mitch Marner may have wanted to choose his well-intentioned words a bit differently. We assessed the Pittsburgh Penguins trade chips and graded the possibility of moves, and the coach Mike Sullivan rumors took a new twist when the New Jersey Devils lost their interim coach.
Pair of Penguins Named to Team Finland
Valtteri Puustinen and Jesse Puljujarvi will play a little more hockey this season. The Pittsburgh Penguins wingers were named to Team Finland for the 2024 IIHF World Championships. The tournament is being held May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia. Puustinen, 24, won a silver medal with Finland at the...
Devils Lose Coach; Analyst’s Cryptic Tweet on Mike Sullivan
The rumor that Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will become the next coach of the New Jersey Devils will not go quietly. Sportsnet radio host Nick Kypreos unleashed it more than a week ago, and now it has taken on a life of its own, growing into a monster. Monday...
Grading the Big Four Penguins Trade Chips and Odds of a Deal
Who goes first? Which well-salaried Pittsburgh Penguins player will find themselves on the NHL trade block this summer, or perhaps more importantly, for whom will there be a market?. The first domino of Penguins change fell Friday when president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas packed bags for associate coach Todd...
Dan’s Daily: Crosby Chills, Toronto Teardown, VGK Rocked
So much for taking full advantage of the long-term injured reserve rules, the Vegas Golden Knights will not repeat as Stanley Cup champs as they were dismissed in Game 7 by the obviously fresher Dallas Stars. It’s Rick Tocchet’s time in Vancouver as the Canucks flipped from a non-playoff team to now awaiting a battle with the Edmonton Oilers in Round Two. Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will chill this month instead of playing in the Worlds. Elsewhere in the Daily, the Toronto fallout intensity is increasing, and it’s time to start looking for new homes for Steve Stamkos.
Penguins Blog: Crosby Made Right Call; The Phrase That Pays
Sidney Crosby put together an outstanding season for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby has a passion for hockey with few, if any, equals. Sidney Crosby had an opportunity to extend his season by playing for Team Canada in the IIHF world championships that will begin Friday in Czechia. Sidney Crosby...
Three Reasons Penguins Should Not Hire Sheldon Keefe
Sheldon Keefe is the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Whether he still will be five minutes from now is another matter. His team honored one of the sport’s most enduring traditions — Toronto failing to win the Stanley Cup — with its 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7 of an opening-round playoff series against Boston Saturday night.
Dan’s Daily: Already Leafs Trade Talk; Penguins Fans React
The Pittsburgh Penguins are still reacting and extrapolating what comes next after the team fired associate coach Todd Reirden Friday. Losing a Game 7 is heartbreaking enough, but the Toronto Maple Leafs found a way to make the cut even deeper by quickly squandering a third period lead and losing in overtime. There was immediately talk of one of the Toronto core four on the NHL trade block. Immediately. The LA Kings are pondering an extraordinary buyout that would last until 2038, and Jake Guentzel revealed the details of his injury with the Penguins last February.
Penguins Q&A Video: Power Play, Coaches, and the BIG Question
It did not take long for the Pittsburgh Penguins fans to accept the termination of associate coach Todd Reirden and double down on the Penguins’ problems. From power play fixes to young prospects who might be ready for next season to trades and free agents. Penguins fans and PHN readers are ready for an aggressive offseason.
Penguins Wrap: Major Coaching Change; Prospect Shines
Although there hasn’t been any hockey at PPG Paints Arena for a few weeks, there’s still plenty of drama surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins there. Some of it came to a head Friday, when associate coach Todd Reirden was fired, but there also was a major shakeup outside of the Hockey Operations department a few days earlier.
Penguins’ Bunting to Play for Team Canada; Big Names Decline
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Michael Bunting accepted his invitation to play for Team Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Championships, which will begin next week in Czechia. The scrappy winger will be the only Penguins representative on the ice for Team Canada, which announced the full roster on Friday. Penguins president...
BREAKING: Penguins Fire Todd Reirden
The smoke billowed for several days around the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Unsubstantiated rumors swirled around head coach Mike Sullivan, but Friday, Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas fired associate coach Todd Reirden, effective immediately. There had been reports of disagreement between Sullivan and Dubas over changes to the coaching...
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