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Penguins Skate: It’s Ned Again; Harkins Skates
Backup goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will make his third straight start for the Pittsburgh Penguins when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. Nedeljkovic entered a game March 22 at Dallas when Tristan Jarry got pulled, and then started the subsequent two games. Nedeljkovic is 1-0-1 in those two starts.
Penguins Game 72 vs. Blue Jackets: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
Points would seem to be sitting right on the table for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who on Thursday play the first half of a home-and-home against the last-place team in the Eastern Conference, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Then again, the Penguins (31-30-10) have not always won the games they, on paper,...
Dan’s Daily: Dubas Talks Changes, Colorado Credits Crosby
Why don’t the Pittsburgh Penguins tear it down and rebuild? Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas succinctly answered that question on Mark Madden’s radio show, responded to Jake Guentzel’s slightly salty assessment of the Penguins trade, and said the players were too intelligent to think things don’t need to change. Dave Molinari and I worked the Penguins practice. He talked to Michael Bunting and Mike Sullivan about Bunting’s huge minus numbers, while I talked with Jack St. Ivany and teammates about St. Ivany for PHN+ subscribers. Elsewhere in the Daily, Colorado Avalanche color analyst John Mitchell heaped credit on Sidney Crosby for part of Nathan MacKinnon’s and the Avalanche’s success.
Penguins’ Dubas Answers Guentzel, Why Pens Don’t Rebuild, Needed Changes
Former Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel was momentarily brusque on Tuesday night regarding his departure, placing the responsibility on the Penguins and, indirectly, president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas for the trade that sent him away to the Carolina Hurricanes. Wednesday, Dubas did his first local one-on-one interview, appearing on...
Bunting Has Too Many Pluses for Penguins to Focus on a Minus
CRANBERRY — It’s not that the Pittsburgh Penguins are disappointed, in any way, with what they’ve gotten from Michael Bunting since they acquired him from Carolina in the Jake Guentzel trade. Quite the opposite, actually. They wanted a guy who would go hard to the net and...
Penguins Prospect Impressing Team and Coaches, ‘Doing My Job’ (+)
CRANBERRY — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany has progressed from just hoping not to fall on his pregame rookie lap to earning praise and more playing time from coach Mike Sullivan. It’s a nice progression for the solidly built and steady stay-home defenseman who has a prized gift...
Penguins Q&A: The Kids, Guentzel Fallout, & Mike Sullivan
It was a different night at PPG Paints Arena. The Pittsburgh Penguins beat a good team with a consistent effort throughout 60 minutes, the Penguins’ roster included seven players 25 years old and under, and Jake Guentzel threw just a little shade toward the Penguins’ management. We spent...
Penguins Six-Pack: Rust Branches Out; Nedeljkovic Remembers
Harry Neale gave up coaching for a career in television long before Mike Sullivan was put in charge of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ bench in mid-December, 2015, but there have been times lately when Sullivan probably could relate to a classic observation Neale made while overseeing the Vancouver Canucks. “Last...
‘Not My Choice,’ Guentzel Pins Trade Decision on Penguins
Jake Guentzel wanted to stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead, with playoff hopes fading like a sunset over the Appalachian mountains which connect Pittsburgh and the outskirts of Raleigh, Penguins president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas dealt Guentzel a couple of days before the NHL trade deadline to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Penguins Grades: Kids Fight & Score; Pens’ Young Lineup ‘Brings Juice’
There was a poetic symmetry to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. Perhaps not since Jake Guentzel’s rookie year had the Penguins willingly put forth so many players who were 25 and under with so little NHL experience. If it...
Penguins Spoil Guentzel’s Return, Beat Carolina, 4-1
The Pittsburgh Penguins have given themselves plenty of reasons to be disappointed this season, and their game against Carolina Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena joined the list. Not, however, because of anything they did wrong against the Hurricanes, who are challenging for the top spot in the NHL’s overall...
The Penguins’ Jake Guentzel Tribute Video
The Pittsburgh Penguins only do tribute videos for returning former players who won a Stanley Cup with them. The list of players who could be honored is growing shorter, and the team settled up Tuesday with the return and Penguins tribute to Jake Guentzel, now of the Carolina Hurricanes. Guentzel,...
Penguins Room: Rust Chirps, Crosby Reacts to Jake Guentzel Visit
It’s one game of 82 in the regular season. For the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s a stop in Pittsburgh as they wind down the regular season in preparation for a credible run at the Stanley Cup. For the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s both a sad march toward the end of their campaign and a reminder of what once was as they face good friend Jake Guentzel.
Trade Fallout Rushes in With Guentzel, Bunting Squaring Off
There was no reunion Monday night – the Carolina Hurricanes had a team dinner, so their players weren’t available to hang out with Pittsburgh Penguins players. There was no reunion Tuesday morning at PPG Paints Arena – while the Penguins had a full morning skate, the Hurricanes did not hold one at all.
When Can Penguins Be Eliminated? ‘Losing’ Magic Number Calculations
The Pittsburgh Penguins could be eliminated from the playoffs within the next week, according to calculations by PlayoffStatus.com. The website ran the calculations for magic numbers to clinch playoff berths and to be eliminated. Somewhat remarkably, the Washington Capitals’ magic number to clinch is 10 wins or 20 points with 11 games remaining. The Detroit Red Wings have 10 games remaining, and according to the website, they have a 61% chance of missing the playoffs, thereby extending their postseason drought to seven years.
Penguins Skate: Updates on Carter, Graves, Poulin
A few new or recently missing faces were on the ice Tuesday for a full Pittsburgh Penguins morning skate at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Jeff Carter and defenseman Ryan Graves skated, as did Sam Poulin. Carter has missed the past three games because of an unspecified injury and has been...
Penguins Recall Sam Poulin; Acciari Goes on IR
The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Sam Poulin from their farm team in Wilkes-Barre. In a corresponding move, they placed fourth-line center Noel Acciari on injured-reserve because of an unspecified lower-body injury. Poulin, 23, has 13 goals and 14 assists in 36 appearances with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season. He was the...
Guentzel Back; Penguins Game 71 vs. Hurricanes: Lines, Notes & How to Watch
There is one certainty for Tuesday night when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Pittsburgh Penguins – there will be a tribute video for Jake Guentzel. Guentzel returns to Pittsburgh as a visiting player less than three weeks after he was traded to the Hurricanes for Michael Bunting, prospects and draft picks.
Dan’s Daily: Nonsense KHL Rumor, Penguins’ Flaw, & Jagr Bobbleheads Returned
The Pittsburgh Penguins chose not to tell the full story but alluded to dramatic communication. Authorities negotiated the return of the stolen Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads, and they have arrived. Pittsburgh Hockey Now filled the off-day void with a pair of columns, including the Penguins’ short-term goals and the needed changes to reverse course. Elsewhere in the Daily, ridiculous reports from the KHL, the Bruins coach bag skated the boys then ripped them afterward, Alex Ovechkin’s Gretzky goal chase is back on, and the Vegas Golden Knights escaped with a wild overtime win over their nearest playoff competitors, the St. Louis Blues.
Jagr Bobbleheads Recovered, Full Update
The Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads that were stolen on their way to Pittsburgh have been recovered, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced Monday, and the team has plans to get them into fans’ hands. Fans who received vouchers at the March 14 game after the promotional giveaways did not make it to...
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