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Insider Reveals the Latest on Sidney Crosby’s Penguins Future

For over two decades, Sidney Crosby has been the face of the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise, and in that time, the team have won three Stanley Cups and have consistently competed year in, year out throughout the regular season.Throughout that time, the team have had Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang leading the charge with Crosby, but […] The post Insider Reveals the Latest on Sidney Crosby’s Penguins Future appeared first on HEAVY .

The Metropolitan Division contains more than fair share of top goalies

NHL Network released their top-10 goalies of ‘right now’ and one thing that stood out was the preponderance of goalies within the division for the Penguins. Half of the teams in the division can be found in this league-wide ranking. The two NYC-ish based Russian goalies of Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Sorokin are generally understood […]

PensBurgh Top-25 Under 25: No. 10 Markus Ruck

Less than two months after being drafted by the Penguins in the second round at 39th overall, Markus Ruck cracks the Top 10 of our annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown in his debut on the list. Catch up on the previous entries for this year: Pensburgh Top 25 Under 25: Graduates and Departed players […]

Evaluating the Pens’ 2026-27 schedule, part 2

Following up on the last article about the early part of the season, we now dive into the meat of the 2026-27 year for the Penguins. The stretch from December-February could well determine the outlook of the franchise in the short and longer term depending on how the team performs and what the futures could […]

Should the Canucks explore a long-term contract with Liam Öhgren like the Penguins did with Ville Koivunen?

Welcome to a new series here at CanucksArmy, where over the month of August, we’ll ask a new question each day about the Vancouver Canucks. We’re calling it “31 days, 31 questions”. Today, on August 8th, a look into whether the Canucks should explore extending Liam Öhgren long-term after Ville Koivunen’s extension in Pittsburgh. Earlier…

Penguins forward depth: what to do with all these players?

After Ville Koivunen’s massive eight-year contract, an already crowded Pittsburgh Penguin forward depth chart is now bursting at the seems. However, Kyle Dubas didn’t paint Koivunen as a lock to make the NHL roster coming out of training camp. “He will still have to earn everything,” Dubas said. “As we have shown over the last […]

Surprising Team Likely Out On Shane Wright Trade

A Shane Wright trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins had real momentum earlier this summer. It doesn't anymore. Per Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now , the Pittsburgh Penguins trading for Wright "seems highly improbable," a shift that traces back to two developments: a roster move Pittsburgh already made, and a price tag Seattle refuses to come down on. "The Kraken are believed to have asked the Vancouver Canucks for Tom Willander or Zeev Buium in return for Wright," the outlet reported. "Th...

Evaluating the Pens’ 2026-27 schedule, part 1

There’s still a while before training camp starts but August is the final month without hockey. Let’s take the chance to set the stage now for the first part of the Penguins’ upcoming season by breaking down what they’ll be facing in the first three calendar months of the season. The activities start even earlier […]

Penguins reportedly had one major reason to give Ville Koivunen an 8-year contract

Kyle Dubas reportedly had one clear reason for giving Ville Koivunen an eight-year extension. The Pittsburgh Penguins surprised many around the NHL when they signed Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract extension despite the young forward having limited NHL experience. While some fans questioned why the organization committed so many years to a player who has yet to establish himself as a full-time NHL contributor, the Penguins appear to have a very clear long-term strategy. Acc...

Former Stanley Cup Champion Sounds Off On Maple Leafs’ Recent Hire

One of the major new hires that the Toronto Maple Leafs made as part of their offseason of change was Andy O’Brien, the longtime personal trainer of Pittsburgh Penguins captain and future Hall of Fame forward Sidney Crosby, to lead their strength and conditioning program.So far, the hiring has gotten good reviews from around NHL […] The post Former Stanley Cup Champion Sounds Off On Maple Leafs’ Recent Hire appeared first on HEAVY .

7 Cool Things About Sidney Crosby

In sports, the term legend is sometimes used too loosely when describing any particular athlete in any sport. That isn’t the case, however, when referring to Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney…

8/7, 8/7, 8/7

Today on the seventh day of the eighth month, it’s Sidney Crosby’s birthday. There’s always reason to celebrate one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Earlier in the summer we took a look at some of the best age-39 seasons ever. Despite injury, Crosby maintained one of the best age-38 seasons in NHL […]