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Oilers Trade Pitch Lands $30 Million Penguins Star Forward

The Edmonton Oilers should be looking to add to their roster this offseason. After a disappointing 2025-26 season that saw them lose in the first round to the Anaheim Ducks, it is clear that they need to make some upgrades to their roster.One of the Oilers’ top needs right now is another winger who can […] The post Oilers Trade Pitch Lands $30 Million Penguins Star Forward appeared first on HEAVY .

NHL Trade: Golden Knights Add Wotherspoon From Penguins & Free Up Cap Space

The Vegas Golden Knights have gotten a nice piece of business done, shaving a few million off their cap in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and nabbing an impact defenseman at the same time.  The Vegas Golden Knights have traded Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Parker Wotherspoon at 50% retained. Korczak’s four-year extension had not yet kicked in. The Golden Knights free up another $2,750,000 in cap space. — Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6) June 30, 2026 The Golden Knights send...

Penguins acquire Kaedan Korczak from Vegas for Parker Wotherspoon

The Pittsburgh Penguins made their first big transaction of the off-season by trading out defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to Vegas for Kaedan Korczak. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Kaedan Korczak from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Parker Wotherspoon, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager […]

Horcoff, Tretheway invited to USA Camp with injury update

Will Horcoff and Charlie Tretheway were invited by USA Hockey for a summer showcase ahead of the roster decisions for the 2026 WJC tournament in December. Horcoff was on the team last year and likely will return to the event. Tretheway, a 2025 third round pick of the Penguins, will have to deal with significant […]

NHL Free Agency: Names to keep an eye on for the Penguins

The NHL’s annual free agency period begins tomorrow, the Penguins enter the official start of the 2026-27 league year with a ton of cap space. They’re not expected to be overly-aggressive by targeting players who will command significant salaries and term on those contracts, per their very own general manager making the decisions. However, they […]

Penguins separate Markus, Liam Ruck to start development camp

The Penguins started out the franchise’s annual prospect development camp by splitting up the Ruck twins. First-round pick Liam Ruck and second-round pick Markus Ruck were separated onto different squads when the three-team camp kicked off Monday in Cranberry. Penguins director of player development Tom Kostopoulos said Monday that was a deliberate decision to give […]

Penguins Trade Defenseman To Western Conference Club

The Pittsburgh Penguins have already made a handful of moves so far in the 2026 offseason in the wake of what was a successful 2025-26 regular season by even the most conservative of measures. Not only did they acquire Oliver Okuliar from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Emil Pieniniemi and sign him to a […] The post Penguins Trade Defenseman To Western Conference Club appeared first on HEAVY .

Penguins extend qualifying offers to seven players, including Egor Chinakhov

The Penguins took care of some housekeeping to formally announce they extended qualifying offers to seven impending restricted free agents. The above captures all of the team’s restricted free agents, so the Pens will be keeping the NHL rights for all of them next season, which hasn’t always been the case recently. There are no […]

Penguins trade Jack St. Ivany to Winnipeg for David Gustafsson

The Penguins made a trade on Monday, exchanging depth players with the Winnipeg Jets. Jack St. Ivany is off to the Jets, forward David Gustafsson is coming to the Pens. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward David Gustafsson from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Jack St. Ivany, it was announced […]

Prospects descend on Pittsburgh

Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins added six new prospects to the organization at the 2026 NHL Draft. Those prospects will not have to wait long to make an impression on the fans in Pittsburgh as they make their way to the city this week to take part in the Penguins annual development camp set […]

Penguins organizational outlook heading into free agency

It ended up being a mostly uneventful draft weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins as far as major short-term changes went. They acquired Hendrix Lapierre for draft picks, used some of their stockpile future of picks to get extra 2026 mid-round selections and went about their business of drafting players without many fireworks going down with […]

Montreal Canadiens Linked to Free-Agent Anthony Mantha

Anthony Mantha is set to hit the free-agent market on July 1, as the Pittsburgh Penguins won't be circling back with a contract offer before Wednesday. There's going to be a slew of teams interested in signing the 33-goal scorer from last season, including the Montreal Canadiens, who have serious ties to Mantha. The Canadiens enter free agency with $10.9 million in cap space, and they also have goaltender Sam Montembeault, who is expected to get traded in the coming days, which could free up ...

Watch Sidney Crosby welcome Liam, Markus Ruck to Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins shocked observers this season when they played consistent hockey during the regular season and made the playoffs after failing to earn a spot in the postseason the three previous seasons. The ancient duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin led the way to the Penguins’ success. Sid and the twins 🥹 pic.twitter.com/xgIMu3wPZq […] The post Watch Sidney Crosby welcome Liam, Markus Ruck to Penguins appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Steve Yzerman Shares Latest Update on Dylan Larkin Trade

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman shared the latest update on captain Dylan Larkin’s trade request. Earlier this month, it was leaked that Larkin wants out of Detroit after playing 11 seasons for the Red Wings, including the last five seasons as the team’s captain. But after Detroit extended its playoff-less drought to 10 […] The post Steve Yzerman Shares Latest Update on Dylan Larkin Trade appeared first on HEAVY .

2026 draft roundup: Penguins add four picks to go with Ruck twins

The Penguins are in the books for the 2026 NHL entry draft. It was an active event in terms of shuffling around, the Pens made two trades to improve their 2026 draft stock. Pittsburgh picked up a fourth round pick at 111th overall by giving up a sixth round pick (170) this year as well […]

Oilers rumors: Western Conference team added to Darnell Nurse sweepstakes

The Edmonton Oilers continue exploring the trade market for Darnell Nurse after the longtime defenseman requested a move earlier this month. While The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta has reported that he has four teams on his trade list — the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Los Angeles Kings — another club has emerged […] The post Oilers rumors: Western Conference team added to Darnell Nurse sweepstakes appeared first on ClutchPoints .