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Penguins trade for Nick Robertson

Nick Robertson has often found his name in the trade rumors and has finally been sent away from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Penguins got the other Robertson brother for a future fourth round pick. Adding Robertson crowds an already crowded group of fringe area forwards for next season, which much like yesterday’s trade of […]

Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs add draft capital as Nick Robertson experiment finally comes to a close

The Nick Robertson experiment in Toronto finally came to an end on Wednesday. After years of Robertson battling injuries and inconsistency, but still showing enough promise and potential to continue taking chances on him, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft….

Maple Leafs trade Nick Robertson to Penguins for 2028 4th-round pick

Nick Robertson has been traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2028 4th-round pick, the team confirmed Wednesday. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was first to report. Robertson recorded a career-best 16 goals and 32 points in 78 games with the Maple Leafs, fluctuating between a top-six and bottom-six winger…

Maple Leafs Trade Nick Robertson To Metropolitan Division

The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally granted Nick Robertson his wish, and given him a fresh start. He's been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It's a soft landing spot for the Leafs forward, who winds up with the GM that selected him for Toronto several years ago, Kyle Dubas.  Hearing Toronto trading Nick Robertson to Pittsburgh — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 1, 2026 In return, the Leafs get a fourth-round draft pick.  Robertson was a restricted free agent, and Toronto GM Joh...

The Kaedan Korczak-Parker Wotherspoon trade is simply smart business

Not every trade or roster move needs to be a franchise-altering move to also be considered a smart move. Tuesday’s Kaedan Korczak for Parker Wotherspoon trade is a good example of that for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is not something you are likely to look back on and say, “that is a major turning point […]

2026 NHL Free Agency Day

The NHL’s free agency market opens up at 12 noon. The Penguins, by signals from Kyle Dubas, aren’t in a hurry to make a big splash in the free agent market. “We’ll stay after it, for sure,” Dubas said. “But it might not be the one gigantic-type transaction. We’ll try to stay active on those, […]

Free-Agent Stuart Skinner to Sign With 1 of 2 Teams

Stuart Skinner hits the open market on Wednesday and there's going to be plenty of interest. It's been a whirlwind couple of seasons for Skinner, so look for him to seek a multi-year deal, with some job security. Skinner, 27, is coming off a season split between the Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, as he was moved for Tristan Jarry mid-season, in a trade that didn't work out for either side. Skinner appeared in 27 games for the Penguins, posting a 12-9-5 record, along with a .885 save...

Looking back at the last 10 free agent frenzies for the Penguins

Wednesday marks the first day of July, which is historically one of the busiest days on the NHL calendar as free agency begins and general managers hand out money by the Brink’s truck to lure shiny new toys to their respective franchises. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas has gone on record saying he doesn’t […]

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 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 […]