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The Penguins announced that Ron Francis is back with the organization as special advisor for hockey operations. From the team: The Penguins have named Ron Francis as Special Advisor, Hockey Operations, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. In his new role, Francis will assist the Penguins’ hockey […]
Vitals Player: Sidney CrosbyBorn: Aug 7, 1987Height: 5’11”Weight: 200 poundsHometown: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: First round pick (1st overall) in 2005 by the Penguins2024-25 Statistics: 68 games played; 29 goals; 45 assists; 74 points; one goal and four assists in six playoff gamesContract Status: 2026-27 is the final season on Crosby’s current contract. He’s eligible to officially extend on July 1. Story […]
Darnell Nurse to the Pittsburgh Penguins? Sure sounds like it's close. There's been multiple reports surfacing stating the Penguins and Edmonton Oilers are working on a trade that sees Nurse head to Pittsburgh. Given his $9.2 million AAV, it's very likely the Oilers will have to retain some money to facilitate the trade. Nurse owns a full no-movement clause and approached GM Stan Bowman a few weeks ago that he'd prefer to be traded, and provided a list of five teams he's open to joining. For n...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are likely looking at replacing a defenseman from last season. Pierre LeBrun dropped a not unexpected nugget that it looks like Ryan Shea will be headed to the free agency market on July 1 since the Pens aren’t interested in giving a contract with the term (likely 3-4 years) that Shea can […]
The Philadelphia Flyers made a surprising run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. More than this, they even won a series. The Flyers dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins for much of their first-round series. And as a result, Philly won its first postseason series in a non-COVID-affected season since 2012. Their postseason run ended with […] The post 1 player Flyers must sign in 2026 NHL Free Agency appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Penguins rinkside reporter Hailey Hunter is out at SportsNet Pittsburgh after three seasons. The network announced the decision on Wednesday evening. “We are grateful for all of Hailey’s contributions during her time at SportsNet Pittsburgh. We wish her the very best in her future endeavors,” reads a statement from SportsNet Pittsburgh. “We will soon begin…
As part of the 2025-26 season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, they took a flyer on forward Anthony Mantha, who missed most of the 2024-25 NHL season as a member of the Calgary Flames after tearing his ACL.Mantha has been dogged by a reputation of not always giving a full effort on the ice, and has […] The post Reason For Anthony Mantha’s Likely Penguins Departure Revealed appeared first on HEAVY .
The main concern of the Edmonton Oilers is the state of their goaltending, especially after their mid-season trade of Stuart Skinner to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Tristan Jarry didn’t deliver the kind of results that general manager Stan Bowman was expecting. Jarry and the Oilers were eliminated in the opening round of the […] The post Oilers Bring Back Goaltender With Contract Extension appeared first on HEAVY .
Darnell Nurse and Kyle Dubas may soon be reunited a decade after being together with the Soo Greyhounds. The Edmonton Oilers defenceman requested a trade June 11, providing the team a list of three to five teams, among them the Pittsburgh Penguins, for whom Dubas is the general manager. It was a logical spot for…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are unlikely to bring back a key defenseman for the 2026-27 season. At the moment, Pittsburgh has four significant pending unrestricted free agents in Anthony Mantha, Stuart Skinner, Ryan Shea, and Noel Acciari. It was previously revealed that Mantha is unlikely to re-sign with the club. Now, another report suggests the same for […] The post Penguins Projected to Lose Star Defenseman in $17 Million Deal appeared first on HEAVY .
The Edmonton Oilers will be trading Darnell Nurse this offseason, and the Pittsburgh Penguins make sense as a potential fit. The news of Nurse requesting a trade came recently, and…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off a run to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but lost in the first round. Now, as the team prepares for the offseason, the Penguins may have a new look to the team. One of the players they will need to make a decision on is Ryan Shea, who is an […] The post NHL rumors: Penguins’ Ryan Shea headed to open market after strong season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Vitals Player: Kris LetangBorn: April 27, 1987 (Age 39 season)Height: 6’ 0”Weight: 199 poundsHometown: Montreal, Quebec, CanadaShoots: RightDraft: Third round, 2005 NHL Draft, No. 62 overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 74 games played, three goals, 31 assists, 34 total points, minus-4Contract Status: Two years remaining on a six-year. $36.6 million contract with $6.1 million salary cap number Story of the Season Letang […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas have several decisions ahead of them in the coming months, as he will work to try and maximize the shrinking window that remain in the careers of longtime franchise mainstays Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. Right now, it appears as though forward Anthony Mantha, who […] The post Penguins Announce One-Year Goaltender Contract Extension appeared first on HEAVY .
It wouldn't be a Penguins off-season without Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell surfacing in the rumor mill. Meanwhile, the Flyers could be interested in Oilers D-man Darnell Nurse.
Vitals Player: Filip HallanderBorn: June 29, 2000 (25 years old)Height: 6-foot-1Weight: 203 poundsHometown: Sundsvall, SwedenShoots: LeftDraft: 58th overall (second round) in the 2018 NHL draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Regular Season Statistics: 13 games played; one goal; three assists; four pointsContract Status: Entering second year of a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $850,000. […]
Every time a new champion is crowned in professional sports, the rest of the league looks for ways to copy or model them. It could be an attempt to model more objective things like playing styles and strategies, to more philosophical ideas like an overall approach to the roster construction. I want to focus on […]
Gauthier posted a 21-9-5 record with a 2.09 GAA and a .929 SV% in the ECHL this past season.
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a surprising run to the playoffs in 2025-26, but fell in the first round to the Philadelphia Flyers. Now, GM Kyle Dubas will look to improve the team. In his time with the Penguin, he has shown he is willing to trade just about anyone. It has previously been reported that […] The post Penguins rumors: It ‘might be time’ to trade Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, says Pittsburgh reporter appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Last week’s note about Darnell Nurse’s trade request got a little more interesting when David Pagnotta reported that Pittsburgh and Los Angeles were two teams that Nurse told Edmonton where he would accept a trade. Pagnotta talked a little more: Given how the Tristan Jarry trade worked out so wonderfully for Pittsburgh, it’s encouraging to […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are a young team that skated well during the 2025-26 NHL season. Philadelphia made the Stanley Cup Playoffs, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in a series before bowing to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers now look to improve heading into next year. The team’s governor says the Flyers have needs that must be […] The post Flyers governor reveals where team must improve ahead of 2026-27 season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
As the draft gets closer, let’s look back at the results for the Pittsburgh Penguins over the last 10 years. We’re going off of the look we took last year, to see what changes and developments have happened in the last twelve months that might have changed the way we see the draft now. let’s […]
Vitals Player: Ilya SolovyovBorn: July 20, 2000 (25 years old)Height: 6’3”Weight: 208 poundsHometown: Mogilev, BelarusShoots: LeftDraft: Seventh round pick (205th overall) in 2020 by the Calgary Flames2025-26 Statistics: 0 goals and 5 assists for 5 points in 14 regular-season games; 0 points in three playoff games.Contract Status: Signed through 2026-27 ($850,000 cap hit) Story of the Season The Penguins acquired Solovyov’s expiring contract in […]
Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers swung a trade with one another, as the Panthers landed Oliver Okuliar from the Panthers in return for Emil Pieniniemi. And now, general manager Kyle Dubas hasn’t wasted any time getting his newest acquisition signed to a new contract for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The Pittsburgh […] The post Penguins Announce New Official Contract Signing appeared first on HEAVY .
It appears as though the relationship between the Edmonton Oilers and defenseman Darnell Nurse is coming to a close in the months following Edmonton’s failure to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for what would have been a third straight year.Nurse has requested a trade from the Oilers, who selected him in the first round […] The post Oilers Insider Reveals One Move That Must Be Done If Darnell Nurse Departs appeared first on HEAVY .