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 […]
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Kyle Dubas wants to retool his roster this summer, so expect to see some players moved out of Pittsburgh this offseason. The Penguins GM has been working the phones trying to find another trade to facilitate, and reports have surfaced stating Dubas is offering Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell in trade talks, this according to The Athletic's Josh Yohe . Dubas isn’t itching to trade veteran forwards Bryan Rust or Rickard Rakell, but, much like last summer, both are available. There is interest in b...
On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins officially signed forward Oliver Okuliar to a one-year, two-way contract that runs through the 2026-27 season after acquiring him in a weekend trade with the Florida Panthers for defence prospect Emil Pieniniemi. The deal carries an NHL average annual value of $850,000. Okuliar, 26, from Slovakia, has no NHL experience […]
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In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start off with a report suggesting New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom could be traded this offseason. Next, we look at Darnell Nurse, and…
The Pittsburgh Penguins had a solid season, making it to the first round of the playoffs, but eventually losing to the Philadelphia Flyers. They’ll be looking to make it further next season, but it will all depend on the moves that they make during the summer. As for Kyle Dubas, there are two players he’s […]
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For the first time in several seasons, the Philadelphia Flyers managed to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and electrified their fans thanks to their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series victory over the in-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins. However, the Flyers were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinal by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, who […]
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Okuliar’s signing rights were acquired by Pittsburgh from the Panthers on Saturday.
Brooks Laich knows Alex Ovechkin better than anyone. The 42-year-old spent 11 seasons as Ovechkin’s teammate from 2005 to 2016, witnessing the Russian phenom grow from a star rookie into a veteran superstar. Laich last played in the NHL during the 2017-18 season and has since retired, but the 40-year-old Ovechkin is still going strong, […]
Assuming the Pittsburgh Penguins stick with their choice at the 22nd overall pick on June 26th (which would be a decent-sized assumption based on Kyle Dubas’ history of trading down in the first round), which players might be around for them? Overall, the 2026 draft is now considered in some circles somewhat weak and disappointing […]
Darnell Nurse officially requested a trade from the Edmonton Oilers this past week, and the list of teams he is willing to accept has begun to take shape.
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period identified the Pittsburgh Penguins as one of the teams Nurse would be willing to sign off on.
"Penguins GM Kyle Dubas was Nurse's GM in the OHL with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds," Pagnotta wrote.
Per Friedman on 32 Thoughts , Nurse gave the Oilers a list of three to five teams, with ea...
Vitals Player: Evgeni MalkinBorn: July 31, 1986 (Age 39 season)Height: 6’ 5”Weight: 213 poundsHometown: Magnitogorsk, RussiaShoots: LeftDraft: 2004 first round (2nd overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 56 games played, 19 goals, 42 assists = 61 points ; 6 games played, 2 goals, 1 assist in playoffs.Contract Status: Malkin signed a one-year deal on May 26th to return to the Penguins in 2026-27 for […]
The Carolina Hurricanes have won the Stanley Cup, and it’s been a long time coming for captain Jordan Staal. Staal had already won a Stanley Cup in his career. However, that triumph came 17 years ago with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, the Hurricanes captain has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, leading the […]
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Welcome to the 6/14 edition of the PhHN Daily! We’ve got plenty of Flyers news to go over, like the […]
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have bid adieu to a former third-round pick who was suspended for a chunk of last season, in exchange for the rights to a player who spent this past year winning a championship in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 🚨 An AHL-level TRADE 🚨 #Pens traded LHD Emil Pieniniemi to Florida in exchange to the rights to forward Oliver Okuliar. Okuliar, 26, is an unsigned RFA on a 2-year deal with Skellefteå AIK (SHL) through 2026-27. He had 15G-14A in 46GP there in 2025-26. @I...
The Pittsburgh Penguins offseason sort of began on Saturday with a minor trade that saw them send defense prospect Emil Pieniniemi to the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Oliver Okuliar. The most significant element of this trade is what it means for Pieniniemi and how things just simply did not work out between him […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins put the Eastern Conference on notice this season when they unexpectedly made the playoffs for the first time since 2022. It wasn’t a long playoff stint, but…
An annual summer history of the players that have made the Penguins pay the most. If you dare, here’s the past looks: This season’s look is a star-studded affair. Many of these players ripped up the whole league, and the Pens were no exception. 30 players produced at least four points against Pittsburgh this season, […]
Although their season ultimately ended in disappointment against the rival Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins exceeded expectations and put together a far stronger campaign than many fans and analysts anticipated. The Penguins not only finished second in their division but also secured their first Stanley Cup Playoff berth since 2022. After dropping the first three […]
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The Dallas Stars are crunched for cap space. And the biggest casualty, despite the team making him their No. 1 priority this offseason, could be Jason Robertson. The three-time 40-goal scorer is a restricted free agent, and he is reportedly seeking a new contract that will be at least on par with his teammate Mikko Rantanen's $12M AAV salary. And potentially significantly higher. With only about $10M in projected cap space right now for next season's roster, the Stars can't fit in an ext...
Seventeen years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins stunned the Detroit Red Wings to win the team’s third Stanley Cup title. The Penguins were heavy underdogs in the Stanley Cup Final series against the Red Wings, who were the defending champions from the prior year. Pittsburgh seemed extremely outmatched during stretches of the series, losing all […]
Staal is now one goal shy of the modern NHL record for the most in a Stanley Cup Final.
Among the three-to-five teams that Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse is willing to accept a trade to are believed to be the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported Thursday. A week after a report from Sportsnet’s Mark Spector indicated the Oilers would be approaching Nurse to see if he’d be willing…
Darnell Nurse is the latest high-profile player looking for a trade this summer. Nurse, 31, has a cap hit of $9.25 million for four more seasons. He has a full no movement clause currently in place, so he’ll have a say as far as where he is going to go. Friedman reported that Nurse gave […]
Winning the Stanley Cup is one of the most challenging accomplishments a professional hockey player can achieve. If you don’t believe it, ask some of the members of the Hockey…
Yesterday in Hockey History: June 10 Tomorrow in Hockey History: June 12 June 11 has been a very exciting day in NHL history. One franchise’s 45-year wait to wear the…