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Looking at the Darnell Nurse trade request and the Penguins

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 […]

Today in Hockey History: June 11

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…

On this date in Penguins history: Pittsburgh wins 5th Stanley Cup title

Nine years ago today, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the franchise’s fifth Stanley Cup title in team history, beating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the 2017 Cup Final. The Penguins won Game 1 and Game 2 at home before Nashville held serve, winning Game 3 and Game 4 to tie the series and […]

2025-26 Season in Review: Harrison Brunicke

Vitals Player: Harrison BrunickeBorn: May 8, 2006 (20 years old)Height: 6’3”Weight: 201 poundsHometown: Johannesburg, South AfricaShoots: RightDraft: Second-round, 2024, No. 44 overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 9 games played, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point Contract Status: By only playing in nine games this season Brunicke still has all three years of his entry-level contract remaining. Story of the Season Brunicke entered training […]

Penguins Urged To Bring Back Former Stanley Cup Hero

The Pittsburgh Penguins decided to make a major shift to their goaltending department in December 2025, trading Tristan Jarry (along with Sam Poulin) to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Stuart Skinner (and Brett Kulak).The move had some positive aspects for the Penguins. At times, Skinner showed the kind of flashes that helped him and […] The post Penguins Urged To Bring Back Former Stanley Cup Hero appeared first on HEAVY .

Former Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Linked To Canadian NHL Team

After finally deciding that Stuart Skinner was unlikely to regain the level of consistency they needed, the Edmonton Oilers opted to move on, sending the netminder and defenseman Brett Kulak to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Sam Poulin. In the end, the deal produced uneven results for both organizations. Jarry […] The post Former Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner Linked To Canadian NHL Team appeared first on HEAVY .

Which Penguins have the best trade value going into the offseason?

If the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to be active this offseason in making changes to their roster, it is almost certainly going to be through trades. Not only because the free agent market is awful, but also because Kyle Dubas has been extremely active with trades in his first few offseasons running the team. He […]

NHL Rumors: Penguins Willing To Trade Young Assets For Impact Player

Kyle Dubas held a nearly 40-minute end-of-season press conference and by the time it was over, the team's next steps seemed pretty clear. The Pittsburgh Penguins are not bottoming out, but they're not running it back either. They are looking for the trade that splits the difference. Per Pittsburgh Hockey Now's Dan Kingerski , Dubas said explicitly that he wants to acquire impact players in their mid-to-late 20s who can play immediately and be part of the franchise's future simultaneously...

2025-26 Season in Review: Avery Hayes

Vitals Player: Avery HayesBorn: October 10, 2002 (age 23)Height: 5’ 10”Weight: 180 poundsHometown: Westland, MichiganShoots: RightDraft: Undrafted2025-26 Statistics: Five goals, zero assists in 16 regular-season gamesContract Status: Hayes is signed through the 2026-27 season on his $867,500 entry-level contract. Story of the Season Hayes played 16 games with the Penguins this season, but he still led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with 24 goals in 42 […]

What have we learned from the Toronto Marlies’ Eastern Conference championship playoff run?

The Toronto Marlies just keep finding ways to win, and now they’re off to the Calder Cup Finals. Two overtime wins, an entertaining 5-1 victory, and a win in which they were outshot 36-16 helped them take their best-of-seven series against the WBS Penguins and capture the conference title. This was, for my money, the […] The post What have we learned from the Toronto Marlies’ Eastern Conference championship playoff run? appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

2025-26 Season in Review: Ben Kindel

Vitals Player: Ben KindelBorn: April 19, 2007 (Age 18 season)Height: 5’ 11”Weight: 182 poundsHometown: Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaShoots: RightDraft: 2025 first round (11th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins2025-26 Statistics: 77 games played, 17 goals, 18 assists = 35 points ; 6 games played, 0 goals, 0 assists in playoffs.Contract Status: Kindel has two years left on his entry level contract valued at a miniscule $986,250 […]

Where are they now? Pensburgh 2021 Top 25 Under 25 update

Let’s jump back in time to the 2021 prospect pool for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was not a very good time for the youth in the organization, considering that the Pens only made one first round pick from 2016-21 during their period of maximizing the contending window in those days. Part of the price for […]

Should the Devils Pursue Another Top Center?

Welcome to trade rumor season, which is now in full swing with the news of Dylan Larkin’s request for a trade out of Detroit. The Ottawa Citizen, just a couple days prior, reported that the Islanders have been exploring the market for Mathew Barzal. While both players should be interesting to every team in the […]

Twist In Former Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner’s Future With Penguins

There was a major shakeup in the goaltending department for the Edmonton Oilers this season, as the club decided that they were no longer able to wait for Stuart Skinner to rediscover his consistency. They shipped him in December along with defenseman Brett Kulak to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for Tristan Jarry and Sam […] The post Twist In Former Oilers Goalie Stuart Skinner’s Future With Penguins appeared first on HEAVY .

New Twist Emerges In Stuart Skinner’s Future With Penguins

This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins decided to make a major shift in their goaltending department, trading Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin to the Edmonton Oilers in return for Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak.Jarry, who was once thought of as the potential goaltender of the future for the Penguins, wasn’t able to string together consistent enough […] The post New Twist Emerges In Stuart Skinner’s Future With Penguins appeared first on HEAVY .

New mock drafts offer possibilities for potential Penguin picks

It’s getting to be mock draft season with the event now three weeks away, let’s check on a few of them. 22. Pittsburgh Penguins: Adam Novotny, LW (Peterborough Petes, OHL) Novotný would be a stellar pick here. He’s a rugged forward with an excellent shot – something we saw plenty of times with Peterborough. Novotný surpassed the […]

Potential 2026 NHL offer sheet candidates

The NHL’s salary cap is rising but many teams still find themselves in various degrees of uncomfortableness when it comes to the salary structure. The Pittsburgh Penguins are not one such team. Offer sheets have been a seldom used venture by NHL general managers, there have only been four in the last decade. Montreal signed […]

Penguins rumors: Pittsburgh could re-sign Anthony Mantha under 1 condition

The Pittsburgh Penguins were one of the NHL’s biggest surprises in 2025-26, ending a three-year playoff drought after winning 41 games and finishing second in the Metropolitan Division. Although the campaign ended with a six-game first-round loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, it represented meaningful progress for a franchise that had spent the previous few years […] The post Penguins rumors: Pittsburgh could re-sign Anthony Mantha under 1 condition appeared first on ClutchPoints .

2026 player review Vincent Desharnais:

When the San Jose Sharks traded a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Vincent Desharnais in March of last year, there wasn’t much to the deal. The idea was that the Sharks had acquired a depth 6/7 defenseman who would fill in when there was an injury. For a fifth-round pick far, far in the future, it wasn’t a hefty price to pay. So it was a surprise when Desharnais proved, midway through the season, to be one of the more reliable and steadfast defensemen within the Shark...