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How should the current trade market impact the Penguins offseason plans?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have not really become involved in the offseason chaos just yet, and given the trade prices we are seeing around the league it leads to some questions as to what they should be doing this week. Just a quick recap of what we have seen so far. There’s a lot happening there, […]
Hoffmann Family to complete purchase of Penguins following Board of Governors vote
The Pittsburgh Penguins will officially be under new ownership, perhaps as soon as Wednesday, as the Hoffmann Family of Companies has been approved to purchase control of the team from Fenway Sports Group following a unanimous vote from the NHL Board of Governors on Tuesday afternoon. The Hoffmann Family is expected to take over from […]
Penguins reveal new-look preseason schedule
The NHL schedule will look a little different in 2026-27. The past ways of an endless slog of a preseason is getting cut short, the Penguins announced their four-game exhibition schedule for September. From the team: The Penguins will play four preseason games prior to the start of the 2026.27 season – two at home […]
2026 NHL Draft: Defensemen targets for the Penguins
Piggybacking off the earlier look into the forwards that could make sense for the Penguins to consider with the 22nd pick in Friday’s NHL draft, let’s take a turn to the blueline. Be it coincidence or preference, Kyle Dubas has only drafted one defenseman in the first round since he became a general manager in […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Sergei Murashov
Vitals Player: Sergei MurashovBorn: April 1, 2004 (22 years old)Height: 6’2”Weight: 185 poundsHometown: Yaroslavl, RussiaCatches: RightDraft: 2022, Pittsburgh Penguins (fourth round, 118th overall)2025-26 Statistics: Five NHL games played (1-1-2 record, .897 save percentage, 2.56 goals against average) and 38 AHL games played (24-9-8 record, .919 save percentage, 2.20 goals against average).Contract Status: Signed through the […]
On this date in Penguins history: 2012 NHL Draft held in Pittsburgh
It was an electric night in Pittsburgh 14 years ago as the Penguins played host to the 2012 NHL Draft, which was held at PPG Paints Arena. Then known as the Consol Energy Center, the arena was only a couple of years old and Pittsburgh had landed the NHL Draft for the first time since […]
2026 NHL Draft: Who could be targets for the Penguins in the first round?
Knowing what we know about Kyle Dubas draft tendencies, who could be some targets for the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 22nd pick at Friday night’s NHL draft? It’s a loaded question to consider, since Dubas is always active in terms of desire to move up or down in the draft. His real target could be […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Ryan Graves
Vitals Player: Ryan GravesBorn: May 21, 1995 (Age 30 season)Height: 6’ 5”Weight: 225 poundsHometown: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaShoots: LeftDraft: 2013 fourth round (110th overall) by the New York Rangers2025-26 Statistics: 22 games played, 1 goal, 0 assists = 1 point ; 15 games played, 3 goals, 7 assists with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.Contract Status: Three years remaining on a six-year deal signed in 2023 that carries a […]
Projecting the 2027 Penguins
Kyle Dubas makes such frequent transactions around the Penguins that plotting a long-term path can be difficult. It only takes one call to dramatically alter the future in ways that can’t be imagined these days. With that in mind that this exercise is likely to have more hits than misses, what could the Penguins look […]
Rickard Rakell: trade bait?
Whether or not any trade has been close to completion, Rickard Rakell’s name has often been in the chatter as an offseason trade possibility. That’s again this case on TSN, where Rakell comes in as a highlighted player around the league. 6. Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh – LW Rakell, 33, had 24 goals and 48 points in […]
Ron Francis joins Penguins in advisory role
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 […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Sidney Crosby
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 […]
Mike Reilly: the next Parker Wotherspoon?
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 […]
2026 Hockey Hall of Fame candidates
For our fourth year in a row, it’s time to drum up the case for Sergei Gonchar hearing his name called on Monday when the Hockey Hall of Fame announces their 2026 class. Greg Wyshynski laid out Gonchar’s case last year: Gonchar is 19th in career points among defensemen, with 811 in 1,301 NHL games. […]
2025-26 Season In Review: Kris Letang
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 […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Filip Hallander
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. […]
What can the Penguins learn from how the 2026 Hurricanes were built?
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 […]
Examining the possible ‘pathway’ with Darnell Nurse and the Penguins
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 […]
Regrading the last 10 drafts for the Penguins
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 […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Ilya Solovyov
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 […]
First round names to know for the Penguins at pick No. 22
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 […]
2025-26 Season in Review: Evgeni Malkin
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 […]
82-0 but make it all Penguins
A recent trend has inspired several different websites to pop up in order to create a team that can go undefeated. The premise is getting a random team and decade to select a player, locking in that position once it is taken out, making the strategy to blindly make one selection before the next possibility […]
Penguins trade Emil Pieniniemi to Panthers for Oliver Okuliar
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 biggest Penguin killers of 2025-26
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, […]
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