Everything in Rickard Rakell’s history suggested the Pittsburgh Penguins could pencil him in for 20 goals in 2023-24. Probably more, actually. After all, he was coming off a 28-goal season and had put up as many as 34 with Anaheim earlier in his career.
Things move fast in the AHL playoffs The Wilkes-Barre Penguins lost Game 1 of their series last night against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. No big deal right?
The Penguins are an old team, but the reasons for that may be surprising The Penguins are an old team, but somewhat uniquely, some of their oldest players are their best (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson).
There will be a second Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman playing for Sweden during the IIHF world championships in Czechia next month. Officials of the Swedish national team announced Wednesday that Marcus Pettersson has been added to the squad.
Kyle Dubas has a busy offseason ahead of him. As Dubas acknowledged in his season-ending media availability last week, the Penguins still have a ways to go toward becoming a contender.
Kyle Dubas has made it clear that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ approach to the offseason will not involve a tear-it-down rebuild, that the plan will be to construct a playoffs-caliber team via trades, free-agent signings and promotions from the farm team in Wilkes-Barre.
We set some over/unders for the Pittsburgh Penguins core group before this season. This is how they (and you) did in getting to them. Before the start of the 2023-24 NHL season we posted some over/under numbers regarding the Pittsburgh Penguins core group of players — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.
While Sidney Crosby has repeatedly said he would prefer to retire as a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the only team for which he has played in his NHL career, Crosby and the organization have reportedly not begun formal negotiations for an extension on his Crosby’s 12-year contract, which will expire at the conclusion of next season.
The season is over in Pittsburgh, but many old friends are chasing the Cup elsewhere this year Thatcher Demko’s injury in Game 1 for the Vancouver Canucks suddenly put Casey DeSmith back in the playoff spotlight.
The Pittsburgh Penguins organization faces a bevy of decisions over the next 12 months that will shape or re-shape the on-ice product. The decisions at the ice level could be transformative, too.
Marcus Pettersson wasn’t the Pittsburgh Penguins’ highest-scoring defenseman during the 2023-24 season. He didn’t log the most ice time among their defensemen, either.
The money was donated as part of the ‘I’m Score for Kids’ initiative. Evgeni Malkin’s ‘I’m Score for Kids’ initiative has helped donate nearly $100,000 towards the Ronald McDonald House charity.
Despite playing great down the stretch in the regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins narrowly missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and as Kyle Dubas heads into the offseason, the top priority is to get captain Sidney Crosby locked into a long-term contract extension as he is only under contract for one more season.
Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced Saturday that the club has agreed to terms with Tristan Broz on a three-year, entry-level contract.
Kyle Dubas held his post-season avail on Friday and offered news on some of the biggest storylines that will be followed out of Pittsburgh this offseason.
After an offseason that saw the Pittsburgh Penguins and new general manager Kyle Dubas bring in Erik Karlsson to an aging lineup in hopes of another playoff push, they came up just short at the end of the season, albeit a strong push over the last couple of weeks.
Crosby has one season remaining on his contract and was the subject of some trade chatter this past winter.
According to CapFriendly, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Ryan Shea on waivers on Thursday. Shea played 31 games for the Penguins this season, tallying one goal and finishing with a plus-1 rating and six penalty minutes. The 27-year-old defenseman has played most of his four-year professional career in the American Hockey League.
The Penguins announced postgame that veteran center Jeff Carter is retiring after a 19-year NHL career.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' push to make the playoffs got a huge lift on Thursday night with their 6-5 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings. But the win is not the only thing they are celebrating.
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