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Penguins’ Final Third-Rounder Might Be a Hit Someday

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a pressing need for physicality on their defense corps, and it’s unlikely that Brady Peddle will be able to help much in the short term. There is, however, reason to believe that Peddle, who they claimed with the last of their three third-round choices (No. 91 overall) at the NHL Draft…read more »

Penguins Draft Goalie Connected to Fleury: Gabriel D’Aigle

The draft picks fly fast and furious during Day 2 of the NHL Draft, but Saturday the Pittsburgh Penguins reached back in time, just a little bit. With the 84th overall pick, the Penguins selected goaltender Gabriel D’Aigle from Victoriaville of the QMJHL. D’Aigle not only shares a hometown with beloved Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury,…read more »

Penguins Should Trade Rickard Rakell Before Free Agency

While the one Pittsburgh Penguin who is receiving the most trade buzz this offseason is Erik Karlsson, there is another valuable Penguin who garnered interest from teams at the 2025 Trade Deadline but has not reemerged this offseason as a trade candidate. At the trade deadline, it was rumored that Rakell was available for a…read more »

STEAL? Penguins Select former Pens Elite Prospect Tretheway in 3rd Round

Size and right-handed defensemen. The Pittsburgh Penguins stayed consistent in the third round as they continued adding righties by selecting former Pens Elite player Charlie Trethewey with teh 73rd overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Trethewey’s Penguins connections go deep as he played on the elite juniors squad when he was 13 and 14…read more »

Sabres Deal Connor Clifton To Pittsburgh

The Buffalo Sabres were slated to select near the top of the second round on day two of the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles, but they pulled off a trade sending the 39th overall pick and defenseman Connor Clifton to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Conor Timmins and minor leaguer Isaac Belliveau.read more »

NHL draft tracker: Follow Columbus Blue Jackets’ picks on Day 2

After making two selections in the first round on June 27, the Columbus Blue Jackets entered the second day of the NHL draft with five picks. With their first pick in the first round , 14th overall, the Blue Jackets selected defenseman Jackson Smith, who intends to play for Penn State, He is 6-feet-4, 199…read more »