Mike Tomlin kept waiting for the offense Matt Canada put together to show signs of life. Not in 2021, when Canada and Ben Roethlisberger reached a frosty detente before squeaking into the playoffs. Not in 2022, when Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett carried a game plan designed exclusively to minimize risk.… read more »
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Tomlin: Steelers Fire OC Matt Canada After Browns Loss amid Kenny Pickett’s Struggles
Amid the season-long struggles for Kenny Pickett and the offense, Matt Canada has been fired as Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator. Head coach Mike…… read more »
Some thoughts on the Pittsburgh Penguins struggling power play
There were a lot of sources of frustration for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2022-23 NHL season, but one of the biggest had to be an underachieving power play unit that not only did not score enough, but also seemed to steal momentum away from the team in big moments. There was some expectation that…… read more »
Pens Points: Waiting on Blueshirts
Here are your Pens Points for this Tuesday morning… It was announced on Monday that Sidney Crosby was named the NHL’s Third Star for the week ending Nov. 19. Crosby notched seven points (five goals, two assists) in four games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this past week. It was a reflective, celebratory time for Reilly…… read more »
NHL Buzz: Rust, Rakell, Ruhwedel each out with injury for Penguins
Bryan Rust is being evaluated for a lower-body injury. Rust was one of four Penguins to miss practice Tuesday, along with forwards Rickard Rakell and Matt Nieto, and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel. Rakell, normally right wing on the second line, is out longer-term with an upper-body injury.… read more »
Penguins Sign Defenseman Dmitri Samorukov to a One-Year Contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Dmitri Samorukov (sa-muh-ROO-kahv, dih-MEE-tree) to a one-year contract, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. The contract runs through the 2023-24 season and carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the NHL level. Samorukov, 24, has played 15 games with the…… read more »
Steelers Rumors: Diontae Johnson Had to Be Separated from Coach During Loss to Browns
Add Diontae Johnson to the list of Pittsburgh Steelers offensive players who have expressed frustration this season. Mark Kaboly of The Athletic (h/t Mike…… read more »
FORT MYERS TIP-OFF GAME THREAD: West Virginia vs. SMU
Join us in the comments as the Mountaineers travel to Florida for Fort Myers Tip-Off Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here but, for the uninitiated, we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, and don’t…… read more »
Peter King Ranks Steelers’ Kenny Pickett Behind Browns’ DTR Among NFL AFC North QBs
Count Peter King of Pro Football Talk among those who isn’t very high on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett. As he wrote in his weekly column, “AFC…… read more »
Lightning’s Cole Koepke wears neck guard following Adam Johnson’s death
Cole Koepke was en route to a minor league game with Syracuse of the AHL when he heard from a friend that Adam Johnson had been cut by a skate blade during a game in Britain. After the game last month, the Tampa Bay Lightning left wing found out the fellow University of Minnesota-Duluth product…… read more »