Kyle Dubas had just completed the biggest trade of the NHL offseason, landing defenseman Erik Karlsson in a three-team deal that furthers the Pittsburgh Penguins’ desire to win now, when he was asked if other moves might be in store. Rival GM Brian MacLellan of the Washington Capitals is still busy working the phones, not…… read more »
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Karlsson reflects on Sharks tenure with fondness, regret
After being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Erik Karlsson reflected on his time in San Jose with the Sharks.… read more »
NEW EPISODE: How does conference expansion affect West Virginia’s basketball standing?
We’re exploring the new and exciting(?) world that’s been opened by conference realignment Smoking Musket contributor Andy Facemire (@StatsBoyAndi on Twitter aka X) joins the podcast to discuss the four schools that will be joining the Big 12 in 2024. How does this affect WVU’s standing on the basketball side? Does expanding west get WVU…… read more »
With 6 weeks until NHL training camps open, some teams may not be done making moves
Kyle Dubas had just completed the biggest trade of the NHL offseason, landing defenseman Erik Karlsson in a three-team deal that furthers the Pittsburgh Penguins’ desire to win now, when he was asked if other moves might be in store. Rival GM Brian MacLellan of the Washington Capitals is still busy working the phones, not…… read more »
Where does the Erik Karlsson trade rank among Penguins’ most impactful deals all-time?
It has been nearly a week and I am still having a difficult time wrapping my head around the Erik Karlsson trade. Not only the fact that Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins were able to pull it off and actually make Karlsson a Penguin, but how they pulled it off. The only valuable assets…… read more »
Erik Karlsson’s uncertain summer is over. The defenseman is eager to get to work with the Penguins
How much influence did you have and, and where you ended up if any and, and how high on the list was Pittsburgh of places you wanted to come. Uh So once, you know, the ball kind of started to roll, uh once the season, the Stanley Cup playoffs was over there, uh, you know,…… read more »
Karlsson: Should be no problem coexisting with Letang
Can Eriksson and Letang, both right-handers and alpha defensemen for most of their careers, co-exist when there are only so many minutes in a game, so relatively little time to work on a No. 1 power play?… read more »
After uncertain summer, Erik Karlsson eager to get to work with Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been where Erik Karlsson is trying to go. The superstar defenseman was sitting on the bench when Chris Kunitz’s knuckler found its way back into the back of the Ottawa net in Game 7 of the 2017 Eastern Conference finals. Six years later, Pittsburgh believes its championship window remains open. Six…… read more »
Karlsson eyeing Stanley Cup following trade to Penguins
The 33-year-old won the Norris Trophy as the League’s best defenseman for the third time last season after he had 101 points (25 goals, 76 assists) in 82 games for the San Jose Sharks. Now with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Karlsson said he wants what has been out of reach: the Stanley Cup. “It’s always been…… read more »
Penguins’ Karlsson Trade Will Have Effects Now & in the Future
The Kyle Dubas era has officially commenced in Pittsburgh as he completed a blockbuster trade. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they had acquired the 2023 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson along with forwards Rem Pitlick and Dillon Hamaliuk as well as a 2026 third-round draft pick. In exchange, the Penguins gave up a…… read more »