The Pittsburgh Penguins became the latest team to check in on 2023 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks, reported Josh Yohe of The Athletic. Ultimately, they deemed the asking price to be too high, especially after new general manager Kyle Dubas went on a spending spree at the start of free…… read more »
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Patric Hornqvist, two-time Cup winner, retires after 15 seasons
Two-time Stanley Cup winner Patric Hornqvist has announced his retirement after 15 seasons with three teams. Hornqvist, 36, won back-to-back championships with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017, scoring the Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 against the Nashville Predators in 2017. The Swedish forward had a goal and two assists in 22 games with the…… read more »
Zach Frazier named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Let’s get into it. WVU NEWS Football Frazier Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Football Team Junior center Zach…… read more »
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas era off to dubious start in NHL free agency
With a real opportunity to put the Penguins back on the right path, Kyle Dubas instead seemingly paid a premium to keep this vehicle idling in neutral.… read more »
Making sense of the Penguins’ new-look bottom-six forwards
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the offseason with a new general manager, some big needs, and a pretty significant amount of salary cap space at their disposal, the likes of which they have not really seen during the Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin-Kris Letang era. Kyle Dubas had more than $20 million to spend when the offseason began…… read more »
Predators are winners and players seeking long contracts are among the losers in NHL free agency
Barry Trotz was tired after a busy week of putting his stamp on the Nashville Predators by remaking the roster through some important comings and goings. On what was technically his first day on the job as general manager, Trotz signed top two-way center and 2019 playoff MVP Ryan O’Reilly, rugged Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Luke…… read more »
Patric Hornqvist, former Pittsburgh Penguins forward, retires
Sports Patric Hornqvist, former Pittsburgh Penguins forward, retires July 5, 2023 / 7:12 PM / CBS Pittsburgh Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: July 4, 2023 (Pt. 1) Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: July 4, 2023 (Pt. 1) 06:31 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist has retired. The 36-year-old announced his retirement Wednesday…… read more »
Former players highlight West Virginia’s basketball staff for 2023-24 season
Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports Good morning! This is the Shotgun Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup. Welcome, By-Godders, to The Shotgun Throwdown, WVU’s best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor, and daily distractions. Let’s get into it. WVU NEWS Basketball Eilert Announces 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Staff West Virginia interim head coach Josh Eilert…… read more »
Penguins Address Areas Of Need In Free Agency
When Kyle Dubas took over as president of hockey operations and interim-general manager (GM) last month, he had a tall task ahead of him as just weeks away was the draft and free agency. In free agency alone, the team faced many needs to be addressed, such as most of their bottom-six, upgrades at left…… read more »
Hot Takes for Najee Harris, More Steelers Stars Ahead of Training Camp
The Pittsburgh Steelers enter the 2023 NFL season with a running back that has back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. The AFC North side could end the campaign with…… read more »