The Philadelphia Flyers have signed center Ryan Poehling to a one-year deal worth $1.4 million, according to Jeff Marek of SportsNet. The 24-year-old center has played 138 career games for the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Montreal selected Poehling with the 25th-overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, two picks ahead of Philadelphia…… read more »
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Tampa Bay Lightning sign forward Josh Archibald to a two-year deal
The Tampa Bay Lightning added to their forward depth today as they signed Josh Archibald to a two-year contract with an AAV of $880,000. Archibald was a 6th-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2011 and has amassed a total of 305 NHL games over an 8-year career with the Penguins, Coyotes, and Oilers.…… read more »
Blueger, Cole each sign 1-year contract with Canucks
Blueger’s contract is worth $3 million; Cole’s is worth $1.9 million. Blueger, a 28-year-old forward had 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in 63 regular-season games for the Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins last season, including six points (two goals, four assists) in 18 games after he was acquired in a trade with the…… read more »
Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Matt Nieto to 2-Year Deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Matt Nieto to a two-year contract worth $900,000 a season. At 5-foot-11, 187 pounds, Nieto brings depth to the Pens’ wing. This will be Nieto’s third team in the NHL after spending time with the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche through ten seasons, having swapped between the two…… read more »
Penguins Should Target Duchene in Free Agency
One of the players I’ve been thinking about this week has been Matt Duchene and now it seems he has become available after the Nashville Predators chose to buy-out the remaining three seasons of his contract. Coming off of a down year directly after posting career-year numbers in his age-31 season, Duchene felt like a…… read more »
Penguins give out qualifying offers, but not to Ryan Poehling
Qualifying offers were due today in the NHL, ahead of free agency tomorrow. The Penguins elected to give QO’s to five players, who they will retain as restricted free agents. The most notable are for Drew O’Connor and Ty Smith, two young players who could be in the plans next season for the NHL roster.…… read more »
Roster Rebuild: Penguins Can Contend With the Right Moves
For now, let’s get to the fun and see what kind of Pittsburgh Penguins team could be built this offseason. As they have given us the sandbox to play in, a tip of the cap to CapFriendly, whose graphics you will find throughout this piece. According to CapFriendly, Pittsburgh currently has 16 players signed and…… read more »
Jarret Doege to get his first pro start
Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via 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. GOT THAT DOEGE IN HIM Former West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege has…… read more »
Former West Virginia soccer stars set to shine in the 2023 Women’s World Cup
Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images Ashley Lawrence, Kadeisha Buchanan, and Amandine Pierre-Louis have gone from WVU standouts to international soccer sensations. Now they’re gearing up to dominate the Women’s World Cup. As the 2023 Women’s World Cup approaches, soccer fans around the globe eagerly anticipate witnessing the talent and skill of the world’s best players.…… read more »
Penguins Perspectives: An offseason plan emerges
We as Penguins fans have been in the honeymoon phase in the past couple of weeks. Hextall and Burke were out, Kyle Dubas was in, and we were all happy to bask in the glow of a new beginning in the Penguins’ front office. With the beginning of that work, and some hints from Dubas,…… read more »