There were a lot of things that went wrong for the 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins . Obviously. That is why we are sitting here talking about the offseason and what next season will look like in late April instead of white-knuckle TV viewing playoff games. The goaltending was not good, the bottom-six was not good, the…… read more »
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Unconventional candidates to know as the Penguins search for hockey operations leaders
It will have been two weeks tomorrow since the Pittsburgh Penguins decided to part ways with Brian Burke and Ron Hextall as the leaders of the team’s hockey operations department. David Beeston spoke on behalf of the Penguin ownership Fenway Sports Group, said they wanted the team to get back to trying to win around…… read more »
Pens Points: Guentzel for America
Not much going on surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins at the moment but every passing day is one day closer to finding out who the new general manager will be and what their plans on for reshaping the team to get them back in contention. For today, it’s just some news on a few Penguins heading…… read more »
Lightning Round: Tampa Bay has come back from 3-1 before (but it has been a while)
Back in 2011, the upstart Tampa Bay Lightning were facing the Pittsburgh Penguins and after winning Game Two to even the series they lost the next two, including Game Four when James Neal scored in double overtime. How did the Lightning respond more than a decade ago? Steven Stamkos, Simon Gagne, and Pavel Kubina all…… read more »
Penguins’ Incoming Leadership Has Work to Do
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, and for the first time in 16 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins are watching from home. Everything that could go wrong did this season, and it culminated in general manager Ron Hextall, president of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant general manager Chris Pryor all being fired on…… read more »
Stanley Cup Playoffs Shining Light on 1st-Overall Picks
Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, and Auston Matthews lead a long list of first-overall picks playing critical roles in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. While former first-overall picks and long-time playoff mainstays Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin watch from home, the list of first-overall picks rising to stardom continues to grow. Jack Hughes has become the…… read more »
Jake Guentzel among three Penguins reportedly to play for Team USA at Worlds
Jake Guentzel will soon get to check something off his list that he surprisingly hasn’t yet done: wear the red, white and blue colors and represent his country playing hockey. Team USA coach for the 2023 World Championships, David Quinn, told “The Athletic Hockey Show” yesterday that Guentzel is among the headliners of the team…… read more »
Pens Points: Penguins aiding the community
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday announced the launch of the ‘Penguins Pledge’ in partnership with PPG, U. S. Steel, and Evoqua Water Technologies. This pledge aids the organization’s commitment to improving all efforts of social, economic, and environmental sustainability. [ Penguins ] The Trib’s Seth Rorabaugh…… read more »
Blackhawks come into matchup against the Penguins on losing streak
Chicago Blackhawks (25-48-6, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (40-30-10, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT : Penguins -456, Blackhawks +350; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks aim to stop a three-game slide with a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh is 23-12-5 in home games and…… read more »
Pens’ playoff streak in jeopardy after 5-2 loss to Chicago
PITTSBURGH — – Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been an NHL playoff fixture for the better part of two decades. It’s a run that’s produced three Stanley Cups, a near miss at another and likely fast-tracked all three franchise icons to the Hall of Fame. Buddy Robinson and Andres…… read more »