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Takeaways from the Penguins’ 2022-23 Season-Ending Media Availability

At this time last year – well, for the previous few years, really – Sidney Crosby was answering questions about the futures of his longtime teammates. With Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang getting locked up to long-term extensions a couple months later, the conversation has started shifting to whether the captain – who is signed…read more »

Crosby, Penguins try to look ahead following failure to make playoffs

“Nobody feels good,” the Pittsburgh Penguins captain said Saturday. Until now, Crosby had only missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a rookie in 2006. Pittsburgh has failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs since 2018, losing in the opening round in its previous four appearances before failing to qualify this season. It…read more »

The top 16 playoff games of the Penguins 16-year playoff streak

This will be the first time since the 2005-06 NHL season that the Pittsburgh Penguins will not be participating in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, ending an incredible 16-year streak. It is still kind of unbelievable that it happened, especially when the core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang is still so good, so…read more »

Penguins Are Facing Some Serious Franchise Identity Questions

Since entering the National Hockey League almost 60 years ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins, perhaps more than any other franchise, have been defined on a pendulum swing, from being one of the worst teams in the league for much of their early existence to entering the last decade of the 21st Century as back-to-back champions. The…read more »

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Penguins, Senators, Flames, Capitals

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, will the Pittsburgh Penguins make a push to sign Kyle Dubas after this season ends? Meanwhile, what is going to happen in Ottawa where there are a number of questions relating to players and management that require answers? Will Mikael Backlund ask for a trade if the Flames don’t make…read more »

Penguins fire Hextall, Burke after missing playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins asked Ron Hextall and Brian Burke to thread an impossibly thin needle when they were hired in February 2021. Hextall, the general manager, and Burke, the director of hockey operations, were asked to find a way to prop open the championship window for stars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang without…read more »

Pittsburgh Penguins fans say it was time for change in front office

The Penguins’ playoff streak is over, but the team is getting fresh blood in management. Fans told KDKA-TV on Friday that they’re ready for a change. Ethan Weisser of Pittsburgh is disappointed. For the first time in 16 seasons, the Pens won’t be in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and it’s not exactly what fans wanted…read more »