As first seen on Puck Pedia, the Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to have signed Kasperi Kapanen to a two-year contract with the exact same cap hit as he previously played under, $3.2 million. The official announcement has not been made yet but details were confirmed by The Athletic’s Rob Rossi, among others. It’s a very…… read more »
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Is Age But A Number for the Penguins?
Size and transition on the back end. Those traits are what Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager Ron Hextall cited as his motivation for reinventing the team’s blue line over the past week. One word that he didn’t mention, however, was age.… read more »
Preds sign Nino Niederreiter to 2-year, $8 million deal
The Nashville Predators have signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a two-year, $8 million contract in their biggest free agency move since keeping forward Filip Forsberg off the market. General manager David Poile announced the signing Thursday. The 29-year-old Niederreiter ranked third on the Carolina Hurricanes with 24 goals and had 44 points in 75 games…… read more »
Penguins Re-Sign Kasperi Kapanen
The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Kasperi Kapanen to a two-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $3.2 million. The exact amount as Kapanen’s prior contract, signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs before the 2019-20 season. Kapanen was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing with the Penguins on July 30th.… read more »
Yungblud Shares ‘Sad Version’ Of ‘Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today’
Yungblud recently shared a new version of his latest single, “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today.” The new version has been dubbed as the “sad version,” as the original track, which was released last month, was a short and upbeat pop-rock song. “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today” is the third single from Yungblud’s upcoming…… read more »
Top 25 unrestricted NHL free agents: A look at players testing the market
Johnny Gaudreau, Nazem Kadri and Claude Giroux are among top players who could be unrestricted free agents when the signing period opens July 13.… read more »
Musket Mailbag Answers: Defensive Line, Transfers and More
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Readers asked, so we’ll answer Will Sam James be able to catch a pass this year? Short, snarky answer? Yes, he’ll catch at least one pass this year. James is quite the conundrum, going from almost 70 receptions in 2019 to 31 in 2020 and 42 in 2021. Some of…… read more »
The Mountaineers are headed to Cancun
Amy Kontras-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. The West Virginia women’s basketball team is headed to Mexico this fall. The Mountaineers will be playing in the 2022 Women’s…… read more »
Roger Waters Declares Himself ‘Far, Far, Far More Important’ Than The Weeknd, Drake
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Roger Waters claimed he’s “far, far, far more important than any of them will ever be,” expressing his frustration over The Weeknd’s concert receiving more media coverage than his. Waters also name-dropped another iconic Canadian artist, Drake. Waters, apparently hurt over Canadian newspapers not reviewing his two…… read more »
Everyone loves the Penguins’ logo
NHL fans ranked the Penguins’ logo as one of the sport’s finest on a recent twitter poll. The Kachina logo for the Coyotes is popular, but is it really the second best in the NHL? That seems high.… read more »