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Penguins’ 2022 Offseason Trade Targets: Calgary Flames

Tkachuk is someone I’ve circled for Pittsburgh for over a year now and while the Penguins didn’t make his apparent list of preferred destinations, they still should be considered a potential long shot in the trade discussions. First off, the money would need to work of course, as the pending restricted free agent forward is…read more »

New numbers for the Penguins announced

That’s why it’s last on our countdown, the legacy makes for big shoes to fill in Pittsburgh to take this number. Enough time has gone by that this isn’t “Ville Nieminen taking #10 just a few years after Ron Francis left Pittsburgh”, but it’s close enough. Number 25 fast fact: Despite being a fairly common…read more »

3 Pittsburgh Penguins Emerging as Prime Trade Candidates

The summer of wheeling and dealing continues for the Pittsburgh Penguins as general manager (GM) Ron Hextall has put his fingerprints all over the roster. It was only a matter of time before changes were after a few seasons of disappointment. With a revamped blue line and some legendary pieces locked up long-term, look for…read more »

Manoah captivates audience with performance in MLB All-Star Game

Manoah captivates audience with performance in MLB All-Star Game

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-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. Alek Manoah dazzles in All-Star Game debut | WV MetroNewsThe Dodger Stadium crowd and an expanded national television audience were treated…read more »

Penguins Address, but Not Improve Bottom Six

Aside from re-signing core guys like Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, the Pittsburgh Penguins main focus for the offseason was to improve the bottom half of the forward core. Now that both Malkin and Letang have been given new contracts and free agency has opened, the Penguins are yet to make major waves in the…read more »