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Penguins unrestricted free agents: Who stays and who goes?
The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing an uncertain offseason for a variety of reasons ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to their own internal shortcomings. How that impacts the rosters moving forward is still anyone’s guess, including their own, perhaps. With an estimated $13,224,825 of salary cap space, according to Cap Friendly,...
Penguins restricted free agents: Who stays and who goes?
The Pittsburgh Penguins are facing an uncertain offseason for a variety of reasons ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to their own internal shortcomings. How that impacts the rosters moving forward is still anyone’s guess, including their own, perhaps. With an estimated $13,224,825 of salary cap space — according to Cap...
Ex-Penguins prospect Nikita Pavlychev signs with Lightning affiliate
Former Penguins forward prospect Nikita Pavlychev has signed a one-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract with the Syracuse Crunch, affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Penguins selected Pavlychev in the seventh round (No. 197 overall) in the 2015 draft but never signed him. The deadline to retain his signing...
Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese undergoes shoulder surgery
The Penguins on Monday announced forward Zach Aston-Reese underwent surgery on his left shoulder. He is expected to take six months to recover. The 2020-21 NHL season is aiming to open in early December. The nature of the surgery, the extent of the ailment and the date of the procedure...
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin undergoes elbow surgery
The Penguins’ rotten offseason continues. Forward Evgeni Malkin underwent surgery on his left elbow the team announced Monday. The nature of the surgery, the extent of the ailment and the date of the procedure were not disclosed. Malkin is expected to take three to four weeks to recover. NHL training...
‘Burgh’s Best to Wear It, No. 14: Chris Kunitz’s persistence paid off for PenguinsVideo
The Tribune-Review sports staff is conducting a daily countdown of the best players in Pittsburgh pro and college sports history to wear each jersey number. No. 14: Chris Kunitz Chris Kunitz nearly quit professional hockey before his career even began. After bouncing through waivers between the Anaheim Ducks and the...
Penguins relinquish rights to prospects Ryan Jones, Nikita Pavlychev
The Penguins have relinquished the rights to prospects Ryan Jones and Nikita Pavlychev and allowed both players to become unrestricted free agents. Jones and Pavlychev were each drafted by the Penguins and played at the NCAA level the past four seasons. The NHL’s deadline to sign drafted college players was...
How do the Penguins get younger?Video
In October, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan objected to the phrasing of a question when asked if he has to go about his job differently when his roster is populated with so many “AHL guys.” Sullivan called for a point of order before answering the query. “They’re not AHL guys,” Sullivan...
Would-be Penguins defenseman Dan Hamhuis retires
Longtime NHL defenseman Dan Hamhuis announced his retirement through the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Over 16 seasons, Hamhuis appeared in 1,148 regular season games and scored 356 points (59 goals, 297 assists). A stout defensive defenseman throughout his career, Hamhuis, 37, primarily played for the Predators throughout his career but...
Report: Penguins to retain 2020 first-round draft choice
The Pittsburgh Penguins have opted to retain their first-round draft pick for this year’s draft, according to Pierre Lebrun of TSN. They will instead send their first-round pick in 2021 to the Minnesota Wild to complete a trade they made in February for forward Jason Zucker. A condition of a...
Mike Sullivan, Penguins still searching for answers on what went wrongVideo
If things had gone as planned, the Pittsburgh Penguins still would be in Toronto, playing the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. Sergei Gonchar would be trying to help defensemen Justin Schultz regain some confidence. Jacques Martin would be going over video of the Bruins’ dangerous top...
Penguins dismiss assistant coaches Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi
A day after general manager Jim Rutherford said change was needed for his team, the Penguins did just that with their coaching staff. On Wednesday, the team announced assistant coaches Sergei Gonchar, Jacques Martin and Mark Recchi will not have their contracts renewed. A search for new assistants to work...
Jim Rutherford: ‘Changes need to be made’ for the Penguins
Jim Rutherford didn’t have many answers on Tuesday. In all reality, he’s probably still asking lots of his own questions of his team that was meekly dispatched from the playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens last week. But he still had plenty to say when he spoke with reporters via teleconference...
Rangers win NHL’s draft lottery, Penguins settle for 15th pickVideo
Any hopes of the Penguins drafting another generational player were dashed on Monday. The NHL held the second phase of its draft lottery, and the Penguins ended up with the 15th overall selection in this year’s draft. The top overall selection was claimed by the New York Rangers. Alexis Lafreniere,...
Penguins prospect Radim Zohorna to remain in Czech Republic to open 2020-21 season
Penguins forward prospect Radim Zohorna will remain his native Czech Republic and train with his previous team, BK Mlada Boleslav of the ELH, to open the 2020-21 season according to a release from the team. The release did not specify if Zohorna will play with BK Mlada Boleslav. That team’s...
How much time does Penguins’ Stanley Cup core have left?Video
When former Pittsburgh Penguins star Alexei Kovalev retired from the NHL at the age of 39 in March of 2013, current Penguins star Evgeni Malkin spoke glowingly of the fellow Russian whom he played with in international tournaments. “I remember my first Olympic games, he was captain,” Malkin said. “We...
What went wrong for Penguins against the Canadiens?
Mike Sullivan was relieved. On March 10, in the aftermath of a tidy 5-2 road win against the New Jersey Devils, the Penguins coach stood outside the visiting dressing room of the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, N.J., and offered body language that suggested he finally resolved a great conundrum....
Empty Thoughts: The Penguins tried to play the Canadiens’ game but fell short
Observations from the Penguins’ 2-0 loss to the Canadiens: There will be plenty of time to dissect this franchise’s malfunctions over the past 28 months and how they’ve fallen from the league’s upper tier of true Stanley Cup contenders. In fact, there will be three months to do that before...
Quick playoff exit gives the Penguins a chance at top prospect Alexis Lafreniere
The Penguins’ season-ending 2-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their qualifying round series in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena brought clarity to one of the conditional transactions they made prior to February’s trade deadline. And it introduced plenty of intrigue to another. The conditional draft pick they dealt...
Penguins unable to solve Canadiens goaltender Carey Price
As stunning as the Penguins’ loss to the Montreal Canadiens was in the qualifying round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, it wasn’t surprising that Canadiens franchise goaltender Carey Price was one of the primary reasons for the result. It might be a stretch to say Price was tested in Game...
Penguins eliminated from playoffs after being upset by the Canadiens
When crafting his lineup on a game-by-game basis, Mike Sullivan has a basic principle he professes to abide by. What players will give his team the best chance to win? On Friday, he deemed goaltender Tristan Jarry the most worthy candidate of his options in net in achieving that overlying...
Penguins to start goaltender Tristan Jarry in Game 4
With their season on the line, the Penguins will start goaltender Tristan Jarry for Friday’s Game 4 of their qualifying round series against the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Jarry as his starter via video conference from Toronto but declined to get into specifics as...
Penguins notebook: ‘Home’ ice played a small role in Game 3 loss
While the NHL’s entire postseason tournament is being orchestrated in what are essentially neutral sites between Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Edmonton’s Rogers Place, there are designated home and road teams for each contest. The Penguins, as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, have home ice advantage, so to speak,...
Empty Thoughts: More lineup changes can’t be ruled out for the Penguins
Observations from the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the Canadiens: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has a pretty standard answer when he’s asked about playing or not playing certain players. That answer was established in the early portions of 2016 when he regularly scratched forward Sergei Plotnikov. When asked why Plotnikov was...
Penguins lose Game 3 to Montreal, on brink of eliminationVideo
In the decade and a half he has played in the NHL, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has faced elimination from the postseason many times. He’s won and lost in plenty of those situations. They’ve come in all kinds of scenarios. In the first round or the Stanley Cup Final. Home...
