It won’t be easy for the St. Louis Blues to move salary Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The St. Louis Blues may look to gain some more salary cap space this offseason by moving one or two of their higher-priced defensemen. If they don’t, they won’t have a lot of salary cap space
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What does Bryan Rust‘s extension mean for some other Penguins? Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up winger Bryan Rust over the weekend to a six-year deal with a $5.125 million cap hit. What does that mean for pending UFAs Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and others? There is some risk in
Keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski of ESPN: Looking at the keys to the offseason for the Dallas Stars. Projected 2022-23 cap space: $17,957,499 2022 draft picks: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Pending RFA forward Jason Robertson is going to need a new deal. How much is his
Scouting the Blackhawks and Blues Ben Pope: Scouts listed to attend yesterday’s Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues game: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, and the Seattle Kraken. Scouting the Sharks and Kraken yesterday and Saturday’s Sharks-Bruins game Curtis Pashelka: Scouts listed to attended
Top-six winger options for the Penguins Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburg Penguins should be looking for a middle-six winger ahead of the trade deadline. Forward Jason Zucker has been out since January 25th and there is no timetable on his potential return. He wasn’t lighting it up before his injury with 6
The National Hockey League’s COVID-19 pause aside, the Pittsburgh Penguins are playing like they’re in first place. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 games, including an utterly dominant 6-2 win in the Battle of Pennsylvania on Thursday night. The Penguins’ winning streak demonstrates clearly how important every member of the team has been and
Bryan Rust may not get much play outside of Pittsburgh, but the 29-year-old right-winger is vital to prolonging Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby’s prime. Nothing is guaranteed for Rust past this upcoming season, though. The two-time Stanley Cup champion is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2021-2022 season, but it shouldn’t and likely won’t get
Before the season started, we published four bold predictions about the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2020-21, which included an Art Ross Trophy, player development and a timely trade. While predicting the future is tough, two of the four are on pace and could come to fruition. Here’s a look at the four predictions that were published
It’s the Bryan Rust show and everyone else is just skating in it. The underrated Pittsburgh Penguins winger has been red hot lately, scoring two goals and one assist against the Washington Capitals on Sunday to give the Penguins their second regulation win this season. The NHL recognized Rust’s dominance, awarding him the NHL’s Third
Happy New Year as we turn the clock to 2021, and boy, does this year feel different with how the NHL season aligns with the calendar. The Zambonis have been fueled, the ice has been flooded, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have begun training camp on the 2020-21 NHL season. With the unpredictability of a 56-game
Recent games for the Pittsburgh Penguins have not been going well. A record of 3-7-0 in their last 10 games only amplifies the issues that have dawned on the team. With the rest of the Metropolitan Division hitting a torrid pace, the playoffs are not a certain thing for the Penguins if they are not
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ current situation seems a bit rocky. With a number of players out and injured, they need to lean on the remaining players to push them through this hard time. Right now, a good player to lean on would be Bryan Rust. After coming back from an early-season injury, Rust has tallied 13
What a wild week for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They had three games against teams that have had their number in recent years. They snapped a four-game losing streak against the New York Islanders and a 10-game losing streak against the Chicago Blackhawks. Including the first game of the week against the Boston Bruins, all three
NEW YORK — Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game in overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night in Brooklyn to end New York’s 10-game winning streak. Pittsburgh erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and snapped its three-game skid. Jared McCann had a goal and
Penguins trade talks fell through, but could they pick up again Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: A source has said that at the end of September/start of October that at least one player was told that he could be involved in a trade – which obviously hasn’t happened yet. Talks fell through before injuries
Rumor that Jonathan Drouin could be available Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin didn’t finish last season well and his preseason play may have some wondering where he fits with the Canadiens this season. Drouin has been tried with different centers. He played a team-low in ice time on Monday against the
Milano may not get through waivers if placed on it Aaron Portzline of The Athletic: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sonny Milano is no longer waiver exempt. After talking with executives from five different teams, all doubt Milano would get through waivers if the Blue Jackets put him on it. With two spots open, Milano could
Home NHL Rumors NHL Rumors: Jesse Puljujarvi – Edmonton Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins © Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Holland could give pause on moving Puljujarvi Jim Matheson: One thing to consider that may give pause to the the talk of Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland possibly trading Jesse Puljujarvi – when Holland was the