Every player comes into a season with the expectation that they are at the start of a career year, but few realize that hope. Last season, many of the teams in the ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division succeeded or failed based on the ability of players like Jack Hughes, Alexis Lafreniere, and Martin Necas to have a
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the playoffs for the past 16 years in a row. This is the longest active postseason streak in all North American sports. However, the Penguins have been struggling for the past few weeks which has fans starting to wonder if this will be the year the streak ends. If Pittsburgh
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL Lines site Betway A pivotal season for the Winnipeg Jets Dan Rosen of NHL.com: (mailbag) If the Winnipeg Jets don’t make the playoffs, or lose in the first round, changes could be coming next offseason. Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck will be
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are making Pierre-Olivier Joseph available. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are still trying to sort out their cap situation and the play of Dylan Holloway during preseason might make the direction the club takes a bit clearer. The Toronto Maple Leafs might move pieces around to sign Zach
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports The Oilers could still move Jesse Puljujarvi @Account4Hockey: Frank Seravalli on Bob Stauffer’s Oilers Now radio show: “I wouldn’t fully close the door on the Edmonton Oilers moving on from Jesse Puljujarvi before opening night.” Timothy Liljegren‘s injury won’t change Rasmus Sandin‘s status
Going to be hard for the Penguins to re-sign Rickard Rakell Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Given the Pittsburgh Penguins salary cap issues, it’s not going to be easy for the Penguins to bring back pending UFA winger Rickard Rakell. Rakell recently switched agents to Claude Lemieux and is coming off a $3,789,444 cap
At the beginning of the year, many NHL experts counted the Pittsburgh Penguins out, saying this would be the first time since the 2005-06 season they would miss the playoffs. Not only did the Penguins quiet the critics and make the postseason, but they finished first in what was looked at as the toughest division
In a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Rangers on Friday night, Pittsburgh Penguins’ prospect Pierre-Oliver Joseph made his NHL debut. Playing with Chad Ruhwedel on the third pairing, Joseph played a simple, effective game. With his smooth skating and strong puck-movement ability, the rookie fits right in with the system implemented by head
Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost their top winger, Jake Guentzel, for four to six months and fans are hoping for a trade to help replace the offense lost. Penguins GM Jim Rutherford usually takes things slowly, so don’t expect a quick addition. What do the Penguins have to offer
report this ad It finally happened. After what has seemed like months of speculation regarding a potential trade between the Arizona Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins, with Phil Kessel being the centerpiece of the deal, the swap finally happened late on Saturday afternoon, with the news breaking at around 4:30 P.M. local time in the Valley
© Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded forward Phil Kessel, Dane Birks, and a 2020 4th round pick to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The 31-year old Kessel was drafted 5th overall in the 1st round pick of the 2006 draft. He carries a $6.8 million