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Many fans are still not used to seeing Jake Guentzel in Carolina Hurricanes uniform. This Tuesday, it’s about to get even more surreal for those people, as Guentzel is about to make his first appearance at his old stomping grounds as Guentzel and the Canes are set to visit the PPG Paints Arena to play […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will face off with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the fourth time this season on Tuesday night, with the Hurricanes winning two games and the last two meetings going to overtime. The Hurricanes have won six of the last seven meetings, dating back to the beginning of last season. It is time to […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season hoping to contend for the Stanley Cup. However, that is not on the cards this year. General manager Kyle Dubas has watched his team fall out of playoff contention. And at the NHL Trade Deadline, he made the tough decision to sell. Among the players to move […]

The Dallas Stars must be considered one of the top contenders to lift the Stanley Cup this June, sitting tied with Colorado and Winnipeg for first in points in the Central Division. The Pittsburgh Penguins are riding out the rest of the season after falling out of playoff contention and may benefit from staying lower […]

When Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins traded franchise cornerstone Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes, it looked like the club was waving the white flag on the 2023-24 season. The Pens were fading away in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, exacerbated by a seven-loss-in-eight-game stretch between Feb. 29 – Mar. 12. Things haven’t improved […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kyle Dubas made the difficult decision to trade winger Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, and Dubas spoke about how the departure of Guentzel was felt throughout the Penguins organization. “Yeah, and I wasn’t there the whole time with him, but I could feel internally […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up an important win on Sunday night. Pittsburgh took down a struggling Detroit Red Wings squad, putting six goals past Detroit. The win was especially important for superstar Sidney Crosby. Crosby scored a goal and added an assist against the Winged Wheel, snapping an 11-game goal-scoring drought. Crosby spoke with reporters […]

Tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks was a big one that was on the calendar for Pittsburgh Penguins fans, as it was scheduled to be Jaromir Jagr bobblehead night. However, fans will not be receiving those bobbleheads, as the Penguins announced that the shipment carrying them was stolen after it arrived in California. The […]

The Carolina Hurricanes tried a few times to make a big splash. It took until the night before the NHL Trade Deadline this year to finally get it done. Carolina swung a massive trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night to acquire star winger Jake Guentzel. With the deal now official, let’s hand out […]

The NHL Trade Deadline is upon us. After 3 PM Eastern on Friday, any players traded to another team will no longer be eligible for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This creates a plethora of potential scenarios that could go down. What do the Pittsburgh Penguins do after trading Jake Guentzel? Could the New Jersey Devils […]

The New York Rangers (40-18-4, 84 points) are staying active on NHL trade deadline day as they look to prepare themselves for what fans hope is an eventful and possibly historic postseason. Although they could not snag Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Blueshirts are still finding a way to do business with their […]

Alex Ovechkin is probably not in a great mood as the minutes tick down on Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline, watching as two longtime teammates in Anthony Mantha and Evgeny Kuznetsov were shipped to the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes, respectively. But the Washington Capitals superstar controlled what he could control on Thursday night, leading […]

Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel have played on the same line for nearly a decade, winning two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins and creating one of the better one-two punches in the game of hockey. But with the Pens floundering and unable to claw back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, and Guentzel […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have not had the 2023-24 season they were hoping for. As a result, the Penguins branded themselves as sellers ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Thus, Longtime winger Jake Guentzel is on his way to the Carolina Hurricanes, and fans are reminded of his days in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh fans reflect on Jake […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins indicated their willingness to sell, and that is exactly what they are on the verge of doing. Pittsburgh has officially traded star forward Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, according to Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic. Guentzel is moving on, as the Pens […]

The New York Rangers have already made one move ahead of the March 8 trade deadline, but general manager Chris Drury might not be done. As the Jake Guentzel sweepstakes heat up, with multiple teams reportedly in on the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar, the New York Rangers are continuing to try to get a deal done. […]

With the NHL trade deadline coming up on Friday, we can expect a few more big-names dealt around the league. One of the teams we can expect to be active in these trades is the Pittsburgh Penguins. For over a decade now, the Penguins have continued to add whenever possible, often throwing future assets to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made a splash just days before the 2024 NHL trade deadline by acquiring standout defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames. The Golden Knights are also rumored to still be in on injured Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel, but they’re facing serious competition from a host of other contenders. That list […]

It is Alex Ovechkin against Sidney Crosby as the Washington Capitals face the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Penguins prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Capitals come into the game sitting at 28-23-9 on the year, seven points out of a playoff spot. They have also won five […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in 18 years. That 2006 season was Sidney Crosby’s first in the NHL, and he & the Penguins would go on to make the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons, winning three Stanley Cups in the process. There doesn’t […]

The Vegas Golden Knights continue to struggle mightily in the back half of 2023-24, and general manager Kelly McCrimmon addressed his team’s offensive woes by bringing Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha into the fold on Tuesday. But that doesn’t mean that he isn’t still trying to land the headliner of NHL Trade Deadline season: Jake […]

Elias Lindholm has been skating for the Vancouver Canucks for just over a month but there’s a chance he’ll be on the move again. Rumor has it that the Canucks are looking to flip Lindholm to the Boston Bruins as part of a potential deal to acquire Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins, per the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a rough go during the 2023-24 season. The Penguins sit as the second-worst team in the Metropolitan Division. As a result, they are looking to shake things up before the NHL Trade Deadline. Pittsburgh is reportedly looking for a mammoth trade return for left wing Jake Guentzel. Pittsburgh seeking a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a very disappointing season, sitting in second-last place in the Metropolitan Division. At this point, the playoffs are probably not going to happen, which means the organization could sell later this week. Star winger Jake Guentzel is one player who is already garnering interest ahead of Friday’s […]

Rather surprisingly, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel remains with the team as the NHL trade deadline looms. With the March 8 deadline right around the corner, the longer Guentzel stays a Penguin, the more rumors appear that Pittsburgh is going to retain him not only for the rest of the season but long-term. Pittsburgh radio […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins did not put their best foot forward on Sunday. They fell to the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in a game that was well out of their control from the opening faceoff. This loss comes on the back of a brutal loss to the Calgary Flames on the road, as well. […]

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were in bad shape prior to their game against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. However, things are even bleaker now that the game is over. Pittsburgh lost 6-1 on the road to the Oilers in a game that wasn’t all that competitive from the start. Malkin scored […]

Jake Guentzel may have already played his last game with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After spending his entire career in Pennsylvania, the future of the superstar is in the hands of Kyle Dubas and the Pens front office ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. With Pittsburgh seven points out of a playoff spot and […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue their west coast swing as they face the Seattle Kraken.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Kraken prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 27-21-8 on the year, sitting sixth in the Metropolitan Division. They come into the game winners of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without a huge piece of their offense for at least the start of a season-defining four-game road trip after Bryan Rust was injured in the third period of a wild 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Despite the key victory, the Pens lost yet another top-line forward, with […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel is one of the top trade candidates at this year’s NHL Trade Deadline. However, he is currently out with an injury, complicating matters. The 29-year-old is not eligible to return to the ice until the March 8 deadline. That said, Pittsburgh received a major update on his recovery process. Guentzel […]

With the NHL trade deadline coming up on March 8, the Pittsburgh Penguins are reportedly looking to move a goalie, according to NHL legend Chris Chelios on his ‘Six Degrees of Chris Chelios’ podcast: Said Chelios on the Penguins’ wishes, “Someone actually called me on Sunday morning and told me there’s been some talk around […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for their playoff lives in the final two months of the 2023-24 campaign, and general manager Kyle Dubas added a relatively cheap piece to that effort on Thursday. Emil Benstrom, who has appeared in 204 regular-season games with the Columbus Blue Jackets since entering the league in 2019, was […]

As the Pittsburgh Penguins playoff chances grow slimmer, there are significant thoughts that the team will be in the sell mode prior to the March 8 NHL trade deadline. General manager Kyle Dubas has a veteran team that has featured players who are stars or who have been stars throughout their careers. One of those […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost again on Tuesday night — a 5-4 home overtime defeat at the hands of the divisional rival New York Islanders — as the wheels continue to fall off in Pennsylvania. The Pens are now 24-21-8, second-last place in the Metropolitan Division, and a full eight points back of the final wildcard […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short in another close loss Tuesday night, as Sidney Crosby and company lost in overtime to the New York Islanders at home, 5-4. It was an up-and-down game that saw the Pens take the lead first in the opening period and trail by two goals in the third frame before eventually […]

In his first season as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas will have some extremely difficult decisions to make ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. As of Tuesday, the Pens are 24-21-7 and a full nine points back of the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference. It doesn’t help […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season with their eyes on the Stanley Cup. After all, a massive trade for Erik Karlsson gave them a huge amount of offensive firepower. If their defense could hold it down, they’d be contenders heading into the NHL Trade Deadline. However, things have gone the exact opposite of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh missed last year for the first time in 16 years. You have to go back to the early and mid-2000s to find the last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons. For players like Erik Karlsson, this has been an unacceptable […]