The Pittsburgh Penguins are reportedly shopping some of their older forwards to make room for their young players, and Rickard Rakell’s name is at the center of it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins may look to move on from 6-foot-5 defenseman Owen Pickering, their first-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft. Pickering, a Manitoba native, was taken 21st overall out of the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League.
The Pittsburgh Penguins appear ready to accelerate their transition to a younger roster, with general manager Kyle Dubas willing to move veteran players for future assets.
It didn’t take long for the Penguins to fill the roster spot created when they sent Ryan Johnson down to the AHL earlier today. However, it’s not being filled by an IR activation. Instead, the team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled blueliner Ilya Solovyov from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
According to a team announcement, the Pittsburgh Penguins have reassigned defenseman Ryan Johnson to the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The roster move opens the door for Pittsburgh to return Samuel Girard and Trevor van Riemsdyk to the lineup tomorrow against the Utah Mammoth.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ willingness to move veteran forwards gives the Edmonton Oilers reason to call Kyle Dubas. It does not necessarily give them reason to make a trade immediately.
The Pittsburgh Penguins appear ready to make room for their next generation, even if that means moving established players out of the lineup. During Saturday Headlines on October 17, Elliotte Friedman outlined Pittsburgh’s willingness to trade a veteran forward for future assets.
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers recently made an interesting trade, swapping forward Filip Hallander for defenseman Spencer Stastney. The trade’s timing was unusual, as Hallander was finally starting to resemble an NHL player after years of setbacks.
A teardown may finally be iminent for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After a 3-5-1 start to the 2026-27 season, Pittsburgh has shared their desire to move out veteran forwards to create space for promising youngsters, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared on the latest Saturday Headlines.
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Egor Chinakhov sat out of Friday night’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche with a lower-body injury sustained during practice. There is currently no timeline for his return per Josh Yohe of The Athletic.
A four-game road trip has gotten off to a rocky start for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who followed a 5-3 setback at Chicago on Tuesday with a 5-2 loss at Colorado on Friday night.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Sidney Crosby’s start to the 2026-27 season might not be as productive as hoped, but his legend continued to grow on Friday night, as he rose up the NHL’s all-time assist list. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain posted the 1,110th assist of his illustrious career against the Colorado Avalanche in a 5-2 loss.
In the same game that Pittsburgh Penguins icon Sidney Crosby advanced on another all-time list, further cementing his place as a legend of the game, a member of the Colorado Avalanche reached a career milestone of his own.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is one of the best playmakers the NHL has ever seen, and even as he plays into his late 30s, that is still very obvious.
One thing that Kyle Dubas has proven to like to do since becoming the Pittsburgh Penguins general manager is make trades. One of his most common moves is acquiring former high draft picks who are in need of a change of scenery.
Hockey has a funny way of working. A young player can spend years trying to convince people he deserves a bigger opportunity. Then he gets one, starts scoring, and somehow finds himself right back where he started.
Some NHL fans have been wondering if Father Time had finally caught up to “Sid the Kid” after a slow start to the 2026 season, but the legendary Pittsburgh Penguins center demonstrated his vintage greatness during the Frozen Frenzy.
The Buffalo Sabres dealt defenseman Ryan Johnson to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday in exchange for defensemen Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch. Johnson, 25, was a first-round draft pick in 2019 (No.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that have acquired defenseman Ryan Johnson from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch.
A veteran blueliner is going to miss some time due to injury. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that the team has placed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk on injured reserve.
Veteran defenseman Mathew Dumba announced his retirement on Friday after 13 NHL seasons. A first-round selection (seventh overall) of Minnesota in the 2012 NHL Draft, Dumba played 10 seasons for the Wild.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed defenseman Ilya Solovyov on waivers, a move that reflects the familiar roster churn of an early-season NHL depth chart.
A young rearguard looks to be returning to the minors. On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed defenseman Ilya Solovyov on waivers, making him available to the other 31 teams in the NHL.
Even though the NHL season is a grind, a slow start can still be a cause for some concern. Especially when it is a start as bad as the one the Philadelphia Flyers are off to at the beginning of the 2026-27 season.
It is a harsh reminder that only Father Time is undefeated in sports. He comes for everybody eventually, no matter how great that player is, and he is unforgiving when he does.
Kuzmenko signed a one-year, $5M contract to join the Penguins this past July, and he is slated to be part of the team’s third line.
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