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Early Offseason Penguins Trade Bait List; Rakell or Smith?

Conventional wisdom says it is far too early to discuss the NHL trade market and what comes next for the Pittsburgh Penguins, whose summer is only two weeks old after failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year.

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Penguins Can Win NHL Draft Lottery … Sort Of

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a chance to win the NHL draft lottery May 7. Just not a very good one. And even if they do, they’re not going to get the top choice in the draft.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / 28 minutes ago

Penguins Assistant Named to Team USA

Pittsburgh Penguins assistant Ty Hennes has been named to the same position on the Team USA staff for the upcoming IIHF World Championship, USA Hockey announced Friday.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / NHL Rumors / 3 hours ago

NHL Rumors: Marcus Pettersson, Bryan Rust, Alex Nedeljkovic, Jake Guentzel, and Kirill Kaprizov

Speculation involving current Penguins Marcus Pettersson, Bryan Rust, and Alex Nedeljkovic and former Penguin Jake Guenztel Rob Rossi of The Athletic: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has a year left on his contract at just over $4.025 million.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / 2 hours ago

Why Penguins Should Keep Nedeljkovic, Let Blomqvist Develop

It was a bit jarring a week ago when Kyle Dubas all but guaranteed that Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie Alex Nedeljkovic will not be re-signed. Not only

Pittsburgh Penguins News / NHL Rumors / 21 hours ago

NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Alex Nedeljkovic, and Sidney Crosby

Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping a close on AHL goaltender Joel Blomqvist during his playoffs, and that will go a long way in determining if they feel he’s ready to make the jump next season.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / 21 hours ago

Move Evgeni Malkin to Wing; Use Rare Free Agent Class

On the list of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ priorities, it has not been stated and may not even appear. Move Evgeni Malkin from center to the left wing. It’s been written and said before in this space, but it should now be a very serious consideration and near the top of the priority list for all involved.

Rickard Rakell News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / 17 hours ago

Rakell’s Goal: ‘Come Back a Lot Better Next Year’

Everything in Rickard Rakell’s history suggested the Pittsburgh Penguins could pencil him in for 20 goals in 2023-24. Probably more, actually. After all, he was coming off a 28-goal season and had put up as many as 34 with Anaheim earlier in his career.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / 18 hours ago

AHL Playoff update: Wilkes on brink of elimination already but new prospect scores goal

Things move fast in the AHL playoffs The Wilkes-Barre Penguins lost Game 1 of their series last night against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. No big deal right?

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / 4 hours ago

How young can the Penguins get — and how soon can they get there?

The Penguins are an old team, but the reasons for that may be surprising The Penguins are an old team, but somewhat uniquely, some of their oldest players are their best (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson).

Marcus Pettersson News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / April 24

Pettersson Joining Team Sweden; Teammate Declines Offer

There will be a second Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman playing for Sweden during the IIHF world championships in Czechia next month. Officials of the Swedish national team announced Wednesday that Marcus Pettersson has been added to the squad.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / April 24

Analysis: What to do with Penguins' unrestricted free agents?

Kyle Dubas has a busy offseason ahead of him. As Dubas acknowledged in his season-ending media availability last week, the Penguins still have a ways to go toward becoming a contender.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pittsburgh Hockey Now / April 24

Kyle Dubas’ Trade Record With Penguins: Hits & Misses

Kyle Dubas has made it clear that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ approach to the offseason will not involve a tear-it-down rebuild, that the plan will be to construct a playoffs-caliber team via trades, free-agent signings and promotions from the farm team in Wilkes-Barre.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / Pensburgh / 3 hours ago

Revisiting the 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins preseason over/under numbers

We set some over/unders for the Pittsburgh Penguins core group before this season. This is how they (and you) did in getting to them. Before the start of the 2023-24 NHL season we posted some over/under numbers regarding the Pittsburgh Penguins core group of players — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.

Sidney Crosby News / ClutchPoints / April 24

Sidney Crosby, Penguins not on same page yet about new contract

While Sidney Crosby has repeatedly said he would prefer to retire as a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the only team for which he has played in his NHL career, Crosby and the organization have reportedly not begun formal negotiations for an extension on his Crosby’s 12-year contract, which will expire at the conclusion of next season.

Tristan Broz News / Daily Faceoff / April 20

Pittsburgh Penguins sign Tristan Broz to three-year, entry-level contract

Pittsburgh Penguins President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced Saturday that the club has agreed to terms with Tristan Broz on a three-year, entry-level contract.

Pittsburgh Penguins News / NHL Trade Talk / April 19

Dubas Discusses Penguins’ Future: Crosby, Letang, and Graves

Kyle Dubas held his post-season avail on Friday and offered news on some of the biggest storylines that will be followed out of Pittsburgh this offseason.

Sidney Crosby News / Yardbarker / April 20