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Montreal’s Karl Alzner, 5 NHL Players Opt Out of Return 
On the first official day in which players could opt out of the 24-team NHL return to play, five players publicly declined to resume activity, including one Montreal Canadien defenseman who was set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Penguins Hold Trotman Out of Return, Spot Opens for Joseph
Zach Trotman will not be available to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 24-team NHL return, which begins on Aug. 1 in the Toronto bubble city. The Penguins chose not to make Trotman available because of preexisting conditions.
CBA Help: 3 Reasons Flat Cap HELPS Penguins, May Open Window
The new NHL CBA extension which runs through 2026 is generally a crimp in escalating player salaries. Perhaps it is more of a lead balloon on growing paychecks as the players will give 20% of their wages to escrow next season and as much as 18% the following year.
The NHL’s return to play will (likely) be a viewer’s dream
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Hockey-starved fans may be in for a big treat with several games to be played in a short span. The NHL’s return to play plan was officially announced last night, with the Penguins and Montreal Canadiens set to clash on August 1.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens Schedule: Summer 2020 Play-in dates reveled
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Ready or not, here they come (maybe)...Pens back on August 1st....hopefully Friday was a good day for hockey.
Penguins Schedule vs. Montreal Canadiens Qualifying Round
The news was fast and furious on Friday night. The NHL and NHLPA officially ratified the four-year CBA extension and the Phase 3/4 Return to Play Plan.
Penguins Scrimmage Highlights, Crosby Starts the Playoff Beard
Pittsburgh Penguins training camp begins on Monday and it looks like the Penguins players are ready for the official work to begin. As part of their Phase 2 workouts on Friday at the UPMC Lemieux Complex, it appears the Penguins engaged in scrimmage work and Evgeni Malkin enjoyed a little celly.
Great rivalries produce great villains
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Rivalries create great moments, but they also create legendary villains. During this ongoing “Rivalry” theme, we here at Pensburgh have discussed a lot about different teams and players the Penguins have developed rivalries with over the seasons.
Matt Murray’s dogs are enormous
Credit: Matt Murray/Instagram The Penguins goaltender’s Newfoundland’s seem to be growing bigger and bigger Penguins goaltender Matt Murray’s two Newfoundland dogs have a well documented presence on social media these days.
NHL bubble: Which hotel in the East would win if they had to play?
Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Otherwise known as, not scraping the bottom of the barrel in a summer delirium, we promise When the Penguins go to Toronto later this month for their hub, we found out where they will stay, and more importantly who will be in the building, via TSN.
3 Questions Already Answered, Penguins vs. Montreal (PHN+)
Life is full of uncertainty these days, isn’t it? Will my favorite restaurant stay in business, can I get a haircut, and a myriad of questions continue surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins Qualifying Round series against the Montreal Canadiens which is scheduled to begin on Aug.
What a flat salary cap in 2020-21 means for the Penguins
Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images The salary cap isn’t going up, so this team has some questions to answer about staying and going for next season!
Penguins, Jim Rutherford’s GM Tree is Set to Grow Again
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Jim Rutherford’s GM tree is about to grow by one more. Reports out of New Jersey by NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes indicate former Penguins assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald will lose his interim-GM tag to become the permanent boss.
Examining the Penguins’ goalie dilemma in the play-in
Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images We’re talkin’ goalies again because why not? Training camp is days away while the NHL prepares to return to play.
Projecting 8 Penguins in 2022 Olympics, Several Pens on the Bubble
The new four-year NHL CBA extension, which players and owners reached on Monday, will allow players to sweater-up for their country in the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics, in Beijing and Milano, respectively.
Projecting the Penguins 31-player roster for the return to play
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Expanded playoff rosters! One of the items out of the NHL/NHLPA’s “return to play” agreement would be that Phase 4, the playoffs for the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, would include a 31-player roster limit to enter the hub city.
Five great moments from the Pens/Flyers rivalry
From the beginning, there has been no love lost between two of the fiercest rivals in the NHL. Last week, we highlighted five great moments from the Penguins/Capitals rivalry, all of which came from playoff meetings between the two sides.
A Garage League No More: Return Is NHL and Bettman’s Shining Moment
The garage league is what the NHL is mockingly called in parts of the hockey world and especially Pittsburgh, where current Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux coined the phrase back in 1992.
Penguins vs. Canadiens: how will Pittsburgh deal with Montreal’s shot volume?
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s fun to breakdown hockey, so let’s do it. Montreal likes to shoot a lot. Matt Murray better be sharp Here’s an interesting video breakdown of the Canadiens and Penguins series.
Four big Penguins questions I am pondering for the restart
Will everyone play? Who is in goal? How tempting is the possibility of the No. 1 overall pick? We know the teams. We know the cities. Now we know the when.
Roster Limits and Bubble City Life Rules for Penguins, NHL Teams
And it begins. The full and official NHL Return to Play has essentially been agreed to by the negotiating parties of the NHL and NHLPA, and a Memorandum of Agreement is in the works.
New Rules in Phase 3/4 Protocol Could Force Domi Out vs. Penguins
Safety regulations for the NHL Return to Play Plan poured out late Sunday night. As the NHL and NHLPA agreed to the safety regulations and details of the Phase 3 training camps and Phase 4 games, one strictly worded stipulation may significantly affect Max Domi and the Montreal Canadiens vs.
NHL players could return to Olympics as early as 2022
If you missed watching your favorite NHL players take the ice at the Olympics, then the latest development regarding players making a return to the rink for their native countries will make you happy.
Report: Pittsburgh, Dallas out of the running as NHL hub cities
Las Vegas, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver, Los Angeles and Chicago are the six remaining candidates. Vegas is thought to a frontrunner to win a bid.
Report: Dallas, Pittsburgh ruled out as NHL hub city candidates
That means the hub city field is down to six teams. In the East, Toronto is the last one standing while out West, Chicago, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Las Vegas are reportedly still contenders.
Penguins GM says center Nick Bjugstad could become available in long playoff run
The oft-injured Bjugstad played in just 13 regular-season games this season and struggled, with only a single goal and assist.
What to watch for when Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice
The Penguins were slumping before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the schedule as they had dropped seven of their last 10 games. As a result, they fell out of the second seed in the Metropolitan Division.
Pittsburgh Penguins confirm player has tested positive for COVID-19
As has been the case with teams around the world, the Penguins didn't identify the player.
Penguins CEO David Morehouse praised for heroic act during Pittsburgh protests
Penguins CEO David Morehouse helped save a local cameraman from what could have been a disaster during protests in Pittsburgh.
Mario Lemieux statue in Pittsburgh defaced during protests
Among the lawful protesters emerged an unwelcomed sight for some in Pittsburgh.
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