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Mark Madden: Plenty of others to blame for Penguins’ opening night loss besides Tristan Jarry
We’re in the era of predetermined blame. No matter what goes wrong with the Steelers, it’s Matt Canada’s fault. The head coach can be a fraud, the quarterback can stink, but everything bad is the offensive coordinator’s fault. You don’t like him in the first place. (More on Canada later.)...
Tim Benz: Old storylines emerge in season-opening loss for ‘whole new group’ of Penguins
So the Chicago Blackhawks came to Pittsburgh and spoiled a Penguins party. If Mike Lange was still doing play-by-play, this would be a perfect spot to drop in, “I’ve seen that fish before.” There was one significant difference between the Blackhawks winning 5-2 at PPG Paints Arena in the Pens’...
Erik Karlsson’s regular-season debut with Penguins a mixed bagVideo
In his first regular-season game with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Erik Karlsson led his new club in ice time (26 minutes, 4 seconds), manned the point on the top power-play unit and had a number of offensive moments befitting his reputation. He also was on the ice for three...
Penguins give up 4 unanswered goals, drop opener to Blackhawks
Rickard Rakell looked around the dressing room and shook his head, almost in disbelief. When asked about the menagerie of stars assembled by the Pittsburgh Penguins, including himself, he preached patience. And plenty of optimism. “It’s going to take a little bit of time to get adjusted to,” the All-Star...
Joining Penguins ‘a blessing’ for defenseman John Ludvig
Somewhere between the Florida-Georgia line and the Piedmont of North Carolina, John Ludvig received a change in his itinerary Monday. One of the final cuts from the Florida Panthers’ training camp roster, Ludvig was en route to join their American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, and then found out...
Penguins’ Sidney Crosby ready for another ‘next’ one in Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard
Sidney Crosby has seen this before. For the past 18 seasons, he has witnessed it. And 18 years ago, he lived it. Being the “next” one. The latest claimant to that designation, Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard, made his NHL debut in front of a national television audience Tuesday in...
Penguins forward Jake Guentzel expected to play in season opener
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel is expected to be in the lineup for his team’s season-opening contest against the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Guentzel’s status following an optional morning skate. Guentzel underwent surgery on his right ankle in early August and the...
Projecting the Penguins’ season-opening lineup
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their season-opening roster Monday, and with the exception of the occasions injuries or other factors interceded, it includes franchise pillars Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang for the 18th consecutive year. But there are plenty of new faces on almost every line, pairing and even...
Penguins announce season-opening roster
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their roster to open the 2023-24 season and a handful of transactions Monday evening. In total, the roster has 22 players (12 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders). Forwards — Noel Acciari, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Jansen Harkins, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Nieto,...
Penguins claim defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from PanthersVideo
With the NHL’s deadline to submit a season-opening roster looming at 5 p.m. Monday, the Penguins claimed defenseman John Ludvig off waivers from the Florida Panthers earlier in the day. A native of Czechia, Ludvig, 23, was a third-round pick (No. 69) of the Panthers in the 2019 NHL Draft...
Penguins president Kyle Dubas: ‘It’s up to us to earn that belief back’Video
On the eve of his first game of consequence as president of hockey operations and general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas doesn’t have expectations. Hopes? Certainly. But he stops short of stating the team he has inherited and crafted this past offseason has to accomplish anything specific in...
Mark Madden: Penguins will go only as far as their stars take them
As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open the NHL season with a matchup between the league’s longtime face and the league’s presumed new face, it’s hard to say how the Penguins will do. Erik Karlsson’s arrival should see them make the playoffs. The Penguins could finish as high as second...
Injured Penguins forward Jake Guentzel could play in season opener
The odds that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel will be able to open the season in his team’s lineup improved greatly Sunday as coach Mike Sullivan offered an optimistic forecast for the All-Star left winger, who is still recovering from offseason surgery to his right ankle. “Right now, his status...
Penguins waive forward Radim Zohorna, 4 others
With the NHL’s deadline to submit a season-opening roster approaching at 5 p.m. Monday, the Penguins took some of their final steps toward that endeavor on Sunday by waiving five players. Forwards Vinnie Hinostroza, Colin White and Radim Zohorna, defenseman Mark Friedman and goaltender Magnus Hellberg were all waived. Should...
Despite flashing potential, Penguins’ new-look power-play unit still a work in progressVideo
Evgeni Malkin didn’t even crack a smile. After scoring a power-play goal during the second period of Friday’s preseason finale against Buffalo, Malkin looked to be all business. A brief embrace with his teammates and some fist bumps with the Penguins bench was the extent of Malkin’s celebration. After all,...
Minor league report: Penguins close out preseason by beating PhantomsVideo
A pair of goals by forward Jordan Frasca helped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins conclude their preseason with a 5-2 win against the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jagger Joshua and Lukas Svejkovsky each had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton while defenseman...
Penguins sign forward Colin White to 1-year, 2-way contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Colin White to a one-year, two-way contract that carries a salary cap hit worth $775,000. White, 26, came to the team’s training camp on a professional tryout contract before signing his one-year contract Saturday. In four games this preseason, the right-hander had no points and...
Former Penguins forward Matt Cooke hired to coach ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers
Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke has been hired as coach of the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers. That team announced the hiring via release on Saturday. A 14-year veteran who spent five seasons with the Penguins and was a member of the franchise’s Stanley Cup championship in 2009, Cooke spent the...
Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Jeff Carter offers Plan B for Penguins’ power play
The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be ready for the season. At 36, Sidney Crosby has become the crazy old man who fights in an exhibition game. (See Trottier, Bryan.) The Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres, 7-4, on Friday in their final preseason contest. There will be lots of games like...
Over 3 years after covid’s onset, there’s hardly a mention of it in pro, college circles
During a brief stretch last month, the Cincinnati Reds must have felt as if the clock had been turned back three years. In the midst of a pennant race, a flurry of roster moves was necessary to address a pitching staff that was being depleted not by injury or trade...
There’s only 1 Erik Karlsson, and the Penguins have himVideo
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. It’s about the time the Pittsburgh Penguins lost their way and were in dire need of a course correction. So, they were prompted to make a seismic, franchise-altering trade to bring in an offensive dynamo who could fundamentally alter the organization on...
Penguins defeat Sabres in preseason finale
Two goals by forward Drew O’Connor led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-4 win in their preseason finale Friday against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. O’Connor opened the scoring all of 20 seconds into regulation with his third goal of the preseason. Off a backhand pass...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Joel Blomqvist made 24 saves on 25 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the rival Hershey Bears, 1-0, at the Giant Center in Hershey Friday. Bears goaltender Clay Stevenson made 12 saves to record the shutout. Highlights: The Penguins will conclude the preseason with a...
Sidney Crosby fights for 1st time in 4 years in exhibition game at Buffalo
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby fought Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs during a 7-4 road preseason win Friday by Pittsburgh at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The fight occurred at 3:50 of the second period when Crosby objected to a hit Krebs and Tyson Jost delivered to Penguins defenseman Kris...
Penguins look for better results after rebuilding penalty kill
It’s probably a little over the top to think of Chad Ruhwedel as a designated survivor. After all, he’s not the Secretary of the Interior being asked to skip the State of the Union address. He’s just an NHL defenseman. But he is one of the scant returnees to the...
