Author: Nik Shermeto

PT ‘23 | 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 | Penguins writer for Inside The Rink | Thoughts are my own.

Penguins Game Preview: Penguins vs Blackhawks

Tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins open their 2023-24 season against the Chicago Blackhawks. The puck drops tonight at 8 P.M. Eastern at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh. The game can be watched on ESPN, Sportsnet, ESPN+, and TVA Sports. Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard will be making his NHL debut after being selected first overall in […]

Forward Brandon Sutter Announces Retirement

Former Pittsburgh Penguin Brandon Sutter announced his retirement from the NHL yesterday after 13 seasons in the NHL. Sutter was on a professional tryout offer from the Edmonton Oilers but was released and announced his retirement shortly after. Sutter spent three of his 13 years with the Penguins and only missed three games during those […]

Penguins: First Powerplay Unit Struggles in Debut

The Pens took on the Buffalo Sabres last night in a preseason matchup and had several power play opportunities. However, the power play didn’t look too hot. But it’s still early, and we shouldn’t freak out yet. GM Kyle Dubas went out this off-season and acquired Erik Karlsson from San Jose. Since he was acquired, […]

Penguins: PTO Signing Mark Pysyk Out “Longer-Term”

One of the Penguins’ top PTO players likely won’t be making the team due to injury. Defenseman Mark Pysyk, whom the Pens signed to a PTO, was looking to continue his journeyman NHL career. He was looking solid and looked like a player who was going to make it onto the team. However, he was […]

Penguins: Projecting the Outcome of Training Camp

Penguins training camp starts very soon, and this off-season will officially end. The Penguins made a bit of a surprising move yesterday, signing forward Colin White to a professional tryout offer. He is the second player (fourth overall) to be signed to a PTO for camp. Dubas has made it known this off-season that he […]

Penguins Add A Big Name To Their Front Office

The Pittsburgh Penguins added a new man to their front office staff today. GM Kyle Dubas announced that Doug Wilson, who was most notably the longtime GM of the San Jose Sharks, has joined the Pens as the senior adviser to hockey operations. Per the Pens, he will provide counsel, opinions, and expertise to hockey […]

Penguins Possibly Not Done Signing PTOs

The Penguins signed three players to professional tryout offers this week, and he may not be done adding. It’s now officially September, and training camp is only weeks away. For the Pens, there will be a few different entertaining roster battles to watch. There are a few different notable players who have not been signed […]

“AT&T” Dropped From Penguins New Channel Name

News came in earlier this week that the Fenway Sports Group (Penguins majority owners) were buying the AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh from Warner Bros. Studios. With this change, the channel was expected to receive a new name. Today, they got their new name, SportsNet Pittsburgh. Yes, they just dropped AT&T from the name. The channel will […]

If the Pens Want Tatar, Say Goodbye to Carter or O’Connor

The Penguins improved their bottom six this off-season with the free-agent signings they made and should have no problem with the defensive side of things. As for the offensive side? There’s still a problem there. They have no proven goal scorer in the bottom six. However, the rumors lately of the Pens going after Tomas […]

Are The Penguins Still Looking For Upgrades?

Lots of things can change in a short amount of time. After writing an article just yesterday about how it’s pretty unlikely that the Pens are going to make any moves, it seems that I was possibly wrong. After the Pens acquired Erik Karlsson in the blockbuster deal of the summer, it seemed like Dubas […]