Kris Letang

Penguins: How This Team Is Different Than Last Year

The Penguins are set to open their season tonight against the Arizona Coyotes, and while much of the team is staying, including the core players, the team added some new players who can help this team perform better than last year. If this team can win the Stanley Cup this season, or crash and burn, […]

Penguins: Defense is Set

The Pittsburgh Penguins have officially set their opening night roster, and some of the results on who made it through are a little bit surprising, especially on the back end. After having all off-season to get their roster down to a solid six or seven defensemen, the team elected to go with seven on the […]

Penguins: Kris Letang Poised For a Big Year

Last season, Kris Letang had the best season of his career at 35 years old. The Pens re-signed Letang this offseason to a new six-year deal with a $6.1M AAV. The length may seem a little much, but Kris Letang has been proving time and time again that he is a special player for this […]

2022-2023 Norris Trophy Odds

With the 2022-2023 season right around the corner with training camp opening in a couple of weeks, it’s time to start looking at the odds of the NHL’s most prominent individual player trophies. Last year the NHL saw multiple dominant defensemen take the ice, with some demonstrating extreme offensive talent on top of being lockdown […]

Just kidding: Evgeni Malkin signs 4-year, $24.4 million deal to remain in Pittsburgh

Another Penguin for life! Evgeni Malkin has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on the eve of NHL free agency, ending a wild series of talks between the star center and the team. The 35-year-old Malkin will earn $24.4 million over four years for an AAV of $6.1 million. “Evgeni is […]

Penguins agree to terms with Kris Letang on a six-year contract extension

Kris Letang is a Penguin for life! The Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms with their star defenseman on a six-year, $36.6 million contract extension, which will pay Letang, a three-time Stanley Cup champion (2009, 2016, 2017) roughly $6.1 million per year through the 2027-28 campaign. “Kris epitomizes what it means to be a Pittsburgh […]

Will Evgeni Malkin Remain A Penguin?

The Superstar Center For the better part of two decades, the Penguins have boasted the best 1-2 punch down the middle. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have been together for their entire careers and helped capture three Stanley Cups together. Malkin could have been the number one center on any team, but he helped form […]

Examining Where Kris Letang Signs Next

The Ultimate Penguin When you think of the Pittsburgh Penguins, you of course, think Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr’s awesome head of hair. In this era of Penguins hockey, you think of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and even Marc Andre Fleury. You also think of defenceman Kris Letang. The former 3rd round pick in the […]

Penguins Mailbag: Letang, Crosby, and Goaltending

It’s that time again! With the off-season in full swing, I decided to do another installment of an off-season Penguins mailbag. Thank you to everyone kind enough to send in their questions! I chose 5 of my favorite questions I was asked to answer in this article. @nhl_kyle on Twitter, who asked: “Do you think […]

Penguins: Team has options on Evgeni Malkin

Ever since Evgeni Malkin was drafted in 2004 and made his debut at the beginning of the 2006-07 season, he has been an icon for the franchise. Over the years, he has been a fan favorite in Pittsburgh and has been one of the best players in the NHL. A 3x Stanley Cup Champion, 7x […]