Kyle Dubas

Penguins: Top Breakout Candidates For 2023-24

It’s now July 20th. Most of the big moves and signings have already been made, and fans have a basis on what each team is going to look like heading into next season. GM Kyle Dubas has done a great amount of work to reshape the Penguins team that failed to make the playoffs. With […]

Seven Teams That Need to Become Cap Compliant Before Season

There are currently seven teams who are over the in-season cap rules. The in-season cap for next season will be 83.5 million USD. The good news for those teams is that they have a 10% cap flexibility applied to their rosters during the off-season, so they still have time to determine their next move. Some […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Definition of Insanity

If you’re a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, you experience a lot of emotions. After all, it is “the Passion that unites us all,” and Leaf’s fans most certainly have Passion. Over the last several years, how the seasons have ended brought out many emotions. In 2020, it was an embarrassment. “How could we […]

Drew O’Connor Gives Pens New Option in Potential Karlsson Deal

If the Pens end up snagging Erik Karlsson from the Sharks, forward Drew O’Connor is likely to thank. On Wednesday, DOC filed for arbitration. In doing so, he unlocked a free buyout window for the Pens. Dubas can create his own cap space to acquire Karlsson by removing a player with a high cap hit. […]

Penguins Need To Be Careful With Karlsson Talks

As of 4:47 p.m. on July 3rd, 2022, the Penguins remain in the battle to acquire the 2022-23 Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson. GM Kyle Dubas was a busy, busy man on July 1st when free agency opened, as he signed eight players, which is the most on the first day of free agency in […]

Lars Eller Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been quite busy on the opening day of NHL Free Agency. The Penguins announced that they’ve agreed to terms on a two-year contract with veteran forward Lars Eller. Eller made his NHL debut in the 2009-10 season and wouldn’t win a Stanley Cup until the 2017-18 season with the Washington Capitals. […]

Noel Acciari Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins

Noel Acciari and the Pittsburgh Penguins have agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $3 million annually. Acciari was acquired by former Maple Leafs general manager and current Penguins GM and president of hockey operations in the Ryan O’Reilly trade. Acciari led the Maple Leafs in hits and was a valuable asset to the […]

Ryan Graves Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh isn’t done yet, the Penguins have announced that they’ve agreed to terms on a six-year contract worth $4.5 million annually with Ryan Graves. Graves, who was drafted 110th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, is a physically imposing defenseman and what teams should have fought tooth and nail […]

Rumor: Penguins Looking to Move Petry, Interested In Kahkonen

Tonight is the NHL Draft, and we have already seen a bunch of different trades across the league in the past few days. Unfortunately (or fortunately), none of them has involved the Penguins. However, there is a lot of reason to believe that can change at any moment. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff listed Jeff […]

Pittsburgh Penguins Name Vukie Mpofu Director of Hockey Operations and Legal Affairs

The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Vukie Mpofu as the Director of Hockey Operations and Legal Affairs, per Kyle Dubas. He will be advising and assisting the Hockey Operations Department with player contract negotiations and ensuring that everything complies with the collective bargaining agreement and salary cap. He will also report to Dubas and will have […]