Mike Sullivan

Positives and Negatives: Three Main Takeaways From Pittsburgh’s Home Opener

The Pittsburgh Penguins played their season opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, October 10, at PPG Paints Arena. The team is coming into this season with expectations of playoff contention, and they’ve built their roster in a way that shows the organization’s desire to win now. However, Pittsburgh’s performance in game one was underwhelming, […]

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, […]

How Will the Penguins Fare in the Absence of Jake Guentzel?

On August 2, 2023, Pittsburgh’s number one winger, Jake Guentzel, underwent right ankle surgery. Initially, the team stated that Guentzel would miss the first month of the 2023-24 season; however, Guentzel has been taking the ice in practice with the team, albeit in non-contact form. Even though Guentzel’s return may be more timely than the […]

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: Possible PTO Signings (If Needed)

As of right now, the Pens roster looks mostly prepared for the upcoming season but will have some moves to make to become complicit with the salary cap. Now, of course, there is the ongoing waiting game to see if Erik Karlsson will end up here in Pittsburgh. If that happens, this could once again […]

Rangers Hire Laviolette As New Bench Boss

After over a month of searching, speculating, and researching, the New York Rangers have finally found their new bench boss. The team announced today, June 13th, that they have hired Peter Laviolette to be the new head coach. For Laviolette, this will be his sixth team that he is taking over after having coached for […]

Penguins: Top Targets This Off-season

The Pittsburgh Penguins have about $20 million in projected salary cap to work with heading into the NHL Draft and Free Agency. Head Coach Mike Sullivan has let interim GM Kyle Dubas know that he’s looking for players with a particular trait to acquire. Players with speed. With about $20 million left, they want to bring […]

Sullivan Defends Power Play In End Of Season Presser

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan held his end-of-season press conference yesterday. While he had much to say about several topics, the power play was the most important. The power play this season had the very skilled players of forwards Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, and defenseman Kris Letang. The power play had a […]

Malkin’s Impact Helps (And Nearly Ruins) Penguins Win Against Philly

Forward Evgeni Malkin had an impact on the Penguins’ 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday. He had two assists, including a great pass, which gave him 80 points on the season. Malkin also had four minor penalties in the game. His fourth one was an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, which became a 10-minute misconduct, which […]