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Penguins Trade Rumors: Who Could The Penguins Move?
- Nik Shermeto
- January 9, 2023
The Pittsburgh Penguins could use a trade to change things up for this team, but there’s one problem. The market is clogged. The Penguins are currently struggling and struggling badly. The issues seem to be unfixable from a coaching standpoint, and it seems like the only way things can get better is by having GM […]
Read MorePenguins Practice Notes: Players Shave In Preparation For Yotes
- Nik Shermeto
- January 8, 2023
BREAKING NEWS: The Pittsburgh Penguins players in scoring droughts have shaved. Forward Jeff Carter got a haircut and is now clean-shaven, Jason Zucker’s beard got all trimmed up, and Teddy Blueger and Kasperi Kapanen each got a haircut. Ok, back to the big news. The Penguins will be without defenseman Kris Letang tonight against the […]
Read MorePenguins Fall to Devils 4-2, Lose Fourth Straight Game
- Nik Shermeto
- December 31, 2022
The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the New Jersey Devils last night 4-2 at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Jack Hughes had two goals, defenseman Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, forward Nico Hischier had a shorthanded goal, and goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves for the Devils. The Devils improve to 23-11-2 after losing […]
Read MoreGame Preview: Penguins vs Hurricanes
- Nik Shermeto
- December 18, 2022
The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 5 PM eastern. The Penguins are currently 18-8-4 and sit third in the Metropolitan division with 40 points. The Hurricanes are currently 18-6-6 and sit second in the Metropolitan division with 42 points. The game will be shown on AT&T […]
Read MoreKris Letang returned as if he had never left
- Nik Shermeto
- December 12, 2022
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to the lineup last night just 12 days after suffering the second stroke of his career. Head Coach Mike Sullivan put Letang on the second defensive pairing with Pierre-Olivier Joseph. He was initially deemed a game-time decision but ended up playing over 20 minutes in the Penguins’ 3-1 win over […]
Read MorePenguins: The Story Behind Each Player’s Jersey Number
- Nik Shermeto
- October 30, 2022
As a hockey fan growing up with the NHL video games, I was obsessed with changing players’ numbers, wearing different jerseys, editing rosters and teams, and making things my own in my little world. Those players never got a say in what number they wore, as I forced them to wear a certain number for […]
Read MorePenguins: How This Team Is Different Than Last Year
- Nik Shermeto
- October 13, 2022
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, […]
Read MorePenguins: Defense is Set
- Nik Shermeto
- October 12, 2022
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 […]
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