Seth Rorabaugh stories, Page 44

Ryan Graves would be a terrible politician. He is way too honest. As it is, things aren’t going great with his actual vocation as an NHL defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins at the moment. During a 4-3 home loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Graves was directly involved in...

Having worn the colors of both sides of the rivalry, Lars Eller can articulate the decades-long feud between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals with an educated perspective. “It’s a divisional game,” said Eller, currently the Penguins’ third-line center. “A rivalry game. There’s going to be high emotions on both...

Bryan Rust burst into 2024 with a pretty buoyant attitude. At least that’s what one could surmise when the Pittsburgh Penguins forward took to the ice at PPG Paints Arena for a morning skate Tuesday waving to the handful of media members there to watch. His quips and one-liners to...

The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned forward Vinnie Hinostroza and defenseman Ryan Shea to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. These transactions allowed the team to formally activate forward Bryan Rust from long-term injured reserve. Hinostroza (Dec. 16) and Shea (Dec. 19) each cleared waivers recently, allowing them to be...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been labeled as a “game-time decision” in advance of his team’s home game against the Washington Capitals at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Coach Mike Sullivan provided a status on Rust following a morning skate. Currently designated to long-term injured reserve due to an...

First things first, let’s just acknowledge the phrase “when everyone is healthy” does not have a practical application in hockey. There’s always a puck off a toe or a shoulder rammed into the glass or a groin tweaked by an ice rut or a simple bout of the flu that...

A goal and two assists by forward Tanner Laderoute led the Wheeling Nailers to a 4-1 home win against the Norfolk Admrials at WesBanco Arena on Sunday. Forwards Justin Adamo, Jordan Martel and Matthew Querica all contributed goals for Wheeling (15-11-1-1) while goaltender Jaxon Castro made 33 saves on 34...

One of Kyle Dubas’ pursuits when he took over as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations midway through 2023 in June was to boost the depth and competition at the organization’s goaltending position. In addition to retaining incumbent starter Tristan Jarry, he signed Alex Nedeljkovic, hoping the 27-year-old would...

The Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Sunday’s home game against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Nedeljkovic’s status approximately two hours before the start of the contest. In 10 games this season, Nedeljkovic has a 5-2-2 record, a 2.64 goals...

Evgeni Malkin might not be what he once was. The days of winning individual trophies and scoring titles are decidedly a memory and not a forecast at this stage of his career. But he’s still pretty darn good. That was evident during a 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Saturday evening prior to their home game against the St. Louis Blues. Shea was summoned to the NHL club as a result of incumbent defenseman P.O Joseph not being available due to an undisclosed illness....

The Pittsburgh Penguins are scheduled to start goaltender Tristan Jarry on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena. His status was announced by Penguins coach Mike Sullivan following an optional morning skate. In 23 games this season, Jarry has a 10-11-2 record, a 2.49 goals against average,...

The debates are never-ending in just about every sport, especially with hockey. And with any kind of qualifier. Who’s the best player ever? Who’s the best defenseman? Goaltender? Finnish goal-scoring winger? Left-handed Latvian faceoff specialist? Newfoundland and Labrador-born shot-blocker? One of those discussions got a pretty definitive offering Friday. Who’s...

Bryan Rust looked different Friday. The Pittsburgh Penguins forward was wearing a neck guard. In the aftermath of former Penguins forward Adam Johnson’s death as a result of a skate cut to his neck while playing in the United Kingdom on Oct. 28, there were countless calls for players at...

Alex Letang didn’t necessarily get to see his father, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang, make history on Wednesday night. But he certainly had quite a reaction Thursday morning. “He goes to bed before the end of the game,” Kris Letang said of his adolescent son. “The first thing he did,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins emerged from the NHL’s three-day break for the holidays with a rollicking 7-0 triumph against the normally defensively stout New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Wednesday. Penguins defenseman Kris Letang spearheaded the onslaught with six assists and became the first defenseman in the history of the...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost 87 man games to injury this season. And it’s possible the cluster of games lost that have impacted them the most are the seven contests fourth-line center Noel Acciari missed earlier this month. If nothing else, his absence can be tabulated in a fashion that...

Valtteri Puustinen’s family isn’t getting much sleep these days. At least not overnight. With a seven-hour difference between Pittsburgh and his hometown of Kuopio, Finland, Puustinen’s loved ones have to wake up in the middle of the night to see him play on television (or streamed video). “My whole family...

The hot takes have been present in Pittsburgh for weeks and months. Years, really. Who should be entrusted as the starter at the team’s most important and scrutinized position? On Saturday, one of those debates was thrust into a maelstrom because of a startlingly strong performance by a person left...

Penguins defensive prospects Emil Pieniniemi and Kalle Kangas were named to Finland’s team for the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship tournament. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association officially announced the roster on Friday. Pieniniemi (third round, No. 91 overall) and Kanges (seventh round, No. 223 overall) were...