Penguins/NHL category, Page 105

A day after being acquired in a three-team trade, forward Nick Bonino played the first game of his second stint with the Penguins on Saturday in a 4-1 road loss to the Florida Panthers at FLA Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Primarily deployed as the center of the fourth line between...

Ron Hextall is bullish on the roster he has constructed. And really, what other assessment would the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager convey publicly following the NHL’s trade deadline? Regardless, Hextall professes optimism over the current composition of the club. “We’ve got a proven group, we’ve got a hungry group and...

Roughly 23 hours after being assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL), forward Drew O’Connor was recalled to the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL roster Saturday morning. Friday’s transaction was a formality to keep O’Connor eligible for the AHL playoffs should Wilkes-Barre/Scranton qualify. In total, O’Connor has been recalled to...

Now that the trade deadline has passed for the 2023 Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s clear that Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelsson are not skating through that door. There isn’t going to be a Marian Hossa or Bill Guerin kind of arrival either. There won’t even be a Derick Brassard or Jarome...

By HOME FIELD SPORTS STAFF What a difference a week makes for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins had lost four straight heading into the last week of February, including an embracing effort in a 7-2 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 23. That stretch pushed Pittsburgh out of...

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone. But refreshing Penguins notes last forever. Just like the salary cap problems created by GM Ron Hextall. • The Penguins locker room can’t be happy with what Hextall has done (and mostly hasn’t) at the trade deadline. But this group won’t shrink....

On Thursday night, all eyes were on who the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired to help them before the trade deadline. Instead, some players who have been asked to step up for a while finally skated into the spotlight. Specifically, some defensemen who need to score more often and depth forwards who...

Mikael Granlund is fully aware of what kind of group he joined after being acquired via trade by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. “Obviously, we all know the history that this team has, all the great things that they’ve been doing,” the forward said to media that traveled to Tampa...

In parts of eight seasons as a general manager of either the Philadelphia Flyers or Pittsburgh Penguins, Ron Hextall has made seven deals at a trade deadline. Here is a look at all of them. March 2, 2015 Flyers: Defenseman Radko Gudas, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2015 third-round pick...

In theory, newly acquired Pittsburgh Penguin center Mikael Granlund meets the description of what Penguins fans have been asking for over the last few weeks in a pre-deadline trade by general manager Ron Hextall. • Granlund is a third-line forward that can play center or wing. • He had 64...

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Drake Caggiula from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Thursday. This marks his third recall to the NHL roster this season. His most recent recall came Dec. 28. Caggiula, 28, has appeared in three NHL games this season and has not recorded a...

Pittsburgh Steelers fans are tired of free agent speculation. Penguins fans are sick of living in the middle. And college basketball fans don’t want an NCAA Tournament that’s watered down with too many teams. March is coming in like a lion for this week’s “U mad, bro?” This person didn’t...

The Pittsburgh Penguins shook up their beleaguered bottom-six ranks Wednesday evening with a series of transactions that resulted in forward Mikael Granlund being the newest member of the team. Granlund, who turned 31 on Sunday, was acquired from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round pick in this year’s...

With the NHL’s trade deadline approaching at 3 p.m. Friday, the Penguins made a deal Wednesday that sent long-time fourth-line center Teddy Blueger to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for minor-league defenseman Peter DiLiberatore and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. The primary benefit of the transaction...