Penguins/NHL category, Page 285
Penguins of the Decade: No. 9, Jake GuentzelVideo
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 9 is forward Jake Guentzel. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Penguins Predictions: Will Matt Murray break the bank with his next contract?
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had their fair share of trouble fitting under the salary cap the last few seasons. None of those woes can be pinned on the team’s goaltenders. Starter Matt Murray makes $3.75 million per season. Backup Casey DeSmith’s salary is $1.25 million. Add them up and that’s...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 10, Pascal Dupuis
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 10 is forward Pascal Dupuis. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Penguins Predictions: Who will lead team in penalty minutes?
When Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin exchanged punches with Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos during a January game last season, teammate Kris Letang looked on with a combination of amusement and concern. “Geno is always good for one fight a year. I guess that was it,” Letang said after the game....
Penguins of the Decade: No. 11, Brian Dumoulin
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top Pittsburgh Penguins players of the 2010s. At No. 11 is defenseman Brian Dumoulin. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
U mad, bro? Readers torn on Clint Hurdle, bash Antonio Brown, Penguins defense
In “U mad, bro?” this week, some fans attack Clint Hurdle. Others defend him. Antonio Brown is a target. So is Pirates management. And the Penguins defense doesn’t get away unscathed. Nick is fed up with the Pirates. “The Bucs will not be contenders until ownership agrees that a couple...
Penguins Predictions: How long will Justin Schultz stay in black and gold?
After playing without Justin Schultz for four months after he broke his leg in the fourth game of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins should have a pretty good idea by now of how integral the 29-year-old offensive defenseman is to their success. Results, though, are inconclusive. On paper, he looks...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 12, James Neal
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top 15 Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 12 is forward James Neal. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Tim Benz: Are Penguins or Steelers a better bet to win a title?
Here’s something I noticed while hosting Mark Madden’s show on 105.9 the X. It spawned a lot of responses on the phone lines. I keep thinking about it. So I figured it was worthy of following up. I clicked on a story about the Tampa Bay Lightning being the 2020...
Penguins Predictions: What is Alex Galchenyuk’s upside?
This isn’t the kind of thing a general manager would trumpet about the marquee piece he just acquired in a deal for a three-time all-star winger, but it’s something Jim Rutherford easily could have said when he picked up Alex Galchenyuk in the Phil Kessel deal in June. Galchenyuk is...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 13, Olli MaattaVideo
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top 15 Pittsburgh Penguins of the 2010s. At No. 13 is defenseman Olli Maatta. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
First Call: Bill Guerin close to leaving Penguins?; Alex Rodriguez’s SUV robbed
Tuesday’s “First Call” takes a look at Bill Guerin’s future, Alex Rodriguez’s stolen jewelry, a kicker who copies “Sid the Kid” and Tate Martell losing another quarterback battle. Ripple effect? How does a guy from Raleigh pulling out of a job opportunity in Minnesota impact the hockey team in Pittsburgh?...
Penguins Predictions: Can Dominik Simon ramp up his production?
Assessing the game of 25-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins winger Dominik Simon is as simple as can be. There’s one big plus: The Penguins score goals more frequently when he’s on the ice than when he’s not. There’s one big minus: He’s almost never the one actually putting the puck in the...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 14, Bryan RustVideo
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top 15 Pittsburgh Penguins players of the 2010s. At No. 14 is Bryan Rust. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Penguins Predictions: Will Evgeni Malkin bounce back from subpar season?
In the weeks immediately following a humiliating first-round playoff ouster, Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin took a tremendous amount of heat. Perhaps the intensity of the flames — the ones that suggested he could be traded as Penguins management mulled how dramatically it would alter the team’s roster — was...
Penguins of the Decade: No. 15, Carl Hagelin
Beat writer Jonathan Bombulie has compiled a countdown of the top 15 Pittsburgh Penguins players of the 2010s. Follow the Pittsburgh Penguins all season long....
Penguins sign defensive prospect John Marino
The Pittsburgh Penguins added to their prospect pool on defense Thursday, signing John Marino to a two-year entry-level contract. The Penguins acquired Marino from the Edmonton Oilers last month in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2021 draft. If Marino signed with the Penguins before the draft, the...
In rare podcast appearance, Penguins’ Sidney Crosby tells shaggy dog story
By the time he was 18, Sidney Crosby was already a world-class NHL player. A world-class pet owner? Not as much. During an appearance on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, a Barstool Sports production hosted by former Pittsburgh Penguins players Paul Bissonnette and Ryan Whitney, Crosby told a story from his...
Report: Penguins assistant GM Bill Guerin up for Minnesota job
Given his resume and reputation in the hockey world, Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Bill Guerin is likely to land an NHL GM job some day. The only question is whether some day is now. According to a report by Michael Russo of The Athletic in Minnesota, Guerin interviewed Monday...
Penguins set for 6 Sunday afternoon national TV appearances
According to Vegas odds, there are 10 teams with a better chance of being 2020 Stanley Cup champions than the Pittsburgh Penguins. According to NBC, the list of teams that could be NHL ratings champions is much smaller. The Penguins will make 16 appearances on national television next season, according...
NHL Network ranks Penguins’ Sidney Crosby as league’s second-best center
Sidney Crosby is the second-best center in hockey for the third straight year, according to a list compiled by the NHL Network. Crosby checked in behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid on the show “Top 20 Centers Right Now,” which premiered Sunday night. Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin was ranked 13th. Colorado’s Nathan...
Penguins promo schedule includes tribute to broadcaster Mike Lange
The Pittsburgh Penguins will pay tribute to Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Lange at their third home game of the season Tuesday, Oct. 8. All fans in attendance at PPG Paints Arena will receive a bobblehead doll depicting Lange, headphones on, calling a game from a Penguins broadcast desk. The...
Penguins Prediction Rewind: Jake Guentzel, not Phil Kessel, was team’s most dangerous scorer
Last summer, beat writer Jonathan Bombulie made a series of predictions leading up to the start of the 2018-19 season. Some were OK. Some were hilariously off the mark. In this series, Bombulie will explain what he was thinking and where his logic went off course. THE QUESTION Which Penguins...
Penguins hire Matt Cullen for player development role
During Matt Cullen’s three seasons as a player with the Pittsburgh Penguins, coach Mike Sullivan often said he considered the veteran center an extension of the coaching staff. Now, Cullen actually will be an extension of the coaching staff. Cullen, who announced his retirement after a 21-year pro career last...
Tim Benz: Prepare for a 2021 Pittsburgh sports yinz-pocalypse
You think 2019 has been a crazy year for Pittsburgh sports so far? Antonio Brown was traded. Le’Veon Bell went to the New York Jets. And the Steelers jumped into the top 10 of the draft. The Penguins were swept out of the playoffs, but Mike Sullivan got a contract...
