Penguins Rumors & News

Pro Hockey Talk "Of all the trades completed today, was there one that left fans angrier than the one that saw Pittsburgh trade 23-year-old defenseman Simon Després to Anaheim for 31-year-old blue-liner Ben Lovejoy? If there was, we missed it. Based on the comments we got here at PHT, the majority of Penguins..." March 02

Hockey Fights "The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired defenseman Ian Cole from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Robert Bortuzzo and a 2016 seventh-round draft pick, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford. Cole, 26, has played in 54 games with the Blues this..." March 02

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Since the NHL instituted the shootout in 2005-06, the Penguins have been one of the league’s best at it. They are tied with the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres for the most shootout wins in NHL history with 64. With MVP players such as Sidney Crosby and even specialists such as Erik..." March 01

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "With forward Daniel Winnik now a Penguin and expected to practice Saturday at Consol Energy Center, general manager Jim Rutherford's shopping list at the trade deadline is not a long one. There remains a chance Rutherford could land a depth defenseman, someone to play alongside Christian..." February 28

CBSSports.com "The Pittsburgh Penguins sure miss veteran forward Pascal Dupuis, and have for the better part of the last two seasons. After suffering a severe knee injury last year, Dupuis developed blood clots that ended up in one of his lungs. He recovered and returned to action in 2014-15, only to have the..." February 28

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Hockey is, above all else, a game of mistakes, and both teams made plenty Wednesday night in the Penguins’ 4-3 victory against the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center. There were unforced turnovers. Blown coverages. Needless penalties. But one error might have influenced the outcome more..." February 26

NHL.com "The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Daniel Winnik from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Zach Sill, a 2015 fourth-round draft pick and a 2016 second-round draft pick, it was announced by general manager Jim Rutherford. Winnik, 29, has seven goals and 25 points in 58 games with..." February 25

NESN "The March 2 NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and a lot of general managers around the league will be wary of acquiring players with term on their contract beyond this season because of the uncertainty of next year’s salary cap. The salary cap ceiling for the 2014-15 campaign is $69..." February 25

Sporting News "The fate of a hockey team already hinged on the success of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — and now, the stakes have been raised. Lil' Malkin, presumably, joins cousins Zalapski Taglianetti Young and Fata Eastwood Young. Congrats and best of luck to all. " February 24

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Evgeni Malkin knows a little bit about MVP-caliber work. He turned in some of it himself in the Penguins’ 5-1 victory against Florida Sunday night at Consol Energy Center, scoring two goals and assisting on another. But, his own output aside, Malkin recognized that goalie Marc-Andre Fleury —..." February 23

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins are interested in reacquiring center Jordan Staal, sources told Trib Total Media. A move likely would not take place until after the season, though the Penguins have inquired about what it would take to obtain the Carolina Hurricane before the March 2 trade deadline, sources..." February 22

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff practiced Friday at Southpointe and took contact for a second consecutive day. Ehrhoff said there's nothing new to report as he works his way back from hitting his head twice on the ice Jan. 28 at Washington. The concussion-like symptoms have at least dissipated..." February 21

CSN Washington "Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor and on Tuesday night the Capitals won a hockey game because they had cooler heads than the Penguins. With Alex Ovechkin in the middle of a firestorm – not to mention a beer shower -- the Penguins made it their priority to exact retribution on the..." February 18

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "“The Piece” has become a useful piece once again. Defenseman Rob Scuderi struggled mightily last season in his return to the Penguins. Whether it was the recovery from a broken ankle, signs of age or the failure to adapt to coach Dan Bylsma's system, Scuderi wasn't himself and was a liability..." February 14

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Sure, Gary Agnew likes Derrick Pouliot's shot. What he has seen of it, anyway. And Agnew, like just about everyone else who has watched Pouliot, can't help but be impressed by the way he skates. But Agnew believes that, for all his obvious physical talents, Pouliot's innate feel for the..." February 14

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Victories don't come much more unsatisfying. David Perron scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Penguins emerged with a 5-4 shootout win over the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. They also may have emerged with a bruised psyche. Entering the third period with a 3-0 lead..." February 13

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins had a full complement of forwards Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings for the first time since, well, Patric Hornqvist doesn't quite remember. “For the first time in four months, feels like,” Hornqvist said. “No more excuses here. It's up to us. We know we have a good team. Now..." February 12

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Their games are not fancy. Neither Patric Hornqvist nor Blake Comeau will challenge Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin for the team lead in assists or highlight-reel plays, but it can be argued that their presence is no less important. If the Penguins' franchise centers are a pair of..." February 12

ESPN.com "The Pittsburgh Penguins already have picked up top-line winger David Perron and fourth-line center Maxim Lapierre, but they’re likely not done. Word is the Pens could still add both a piece up front and on the back end -- or at least one of them. Among the forwards Pittsburgh is keeping a..." February 12

Pro Hockey Talk "Mark Arcobello‘s crazy year took another turn on Wednesday, as he was claimed off waivers for the third time this season — this time, by the Arizona Coyotes. The 26-year-old was placed on waivers yesterday by Pittsburgh, after scoring two points in 10 games for the Pens. Arcobello was acquired..." February 11

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Evgeni Malkin returned from a five-game absence Wednesday. The Penguins are hoping maybe some consistency joins him. A 2-0 victory over the Oilers at Rexall Place was perfect on many levels. The Penguins swarmed the net. Malkin scored. David Perron got a goal against his former team...." February 05

NHL.com "Once David Perron got over his mixed emotions about being traded again, the Pittsburgh Penguins right wing started to feel something quite different on Jan. 2, something he hadn't felt in a long time. "I was probably the happiest guy in hockey that day," Perron told NHL.com last week before..." February 04

SB Nation "The World Wide Leader beat out NBC and FOX. Fans still upset about ESPN's perceived lack of hockey coverage over the last few years will be happy to learn the network has won the U.S. broadcast rights to the World Cup of Hockey. According to TSN's report on Tuesday, ESPN beat out both NBC..." February 04

Tennessean "Just when the Predators were on the verge of getting caught in the Central Division standings, they turned in an outstanding performance. Carter Hutton stopped 21 shots for his first shutout of the season and four different players scored goals as the Predators blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins..." February 02

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Center Evgeni Malkin won't play Sunday against close friend James Neal and the Nashville Predators. His return, however, is ahead of schedule. Malkin practiced with the Penguins on Saturday at Southpointe and predicted he could play Wednesday in Edmonton when the Penguins begin their..." February 01

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins' patience paid off. Facing the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center, against a team and in a building that has given them fits, the Penguins generated a high volume of shots for much of Friday's game before getting one to go. Once one did — Chris Kunitz forced overtime with a..." January 31

Pro Hockey Talk "Pittsburgh will be without defenseman Christian Ehrhoff for tonight’s tilt in New Jersey — and possibly more games as well. On Friday, the club announced that Ehrhoff had been returned to Pittsburgh for concussion testing, stemming from a collision with Washington’s Alex Ovechkin during the..." January 30

CSN Washington "Instant analysis of the Capitals 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night at Verizon Center: How it happened: Alex Ovechkin took over the NHL goal-scoring lead with his 28th and 29th goals of the season and Braden Holtby was stellar between the pipes, stopping all 26 shots he faced..." January 29

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins were without two of their stars Tuesday. They have a third, of course. Defenseman Kris Letang carried the load without injured centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, producing a career-high five assists as the Penguins defeated the high-flying Winnipeg Jets, 5-3, and snapped a..." January 28

Yahoo! Sports "Seriously. You had ONE JOB. At the risk of throwing a stone in a glass house – and acknowledging that our own adventures in editing can sometimes read like a junior jumble puzzle – the editors of the official game program of the Pittsburgh Penguins made a rather egregious error on their cover..." January 28

TSN.ca "The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired centre Maxim Lapierre from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for centre Marcel Goc. The teams agreed on the trade after the Penguins' 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Goc had one assist in the win. In 43 games with the Penguins this season,..." January 28

CBSSports.com "They tend to be some of the most hated players in the NHL, and when they inevitably do something reckless you probably want them out of the league. They are the guys that spend their time skating along the fine line between "playing with an edge," and playing dirty. On occasion, they will jump..." January 28

The Score "Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin was absent from Monday's practice, the team announced. The forward, who is tied for third in the league with 51 points, has been placed on injured reserve. He missed the All-Star festivities and a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks with a lower-body injury." January 26

Yahoo! Sports "In one day the NHL lost a Vezina Trophy winner and two former Hart Trophy winners from its All-Star Game roster. Sergei Bobrovsky, gone. Evgeni Malkin, gone. The latest? Sidney Crosby ... with a "lower body" injury. You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding Me. The Penguins posted this..." January 23

CSN Chicago "The cheers coming from the Blackhawks locker room were boisterous and, perhaps, filled with some relief. They were entering another break, at least for most of them. And they were entering it on a positive note. Marian Hossa scored his 10th goal of the season, and Jonathan Toews got the..." January 22

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is going to sit out the NHL All-Star Game. And probably miss some games that actually matter, too. An unspecified injury is expected to prevent Malkin, who sat out the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to Chicago at Consol Energy Center on Wednesday night, from rejoining the..." January 22

NHL.com "The stars of the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus will conduct a fantasy draft Friday to create teams for a real game to be played Sunday. We here at NHL.com decided to get into the spirit by conducting our own All-Star fantasy draft. Dan Rosen played the role of Jonathan Toews; Corey..." January 22

CSN Philly "There is something about the Pittsburgh Penguins that brings out the very best of the Flyers, the very meanest attitude of the Flyers and the very unexpected from the Flyers. Tuesday’s lengthy 3-2 overtime victory by Craig Berube’s club saw four second-period fights and the kind of energy,..." January 21