Ron Hextall brought the stench of Philadelphia with him to Pittsburgh, and in two years, he sent the Penguins into a spiral. What would life be like if he was still general manager?
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The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired goalie Arturs Silovs from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2027 4th Round draft pick and underachieving prospect Chase Stillman.
Kyle Dubas swapped Vladislav Kolyachonok for a 2028 2nd Round Pick and Matt Dumba in a trade with the Dallas Stars.
The Pittsburgh Penguins kept with the script, signing Justin Brazeau to a 2-year deal worth $1.5M per year.
The Pittsburgh Penguins open free agency by signing defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to a two-year, $2M deal.
Matt Grzelcyk had a career year with the Penguins last season, but is his price in free agency too steep for Pittsburgh?
Noel Acciari has been floated around in trade rumors around the 2025 NHL Draft. Even though it's over, Acciari should be a buy-low suitor for a trade partner.
The Penguins selected two large defenseman and a big goalie who trained with Marc-Andre Fleury in the 3rd Round of the NHL Draft.
The Penguins traded with the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Connor Clifton while also moving up in the NHL Draft to take Peyton Kettles.
It's a buyer's market, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have assets to take advantage of it. Fate gave them two first round picks, but don't expect the Penguins to use both tonight.
Connor McDavid dropped his second straight chance to win the Stanley Cup. Broken record, maybe, but until he wins it, Sidney Crosby's legacy reigns supreme.
Dan Muse's opening press conference as the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins should give Penguins fans a good bit of optimism.
Instead of paying Mitch Marner lots of money in NHL free agency, the Penguins should pay Sam Bennett.
Connor McDavid is trying everything to follow Sidney Crosby's footsteps on his way to his first Stanley Cup. What implications does this have on both of their legacies?
The Carolina Hurricanes are cursed. Tristan Jarry may or may not be cursed. How about combining a pair of curses to create the cure?
Oilers vs. Stars. Hurricanes vs. Panthers. Who moves on to the Stanley Cup Final? Who goes home in crushing defeat?
The Second Round was electric on one end and textbook on the other. Let's see how our predictions went while also having a learning mindset on behalf of the Penguins on what took place.
The 2025-26 season is impossible predict this far out, but if the Penguins manage to make the playoffs, they'd likely match up with the Carolina Hurricanes.
The First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was absolute cinema. Now we'll try again to predict what will happen in the Conference Semifinals with all the crazy storylines set to begin.
Mike Sullivan, who was let go just a few days ago by the Penguins, is now head coach of the New York Rangers. This development can turn out one of two ways.