Penguins/NHL category, Page 260

Erik Gudbranson stands out in just about any room. After all, at 6-foot-5, he stands above just about anyone else. But beyond his dimensions, his genial, chatty demeanor stands out in a sport full of cliches. Gudbranson doesn’t offer “we need to execute better” or “we’ve got to get pucks...

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced their lineup for their preseason opener Monday at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park: Forwards: Andrew Agozzino, Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger, Ryan Haggerty Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty, Nathan Legare, Sam Miletic, Oula Palve, Samuel Poulin, Bryan Rust, Dominik Simon. Defensemen: Calen Addison, Kevin Czuczman, Jack Johnson,...

The Pittsburgh Penguins could enter the season with only three right-handed forwards on their NHL roster. Nick Bjugstad, Patric Hornqvist and Bryan Rust compose that trio, and through three days of training camp in Cranberry, Bjugstad has been on a line with Hornqvist as well as lefty Jared McCann. Rust...

In 2013, Tristan Jarry was the future. Now? His future is anyone’s guess. When the Pittsburgh Penguins drafted Jarry, former general manager Ray Shero dealt forward Tyler Kennedy, a member of the franchise’s 2009 Stanley Cup championship team to the Sharks in exchange for the 50th overall pick. That pick...

The Penguins brought back a familiar face this offseason when they re-signed defenseman David Warsofsky to a two-year, two-way contract. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound defenseman previously played for the Penguins during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. His best stretch during that time came around New Year’s during the 2015-16 campaign when...

On the second day of the Penguins’ training camp in Cranberry on Saturday, the Penguins used a variety of defensive pairings during a scrimmage. Few of them resembled anything that would be used in a regular season contest in 2019-20. Massive veteran Erik Gudbranson skated with AHL mainstay Kevin Czuczman...

During the 2018-19 campaign, the Penguins’ aggressive play often led to offense. It just happened to be the other team’s offense. The Penguins were beleaguered by odd-man rushes by the opposition last season. That, in part, led to them yielding a league-high 15 shorthanded goals against. Cutting down on the...

Marcus Pettersson was a full participant during the first day of training camp, less than 24 hours after agreeing to a one-year contract worth $874,125. A restricted free agent coming off his entry-level deal, Pettersson was hoping to sign a longer-term contract but agreed to the one-year deal in order...

Evgeni Malkin limped through a 2018-19 campaign that saw injuries limit him to 68 games and 72 points. His 12 goals at even strength were the lowest total of his career, aside from the five he scored during the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. As a result, he retooled his offseason workout...

There were roughly six months of happy talk about how the Steelers would benefit from addition by subtraction. Subtract Antonio Brown’s shenanigans and Le’Veon Bell’s constant contract uncertainty. Benefit by getting a more harmonious locker room, fewer distractions and game plans that weren’t hindered by needing to pacify egos. Nice...

Sidney Crosby had an unusual summer. Last week, his hometown of Cole Harbour was impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The volatile weather was little more than a nuisance for Crosby, who reported little damage to his inland home, but a sign welcoming visitors to the “home of Sidney Crosby” did get...

For those who pin all of the Penguins’ woes last season on Jack Johnson and bludgeon everyone who disagrees with a club fashioned out of fancy stats, I feel you. That’s absurd simplification dipped in illogical scapegoating, but the numbers don’t lie. Unless they do. If you’d like to deal...

There are many questions — gripping, fundamental questions — facing the Pittsburgh Penguins as they prepare to open the 2019-20 season. Have the team’s superstars begun an age-related decline? Is there enough speed on defense to keep up with the modern NHL? Will a renewed commitment to “playing the right...

The Penguins re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Marcus Pettersson to a one-year contract worth $874,125. Pettersson, 23, was acquired in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks in December. He appeared in 84 games combined with each team and set a career-high with 25 points (two goals, 23 assists). Coming off...

Zach Lauzon, a defenseman chosen by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round of the 2017 NHL draft, has retired due to concussion-related problems, TVA Sports in Quebec reported Wednesday. Lauzon, 20, did not play last season because of the injury. The Penguins did not offer him an NHL contract...

Last June, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray got a ring. It just wasn’t the kind of ring he has grown accustomed to receiving at the end of a hockey season. It was a wedding ring. Murray and his wife, Christina, held a surprise wedding at the couple’s lake house, letting...

The high-flying duo of Samuel Poulin and Nathan Legare were at it again for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday afternoon. Legare broke a third-period tie and Poulin added the empty netter as a team of Penguins prospects defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-4, to finish in first place in the annual...

As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to open training camp on the heels of back-to-back unsuccessful playoff campaigns, the team is looking to recapture the magic it found while winning consecutive Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. Defining that magic is the tricky part. Was it an emphasis on speed on the...

As the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to report to training camp Friday, Evgeni Malkin is wrapping up an offseason unlike any he’s had in his pro career. That’s not because of the trade rumors that sprung up after the Penguins unceremoniously were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs...