The Toronto Maple Leafs are hoping to get off of Morgan Rielly’s contract as both sides are ready to move on.Heavy.com has a trade idea that sees the Maple Leafs trading Rielly to the Pittsburgh Penguins for another defenseman who needs a change of scenery.Maple Leafs acquire: Ryan Graves 2028 third-round pick (San Jose) Penguins […]
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The NHL has officially entered a new era of offer sheets. For years, they were viewed as a tool that general managers simply refused to use. Whether it was an…
On Wednesday, the Boston Bruins brought Cliffy Hockey back on a two-year deal. Connor Clifton, who was with the Bruins’ […]
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Hendrix Lapierre will officially be donning Pittsburgh Penguins colors next season. After the Penguins acquired Lapierre from the Washington Capitals for two draft picks on June 25, the 24-year-old center signed a two-year, $2.6 million contract ($1.3 million AAV) on Friday. Lapierre, Washington’s 2020 first-round pick, was a restricted free agent this offseason. Lapierre has
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Saw this graphic online and figured it would make for a fun summer weekend exercise. What if the Penguins had to face the team that lost the Western Conference final in the years that Pittsburgh made the SCF? How might history have played out if the results of the other conference were flipped? Here are […]
The Penguins reached an agreement with one of their restricted free agents on Friday getting Hendrix Lapierre to ink a two-year contract with an AAV of $1.3 million. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Hendrix Lapierre to a two-year contract, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager […]
The Penguins acquired Lapierre from the Capitals in exchange for third- and fifth-round picks.
The thing about July hockey, in a 3v3 format, with 90s and 2000’s songs pumped in over the PA system is that there are plenty of reminders that what you’re witnessing isn’t meant to be the most consequential action that you’ll ever see. It’s probably the opposite, so any and all takes should remain measured. […]
The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Every season, teams must win 16 games to hoist the 134-year-old Silver Chalice, which was donated by Lord…
Mantha had 33 goals with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season.
Kyle Dubas has been driving a significant portion of the Pittsburgh Penguins fan base (and some of its media) a little mad over the past two years. There is a perception they haven’t really picked a direction, and are subjecting themselves to the possibility of being stuck in the NHL’s no-man’s land. I am not […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins did not just trade one defenseman for another. They made the kind of move that feels small at first, then starts to say more the longer it…
With all the amount of player movement the Penguins have made in the few days since we last gave a look at the organization’s depth chart a whirl, let’s look at it again now that the early rush of free agency has concluded. First line forwards: Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust Nothing has changed […]
The Edmonton Oilers were successful on day one of free agency, shedding all $9.25 million of Darnell Nurse's contract. General manager Stan Bowman traded the veteran defenseman to the San Jose Sharks for Zack Sharp and Shakir Mukhamadullin. Nurse was linked to multiple NHL teams, including the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, and San Jose Sharks. It seemed at one point he was destined for the Eastern Conference, and to give the Bruins much-needed muscle on the blueline. But the trade ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins added Nick Robertson and Andrei Kuzmenko on Wednesday as players with more upside than their point totals this past season suggest. They also signed another right-handed defenseman.
Many of the notable (and not-so-notable) unrestricted free agents found new homes in free agency on Wednesday. But that was just Day 1. There's still a whole summer ahead for those who didn't sign to find themselves a team. Here now, we present the Top 10 UFAs that are still available as of the start of July 2nd—Day 2 of NHL free agency. Alex Ovechkin Anthony Mantha Patrick Kane Logan Stanley Claude Giroux Patrik Laine Vladimir Tarasenko John Klingberg Michael Bunting Eeli Tolvanen Okay,...
In a lot of ways the the start of the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason has gone about as most of us had expected. It’s pretty much what they have done in each of the past two summers under Kyle Dubas, and they have had some success with it. Overall, the Penguins have added six players over […]
Daniel Russell’s brief AHL experience in April has him prepared for what to expect come training camp in the fall. However, he’s not waiting for September to showcase what he learned. He’s applying those lessons now in his offseason training.
NHL teams can give out up to 50 contracts per season. After the dust from an active day one of free agency settles in, let’s check on how the Penguins are looking this year towards that metric. Departed from 2025-26 The following players left the organization officially yesterday via free agency, their new organizations noted […]
The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Shea to a five-year contract carrying a $4 million cap hit, the team announced Wednesday. Shea, 29, appeared in 80 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year, scoring six goals and 35 points, posting a plus-30 rating while averaging 18 minutes and 53 seconds in ice time per…
The Edmonton Oilers are ponying up a five-year free agent deal for Pittsburgh Penguins breakout defenseman Ryan Shea. The #RumorBoyz are hearing Ryan Shea is signing for 5 years in Oil Country 👀 pic.twitter.com/zgRJdIwdIX — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) July 1, 2026 First dropped by Spittin' Chiclets, and now confirmed by Elliotte Friedman, it's a five-year deal for Shea, with a $4 million AAV. A huge $20M deal for the 29-year-old. Shea had been playing on a series of one-year dea...
Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Jason Spezza talked at 4:00pm to discuss the activities of the team on the first day of free agency. Overall, Spezza said the team was attempting to stay disciplined in their approach to free agency and avoid making long-term commitments to players. Their goal was to take a thoughtful approach […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a one-year contract with a $5 million average annual value (AAV). Kuzmenko went undrafted but made it to the NHL when the…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced they have signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a two-year contract. The deal is worth $4 million per season. Penguins Add Veteran Defenseman van Riemsdyk…
Kuzmenko’s new contract with Pittsburgh carries a $5 million cap hit for the 2026-27 season.