Kevin Hayes is heading into free agency this summer, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are not expected to be involved.
Josh Yohe of The Athletic confirmed the organization has no plans to offer the 34-year-old center a new contract. Yohe framed it as: Hayes was a good soldier during his time in Pittsburgh, but his lack of foot speed made cracking the lineup a challenge, and he will not return next season.
The decision is one of the easier ones Kyle Dubas faces this offseason, which is saying so...
(Wrote this for tomorrow, and then realized the date was wrong. So pull up a chair for some bonus history content..) 1992: Ronnie tips the balance of the series, and playoffs Pittsburgh’s hopes to defend their 1991 Stanley Cup championship were in deep trouble on May 9th, ahead of Game 4 of the Patrick Division […]
Happy Sunday everyone. We’re kicking it back to important events on a sleepy Sunday and there’s a lot going on for May 10th in your Penguin history books to look back on and remember. 2001: Kasparaitis the hero It’s sometimes said that a playoff OT goal can come from the most unlikely of sources, and […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins remain a team to watch this offseason, and it sounds like Kyle Dubas won't be shy to let some of this season's players walk. Not only is Evgeni Malkin likely leaving, the same can be said about winger Anthony Mantha. Elliotte Friedman: Re Penguins: I don't think, unless it's changed recently, it doesn't sound like there'd been a lot of discourse about a contract extension for Anthony Mantha - 32 Thoughts (5/1) Mantha, 31, was on a one-year deal worth $2.5 million AAV an...
Kyle Dubas opened up the Pittsburgh Penguins offseason on Thursday by re-signing two depth players in forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Dewar, a pending unrestricted free agent, received a two-year, $4.5 million extension with a $2.25 million salary cap hit per season. Solovyov, meanwhile, received a one-year, $850,000 contract. On the surface, they […]
Nothing about the 2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins went as anybody expected it to go. When offseason began early in the summer of 2025, there was a belief that the team would not only be bad, but that it would be one of the worst teams in the NHL. There was a common theme nationally that there […]
Three players will be representing the Pittsburgh Penguins when the 2026 men’s world championship kicks off next weekend in Switzerland. Tommy Novak and Connor Clifton will be playing for the United States at the tournament, while Parker Wotherspoon will be skating for Canada. The Penguins will also be represented by assistant general manager Jason Spezza […]
The Penguins announced a pair of contract extensions on Thursday. Connor Dewar and Ilya Solovyov are impending free agents no longer with the news both have signed with Pittsburgh. From the team: The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Connor Dewar and defenseman Ilya Solovyov to contract extensions, it was announced today by President of Hockey […]
Kyle Dubas won’t be in the dark to exactly how much cap room the Penguins will have this offseason with official numbers being revealed by the NHL on Wednesday. The salary cap ceiling for 2026-27 will be set at $104 million, an almost 9% increase from last season. Figuring in all the money that will […]
While the Flyers have generally outperformed expectations over their first series and change in this playoff run, there has been one specific scenario that they just cannot get right. Throughout the first seven first periods they played in the playoffs, the Flyers have failed to score.
Despite blitzing the Penguins early on and running out to a 3-0 series lead, the Flyers never really took the play to the Penguins early on. In fact, the Penguins seemed to be the quicker team off the mark...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to make some significant roster changes this summer. Kyle Dubas wanted to give the group a chance to go deep in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and next thing you know they got run out of the building by the Philadelphia Flyers. Now, Dubas has some major decisions to make, and it doesn't sound like he'll be offering Evgeni Malkin a contract extension. Don't be surprised to see Malkin wind up with Alex Ovechkin in Washington, as he'll be looking for revenge if Dubas ...
Before the season started, I wrote about five players I was most curious to see. Now that the dust has settled, let’s check in on how that all went. Owen Pickering It was nice to see Pickering earn some NHL time (to the tune of 25 games) in his rookie season, but his NHL stint […]
When Kyle Dubas took over the Pittsburgh Penguins, he knew there were going to be some really tough decisions with some long-standing veterans, and his toughest decision yet is apparently coming this week. There's rumors floating around that Malkin's reps and Dubas are meeting this week, and word is, Dubas is going to inform his camp that the team will be looking to move off of Malkin this summer, and head down a different direction. Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust has reportedly vouched for Malk...
The NHL couldn’t pass up a Saturday night time slot on ABC and started the Philadelphia/Carolina series before the first round ended. (Sidenote, there goes conspiracy theories about leagues tinkering in results: a Pittsburgh/Philadelphia Game 7 would have filled that spot really nicely, but alas). We went 3-1 on the East in the first round, […]
Evgeni Malkin made it clear Friday that he wants to play in the NHL next season, even if it’s not with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Malkin told reporters during exit interviews following Wednesday’s Game 6 elimination loss to the Philadelphia Flyers he had talked to general manager Kyle Dubas but had no updates on his pending […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff run ended after their Game 6 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. With this, they now have a decision to make with pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) Anthony Mantha. Mantha had a great regular season for the Penguins, setting new career highs with 33 goals, 31 assists, and 64 points in 81 games. Due to this, he would generate a lot of interest if he hits the market this summer. Thus, let's look at three teams who could look to sign Mantha if...
Pregame No lineup changes for the Penguins from Game 1, including going back to Stuart Skinner as the starting goalie. The Flyers have one change from Game 1, Noah Juulsen is in and Emil Andrae is out on the blueline. First period Penalties are the story of the first period, the teams combine for eight […]
The Penguins are in trouble. They’re heading to Philadelphia this week down two games in their first-round series and, barring some immediate changes, could be staring down a 3-0 hole by Wednesday night. Dan Muse and the Penguins have a few changes available to them before Wednesday, including some potential personnel changes. Here’s some possibilities: […]
Monday night was a chance for the Pittsburgh Penguins to make things right after a lackluster showing in Game 1 and tie up this first round series before heading to the road for Games 3 and 4. That was not at all how Game 2 went for the Penguins as they turned in another letdown […]
*Folks, the Flyers are on their way home from Pittsburgh up 2 games to none on the Pittsburgh Penguins. They shut them out last night. This is so much fun! Are you having fun?? RECAP !
*Ahead of last night’s game we learned that the Flyers elected to bring up a couple more Black Aces for this run, however long this run may be. [ BSH ]
*Despite the win there was a lot to learn from Game 1, and the Flyers really didn’t seem to learn too much but they won anyway! Wild stuff! [ BSH ]
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With a surprise Game 1 victory, the Flyers had stolen home-ice advantage from the Penguins. Weathering the early storm behind another solid effort from Dan Vladar, Philadelphia opened up a 2-0 lead, including one of the best efforts of the season from Owen Tippett short-handed. It would end there, and Porter Martone has his second game-winning goal in his two playoff games. For just the third time in franchise history, the Flyers won the first two games on the road in a playoff series.
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The Philadelphia Flyers need to do it again. After an emphatic Game 1 win over the Penguins, they return to the ice to try and leave Pittsburgh with an improbable 2-0 series lead. Imagine going back to the good city up 2-0 in this series? It’s what dreams are made of.
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Pregame reading
Travis Sanheim was a workhorse in Game 1. On every side of the puck, the Flyers veteran blueliner was putting in the w...
With a huge win collected in Saturday’s Game 1 in Pittsburgh — and an even bigger first blow dealt in this already spirited series — the Flyers have a chance to put the Penguins completely on the ropes before the series shifts back home to Philadelphia, if they can keep the ball rolling and replicate some of the good work they put in throughout that first matchup.
That task, though, will be easier said than done.
For this experienced Penguins team, this would have been a difficult lo...
Travis Sanheim played an outstanding Game 1 leading to a suffocating victory over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve laid out the blueprint to win the series as underdogs. The question now is if the veteran defenseman and the Flyers can play a near-perfect defensive game three more times. Sidney Crosby won’t go down without swinging, as Philadelphia is all too familiar with, and it starts on the back end with their number one defenseman.
Getting physical with Crosby
Sanheim doesn...