Pittsburgh Hockey Now

Pittsburgh Hockey Now is an accredited platform dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of everything related to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

National

English

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#133413

United States

#27870

Sports/Sports

#548

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Penguins Offseason Plans: Trade Strategy, Complacency, & Past Mistakes

2 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Can a group of players who are not complacent create a complacent atmosphere? Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas held a 35-minute presser Monday and delivered more direct, informative, and actionable answers than his first two years of press conferences combined. Dubas was obviously unhappy with not only his team’s dirt nap for all but two months of the season (December and March), but also uniquely unhappy that all of the players want to return.
Dan’s Daily: Rutherford Bombshell; Playoff Drama; Penguins on Notice

2 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

It was one of those days in hockey news in which everything happened. The Daily could be 2000 words, but instead we will focus on the stuff you most want. General Manager Kyle Dubas put the Pittsburgh Penguins on notice, and neither fan support nor loyalty will sway Dubas, who was more direct in this latest press conference. He didn’t have many compliments, but he also handled each question with a clarity that has sometimes been missing in the past.
Dubas Puts the Lumber to Erik Karlsson; 'Actions Must Match Ambitions'

3 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

CRANBERRY — It would seem the Pittsburgh Penguins and Erik Karlsson are stuck with each other, but there may be some lingering frustrations. The moment Friday was as close to honest as a general manager could be without levying heavy criticism after another failed season that ended in the Penguins’ third-straight playoff miss.
Dan’s Daily: Sullivan NYR Speculation; Flyers Candid; Penguins Trade Debate

3 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The Pittsburgh Penguins will make significant changes this offseason, or at least they should. Yet one of the biggest decisions looms with the status of Rickard Rakell. Pittsburgh Hockey Now shares the latest we’ve heard as well as more details on the team’s activity leading to the NHL trade deadline. And despite a firm denial, you knew it was coming–There are reports out of New York that Mike Sullivan is tops on the New York Rangers list of coaching candidates.
Penguins Trade Talk: ‘Many Teams’ Interested in Rakell; NTC a Factor?

4 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

It will come as no shock, the Pittsburgh Penguins fielded significant interest in Rickard Rakell leading up to the March 7 NHL trade deadline. As the Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas navigate the gray areas of a rebuild on the fly approach, the coming 2025 offseason could be an action-packed transitional period with notable roster turnover. Or Dubas could continue his methodical approach.
Dan’s Daily: Coaches Fired; Tocchet Brutal Honesty; The Penguins Future

4 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room is clean. The players grabbed their stuff, got their exit physicals, and bolted Friday, but the reverberations of their final public conversations will carry for the next couple of months. While some players are fighting to stay, Erik Karlsson was frustrated and non-committal. Elsewhere, it was a bad day for coaches as the Anaheim Ducks surprisingly and New York Rangers expectedly sent bench bosses packing.
Frustrated Karlsson Speaks of Uncertain Penguins Future; ‘Whatever Happens…”

5 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

CRANBERRY — Erik Karlsson was the prize of the 2023 offseason. Like a day-early birthday gift for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, new general manager Kyle Dubas acquired Karlsson in a sweeping blockbuster trade on Aug. 6, 2023. That was probably the highlight of Karlsson’s Penguins career. In two seasons, Karlsson has flashed that Hall of Fame talent.
Penguins Blog, Tales from the Road: All 82! No Sleep, Hot Dogs, and the End

5 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Covering 82 NHL games over six months in cities near and far was all things exhilarating, challenging, exhausting, and a few times, dangerous, but here we are. There was the drive to Detroit through a torrential downpour for a game that didn’t happen, and an autumn motorcycle trip along Lake Erie through the New York vineyards, past the warm smell of childhood that is the General Mills Cheerios factory in Buffalo, but those were just warmups.
Penguins Postmortem: Players ‘Lack Details,’ Sullivan Must Be Better

6 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the best from the Washington Capitals Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in Game 82. Then again, they didn’t need to face the Capitals’ best to reinforce the knowledge they already possess. When the Penguins play within their structure, commit fewer ungodly turnovers, and actually show up, they’re not a bad team.
Dan’s Daily: NYR Shakeup; McAvoy Unloads; Penguins Kick Themselves

6 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The Pittsburgh Penguins are kicking themselves a bit after they finished their season strong, including a fun 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. They might have a case of the “what ifs.” We skipped the Daily yesterday and went straight to column mode. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas’s initial task was to make the Penguins competitive, but he only made the Penguins slide worse. Now he’s on the clock to rebuild with Sidney Crosby still here, or he’ll soon be on the clock.