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NHL Releases New 2025 RFA Offer Sheet Levels

19 hours ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Despite the large jump in the 2025-26 NHL salary cap up to an estimated $95.5 million, the compensation levels for offer sheets to restricted free agents will largely remain the same. That’s a win for teams, but not the RFAs. All picks forfeited this offseason will be in the 2026 NHL Draft.
3 Thoughts: NHL’s Faulty Thinking; Why Didn’t Granlund Work with Penguins?!

22 hours ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

There is some revisionist thinking sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins land Wednesday, the day after former, albeit briefly, Penguins forward Mikael Granlund humbled the Winnipeg Jets with a hat trick in Game 4, pushing the ‘Peg to the brink of elimination in Round Two. Since the Penguins unceremoniously bundled Granlund in the Erik Karlsson trade on Aug. 6, 2023, the forward has been nearly a point-per-game player for the San Jose Sharks and a healthy contributor to the loaded Dallas Stars lineup.
Dan’s Daily: Former Penguin Goes Off; Tocchet Close to Decision

1 day ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Mikhail Granlund waved goodbye to the Winnipeg Jets as they left the ice. The former Pittsburgh Penguins winger completed his first hat trick since 2017 as Dallas beat Winnipeg 3-1. It was Granlund’s night. The rumors are swirling that Rick Tocchet is close to accepting one of the open head coaching jobs, and all signs point to Philadelphia. The Colorado Avalanche are due for a shakeup this summer that includes chasing a big-name free agent but also trading away a couple of players.
Kingerski: What a Perfect Penguins Offseason Would Look Like

1 day ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Between now and then, between the decompression of another disappointing Pittsburgh Penguins season that forced early travel plans instead of team charters for Round One and the dog days of August, when even general managers take a day off, the Penguins organization will undergo a wrecking ball’s worth of changes. Exactly how much change Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas can effect and who will be involved is still somewhat of a mystery, perhaps even to those on the inside.
Dan’s Daily: Playoff Domination; Montreal Pushing Crosby Rumors

2 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

And here we go again. The Sidney Crosby trade rumors are like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers because they just won’t die. Montreal is again embroiled in Crosby fervor. The Stanley Cup Playoffs had a couple of dominant performances Monday, leading to a pair of 3-1 series leads. And, PHN took readers on a trip through buyouts, investing wisely, and explaining why the Pittsburgh Penguins veterans should embrace leaving. The offseason has been interesting so far, eh?
Kingerski: Why Penguins Veterans Should Embrace Leaving

2 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Jordan Staal was the first to leave. Brooks Orpik was the second. Others followed, some by choice, others involuntarily, but not every member of the Pittsburgh Penguins championship core took salary discounts or vociferously chose to stay. And most of them were better for leaving. The improvement was not because the Penguins’ organization was a limiting factor, but because change is a good thing.
Dan’s Daily: Trade Talk; No Retreads; Penguins UFAs

3 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The Monday Daily is full of some juicy tidbits, beginning with the NHL trade chatter, a veteran writer ripping the retread favorites for the New York Islanders job, Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury rekindling old times to lead Team Canada, and our dip into the Pittsburgh Penguins free agent pool. The Florida Panthers put the boots to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Dallas Stars did the same to the Winnipeg Jets. I’ve got a Penguins column coming up later this morning.
Penguins Notebook: Easy UFA Decisions and Unforeseen Negative

3 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

The restricted free agents awaiting qualifying offers and contracts from the Pittsburgh Penguins are a useful lot and, on the whole, present some opportunity for the coming few seasons. They stand in direct contrast to the team’s group of unrestricted free agents. While we spent considerable time analyzing the RFAs and their potential contracts, the unrestricted group will largely be cast out into the hockey world, dispersed like pollen in the wind.
Dan’s Daily: Vegas Miracle; Penguins RFA Decisions

4 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

How about that, Reilly Smith? It might go down as the second most infamous goal in Edmonton Oilers history, as an own goal credited to Smith with just 0.4 seconds remaining gave the Vegas Golden Knights a win in Game 3. The Capitals went flat against the Hurricanes, and that series looks like it’s taking shape. NHL rumors are slowing, but the Utah Mammoth might go big time this summer, using their tens of millions in cap space to add, add, and add everything possible.
Analysis: Which Penguins RFAs to Re-Sign, Which to Drop

4 days ago | pittsburghhockeynow.com | Dan Kingerski

Transition might be the most appropriate word to use when describing what the Pittsburgh Penguins are attempting. General manager Kyle Dubas hopes to smoothly move the team from a roster filled with 30-somethings, whose average age before the transition began was close to 32, to a team that once again has enough young legs to be competitive. Dubas hopes to do so without years of massive losses, fans tuning out, and the hopelessness that often engulfs rebuilds for years.