Hagelin Traded to Capitals
The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Carl Hagelin from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft as well as a conditional…
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Penguins Pulpit: Last Place in the Eastern Conference
Last week, general manager Jim Rutherford threatened changes if his team’s play didn’t improve. It looked like the threats worked, with the Pittsburgh Penguins finishing their week with a hard-fought…
Penguins’ Rutherford Whiffs on Hagelin Trade
The Pittsburgh Penguins needed to do something. After a four-game road trip across Canada in which the Pens went 4-0 and completely dominated their opponents, they have completely fallen off…
NHL News & Notes: Pearson, Hagelin, Rutherford, & More
In today’s News & Notes, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings made a trade, the Penguins signed their general manager to a contract extension and a member of the…
Penguins Trade Hagelin to Kings for Pearson
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired forward Tanner Pearson from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Carl Hagelin, the Kings announced Wednesday. Pearson is in the second year of…
Penguins Pulpit: Johnson, Oleksiak & Secondary Scoring
The past week of play is not one the Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to emulate anytime soon. After an undefeated trip through Canada which saw the Penguins outscore the Toronto Maple…
Penguins Trading Hagelin Feels Inevitable
Over two years ago I wrote that the acquisition of Carl Hagelin changed the identity of the Pittsburgh Penguins. I still believe that to be true, but all good things…
Upstart Golden Knights Similar to 2015-16 Penguins
In a recent press conference, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer was asked about the similarities between the 2015-16 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Sharks current rival,…
These Rangers Could Be Gone Before 2018-19
As the New York Rangers close out their disappointing season, it is easy to see that the squad hitting the ice is quite different than the one that had hoped…
What’s Fueling Malkin’s Scoring Surge?
Since being drafted second overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2004 Entry Draft, Evgeni Malkin has done nothing but meet expectations. He has averaged 1.18 points-per-game (PPG) in his 12…
5 Cup-Winning Trade Deadline Pickups
With the 2018 NHL trade deadline looming, teams are preparing to buy and sell their top players and prospects in order to grab a wild card spot in the playoffs…
Hagelin Heating Up Matched with Malkin
With his shaggy Swedish locks and jaw-dropping speed, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Carl Hagelin is hard to miss. He’s ferocious in short-handed situations, a nuisance on the forecheck and never seems…