Tag: Jim Rutherford
Penguins Free Agency Tracker
Updated:The Penguins weren’t expected to be busy on Day 1 of Free Agency, but GMJR came out and is…
Read more »BREAKING: Penguins To Buy Out Jack Johnson
Just over 2 years ago, Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford made a mistake everyone that had been paying attention to…
Read more »Official: Penguins Trade Patric Hornqvist to Florida for Mike Matheson and Colton Sceviour
Updated:Broken by Kevin Weekes, the Penguins have reportedly moved Patric Hornqvist on to Florida in exchange for Mike Matheson. **…
Read more »BREAKING: Pens Reacquire Kasperi Kapanen
Updated:#Rumblings started coming out just before noon that the Penguins and Leafs were finalizing a deal to send Kapanen back…
Read more »The Reality of Loyalty 2.0
Updated:In the not-to-distant past, Josh and I used to run a blog called Penguins Sauce. In the aftermath of Brooks…
Read more »The Great Debate: Is Jared McCann a Center, Winger, or Trade Bait?
Updated:After 3 poor games with a healthy scratch sandwiched in there in what was overall an organization-wide, damningly horrific display…
Read more »What To Expect When You’re Expecting Penguins Hockey: The Forwards
NHL hockey seems determined to return this Saturday in the midst of a global pandemic with some freakish tournament reminiscent of that…
Read more »Do The Penguins Have a Justin Schultz Problem?
Updated:Heading into yesterday’s Trade Deadline, GM Jim Rutherford has stated his priorities: a depth forward and, depending on the latest…
Read more »BREAKING: Pens Finally Trade For Jason Zucker
Updated:After doing the flirting with Zucker since the summer, nearly acquiring for Phil Kessel, and continuing to flirt with him…
Read more »Pens Re-Sign Pettersson Part 2
On a very slow news day/week, the Penguins announced that they agreed to terms with Marcus Pettersson on a 5…
Read more »The Jack Johnson Redemption Arc Examined
Let’s get something out of the way here so it doesn’t get twisted as “trolling.” Jack Johnson has been serviceable…
Read more »Brandon Tanev’s Impact
Updated:Let’s call a spade a spade and get something out of the way here early so it doesn’t get twisted:…
Read more »SEASON PREVIEW: The Options for the Four RW Openings
Updated:This week’s new black is the Penguins right wing situation. From the moment training camp opened up until now, a…
Read more »Marcus Pettersson Agrees to One Year Extension
Updated:When Jim Rutherford pulled the trigger in December on sending out the extremely underwhelming Daniel Sprong to bring in…
Read more »A Team In The Wilderness: How Did The Penguins Get Here?
Updated:So, I wanted to write this for a while, but I also wanted to let the dust settle and collect…
Read more »Brandon Tanev And The Myth of Needing To Be Active on July 1
Updated:With NHL Free Agency opening yesterday, big decisions, big terms, and big money were made across the league, including some…
Read more »FREE AGENCY TRACKER: Pens Sign Brandon Tanev
Updated:Following his trading of Phil Kessel for Alex Galchenyuk on Saturday night, the Penguins and GM Jim Rutherford opened up…
Read more »SEASON ROUNDUP: The Bad, The Worse, and The Ugly of Jack Johnson
Updated:When the Penguins traded Olli Maatta on June 15th, there was a sense that they moved on from the wrong defenseman….
Read more »Schedule Released, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductees, and Other Stuff
Updated:It’s just been one of those action-packed days around the NHL today, folks. First, Brooks Orpik’s carcass finally announced its…
Read more »Oleksy to Oleksiak: Every Penguins trade in the Jim Rutherford era
Updated:Jim Rutherford is a man of extremes. The same man who shrewdly sent three non-first round picks and scrap metal…
Read more »10 Things Penguins Fans Can Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Updated:Things lately have kind of …well sucked in Penguins-land. The team waffles between looking lost, looking like garbage, and occasionally…
Read more »Is Peter Chiarelli Shopping In Pittsburgh?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Washington Capitals on Monday night at Capital One Center. With his team in town,…
Read more »Pens Choose Rust, Now What?
Updated:Today the Penguins announced that they agreed to terms with Bryan Rust on a 4-year deal worth $14 million over…
Read more »Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Jordy Bellerive is Really Good, If Not Very Good
Updated:So, let’s talk about Jordy Bellerive, shall we? I think by this point we all know the story of how…
Read more »Trade Rumors; Cullen, Pageau, & More
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Read more »Ian Cole Trade Rumors, Matt Murray’s Injury, & Streaky Hockey
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/362813972″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”300″ iframe=”true” /] It’s been two weeks since we last got together to talk Pens, and…
Read more »Sabres Hire Botterill – Now What?
It has happened. The thing that Pens fans and quite a few media members have wrung hands and worried about…
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