PensBurgh Sep 13, 2019
Who will join Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel on the Penguins’ top line?
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Will it be Rust? Hornqvist? Simon? McCann? Could it even possibly end up being Dominik Kahun? With training camp kicking off today as the unofficial start of the 2019-20 NHL season, all eyes are going to be what line pairings and combinations head coach Mike Sullivan and Co. immediately cook up once all the boys are back together on Pittsburgh ice. With the departure of Phil Kessel to Arizona, there is possibly even more interest on who will be playing on what line and with which teammates than ever before. Even though there are a handful of other story...
PensBurgh Sep 10, 2019
Penguins training camp: How the roster shapes up from the beginning
Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Check out who is on the bubble and who is safe as camp is about to kick off Training camp opens on Friday, so based on the list of players invited let’s set the stage for how it looks going into the beginning of practices and preseason games. (* indicates AHL contract only) FORWARDS LOCKS (11) — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Dominik Kahun, Patric Hornqvist, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust, Dominik Simon, Brandon Tanev, Nick Bjugstad, Alex Galchenyuk, Jared McCann PROBABLY ON GOOD SIDE OF THE BUBBLE (2) — Zach Aston-Reese, Teddy Blueger NEED A...
PensBurgh Aug 28, 2019
It’s beginning to look a lot like....training camp. Key dates to remember as players begin to return
Photo by Johanna Lundberg/NHLI via Familiar faces are starting to creep back into Pittsburgh, and not a moment too soon It’s getting to be that time of year, folks! Sunday the calendar flips to September, which means it’s time for the players to start trickling back into town and get ready for the upcoming season. Social media is showing us that some are starting to do so! Jake Guentzel’s last day, already leaving for Pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/TMMFixOWs5— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) August 27, 2019 The boys are back in town!Welcome home, @Letang_58....
PensBurgh Aug 27, 2019
Comparing the Penguins opening night 2018 lineup to 2019
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via There have been sweeping changes in the last 12 months, but has it mad the Pens better? “And when I look at the team in general, I see a lot more depth than we’ve had in the past,” Jim Rutherford said earlier in the month. “That’s something I’m really excited about. This is a deep team.” Is that a true statement or summer window dressing? Here’s what the Penguins’ lines were on opening night 2018 vs the Capitals (an 8-7 OT win): Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Patric Hornqvist Carl Hagelin - Evgeni Malkin - Phil Kessel Dominik Simon -...
PensBurgh Aug 23, 2019
With so many high profile unsigned RFAs, the Penguins locking up Jake Guentzel early was a stroke of genius
Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via The Pens get piled on a lot lately by fans, but their decision to extend Jake Guentzel’s contract early last season was a very, very smart move A contract ask is a long way from a contract signed, but seeing the headline with some detail about the Brock Boeser and Vancouver Canucks’ negotiation sure stood out from a Penguins’ perspective. From TSN: According to Ben Kuzma of the Vancouver Province, Brock Boeser’s agent Ben Hankinson ”has an appetite for a four-year extension at $7 million annually” for his client this summer. A four-year, $28...
