Penguins Trivia & Several Questions Heading Into the Offseason
Also, a decade in review
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Penguins Questions That Need to Be Answered This Offseason
April 27, 2024 by Sylvie McCarthy
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be watching the postseason from their living rooms for the second year in a row. Pittsburgh came closer to the playoffs then anybody thought they would, but the issues that plagued them all year turned out to be too much to overcome. Now, the Penguins are staring down the barrel of a long summer with many of the same questions they had last summer. With one year under his belt, general manager Kyle Dubas seems to know the direction he wants to go in and it doesn’t look like he plans to waste any time.Â
10 Most Interesting Facts About the Pittsburgh Penguins
April 27, 2024 by Jake Deemer
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been one of the most successful franchises in the modern era of the NHL, winning five Stanley Cups since their first in 1990-91 while showing off some of the greatest players to ever play the game. From Mario Lemieux to Sidney Crosby, the Penguins have seen some interesting times, to say the least. Here are some compelling facts about the Penguins.
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Penguins’ Best and Worst Trades of the Decade
April 24, 2024 by Tyler Bowen
The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the last decade with higher expectations than almost any other NHL squad. Stacked with high-end talent and depth to make deep playoff runs, the team has constantly been in win-now mode throughout Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin’s primes. Part of the reason the Penguins have been competitive for so long is the aggressiveness displayed by Ray Shero, Jim Rutherford, and Ron Hextall as the team’s general managers (GM) over the last decade. Neither GM has ever been shy about making a big splash on the trade market, even if it doesn’t always work out.