NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
After setting off the fireworks to start the offseason, the Pittsburgh Penguins have made a front office move. Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas now will be the President of Hockey Operations. This is a great hire for Pittsburgh and now the real work gets done. Welcome to Pittsburgh, Kyle Dubas! — Pittsburgh […] READ MORE
In shocking, but somewhat expected news, the Penguins announced the firing of President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke, General Manager Ron Hextall, and Assistant General Manager Chris Pryor Friday morning. These firings are a direct result of Pittsburgh’s underperformance and shocking exit this season, including back-to-back losses to lottery teams to end the season. The […] READ MORE
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that defenseman Kris Letang would be out indefinitely after suffering a stroke Monday. Letang will undergo further evaluation, but the team reports that he is not currently experiencing any lasting effects, and does not expect his status to affect his career long-term. Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke […] READ MORE
Free agency is starting soon and teams have some hard decisions to make. One of those teams are the Pittsburgh Penguins. Two stars the Pens have to re-sign are Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. This edition of NHL rumours gives us a Pittsburgh Penguins update on the duo. Here’s my latest mailbag. We talk Geno, […] READ MORE
It’s time to ring in 2022 with our first edition of NHL rumours for the year. Teams are either going for a Stanley Cup Playoff spot or trading for the future. There are going to be some tough decisions for general managers with the March trade deadline. Today’s NHL rumours focus on the Calgary Flames, […] READ MORE
The 2021 NHL draft wrapped up, gave us a closer look at the future of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey. The Penguins had five picks in this draft. While none of the prospects will make a jump right to the NHL this year or in three years, they managed to steal some size off the board. The […] READ MORE
Well, here we are again for the third year in a row. Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins were eliminated in the first round by the New York Islanders. Many people figured this was the year for the Penguins but they had some flaws come out in the playoffs that hurt them. In 2019 they got swept by […] READ MORE
Another week in the NHL means The Last Word on Hockey Show is back on the MAD Radio Network. Your host Jim Biringer from lastwordonhockey.com is back alongside Coach Jay as Marc Weiss is on assignment. The boys take a trip around the NHL looking at the big stories of the week. Highlighting the Ryan […] READ MORE
It’s been a wild season thus far for Penguins fans. After general manager Jim Rutherford surprisingly stepped down, a hole was left in the Penguins front office. This was just recently filled by Ron Hextall and Brian Burke. To them, welcome to Pittsburgh. An Open Letter to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ New Management To: Ron Hextall […] READ MORE
The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Ron Hextall as their general manager, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The former Philadelphia Flyers general manager will take over in place of Jim Rutherford, who resigned earlier this season for personal reasons. Hextall, who recently served in the Hockey Operations department for the Los Angeles Kings, will look […] READ MORE
