Great column by Joe Starkey: From coaching staff and special teams to player connection, he has pushed all the right buttons Penguins coach Dan Muse might be a playoff newbie — this will be his first series as a head coach — but based on his inaugural regular season, I don’t think coaching will be [...]
The old enemy. Playing Philadelphia in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs seems scripted. Miss the postseason for three years, then get re-introduced via the Battle of Pennsylvania. The Flyers hadn’t made the playoffs since 2020. It will be intense. But the problem with this script is that we’re not sure about the [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a series of transactions Monday evening, two of which involve their goaltending position. Goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on injured reserve along with forwards Noel Acciari and Justin Brazeau. To replace them on the active roster, the club recalled goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as defenseman Ryan Graves and Danton Heinen [...]
Eddie Johnston gets inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins’ in-house Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Johnston is renowned for much during his tenure with the team, but his masterpiece was general managing the Penguins to finishing last overall in 1984, then drafting center Mario Lemieux. The tank job was fabulous, as is the fact that [...]
Penguins majority owner and former captain Mario Lemieux christens ice at the Consol Energy Center with water from melted ice saved from the Mellon Arena. (James M. Kubus) Hockey Milestones achieved at the PPG Paints Arena (CONSOL Energy Center)
