Penguins/NHL category, Page 175

In his seemingly never-ending search to replace Nick Bonino as the Penguins’ third-line center, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford usually has gone big in trying to fill that void. That’s to say he’s traded away some significant assets for players with large salary cap hits in hopes of giving...

The Ottawa Senators signed former Penguins goaltender Matt Murray to a four-year contract with a salary cap hit of $6.25 million on Friday. Murray, who the Senators acquired in a trade with the Penguins on Wednesday, just completed a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of 3.75 million. A...

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals. The contract will carry a salary cap hit of $4 million. Just completing a three-year contract with a salary cap hit of $5.5 million, Schultz, 30, spent parts of five seasons with the Penguins and was...

Former Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson has signed with the New York Rangers. Per The Athletic, Johnston agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.15 million. On Monday, the Penguins bought out the final three years of a five-year contract they signed Johnson to in 2018. Johnson, who had a salary cap...

Evan Rodrigues’ time with the Pittsburgh Penguins was brief. His time away from them was even shorter. On Friday, the Penguins re-signed the versatile forward to a one-year contract with a salary cap hit of $700,000. Initially acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on Feb. 24, Rodrigues (5-foot-11,...

The Penguins have re-signed forward Sam Lafferty to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $750,000. A native of Hollidaysburg, Lafferty was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on Friday. He just completed a two-year entry-level contract with had a salary cap hit of $767,500. Lafferty, 25,...

Matt Murray took to social media to thank Pittsburgh for his time here. After news of his trade Wednesday to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick and mid-level forward prospect, he posted a message on his Instagram saying, “Thank you, Pittsburgh for some incredible years. I cherished every opportunity...

Matt Murray already has a poignant connection to his new team, the Ottawa Senators. A native of Thunder Bay, which is a 16-hour drive across the expanse of Ontario from Canada’s capital, Murray looked up to a journeyman NHL goaltender who spent parts of two seasons playing for the Senators...

I’ve gained a whole new respect for Steelers fans. They’ve proven to me that they can get just as uncontrollably agitated about a game the Steelers didn’t even play as they can get about a game that the Steelers didn’t win. I mean, this Tennessee Titans postponement really has Western...

Jim Rutherford smirked when the idea was proposed to him. Trade Matt Murray? The Penguins general manager shook his head “no” while dismissing the notion. This happened in late April 2015 during Rutherford’s end-of-season media availability following his first year with the Penguins, and Murray was in the midst of...

The Pittsburgh Penguins are going heavy on goaltenders with their early picks in the NHL Draft. After selecting Finnish-born Joel Blomqvist in the second round, the team chose Calle Clang, a native of Olofstrom, Sweden, in the third round with the No. 77 overall pick. Clang, 18, spent most of...

Using the pick they acquired from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for goaltender Matt Murray, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected another goaltender. With the 52nd overall selection in the second round, the Penguins chose Joel Blomqvist of Karpat in Finland’s Liiga. During 2019-20, while playing for Karpat’s junior team in the...

The Matt Murray era has come to an end in Pittsburgh. On Wednesday, the Penguins traded the goaltender who led them to two Stanley Cup titles to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a second-round pick (No. 52 overall) and forward prospect Jonathan Gruden. Murray, 26, is a pending restricted...

Defenseman Jack Johnson will no longer play for the Penguins. His contract got bought out. That solves all their problems. The Penguins would have won the last two Stanley Cups if Johnson wasn’t on the team. That’s what social media thinks. That’s what analytics geeks think. Johnson was the root...

Wednesday’s “First Call” outlines some offensive line problems in Philadelphia as the Eagles get ready to face a fearsome Steelers pass rush. The Vegas Golden Knights are struggling to trade Marc-Andre Fleury. And Ex-Pirates aplenty put their stamp on last night’s Yankees-Rays playoff game. More problems up front In advance...

The NHL and NHLPA announced on Tuesday a new target date of Jan. 1 to open the 2020-21 season. Previously, the NHL had identified Dec. 1. The NHL calendar has been impacted dramatically ever since the NHL halted play March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the remainder of...

In August, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford let it be known he didn’t want to utilize any buyouts while crafting his roster in advance of the NHL’s 2020-21 season. They were a last resort. “That’s the fallback position, buyouts, if we have to get to that,” Rutherford said. “I don’t...

I’m not sure about much when it comes to the 2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins. I’m not sure who will be on the roster. I’m not sure if they’ll make the playoffs. I’m not even sure if head coach Mike Sullivan will make it through the season. But I am sure that...

After the NFL postponed a Steelers game in Nashville this Sunday due to coronavirus concerns, the Tennessee Titans appear to be turning the corner when it comes to controlling the spread. But will they get disciplined for protocol violations after failing to take proper measures to prevent its introduction to...

Patrik Allvin, the Penguins’ director of amateur scouting, could be forgiven if he is a little jealous of his peers. While his counterparts with organizations such as the Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators are scheduled to have multiple first-round selections in the NHL Draft...