Pittsburgh Penguins veteran forward Pascal Dupuis has announced his intention to hang up the skates. He was suffering from chest pains over the weekend that was assumed to be related to his blood clot issues and he and the team decided that it was in his and his family’s best interest for him to quit playing. The Penguins announced that they will be placing Dupuis on long-term injured reserve so that they can continue to honor his contract. While his loss does leave a big hole to fill in the ... Read More
Pittsburgh Penguins 2015-16 salary cap outlook
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made quite a few roster moves this year, as just 10 of the current players were on the opening night roster last October. The sweeping changes in the lineup have brought with them an entirely unfamiliar salary cap situation. Forwards: The Penguins currently have 10 forwards on one-way NHL contracts that are expected to begin the season in the NHL: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel, Patrick Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz, David Perron, Pascal Dupuis, Eric Fehr, ... Read More
Despite Kessel, problems remain for Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins made a big splash on the first day of NHL free agency, landing star right-winger Phil Kessel in a six-player trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since then, the Penguins have been mostly quiet, singing Russian winger Sergei Plotnikov and a host of depth players that may or may not see time in Pittsburgh this season. One of the reasons that the Penguins have fallen silent is that their roster has largely filled: they have two goaltenders, eight defensemen and 10 ... Read More
Pens to sign Russian winger Plotnikov; salary cap set; changes coming to OT
The Pittsburgh Penguins are interested in signing Russian forward Sergei Plotnikov, according to a source close to the situation. The story was first reported by Russian news agency TASS. Plotnikov, 25, most recently played for Lokomitv Yaroslavl of the KHL, where he scored 15 goals and had 21 assists in 56 games in 2014-15. He also represented Russia in the 2015 IIHF World Championships, where he had four goals and an assist in 19 games. He was a teammate of Penguins center Evgeni Malkin at ... Read More
Mailbag: How can the Penguins replace Kris Letang?
We got a lot of questions this week surrounding Kris Letang's injury and the Penguins playing with only five defensemen on Saturday. Let's dive right in. Why can’t the Penguins call up a defenseman or exchange a forward on the roster for a defenseman in Wilkes-Barre to balance out the roster? The Pens don’t have enough cap space to call up Tux (that’s the WBS mascot, if you didn’t know), let alone a player. Some back-of-the-envelope math reveals less than $100 thousand of cap space in the ... Read More
Are Steelers Likely Facing Another March Massacre?
The Steelers are in salary cap troubles once again which means for the second year in a row the team could be saying goodbye to multiple veteran players. Pittsburgh will be forced to let many, if not all, of their unrestricted free agents walk and they will need to a good draft in April to offset their losses. It's time for the Steelers to let some of their young players take over and to do so they will have to cut some of the aging veterans. Here is a breakdown of each position on the roster as ... Read More
Steelers Sent The Bus Out On Top; Ravens Trying to do the same with Ray Lewis
The Pittsburgh Steelers know all about what the Baltimore Ravens are trying to do this post-season. A legend on their team, Ray Lewis, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season and the team is rallying behind him to try and send him out on top. For the Steelers this scenario played out to perfection during the 2005-2006 season. The player was Jerome Bettis and the Steelers road "The Bus" all the way to Detroit and allowed him to finish his NFL career as a Super Bowl ... Read More
Steelers’ GM Kevin Colbert’s Expects a lot of Change in 2013
The Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert talked to the media today and based on his comments, we can expect a lot of change heading into the 2013 season. Change was not unexpected from a team that struggled in 2012 and finished 8-8. In fact, prior to the 2012 season, starting many fans saw change coming at the end of the season. Before the Steelers can start making moves or signings in the off-season they must first get under the salary cap. The deadline to get under the cap number ... Read More