For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded a piece from their 2009 Stanley Cup team for a draft pick. While the drama of dealing Jordan Staal for Carolina's 8th overall pick was lacking, the Penguins were able to acquire the 50th overall selection after sending the rights to Tyler Kennedy to San Jose.  The Penguins moved up to the 44th pick after trading their 50th pick and 89th pick to Columbus. With their first selection, the Penguins took Tristan Jarry, a goaltender ... Read More

It appears Kris Letang will be spending the next eight years in Pittsburgh after agreeing to a new contract, Sunday morning before the draft. Per RDS correspondent Renaud Lavoie, Letang, who was a Norris Trophy finalist after the lockout-shortened season, is close to agreeing on an eight year, $58 million contract extension.  There is also a no-trade clause limited to fifteen teams. The 26 year old finished tied for first place in points (38) with PK Subban among defensemen despite playing ... Read More

NEW YORK CITY – It has been Dan Bylsma’s dream to represent USA Hockey ever since he watched the United States win gold in 1980’s “Miracle on Ice” as a 9-year-old boy growing up in western Michigan. And while Bylsma was not able to wear his country’s red, white and blue as a player, he will get the opportunity now as a coach – on the biggest international stage. Bylsma was officially named head coach of the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team that will participate in the Winter Olympic ... Read More

When Ray Shero acquired Chris Kunitz back in 2009, he envisioned a winger with the speed, skill and physicality necessary to play on the top line with Sidney Crosby. Four years later, it looks as though Kunitz will finish his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing alongside Crosby for at least the next three years. The Penguins announced a contract extension of three years with Kunitz making $3.85 million annually.  Signed as an undrafted free agent out of Ferris State by the Anaheim ... Read More

Kris Letang will surely be traded over the summer.  The question is no longer if he will be traded but rather where will he end up? When the Penguins traded Jordan Staal, it was a pretty easy deal to negotiate.  Staal wanted to go to the Carolina Hurricanes, a non-divisional opponent at the time with prospects and cap space. At this time, Letang has not requested a specific team and he likely wont say anything as long as contract negotiations continue between Pens GM Ray Shero and Letang's ... Read More

With Evgeni Malkin signing a contract extension last week, Kris Letang's fate has been sealed. The 2013 Norris Trophy finalist will most likely be traded as the Pittsburgh Penguins simply cannot afford to keep Letang under the salary cap.  Furthermore, his less-than-stellar playoff performances over the last three years, and his inability to show confidence as the quarterback on the power play, cannot be ignored. Given the fact that Letang will likely command a contract in the $6-7 million ... Read More

Sidney Crosby was award the Ted Lindsay award, Saturday night.  Formerly known as the Lester B Pearson, the Ted Lindsay award is given to the most outstanding player voted on by the players.  It is Crosby's second such award, the first coming in 2007. Crosby had a chance to win the Art Ross Trophy for most points, and the Hart Trophy for Most Valuable Player, but lost both when he was injured on March 30th.  Crosby broke his jaw and missed the last quarter of the season. Marty St. Louis ... Read More

While the Pittsburgh Penguins team won't be taking home any hardware this year, their general manager proved why he is the best in the business. Ray Shero was named the 2013 NHL General Manager of the Year Friday afternoon. Shero had quite a year that put the Penguins in the best position to win make a Stanley Cup run. Shero was able to sign Tomas Vokoun to a two-year deal as an insurance policy for Marc-Andre Fleury's playoff failures. Shero was also able to deal Jordan Staal to the Carolina ... Read More

If the past two days are an inclination, General Manager Ray Shero doesn't like people going into the last year of their contact. Yesterday he extended Head Coach Dan Bylsma and his coaching staff to remain behind the bench of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Today, he inked arguably the second best player in all of the world to an eight-year, $76 million deal. While Evgeni Malkin may be the second best player in the world behind teammate Sidney Crosby, he's now the richer of the two. You didn't ... Read More

On Wednesday during his end of the season press conference, Ray Shero announced that he not only extended Dan Bylsma's contract for another two seasons, but also the contracts of the rest of the coaching staff featuring Todd Reirden and Tony Granato. So much for major changes in the coaching staff. Granted, as much as some of us would have liked to see Dan Bylsma -or any pieces of the coaching staff, for that matter- depart in favor of something new, it seemed pretty obvious Bylsma would ... Read More