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Penguins veteran core is checked out due to early trade leaks from management & Buzz on why Crosby tabled contract talks in early July......

TIOPS LATEST: Crosby went from ready to sign 3-year extension in late June to pausing talks? Key players bracing for Rakell trade who blocked trade in July to top East Contender to begin sale off; Koivunen becoming contentious talking point between Muse and Dubas?

Rumors: Blues, Penguins linked to Tommy Novak Trade Talks & More Buzz.......

Trade Chatter: 3-for-1 Return? Novak popular in early trade talks; Penguins scouting former 2nd round draft pick heavily & more buzz

A failed offseason is getting heightened as Penguins showing several early signs of a lottery team

Top Forwards Being Shopped? Blocking Young Players with pointless July 1 Signings, is the Penguins Front Office already contemplating reversing course and no longer giving the core a run till February?

Penguins showed signs Saturday Night of the Blueprint that can keep them in contention for playoff spot this season

3 out of 4 points prevented the wheels falling off; Playing for Third in Metro; Signs of last years team showed up vs Dallas; Why the Blueprint is there despite alarming signs & More Buzz……

Latest Pens Camp Chatter: Inside Buzz on Where Pittsburgh's forward group stands heading into final weekend & More Buzz

Camp Buzz: Coaching staff seeing 2025 Ben Kindel NHL-readiness similarities with top prospect Bill Zonnon; Was Avery Hayes truly beaten out? Owen Pickering blocked again & Buzz on Forward Competition and who was stacked against each other & More
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Blueline Buzz

November 5, 2026

(+) Penguins sporting worst roster of the Crosby Era?
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The end of competitive hockey in the Sidney Crosby era? The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a free fall and less than 20 games in Thursday Night looked like an exclamation point at where things are headed………

  • Justin Brazeau | Goal (1)
  • Nick Robertson | Goal (7)
  • Arturs Silovs | 18 Saves, .750 SV%

Player Updates

Ville Koivunen

8 Years – $32 Million

Ville Koivunen received $4 million in Signing Bonus Money

Tommy Novak

2nd Line Center

Tommy Novak Contract Extension Details

Ilya Solovyov

vs PHI (GM 5): 6:09 TOI

Penguins by choice basically played 5 d-men in Game 5 win

Player Name

PIT * OT

Will Penguins go to Arturs Silovs by default for Game 3?

Anthony Mantha

71GP | 26G-27A-53Pts

Anthony Mantha Day-to-Day

Cam Heyward

2 Years – $32.5 Million

Steelers, Cam Heyward Agree to Extension

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