Pens-Sharks Fallout: .516 PT%? & Penguins suddenly have a meaningful next three games to get up for….

NOT DEAD JUST YET? Pittsburgh’s 6-3 win over the woeful San Jose Sharks was about as uninspiring it could get. Pittsburgh trailed 2-1 after one period and were involved in a tied hockey game after forty minutes. Facing a goaltender with a Goals Against Average heading towards the 5.00 range who couldn’t control a rebound all night, the dam was eventually going to break open and for the Penguins thankfully did in the third period as the Penguins outscored the Sharks 3-0 in the final frame for the win. Pittsburgh’s play without the puck had moments where again the team looked disinterested and was quite alarming against the caliber of opponent, especially in the first period. Overall, in the game

West Cup Contender believes they offered better roster player for Guentzel? Carter back in 24/25?

~Newsworthy Tidbits from Kyle Dubas Weekly GM Show with the Penguins~ Dubas had high premium on getting an impact roster player back for Jake Guentzel Prior to completing deal with the Carolina Hurricanes last Thursday, the Penguins during the early part of that day made one last play to shop the Hurricanes offer around, most notably to Vegas, Vancouver, Colorado and the New York Rangers. A team or two believes they put a better prospect on the table than Koivunen who the Penguins love but one thing that got overlooked by so many others is the Penguins trying to play this window of competing next season put a higher premium on getting a top-9 roster player with a little bit

Steelers Free Agency Grades: Patrick Queen a Home Run Signing

LB Patrick Queen | Grade: A | 3 years, $41 Million [hide] [/hide] Buzz: [hide]No organization loves linebackers like the Pittsburgh Steelers especially when comes to not only valuing outside linebackers but also inside backers. Pittsburgh secured the signing of the top inside linebacker on the market in Patrick Queen and what to love about Queen is that he’s only 24 years old. And the Steelers made the signing on their terms with how it’s structured, essentially a one-year deal, though, the team envisions Queen roaming the middle of the field for years to come. Queen posted a 25.5 pressure rate in 2023, good for sixth among linebackers and his explosiveness with quick pressures is off the charts. A huge

Latest Pens Buzz: Organization went into Sens game still thinking playoffs? Support for Sullivan waning & More Buzz

An overtime loss to the lowly Ottawa Senators Tuesday night saw the Penguins playoff chances actually make a jump going from 5% to 7% according to Latest Money Puck Odds. Losers of four straight and seven of eight, Pittsburgh’s odds at the #1 pick are currently about the same as playoff odds which gives this organization a good dose of reality. However, this is not comedy in that the Penguins power brokers in the organization actually went into this week believing if they could run up some wins against the lowly Senators and Sharks and beat a team in front of them in Detroit Sunday night, there was a chance to build up some momentum to play some meaningful hockey

Steelers send Diontae Johnson to Carolina after ‘soft target request’

Diontae Johnson [hide] after giving the Steelers a soft trade request around the combine after the team approached the veteran wide receiver about a possible extension, is officially out the door. The Steelers this evening have agreed to trade Johnson and a 2024 Seventh-Round Pick in exchange for 29 year-old cornerback Donte Jackson and a 2024 Sixth-Round Pick.[/hide] [hide]Following the release of Patrick Peterson, the Steelers believe Jackson can play a prominent role in the secondary and the details are in the team taking on his contract. Jackson is due a $4 million roster bonus on Friday and Pittsburgh takes on around a $15.8 million cap hit with the trade. Jackson started all 16 games for the Panthers in 2023,

Rumors: Ottawa approached Pittsburgh in February about an Erik Karlsson Return

Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas has stated he is all-in on Erik Karlsson for the future repeatedly lumping Karlsson in with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and behind the scenes pushing for the team to market Karlsson with those four and better in the future. It wasn’t an accident Karlsson was on the cover of the Team Yearbook given out a few weeks ago. A Dubas bluff? Don’t think so but [hide] the Ottawa Senators seeking a PR win, had a conversation with the Penguins last month about Karlsson and have put it out there to Pittsburgh this is something we’re willing to do in the summer and rival teams believe Ottawa is willing to move significant futures to

Latest Pens Buzz: Crosby Camp aware of Summer Aggressive Plan/Targeted List of players

Following Penguins 4-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers Sunday Afternoon, Pittsburgh has not lost six of seven games and outscored 15-1 over their last three games. Watching Penguins in person closely it’s a different perspective than on TV. The caliber of teams on the ice Sunday was night and day. Edmonton is who the Penguins used to be six, seven years ago. Everyone knew that coming in. What’s striking is just how mentally the Penguins in a span of 7-10 days have become a hockey club that just knows they can’t win and yesterday’s game it didn’t matter if the Penguins put up 70 shots on goal. It just felt watching the teams body language, no matter what they were

Steelers land Russell Wilson

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9X Pro Bowler Russell Wilson will sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, agreeing to a one year, $1.2 million contract with the Steelers. Pittsburgh after meeting with Wilson on Friday, made an aggressive sales pitch to Wilson that the former Super Bowl Winner will be given a legitimate chance to unseat third year pro Kenny Pickett for the starting QB job. Wilson who threw for 26 touchdowns in 2023, will be paid $37.8 million from the Denver Broncos in 2024 which paved the way for the Steelers to sign Wilson to the league minimum.

Steelers make great impression on Russell Wilson

Wilson has great meeting with Steelers: Free Agent Quarterback Russell Wilson met with the Pittsburgh Steelers brass on Friday for over four hours and the team gave Wilson a lot to ponder over the next couple days. Pittsburgh put on a full-court press this week to secure a verbal commitment from Wilson who can officially sign with any team after Monday. Wilson informed the Steelers he planned to meet with the [hide] Las Vegas Raiders before making a decision. [/hide] ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ More Cost Cutting Moves: The Steelers on Friday officially released wide receiver Allen Robinson and defensive back Patrick Peterson. Pittsburgh saves $10 million against the cap with the release of Robinson. Peterson a future Hall-of-Famer, signed a 2 year,

Day After: Understanding why Penguins feel Hurricanes offer checked every box they sought in Guentzel Return

From locally to some National publications the Penguins are getting crushed for what they got back for Jake Guentzel. Penguins GM Kyle Dubas on Friday was aware of all the noise and the frustration from even his own roster for deciding to punt on the season in moving Guentzel and not improving the roster over the last four to six weeks. “I don’t expect people to agree with it,” said Dubas of moving Guentzel. “He’s a very popular player in the room in the community. “I think in this position you have to make these decisions knowing that they’re not going to be popular to anybody and that’s part of the job. It can be lonely, and lot of people