Penguins/NHL
Despite Kyle Dubas eye always on the future, one of the Penguins biggest talking points internally has been does it make sense to mess with the room at all ahead of the deadline? A major part of Pittsburgh’s success is just how all-in this roster is and it’s a group that gets along very well.
Three names, though, are percolating that the Penguins have discussed for several weeks in hockey deals (non-futures).
-Some around the league believed coming out of the Olympic Break the Penguins were leaning towards moving Stuart Skinner in a Brett Kulak template type of deal as the team has been holding an offer on Skinner for over a week now. However, there has been some pushback inside the organization over the last 48 hours so we will see where that goes………
-Top contenders have been all over Anthony Mantha, though, Pittsburgh’s stance to move Mantha who would be a very risky move in the short-term and is not draft pick return fueled. It would take a hockey deal for the Penguins to go through with a Mantha deal. Colorado, Carolina, To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! One of the wildest rumors on Mantha is one team floated a To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
-Prior to the New Year Pittsburgh and Carolina held substantive discussions on a Tommy Novak for To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Bigger Swings to Watch………
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Was there significant intrigue internally to make a blockbuster run at Robert Thomas? Certainly but the Penguins were quickly not a team targeted by the Blues in talks, NHL sources say. Always subject to change, but the Penguins were viewed as just not having the young established horses St. Louis had been seeking from the likes of Buffalo and others……..Vincent Trocheck coming home? Another situation To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
Buzz: Dubas, Malkin expected to touch base today to turn down temperature on lack of contract talks