Penguins/NHL
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Latest Penguins Rumblings ~~~
- Canucks chasing Matheson
- Rangers in pursuit of Pettersson?
- Waiving Nedeljkovic being discussed?
- Dubas heavily Scouting MTL’s Suzuki
- Sullivan Calling shots with lineup
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The Vancouver Canucks have Montreal’s Mike Matheson #1 on their expansive trade list for No. 2 pairing defensemen, which has quieted some of the Marcus Pettersson talk of late to Vancouver………
League chatter has had Pettersson much more connected to the To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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Rival clubs believe the Penguins have an appetite to get Joel Blomqvist back with the big club sooner than later and some teams believe while Pittsburgh has explored the trade market for Alex Nedeljkovic, the team going the route of waiving Nedeljkovic is on the table in the hopes of clearing a roster spot and add financial flexibility.
Kyle Dubas heavily scouting the Montreal Canadiens this month To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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Small sample sizes but multiple members of the Penguins organization believed Rutger McGroarty and Vasily Ponomarev were closer to being NHL ready than they appeared against NHL talent. The coaching staff in particular is said to have been alarmed with Vasily Ponomarev in how he fared against the Lightning and Winnipeg. While Ponomarev shows a high motor, there is a belief the puck skills and hockey sense with the puck are not at a suitable level, sources say.
Talk in Penguins circles continue to be pretty consistent that Mike Sullivan has full authority To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
The trade of Lars Eller has made the coaching staff believe they can’t play Evgeni Malkin/Sidney Crosby together but Crosby needed Malkin to jumpstart his game and now it looks like Malkin needs Crosby this time around. Won’t be surprised to see it Wednesday, especially if Cody Glass and Blake Lizotte are cleared. To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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