Latest Pens Buzz: Rumblings how the league views Marcus Pettersson next contract & more

PUSH TO KEEP BLOMQVIST INSIDE THE ROOM?

Mike Sullivan’s decision to start Joel Blomqvist Saturday night vs the Toronto Maple Leafs was bold in that the Penguins opened the door to potentially throw Blomqvist to the wolves against a high-end skilled team that the Penguins don’t stand a chance to skate with. Instead minus the inability to steal a road win, everything from the Penguins carrying the play in the first period to Blomqvist putting together another solid start, it was a highly encouraging loss from a number of angles in that the team is showing a pulse after the opening night disaster. The coaching staff has been very impressed in how Blomqvist handles himself on the penalty kill for a young netminder and Blomqvist has been a calming presence between the pipes.

What’s Next for Tristan Jarry?

The organization, notably Mike Sullivan has tried to downplay Tristan Jarry not getting the start but how can the media not make a big deal out of it when your big money #1 starter has not played in 15 of the Penguins last 16 games dating back to last season. The buzz in Penguins circles is with Alex Nedeljkovic on track to get To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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MORE BUZZ

— Jesse Puljujarvi being the odd-man out vs the Leafs with Bryan Rust’ return was not a surprise. His great preseason was only going to get him so far as Puljujarvi entered the camp around 15th on the depth chart sources say. Still, there are some questions whether he was indeed going to be the original scratch. Sources say the board To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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–Hearing Cody Glass, Matt Grzelcyk have graded out extremely well in the Penguins internal modeling through three games.

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–One common theme all summer has been the league-wide view of Owen Pickering was different than how the Penguins regime that didn’t draft Pickering felt about Pickering. That has drastically changed over the last couple weeks as team officials are [hide] ecstatic of what they might have in Pickering. It’s been a seismic shift; he turned a lot of heads in camp and suddenly internal 2nd pair ceiling is starting to meet the outside view of Pickering. [/hide]

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— Talk among league executives is Marcus Pettersson is viewed more as a To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!