The Penguins coaching search, as expected accelerated this week, where the team could begin engaging in negotiations as early as today with a particular candidate. Latest Rumblings………

Did Jay Woodcroft who interviewed Tuesday or D.J. Smith who met for 4+ hours Thursday with the team, believed to be the final interview by the Penguins in the process, sway things away from Mitch Love who To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! That’s been the burning question in this search. Smith getting the last interview has certainly created some buzz To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”! Then there’s David Quinn who was the runner-up for the Seattle job for the second straight year and there has been a push from Penguins ownership To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

: There might not be a more aggressive team on the potential RFA market via trade than the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh see’s To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!…………..Peter DeBoer and Goaltenders continue to be quite the match. Did he just fire himself him in Big ? “I didn’t blame it all on Jake, but the reality is if you go back to last year’s playoffs, he’s lost six of seven games to Edmonton. And we give up two goals on two shots in an elimination game. That’s a pretty big sample size,” DeBoer said. Don’t be stunned to hear some John Tortorella chatter in Dallas on a very short-term deal. They’ve looked at him behind the scenes in the past………..

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