Gonchar signs with Ottawa
Sergei Gonchar has accepted a 3-year deal with Ottawa worth $5.5 million per year. The deal includes a no-trade clause and will count as a “35-plus” deal, so his $5.5 million will still count…
Posted 2 years ago
Penguins sign Paul Martin
According to ESPN, the Penguins have signed free agent defenseman Paul Martin to a five-year, $25 million deal.
Martin, 29, has spent all five NHL seasons with New Jersey, recording 163…
Posted 2 years ago
Penguins sign Michalek for 5 years
The Penguins have signed defenseman Zbynek Michalek to a 5 year, $20 million contract.
The 27-year-old Czech defenseman has spent the last five seasons with the Phoenix Coyotes, where he…
Posted 2 years ago
Penguins acquire rights to Hamhuis
The Penguins acquired the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis from the Philadelphia Flyers tonight for a 3rd round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft.
Hamhuis, whose rights were acquired from…
Posted 2 years ago
Penguins will face Detroit in first hockey game at Consol Energy Center
The Penguins announced their preseason schedule today and it includes home and away games against Columbus, Detroit and defending Cup champs Chicago.
The Penguins will open the preseason…
Posted 2 years ago
Mike Yeo heading to Houston
As I suggested last month, it would be a wise choice for the Penguins to cut ties with assistant coach Mike Yeo. Well, that happened today as Yeo accepted the head coaching position with…
Posted 3 years ago
Announcing the new Shorthanded Breakaway
Shorthanded Breakaway will now be more focused on the Pittsburgh Penguins, providing in-depth coverage from a team of writers. We will still be covering other goings on in the world of hockey, so…
Posted 3 years ago
Adjustments will be made for Game 5
Injured forwards Mike Rupp and Bill Guerin skated today and are expected to be in the Penguins’ lineup tomorrow night.
With both of those players available, the likely candidates to sit…
Posted 3 years ago
Conference Semifinals picks
Our writers weighed in on the first round, and here are the standings so far:
(One point for each correct series prediction and one point for correctly guessing the amount of games)
Alex…
Posted 3 years ago
Don’t underestimate the Coyotes
The fact that the Coyotes are back in the playoffs for the first time since the 2001-2002 season despite being under NHL ownership is pretty impressive. They are what Butler was in the NCAA…
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