Posted 1 year 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 1 year ago

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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Conference Semifinals picks

 Michael Cammalleri #13 (L) And Glen Metropolit #15 (R) Of The Montreal Canadiens Embrace Following Their Series

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 1 year ago

Don’t underestimate the Coyotes

Shane Doan #19 of the Phoenix Coyotes congratulates Ilya Bryzgalov #30 after they defeated the Boston Bruins on March 5, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Coyotes defeated the Bruins 2-1.  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Shane Doan;Ilya Bryzgalov

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…