Penguins’ Koivunen Contract Has a Hidden 2028 Escape Hatch Colin Witte | August 7, 2026 The possibility of a Ville Koivunen buyout makes the Pittsburgh Penguins’ surprising eight-year investment considerably less dangerous than its $32 million value suggests. Pittsburgh signed Ville Koivunen to an eight-year…
Penguins’ Ville Koivunen Extension Is Their Boldest Bet Yet Colin Witte | August 6, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have stopped treating Ville Koivunen like an uncertain prospect and made him a foundational piece on Thursday, signing the restricted free agent to an eight-year contract extension…
Penguins’ Tommy Novak Extension Carries Real Risk Colin Witte | July 31, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension, keeping him off the free-agent market next summer. The deal begins in 2027-28 and runs through 2029-30, with…
Penguins Make Crucial Chinakhov, Šilovs Decisions Colin Witte | July 6, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins are not only filling out a roster. They are starting to tell everyone which pieces they believe can matter beyond next season. That is what makes the…
Penguins Bet on Kaedan Korczak’s Upside Colin Witte | July 3, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins did not just trade one defenseman for another. They made the kind of move that feels small at first, then starts to say more the longer it…
Penguins Sign Andrei Kuzmenko to 1-Year Contract Jess Amato | July 1, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Andrei Kuzmenko to a one-year contract with a $5 million average annual value (AAV). Kuzmenko went undrafted but made it to the NHL when the…
Penguins Sign Trevor van Riemsdyk to 2-Year Deal Andrew Willis | July 1, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced they have signed defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk to a two-year contract. The deal is worth $4 million per season. Penguins Add Veteran Defenseman van Riemsdyk…
Revisiting Maple Leafs’ Trade of Phil Kessel to the Penguins The Old Prof | May 18, 2026 Phil Kessel was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 18, 2009, for two first-round and a second-round draft pick. At the time, Kessel was…
Grading the Penguins & Avalanche’s Kulak & Girard Trade Alex Chauvancy | February 24, 2026 We have our first post-Olympics trade. Earlier this afternoon, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche linked up on a deal that sent Brett Kulak to the Avalanche and Samuel Girard…
Avalanche Acquire Brett Kulak from the Penguins Ryan Womeldorf | February 24, 2026 The Colorado Avalanche did not wait for very long after the trade freeze was lifted. In a move to address potential depth issues on defense, the Avalanche have acquired veteran…
Penguins’ Recent Roster Moves Are Showing Dubas’ Hand THW Staff | January 2, 2026 It has been a busy few weeks for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and if you have been paying close attention to the transaction wire, you might have noticed a shift in…
Penguins Add Skill and Upside With Yegor Chinakhov Trade Vivek Kalia | December 30, 2025 The Pittsburgh Penguins made a clear statement about their direction by acquiring Yegor Chinakhov from the Columbus Blue Jackets. In exchange, Columbus receives a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 third-round…
