Jack St. Ivany has the inside track at landing the third pairing right defense spot that will be up for grabs during Penguins training camp, opines Josh Yohe of The Athletic. St. Ivany, 25, was a fourth-round pick of the rival Flyers in 2018 but didn’t sign with them following his senior season at Boston College in 2022. He instead landed in Pittsburgh as a free agent, signing … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: St. Ivany, Tuomaala, Duclair
Metropolitan Notes: Crosby, Ovechkin, Broz
Sidney Crosby’s extension structure could help open the door to a trade deadline move in 2027 if the Penguins aren’t competitive in the final year of his new deal, Rob Rossi of The Athletic writes. The two-year, 35+ extension Crosby signed yesterday will be paid out mostly via signing bonuses – $15.53MM of its $17.4MM total value, to be exact. That means his base salary for the … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Crosby, Ovechkin, Broz
Snapshots: Crosby, Ullmark, Perfetti
Elliotte Friedman spoke on his 32 Thoughts podcast about Sidney Crosby’s contract negotiations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Friedman believes that Crosby will sign a short-term deal because he doesn’t want to leave the Penguins in a difficult salary cap situation if his play was to fall off. Friedman adds that he has talked to sources who’ve said that Crosby doesn’t want to do … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Crosby, Ullmark, Perfetti
Penguins Expected To Begin Negotiations With Marcus Pettersson Soon
The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to turn their attention to extending defenseman Marcus Pettersson once they have finalized a new contract for captain Sidney Crosby (as per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period). Pettersson is entering the final year of a five-year $20.13MM contract that he originally signed in January 2020. The deal has been an absolute bargain for the … [Read more...] about Penguins Expected To Begin Negotiations With Marcus Pettersson Soon
Metropolitan Notes: Howe, Hurricanes, Kolosov
Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Tanner Howe will reportedly not take part in the prospect challenge event that is taking place in Buffalo this weekend due to an injury (as per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports). Howe is dealing with a facial injury that will keep him out of action in the short term, although he is being called day to day. No specifics of the facial … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Notes: Howe, Hurricanes, Kolosov