Pro Hockey Rumors

The Pittsburgh Penguins will again be without forward Bryan Rust as they take on the Detroit Red Wings for their second game of the year (X Link). Rust has been dealing with a lower-body injury dating back to training camp and currently resides on the team’s injured reserve. He should return soon; however, as Rust has been practicing with the team in a non-contact … [Read more...] about Bryan Rust Still Not Medically Cleared To Play

There’s some reminiscing in Pittsburgh today with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin starting their 20th and 19th years with the team, respectively. In his age-38 season, Malkin has retirement on his mind but rest assured it will be on his terms. In an article from Josh Yohe of The Athletic (Subscription Required), Malkin explained that the final two years of his four-year, … [Read more...] about Penguins Notes: Malkin, Karlsson, Rust

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust participated in the team practice today wearing a white (non-contact) jersey (as per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports). Rust has been dealing with an injury that he likely suffered in a preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and may not suit up for the Penguins opener this week. Pittsburgh general manager Kyle Dubas told … [Read more...] about Penguins Notes: Rust, Nedeljkovic, Nieto

Today marks the eve of the official start of the 2024-25 NHL regular season. All 32 teams are expected to finalize their 23-man rosters today and several transactions coming along with it. Some of these moves will be considered “paper transactions” so clubs can maximize their cap space for the regular season as most of these names will be involved in new transactions over the … [Read more...] about Miscellaneous Transactions: 10/7/24

Today is the major day for the waiver wire as most teams in the NHL are preparing the 23-man rosters for the 2024-25 NHL season. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed that all players on waivers from yesterday have cleared. The following list is each player placed on waivers this afternoon as reported by PuckPedia. Boston Bruins F Patrick Brown G Brandon Bussi G Jiri Patera D … [Read more...] about Waiver Wire: 10/6/24