The Pittsburgh Penguins have officially signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year, $5.0MM contract extension. The deal was first reported by Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff (Twitter link). The deal carries an annual cap hit of $2.5MM, committing Pittsburgh to a total of $7.875MM between starter Tristan Jarry and backup Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic was set to become an … [Read more...] about Penguins Sign Alex Nedeljkovic To Two-Year Extension
Penguins Hire Kirk MacDonald As AHL Head Coach
The Penguins have added Kirk MacDonald to the organization as the head coach of AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the team announced. He replaces J.D. Forrest, who had been behind the WBS bench for the last four seasons but isn’t returning. MacDonald joins an AHL staff for the first time as he moves up the coaching ladder. The 40-year-old previously spent five seasons with the ECHL’s … [Read more...] about Penguins Hire Kirk MacDonald As AHL Head Coach
Snapshots: Boucher, McDavid, Kraft Hockeyville
Former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Guy Boucher was hoping to be much more of a contender in the team’s head coaching search, shares Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast. Toronto parted ways with Bocuher on Saturday, ending his tenure in Toronto after just one year with the team. Boucher mainly presided over Toronto’s power play, which posted a 23.95 … [Read more...] about Snapshots: Boucher, McDavid, Kraft Hockeyville
David Quinn Linked To Penguins’ Coaching Staff
The Penguins are likely bringing in former Rangers and Sharks head coach David Quinn to join their staff, The Athletic’s Arthur Staple reports Tuesday. Quinn, 57, will serve as an assistant or associate under head coach Mike Sullivan, who’s expected back next season for his 10th year with the club. He replaces outgoing associate coach Todd Reirden. The Penguins announced over a … [Read more...] about David Quinn Linked To Penguins’ Coaching Staff
Penguins Unlikely To Quality Emil Bemstrom
Andrew Fantucchio of Boston Hockey Now writes that in his opinion the Boston Bruins have no reason to be in a hurry to trade goaltender Linus Ullmark as he has one year left on his deal and the Bruins could conceivably keep the netminder for the remainder of his deal. Ullmark has a lot of contractual control over where he is traded and could nix trades to nearly half of the … [Read more...] about Penguins Unlikely To Quality Emil Bemstrom