Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman published today’s rendition of ’32 Thoughts’ in the written medium. One of the noteworthy items is that the Pittsburgh Penguins are getting interest from around the league in forward Drew O’Connor.O’Connor is seemingly an ideal trade candidate for the Penguins this season. He’s on a relatively cheap expiring contract with a $925K salary. His … [Read more...] about Penguins Receiving Trade Interest In Drew O’Connor
Penguins Reassign Jack St. Ivany, Activate Cody Glass
The Penguins announced that they’ve sent defenseman Jack St. Ivany to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. St. Ivany’s vacated roster spot will go to center Cody Glass, who’s nearing a return from a concussion and has been activated from injured reserve. It’s the first time St. Ivany has been demoted this season. The 25-year-old has been an occasional healthy scratch after making the … [Read more...] about Penguins Reassign Jack St. Ivany, Activate Cody Glass
Metro Notes: Graves, Berard, Bowey
Josh Yohe of The Athletic wrote a brutally honest assessment of the conundrum the Pittsburgh Penguins are facing with highly paid healthy scratch Ryan Graves. Graves is a healthy scratch once again tonight and has sat out of the lineup for the Penguins’ last three games, which were all victories for Pittsburgh. In fact, the Penguins are 10-4-4 with Graves out of the lineup the … [Read more...] about Metro Notes: Graves, Berard, Bowey
Evening Notes: Bunting, Team Canada, Heinola
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting earned praise last night from his head coach Mike Sullivan (as per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports). Sullivan compared Bunting to former Penguins player Patric Hornqvist, saying that Bunting has the ability to get under the opponent’s skin. It wasn’t that long ago that Bunting appeared to be getting under the skin of Sullivan, … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Bunting, Team Canada, Heinola
Multiple Teams Showing Interest in Nils Hoglander
It wasn’t long ago that Canucks winger Nils Hoglander looked like an important part of Vancouver’s long-term plans. But things haven’t gone as well this year for him and it appears that teams are starting to kick the tires to see if he’s available. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reports (Twitter link) that the Capitals, Penguins, and Blue Jackets are among the teams who have explored … [Read more...] about Multiple Teams Showing Interest in Nils Hoglander