Surely, it can’t get worse, right?
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning…
Big news came out of Pittsburgh Tuesday evening as the Pittsburgh Penguins have traded Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for two draft picks. [PensBurgh]
By now, most Penguins fans have come to terms with the 7-1 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Stars on Monday. While it’s no longer taboo to say the 2024-25 Penguins are a bad team, does something more drastic need to be done to send a wake-up call to the locker room? [PensBurgh]
With one of the worst first-period performances in franchise history behind them, the Penguins maintain a sense of optimism and resolve as they move past the Stars game and look toward the Detroit Red Wings. [Trib Live]
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, his teammates, and Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson visited UPMC Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. [Trib Live]
“It wasn’t a very good performance by me,” rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist said after being pulled for the first time in his young career. [Trib Live]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Ken Holland has joined the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department as a consultant, Colin Campbell announced on Tuesday. [NHL]
The Winnipeg Jets can point toward goaltender Connor Hellebuyck’s play and team chemistry as reasons for one of the best starts by any team in NHL history. [NHL]
NHL general managers have discussed reducing the maximum contract length as part of the next round of CBA negotiations. [theScore]