The Penguins keep makin’ moves.
Here are your Pens Points for this Friday morning…
It appears the Lars Eller trade was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back after Pittsburgh got off to a dismal start to the 2024-25 season. Now that we know this iteration of the Penguins won’t be competing for much of anything other than maybe a top-10 draft pick, who will be the next Penguins player to get traded, and what can we expect in return for them? [PensBurgh]
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to make several roster transactions after the Lars Eller trade. On Thursday, the Penguins recalled forwards Matt Nieto and Vasily Ponomarev from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and assigned rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist back to WB/S. [Trib Live]
Eller, now reunited with his former team, the Washington Capitals, offered some rare insight into the Penguins’ struggles after he was traded. [PensBurgh]
Development has not been a straight line for the Penguins’ 2019 first-round pick, Sam Poulin, who now finds himself back in the NHL with another chance to establish himself as a long-term contributor to the big club. [Trib Live]
The team will hold its annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night on Tuesday, Nov. 19, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. [Penguins]
A visibly emotional Evgeni Malkin said that having his family by his side when he was honored for scoring his 500th NHL goal brought tears to his eyes as the legendary Penguin reflected on an almost two-decade journey with the team. [Penguins]
News and notes from around the NHL…
Fans of EA Sports’ NHL 25 and the Professional Women’s Hockey League will have plenty to cheer about, as the video game will add players and teams to the annual hockey sim starting on Dec. 5. [ESPN]
Barry Trotz and the Nashville Predators signed Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei to the tune of a combined $108.5 million over the off-season. Yet these marquee signings have yielded a disappointing 5-9-2 start, good for last in the Central Division. [Sportsnet]