Trophy Tracker: Latest Hart candidates
Our first Hart Trophy look this season. It's still early, but six weeks into the season, we can start to have fun and identify some candidates. Speaki...
View ArticleRant answers: The Crosby-Foligno debate, Pacioretty's ban and frustrated...
Habs fans were up in arms over Max Pacioretty's suspension, while the anti-Sidney Crosby faction is out in full force over his elbow to Nick Foligno. ...
View ArticleWeekend rumblings: Realignment concerns, Parise's contract talks and drug...
Lou Lamoriello doesn't sound awfully enamored with the NHL's realignment plan for next season, although he stopped short of saying he was one of the f...
View ArticleWeber's absence devastating for Preds
The Norris Trophy vote could be one of survival as much as performance. Shea Weber now joins Chris Pronger and Kris Letang on the sidelines with a ...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins get the band back together
Make it 10 wins in a row for the hottest team in hockey, who also got Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang back Thursday night as the Penguins imposed themselves on a banged-up Rangers team.
View ArticleRumblings: Who's staying, who's going?
CHICAGO -- A little break from the Stanley Cup finals to dive into a bit of offseason gossip: Let's start with Bryan Bickell, the man I call the Hu...
View ArticleRumblings: Letang, Briere, coaches & more
BOSTON -- Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero and agent Kent Hughes, who reps star blue-liner Kris Letang, are slated to meet here in Boston on Wednesday...
View ArticleLecavalier adds spice to UFA center crop
What was shaping up to be a not terribly deep nor exciting July 5 free-agent crop is getting some intriguing names added by the day. Vincent Lecava...
View ArticleSource: Letang rejects $56 million extension
The Kris Letang camp notified the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday evening that it was turning down an eight-year extension offer worth around $56 mill...
View ArticleLecavalier's popularity apparent early
NEWARK, N.J. -- It certainly didn't take long for freshly minted UFA Vincent Lecavalier to get some attention around the league. While the 33-year-...
View ArticleLetang, Pens talk; Lecavalier makes rounds
NEWARK, N.J. - Quick updates on two big-name situations: Kris Letang's camp and the Pittsburgh Penguins had more dialogue Saturday night, both side...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins, Kris Letang near $58 million extension, sources say
The Pittsburgh Penguins and star defenseman Kris Letang were close to agreeing on an eight-year, $58 million contract extension Sunday just before the NHL entry draft, sources told ESPN.com.
View ArticleContract, Olympics won't distract Subban
Watch a game at the Bell Centre with a blindfold on and you'll know who has the puck by the buzz in the crowd. As the sense of anticipation grows, you...
View ArticleRumblings: Callahan, Kadri coming up in trade talk; Pens have extra D-men
The chatter has picked up this week as NHL teams prepare more and more for not only the March 5 trade deadline, but also the Feb. 7 Olympic trade free...
View ArticlePens playing short because of salary cap crunch
With Evgeni Malkin out Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins are dressing 17 skaters -- 12 forwards and five defensemen. They're down injured bluelin...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang...
Pressuring -- as in, bodychecking -- the puck-carrying defenseman on the dump-in is a tactic that's been around since the days of Bobby Orr. And the Penguins' Kris Letang is ready for it.
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Washington Capitals 2
PITTSBURGH -- Another game, another night of controversy in the Washington Capitals-Pittsburgh Penguins series. Pittsburgh prevailed 3-2 to take a 2-1...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - How the Washington Capitals get back in the...
Believe it or not, the Capitals have played pretty well the past four periods. They just need to stick with five key things to get back into their series with the Penguins.
View ArticleW2W4: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Game 4
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to take a 3-1 series lead over the Washington Capitals with a Game 4 victory Wednesday night (8 ET), but do...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen step up in...
Trevor Daley and the previously unheralded Penguins defensemen picked up the slack for suspended Kris Letang, helping grab a big win in Game 4 to push the Capitals to the edge of elimination.
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