1. The Penguins have acquired Rickard Rakell from the Ducks for Aston-Reese, Simon, a 2022 2nd Rounder, and Calle Clang. Scorer in, defensive forward out 2. Trades around the league Fleury Giroux Chiarot Giordano  3. Metropolitan Division Continues to get better Challenging path ahead for all teams in the Metro, East Follow us on Twitter: @PairAtThePoint Pair at the Point Website: pairatthepoint.transistor.fm/ Follow The FHN: @theFHN The FHN Website: thefhn.net ..read more

1. Secondary scoring 2. Trade Deadline rumors 3. Mark Friedman v. Marcus Petterson  4. WBS call-ups and what that means for players like Kapanen and Simon Follow us on Twitter: @PairAtThePoint Pair at the Point Website: pairatthepoint.transistor.fm/ Follow The FHN: @theFHN The FHN Website: thefhn.net ..read more

Crosby's 500th Goal Play of the Penguins top line Secondary scoring troubles and trade deadline rumors Follow us on Twitter: @PairAtThePoint Pair at the Point Website: pairatthepoint.transistor.fm/ Follow The FHN: @theFHN The FHN Website: thefhn.net ..read more

1. Jake Guentzel turns it around 2. Marcus Petterson's play 3. Scoring needs from Kapanen and Zucker 4. Jarry/DeSmith play so far Follow us on Twitter: @PairAtThePoint Pair at the Point Website: pairatthepoint.transistor.fm/ Follow The FHN: @theFHN The FHN Website: thefhn.net ..read more

1. Analysis from the last four games. Panthers Blackhawks Stars Maple Leafs 2. Standouts 3. Players who have more to give. Follow us on Twitter: @PairAtThePoint Pair at the Point Website: pairatthepoint.transistor.fm/ Follow The FHN: @theFHN The FHN Website: thefhn.net ..read more

Pre-season Wrapped Up Drew O'Connor not making the 23 man roster. Brian Boyle contract First Game Takeaways No Crosby, Malkin, Guentzel, ZAR Defensive play Heinen's debut ..read more

Training Camp cuts Practice Drills Dump-in, puck retrieval, two-on-ones Interesting Practice Combos ZAR-Blueger-McGinn Letang-Joseph Interesting players Drozg Scrimmage Team Black vs. Team White Lines Zucker-Zohorna-Kapanen Zucker-Rodrigues-Kapanen Guentzal-Carter-Heinen Boyle practicing with Rust Defense Marino Matheson  Other players to mention Poulin Legare Riikola Lindberg Bjorkqvist Preseason Game 1 - September 27 - Columbus  Roster Released ..read more

1. Development Camp Roster Offense Justin Almeida (LW) Raivis Ansons (LW) Shaw Boomhower (LW) Jonathan Gruden (C)  Filip Hallander (LW) Sam Houde (C)  Nathan Legare (RW) Kyle Olson (RW) Sam Poulin (LW) Valtteri Puustinen (RW) Felix Robert (LW) Lukas Svejkovsky (RW) Josh Williams (RW) Defense Niclas Almari Isaac Belliveau Cam Lee Dylan MacPherson Josh Maniscalco Chris Merisier-Ortiz Ryan McCleary Will Reilly Goaltenders Brett Brochu Alex D'Orio Filip Lindberg Tommy Nappier 2. Pre-Camp Thoughts Center depth is lacking Excitement for Poulin and Legare development Filip Lindb ..read more

PLAY STYLE Fast, agile, and surprisingly physical Aggressive pinches and cross-ice passing decisions Limited shooting ability. PAST TO PRESENT Career overview, improvements defensively in last few seasons Performance trajectory for next season? Beyond? EXPECTATIONS Pairing stability with Dumoulin Injury factor Point projections? Defensive performance ..read more

Season Statistics - Then and Now 2017-18: 64 points in 82 games played - .78 points per game 2018-19: 42 points in 81 games played - .52 points per game 2019-20: 41 points in 60 games played - .68 points per game 2020-21: 18 points in 38 games played - .47 points per game Playoff Performances 2017-18: 0 points in 5 games played - 0 points per game 2018-19: No playoffs 2019-20: 2 points in 4 games played - .5 points per game 2020-21: 3 points in 6 games played - .5 points per game Heavy price to pay for Zucker in return Calen Addison - Iowa Wild 2020-21: 22 points in 31 games 1st round ..read more