Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Time to talk about Mike Sulivan Coaching can always be a lightning rod for attention and criticism when times are tough, and Mike Sullivan is certainly in that spotlight now. The Penguins haven’t made the playoffs in two years. They haven’t won a playoff series in now six years. It’s a long ways from the days of glory in 2016 and 2017 down on Fifth Ave. these days. (Then again, it was only three years ago when the Penguins won a very tough division and the overwhelming majority of the fanbase thought he was doing a good job. That feels like a lot l ..read more

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Let Pens Points help jump start your weekend with some hockey headlines. It’s the end of another week and the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is nearing its conclusion. For teams eliminated, the join the likes of the Pittsburgh Penguins and 13 other teams who have been in offseason mode for a few weeks already, kickstarting what is sure to be a hectic summer across the league. Pens Points... There’s still two months until free agency begins across the NHL, but there’s never a bad time to assess what lies ahead for the Penguins in terms of which playe ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Taking a look at the Penguins’ internal free agents The Penguins’ 2024 free agency cycle has already kicked off with the re-signing of Sam Poulin. The team has several other decisions to make in the next two months before the NHL’s FA period opens up on July 1. Notable Unrestricted free agents Jeff Carter — announced retirement Alex Nedeljkovic Valtteri Puustinen Jansen Harkins Ryan Shea Radim Zohorna Vinnie Hinostroza Both Puustinen and Shea moved into the rare Group VI unrestricted free agents due to their age and not playing enough NHL games to qua ..read more

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points. Here are your Pens Points for this Thursday morning... The Malone Family Foundation, founded by former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ryan Malone, will host the second annual Black & Gold Breaking the Mold event as part of Mental Health Awareness Month. [PensBurgh] On the business side of the franchise, the Penguins dismissed multiple front-office staffers on Wednesday. [Trib Live] Former Penguins forward Kasper Bjorkqvist has signed a two-year contract with Ilves in Finland ..read more

Wanted to pass this along in case anyone wanted to head out to RMU in a couple of weeks. The Malone Family Foundation, founded by former Pittsburgh Penguin Ryan Malone, will host the 2nd Annual Black & Gold Breaking the Mold presented by Tomahawk Charitable Solutions as part of Mental Health Awareness Month in May. This two-day event will feature a mental health reception and panel on Wednesday, May 15, and the Hero & Celebrity Hockey Game on Thursday, May 16, the date for MTV’s Mental Health Action Day. For the second straight year, The Malone Family Foundation received a grant from ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Pens Points is here to start your Wednesday with some news and headlines you may have missed. It’s been a beautiful few days in Pittsburgh as spring arrives in force and the calendar flips from April to May. This weather feels like the Pittsburgh Penguins should be in a playoff battle but sadly that is not the case again this season. Pens Points... There may be some smoke but there doesn’t appear to be any fire to the rumors of Mike Sullivan potentially speaking to the New Jersey Devils about their head coach opening with Kyle Dubas going on the recor ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The latest on the rumor mill Let’s catch up on the rumor mill and the latest on what may or may not be happening with the Penguins, the New Jersey Devils and Mike Sullivan. Toronto based NIck Kypreos got a lil shot in at Kyle Dubas, err went out of his a few days ago to tie Sullivan to the Devils in a column. Rumours of Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan leaving Pittsburgh to join close friend Tom Fitzgerald in New Jersey won’t dissipate. Despite being under contract, it could simply come down to Sullivan’s lack of confidence in GM Dubas’s ability to ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Bryan Rust bounced back in a big way this season. There are a few candidates on the roster that could follow in his footsteps next season. At the end of the 2022-23 season the Pittsburgh Penguins were looking like they might have a Bryan Rust problem. He was coming off one of his least productive seasons in years, and was still just one year into his six-year, $30.7 million contract extension. It was looking like the Penguins had made a pretty big mistake in re-signing him and were going to be on the hook for a rough contract over the next few years ..read more

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Both deals are worth a value of $775,000 per year. The Penguins have signed forward Sam Poulin and goaltender Filip Larsson to two-year contracts. Both deals are set to run through the 2025-26 season and each will carry a $775,000 cap hit at the NHL level. Poulin, who was drafted in the first round in 2019, spent the majority of last season in the AHL where he scored 31 points in 41 games. The Penguins have re-signed forward Sam Poulin to a two-year contract. The contract runs through the 2025.26 season and carries an average annual value of $775,000 at the ..read more

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images The Penguins-owned SportsNet Pittsburgh will allow users to watch live games without cable next season. SportsNet Pittsburgh, the regional network purchased last September by the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced on Monday the launch of a new streaming app for Pittsburgh Pirates and Penguins games. SportsNet Pittsburgh is proud to introduce fans to SNP 360, an all-new streaming app that gives fans 24/7 access to SportsNet Pittsburgh's content lineup, including live Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates games. Download the SNP 360 app or visit htt ..read more