T.J. Oshie would like to play again next year but … Sammi Silber: Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie on his future: “It would be hard for me to ever say for sure that I’m stepping away from the game… I’d love to play next year but I will need to come back with somewhat of a guarantee that my back (will be okay).” Stephen Whyno: Oshie continued: “If I’m in a state where I can’t play, I’m usually literally on the floor peeing in water bottles. It sucks when that happens and I can’t pick up kids or do any of that until I go see Dr. Johnson out Minnesota and he gets me all aligned, then I see ..read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the secondary scoring they needed Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the scoring from their middle six like they had hoped from the likes of Rickard Rakell and Reilly Smith. Should the Penguins be looking to move Rakell? Maybe not. He can play both sides and has scored 28 goals and put up 60 points before. Those were his numbers when he was healthy the previous year. For most of this year, he wore a shoulder brace. NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Alex Nedeljkovic, and Sidney Crosby The Seattle Kraken have some assets ..read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the secondary scoring they needed Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the scoring from their middle six like they had hoped from the likes of Rickard Rakell and Reilly Smith. Should the Penguins be looking to move Rakell? Maybe not. He can play both sides and has scored 28 goals and put up 60 points before. Those were his numbers when he was healthy the previous year. For most of this year, he wore a shoulder brace. NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Alex Nedeljkovic, and Sidney Crosby The Seattle Kraken have some assets ..read more

Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman when asked about Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby and his eligibility to sign a contract extension this offseason, and Detroit Red Wings pending free agent forward Patrick Kane. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Gord Stellick: “I know a lot of people when they were saying, ‘Okay in the east the battle for the playoffs, I want Detroit because of Patrick Kane. I want Pittsburgh because of Sidney Crosby.’ Patrick Kane says he’s going to think about things. Now, Sidney Crosby says he’s going to talk to Kyle Dubis about a contract, whatever that means or not. But where do ..read more

Speculation involving current Penguins Marcus Pettersson, Bryan Rust, and Alex Nedeljkovic and former Penguin Jake Guenztel Rob Rossi of The Athletic: Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson has a year left on his contract at just over $4.025 million. Sources are optimistic that a long-term extension could be worked out this offseason and it will be at over $5 million per. Forward Bryan Rust has a year left on his contract and a no-movement clause. Multiple teams called the Penguins at the trade deadline inquiring about Rust. A league source said at the deadline that Rust was told he ..read more

Alex Nedeljkovic‘s time with the Pittsburgh Penguins likely coming to an end Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins are keeping a close on AHL goaltender Joel Blomqvist during his playoffs, and that will go a long way in determining if they feel he’s ready to make the jump next season. Tristan Jarry is under contract for four more years and Alex Nedeljkovic is a pending UFA. GM Kyle Dubas at their end of season press conference. “He’s an unrestricted free agent. He’s been very vocal about his views (wanting to return). As I said to him yesterday, we have a situation wh ..read more

Jared Bednar should be back no matter what the outcome is Adrian Dater: If the Colorado Avalanche were to lose in the first round for the second consecutive season, coach Jared Bednar would still be back with the team next season. There’s not a chance that they would fire him. Quick hits on the Blues, Red Wings, Penguins, Wild, Flyers, Kraken, Blue Jackets, Ducks, and Panthers Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Drew Bannister will be a candidate for the full-time St. Louis Blues head coach. It’s believed GM Doug Armstrong wants to talk to David Carle of the University of Denver. The Blues are int ..read more

Jared Bednar should be back no matter what the outcome is Adrian Dater: If the Colorado Avalanche were to lose in the first round for the second consecutive season, coach Jared Bednar would still be back with the team next season. There’s not a chance that they would fire him. Quick hits on the Blues, Red Wings, Penguins, Wild, Flyers, Kraken, Blue Jackets, Ducks, and Panthers Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Drew Bannister will be a candidate for the full-time St. Louis Blues head coach. It’s believed GM Doug Armstrong wants to talk to David Carle of the University of Denver. The Blues are int ..read more

Carolina Hurricanes GM optimistic about extending Jake Guentzel Walt Ruff: Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said he is “optimistic” that they will be able to re-sign pending UFA forward Jake Guentzel. With the playoffs starting, all discussions have been tabled for now. NHL Rumors: Teams Looking For Coaches To Follow Flyers Footsteps More goaltending questions for the Pittsburgh Penguins this offseason Rob Rossi of The Athletic: The Pittsburgh Penguins season suffered as their goalies allowed too many bad goals …. again. The Penguins will have other issues to fix this offseason as well. They ..read more

The St. Louis Blues have a short coaching candidate list Lou Korac of The Hockey News: Drew Bannister took over as interim coach of the St. Louis Blues back on December 12th. GM Dough Armstrong said that his head coaching candidate list is shorter than it once was and the Bannister is a candidate. “I talked to Drew in the last week or so and told him that he’s going to be a candidate for the head coaching job,” Armstrong said. “I feel that for the process it’s necessary to interview a few people, but what I told him is when we made the coaching change, I was creating a list and the list was de ..read more