Pro Hockey Rumors

Rookie winger Ville Koivunen “is a lock to start the season” on the Penguins’ opening night roster, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reports Tuesday. The 2021 second-round pick was always a strong candidate to land a job after impressing in a short call-up down the stretch last season, but his waiver-exempt status made the roster math not in his favor with the Pens holding onto more … [Read more...] about Ville Koivunen Expected To Make Penguins’ Roster

Penguins top prospect Rutger McGroarty did not appear on Pittsburgh’s training camp roster as the team announced he and a few others were not medically cleared to participate. It appears McGroarty’s absence carries some more weight than the rest, though. General manager Kyle Dubas said today that McGroarty has an upper-body injury and will be out indefinitely, according to Wes … [Read more...] about Rutger McGroarty Likely To Start Season On IR

If the Pittsburgh Penguins want prospect Joel Blomqvist to have more seasoning in the AHL, and Arturs Silovs doesn’t build on his excellent AHL campaign last year, the Penguins have little else behind Tristan Jarry, if he’s even capable of handling a majority of the workload. Regardless, they won’t be seeking outside help from a former top-prospect netminder who was recently … [Read more...] about Penguins Not Interested In Pursuing Carter Hart

Although much has been made of Sidney Crosby’s future with the Pittsburgh Penguins over the last few weeks, Evgeni Malkin remains the most pressing issue. The 19-year veteran is entering the final year of his four-year, $24.4MM contract with the Penguins, and has made few indications regarding the next chapter of his playing career. Speaking with reporters this morning, Malkin … [Read more...] about Latest On Evgeni Malkin’s Future With Penguins

Three days ago, we covered news that the Pittsburgh Penguins were bringing veteran winger Robby Fabbri to their training camp on a PTO. Today, Fabbri spoke to the media in Pittsburgh and divulged new details on his offseason and how he came to sign his PTO with the Penguins. Fabbri told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Matt Vensel that his decision-making process “came down to the … [Read more...] about Latest On Robby Fabbri, Taylor Gauthier