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Igniting the Orange Right Off the Bat With Flyers vs. Penguins to Kick Off the Regular Season

Now that the MLB All-Star festivities are over, it’s time to get it back to hockey. The Flyers will open their 2026-2027 season at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins: The Philadelphia Flyers announced today they will open the 2026-27 regular season at Xfinity Mobile Arena by hosting their intrastate rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, September […] The post Igniting the Orange Right Off the Bat With Flyers vs. Penguins to Kick Off the Regular Season appeared first on Crossing Broa...

New Jersey Devils Sign Anthony Mantha to Two-Year, $4.75M Contract

Well, well: for those Devils fans who were already (foolishly) spouting that the Devils were going to be “rolling out the same roster as usual,” he has made a big signing in free agency after all. Anthony Mantha, coming off a 33-goal, 34-assist season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has signed with the New Jersey Devils […]

Penguins open 2026-27 season on the road in Philadelphia

The NHL announced the first games for teams in the 2026-27 season, full schedule to follow tomorrow. The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves with a marquee opening matchup, they’ll start the year in Philadelphia on Wednesday September 30th for a rematch of last spring’s first round playoff series in a nationally televised game on TNT. The […]

Roster movement this summer by former Penguin players

Keeping some tabs on the comings and goings by former members of the Penguins this offseason. We’ll start off with the most recent group of players that officially departed this offseason. Noel Acciari (Flyers, 2 years, $2.8m cap hit): Acciari getting a better contract than Connor Dewar reinforces the notion the Pens got a good […]

Report: Penguins to hire former Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham

In what might be the least surprising bit of news we read about this summer, it’s been reported that the Pittsburgh Penguins will be hiring former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager and cap strategist Brandon Pridham. Eliteprospects’ Cam Robinson was first to report, and it was later backed up by Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman….

Nick Robertson’s new contract is a vote of confidence from Kyle Dubas

The Pittsburgh Penguins and forward Nick Robertson have avoided the player’s upcoming arbitration hearing after agreeing to a two-year contract on Tuesday. The deal carries an average annual value of $3.25 million. The new contract with his new team sees Robertson get quite the raise from the $1.82 million cap hit he had with the […]

Penguins GM Kyle Dubas hires former Maple Leafs co-worker to front office role

Kyle Dubas is reuniting with another familiar face from his Toronto days. The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Brandon Pridham, the former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager, as a Hockey Operations Consultant. He will take over the contract, cap management, and planning responsibilities left vacant by Vukie Mpofu, who departed earlier this month to become […] The post Penguins GM Kyle Dubas hires former Maple Leafs co-worker to front office role appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Former Maple Leafs Assistant GM Joins Pittsburgh Penguins Front Office

Kyle Dubas loves to surrounding himself with people he's familiar with, and the trend continues for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens are hiring former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham to their front office in a Hockey Operations Consultant role. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman was first to report the news, after Pridham was let go recently by John Chayka and the Maple Leafs. Pridham is known as a cap guru and was the main point of contact for all cap management in ...

Former Maple Leafs Assistant GM Departs for the Penguins

The Toronto Maple Leafs were seen as the NHL’s biggest letdown in 2025/26, with the team going from a consistent presence in the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the eventual No. 1 overall pick, and as a result, the team are hoping to bounce back next season.That potential bounce back will no doubt be helped by […] The post Former Maple Leafs Assistant GM Departs for the Penguins appeared first on HEAVY .

Friedman: Brandon Pridham to join Pens as hockey ops consultant

Former Toronto Maple Leafs assistant general manager Brandon Pridham will be joining the Pittsburgh Penguins as a hockey operations consultant. According to a new report from Sportsnet inside Elliotte Friedman, Pridham is expected to handle contract, cap management, and planning responsibilities with the Penguins. The duties Pridham is expected to take on were previously being […]

Penguins, Nick Robertson reach agreement on two-year contract

Nick Robertson and the Penguins have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract. Per Elliotte Friedman, it will carry a $3.25 million AAV. Pittsburgh got Robertson from Toronto earlier for a fourth round pick. Robertson was drafted by Toronto in the second round back in 2019 when current Pens GM Kyle Dubas was with […]

Penguins Reach a Two-Year Agreement With Recent Acquisition

The Pittsburgh Penguins were one of the biggest surprises of the 2025/26 National Hockey League season, and after making some moves this off-season, there’s plenty of hope in Pittsburgh that they can take some steps forward ahead of the upcoming campaign.While plenty of that success was unsurprisingly driven by the veteran core of Sidney Crosby, […] The post Penguins Reach a Two-Year Agreement With Recent Acquisition appeared first on HEAVY .

Former Maple Leafs RFA Nick Robertson Signs New Deal

Nick Robertson never got a real shot with the Toronto Maple Leafs. At least, that was his belief, leading him to ask out last year. That request finally came to fruition on July 1, when the new Leafs regime traded the restricted free agent to his former general manager, Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He had filed for arbitration, but the Pens & Robertson will avoid that by coming to an agreement today on a two-year deal.  Nick Robertson and Pittsburgh have a settlement 2 x $3.25M...

Stars get decision deadline for rumored Penguins trade target

The Dallas Stars have less than two weeks left to decide whether Jason Robertson will be traded this offseason. Robertson is set to have an arbitration hearing with the Stars on July 25, according to PuckPedia. That’s two days before Robertson’s brother, Nick Robertson, is scheduled to have his own hearing with the Penguins. The […]

Potential surprise players for the Penguins in 2026-27

Last summer we highlighted potential surprise players for the Penguins with a spotlight on Filip Hallander (no), Harrison Brunicke (kinda but not really), Alex Alexeyev (no) and Arturs Silovs (yep). 1.5 out of four is a .375 batting average that would look pretty good in baseball, at least. With hindsight, there were no shortage of […]

Penguins Believe Jason Robertson Would Welcome A Trade To Pittsburgh

Jason Robertson has already turned down trades to Seattle and St. Louis this summer. Pittsburgh believes it would be different. Per Josh Yohe of The Athletic , there is a growing belief within the Penguins organization that Robertson would be happy to come to Pittsburgh, a critical distinction in a saga that has been defined by the star winger's willingness to say no. "Robertson was not willing to play in Seattle, but the Penguins believe the winger would be willing to play in Pittsburgh,"...