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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) and Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) chase after the puck in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Patrick Semansky)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Now that Carey Price\u2019s contract is off the books, the Montreal Canadiens are free to chum the NHL trade waters for much bigger fish, and that\u2019s exactly what they are doing. Pittsburgh Hockey Now delivered a couple of nuggets regarding the potential sale and path forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 rebuild. And former Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov claims to have narrowed his options to two. <\/p>\n
I know this is the first Steelers Sunday of the year, and fans across Western Pennsylvania opened their eyes this morning with the thought of tailgates and high fives. Chants of \u201cMeeeuuutthh\u201d will ring out. <\/p>\n
I have come around on the Steelers\u2019 chances this season to be a solid second-tier team this season, though it would have been nice to see Aaron Rodgers throw a few passes in competition. <\/p>\n
For those of you coming to the game, if you park in front of my house on the Northside, you\u2019d better share what you\u2019re bringing to the tailgate \u2026 or enjoy jelly on your door handles. Just remember, we do live here (Every year, there are a few people who forget their manners. The brick wall and the ivy on my house are nice enough without being watered, eh?)<\/p>\n
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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Rotowire did a study, and soft might be a good adjective to use. The study rated aggressiveness, but the twist was that the teams that tied with the\u00a0Penguins were near the bottom<\/a>.<\/p>\n And some inside nuggets on the sale and the path forward. In talking to lots of people over the last couple of weeks, we\u2019ve learned what those on the inside expect to happen with the Penguins\u2019 rebuild<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steelers Now: Here we go Steelers. The game day essentials\u2013depth charts, injuries, betting lines, TV info, and more for the Steelers game<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Baseball Now: The Pirates stunk last night. However, Quinn Priester is yet another former farmhand and Pirates castoff who is having success elsewhere. In fact, his win streak is impressive. John Perrotto has the scoop on the former Pirates pitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Montreal Hockey Now: The cap space differential is enormous. Now that Carey Price\u2019s contract is off the books, the cap space can accrue, and there\u2019s a $16 million difference\u2013here are the details and what comes next for the Montreal Canadiens<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sports Daily (Russian): It\u2019s down to two teams, claims Evgeny Kuznetsov\u2019s agent. Of course, this is the same agent who was essentially caught telling tall tales early in the summer regarding Kuznetsov\u2019s options. Make sure your browser\u2019s translation is set to English, as here\u2019s the story\u2013apparently, two teams have\u00a0made offers<\/a>.<\/p>\n I\u2019m a bit skeptical until I see him sign. <\/p>\n Montreal Hockey Now: The tributes and mourning are pouring in after Ken Dryden passed away at age 78. You can find the penned eulogies on all of the major Canadian outlets, but here\u2019s the one Marc Dumont wrote\u2013Ken Dryden was the best of all of us<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sportsnet: Alex Formenton was acquitted of wrongdoing, but remains ineligible to play in the NHL following the acquittals of all five members of 2018 Team Canada accused of sexual assault. Rather than wait for the NHL, Formenton became the first to sign a contract and decided to return to his Swiss team<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boston Hockey Now: Jeremy Swayman didn\u2019t have a great last season after missing training camp due to a holdout. This year, Swayman is determined to be the difference maker for the Boston Bruins<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: alex formenton<\/a> Evgeny Kuznetsov<\/a> nhl trade<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> <\/p>\n Categorized:Links<\/a> NHL News<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) and Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) chase after the puck in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[24428,64,63,980,575,88049,4785,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-125674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-alex-formenton","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-evgeny-kuznetsov","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-nhl-trade","14":"tag-pittsburgh-penguins","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}