The dichotomy of the headline is not lost. While the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects took the ice for their lone practice before the Prospects Challenge in Detroit over the next four days, a couple of players hung up their skates, and the Winnipeg Jets are trying to deal with an obstinate Connor Hellebuyck, who will hold out of training camp while demanding a trade. Also in the Daily, we took a good look at the Penguins\u2019 rebuild and how the NHL trade market is restricting general manager Kyle Dubas\u2019s plan. <\/p>\n
I am not so regretfully going to remotely cover the Penguins\u2019 prospects game today before heading out to Detroit tomorrow morning for Games 2 and 3. Some dear friends are getting married today, and even hockey couldn\u2019t keep me away. As an addendum to my wedding present for them, let me tell you about an awesome little hangout bar that is just up Allegheny Avenue from Acrisure Stadium: The Lion. <\/p>\n
We used to gather and watch\/drink away my Final Word appearances there, but the Lion has graduated to bigger and better things. It\u2019s not the quaint regulars\u2019 spot it used to be, as more people have found that perfect oasis. Instead, it is the hangout cocktail-and-spinning-vinyl bar, and they know how to make real cocktails (or serve a frothy $4 Iron City and other assorted beverages) better than any place I\u2019ve been to on the road or at home.<\/p>\n
Oh, and a better couple I have not met. So, we\u2019ll have Penguins coverage today, but Mazel Tov, Jason and Hayley. <\/p>\n
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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: I think we\u2019ve danced around the topic this summer, but the Chris Kreider situation really brought it home. Have a read, big-picture style\u2014how the NHL trade market is boxing in the Penguins rebuild<\/a>.<\/p>\n PHN+: One practice is not enough to make any decisions or draw anything resembling a conclusion, but here are my first impressions of the key players on the Penguins\u2019 prospects team, including two things about Liam and Markus Ruck<\/a>.<\/p>\n Steelers Now: It\u2019s not ideal, and team leaders are getting annoyed. Cam Heyward isn\u2019t happy, and the team hates how long it\u2019s taking to get a new contract for Joey Porter Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Sportsnet: Mark Scheifele had to address it, too. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck wants out of Winnipeg (just three years after saying he was a Jet for life) and will hold out of training camp until he gets a deal. The players are trying to be diplomatic, but it is not an easy moment for the Winnipeg Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n New Jersey Hockey Now: There are \u201cmixed signals\u201d right now. Could the Penguins\u2019 division rival, the New Jersey Devils, abandon this fakakta three-goalie idea and trade for Hellebuyck<\/a>?<\/p>\n NHL.com: A surprise retirement Friday night. Goalie Connor Ingram, who emerged from the Players\u2019 Assistance Program and last season took the Edmonton Oilers\u2019 net, has remained without a contract this summer and decided that was that. At 29, Ingram is retiring<\/a>.<\/p>\n I admire Ingram for going back to school to study psychology to help others. I also wonder why another team hasn\u2019t taken at least a gamble on the big goalie who was much improved last season. Godspeed.<\/p>\n Also, after 12 seasons, defenseman John Klingberg is retiring, too. No words of goodbye or social media post, just a simple announcement from the NHL.<\/p>\n Philly Hockey Now: Perhaps this affects Penguins fans because you pay taxes. Here is an update on the Philadelphia Flyers\u2019 training camp, but, more importantly, on the new Flyers Arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n Detroit Hockey Now: Oh boy, more trade request drama. Unlike Hellebuyck, Dylan Larkin will be in training camp. However, the Red Wings have stripped the C off his jersey<\/a>.<\/p>\n It makes sense, but it\u2019s got to hit home for Larkin. Perhaps if Detroit\u2019s GM search didn\u2019t appear completely inept and incompetent, he would have rescinded it, but by the end of this, he might not be the only Red Wings player saying, \u201ctrade me right (bleeping) now and hang up the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags:connor hellebuyck<\/a> connor ingram<\/a> Penguins Prospects<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/p>\n Categorized:Links<\/a> NHL Trade Rumors<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The dichotomy of the headline is not lost. While the Pittsburgh Penguins prospects took the ice for their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889373,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,240556,78067,575,98159,4785,85],"class_list":["post-889372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-connor-hellebuyck","tag-connor-ingram","tag-nhl","tag-penguins-prospects","tag-pittsburgh-penguins","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889372","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=889372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/889373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}