Two Penguins to Watch for Very Different Reasons; Poulin Gets Healthy
In 2019, the Pittsburgh Penguins decided to keep their first-round pick. Deciding that the future rebuild would one…
Ben Kindel Shines, More Young Players Pushing
Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen: Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Penguins DETROIT — In the span of a few…
Training Camp Cuts: 9/29/25
Eight days remain until the beginning of the regular season. After a weekend of heavy roster trimming, most…
Morning Notes: Noesen, Koppanen, Malott, Quenneville
The New Jersey Devils will have to wait a little while longer to see winger Stefan Noesen in…
If Connor McDavid hits the market, what should each NHL team’s pitch to get him be?
The puck has yet to drop on the 2025-26 NHL regular season and July 1 is more than…
NHL waiver tracker: Best players on the wire throughout 2025-26 preseason
As NHL teams trim their rosters before the regular season, The Athletic’s Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal will provide analysis of…
What I’m hearing about the Penguins: Who’s making an impression on new coach Dan Muse?
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — I’ve been repeating the topic in this space for a few months now. The…
Metropolitan Division roundtable: Each team’s reason for optimism and concern — and a prediction
By Peter Baugh, Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman, Kevin Kurz, Vince Mercogliano, Aaron Portzline and Josh Yohe The Carolina…
Desharnais on How He Got Over Mental Struggles Last Year, Dickinson’s Biggest Defensive Challenge
Vincent Desharnais opened up. That’s been the norm for the gregarious Desharnais over his career, but this time,…
Ovechkin Injured, Trade Rumors, & Penguins Day 1 Impressions
Pittsburgh Penguins Training Camp The start of the 2025-26 NHL season was a laborious grind for writers and…
Is the NHL entering its chaos era: Trading for Crosby? Bidding for McDavid?
It’s been an action-packed first half of September for the NHL, but most of the biggest stories have…
NHL rookie camp roundup: The biggest standouts from tournaments across the league
NHL rookie tournaments marked the start of the league’s 2025-26 calendar over the weekend. The Athletic’s team of…