Sunday was a good day for hockey. The NHL\u2019s Stadium Series turned into a WWE circus with a goalie fight and a four-goal comeback. On the NHL trade front, the suitors are lining up for Artemi Panarin, but it appears an aggregator site got over its skis and started a fake rumor that quickly spread on those low-quality sites. And we dissected the Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 identity under the first-year head coach, Dan Muse. <\/p>\n
I was surprised to see prospect forward Tanner Howe make his debut yesterday with the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins. That was a surprise move\u2013to the best of my knowledge, there was no official announcement he was ready or activated. I\u2019ll link to the story below. <\/p>\n
Howe is the great mystery of the Penguins\u2019 prospect pool. He was taken 46th overall in 2024, but we\u2019ve scarcely seen him since. He\u2019s suffered a couple of significant injuries, but he was a member of the 2025 Team Canada World Juniors roster because he\u2019s a gritty winger. <\/p>\n
Question\u2013Does anyone watch The Final Word on WPXI? <\/p>\n
Last night, it came on at 12:30 because of an NBA showcase game that seemed to last six weeks, followed by a postgame show. It doesn\u2019t usually come on until 12 or so during the NFL season. I\u2019m wondering if it\u2019s worth doing anymore. <\/p>\n
Also, there are more updates coming today for the PHN+\/Sportsnaut platform. It\u2019s been rough, I know. I apologize greatly. Please bear with us, but feel free to share issues, problems, and complaints with me. I don\u2019t use the same interface as you right now, so I\u2019m not seeing what it looks like. <\/p>\n
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Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Identity. It\u2019s been a buzzword around the Penguins for years, but not so much this season, though a couple of players have started talking about it. So, we asked Muse. And we analyzed what it means. It\u2019s not an easy answer this year, but we tried to define the new Pittsburgh Penguins identity.<\/a><\/p>\n Steelers Now: Derrick Bell has an interesting take on why the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Mike McCarthy<\/a>. <\/p>\n I\u2019m still less interested in McCarthy than I am in the coordinators. I firmly believe an NFL operation is too big for the head coach to really be effective. It\u2019s those under the general who make or break the system. <\/p>\n WBS Penguins: Tanner Howe played, Matt Dumba racked up some points, and Owen Pickering scored in a big win<\/a>.<\/p>\n NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Stadium Series. Wow. The goalies threw some haymakers. <\/p>\n STADIUM SERIES GOALIE FIGHT \ud83d\ude31 pic.twitter.com\/ntCWlmmr25<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ESPN (@espn) February 2, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Boston Hockey Now: To the actual game, it was an extreme four-goal comeback for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and an extreme collapse for the Boston Bruins\u2013who thought they won in OT. A wild game that thrilled the audience went to a shootout. And the Bruins lost<\/a>.<\/p>\n And in case you\u2019re curious, Jon Cooper explained his wild outfit that was more Scarface than it was NHL coach<\/a>.<\/p>\n For the Lightning, Anthony Cirelli left with an injury, but Victor Hedman returned to the lineup after a long absence. Hedman back with the Lightning makes them the clear Eastern Conference favorites. <\/p>\n Credit where it\u2019s due. Our competition in Philly got Rick Tocchet on their podcast. Tocchet didn\u2019t spare the rod or spoil the child with Matvei Michkov. I do love it when fan assertions are met head-on by coaches or GMs. Why isn\u2019t Michkov playing more?<\/p>\n Totally not concerned about the answer from Rick Tocchet about Michkov\u2019s ice time from PHLY pic.twitter.com\/8j5KTdn0AU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Drew (@DR3Wheels) February 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Detroit Hockey Now: Two truths and a lie. I like this column that Detroit does\u2013I may steal it. Thoughts on the Detroit Red Wings trade targets, the Olympic break, and signing Ben Chiarot. The digestible Red Wings analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n TSN Video: Bo Horvat sounded off on the Olympic ice surface, \u201cIt\u2019s not as bad as people think.\u201d I know others who say it will make a big difference, but Horvat says, nah<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yahoo: I hate linking to an aggregation of an aggregation, but I can\u2019t find the source material. Pierre LeBrun reports Panarin\u2019s preferred destination is Florida, but others are lining up<\/a>. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: Artemi Panarin<\/a> nhl trade<\/a> Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> <\/p>\n Categorized:Links<\/a> NHL Trade Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t