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The day after the Pittsburgh Penguins\u2019 messy loss to the Montreal Canadiens will probably bring a stern coach Dan Muse at practice, potentially some lineup changes, and questions about what comes next. We\u2019ve got full coverage from Montreal, including locker room reaction and a postgame analysis that doubled as a column. It\u2019s time to steer into a rebuild because there\u2019s no point to whatever this is. <\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the Daily, all eyes are on Nikita Kucherov<\/a> and Tampa Bay\u2019s hopes that he calms down and changes his mind. Dylan Larkin<\/a> could add more teams to his current 10-team wish list in the next 24 hours. Also, the Carolina Hurricanes toyed with an offer sheet to Simon Edvinsson<\/a>, but they were going to sign and trade him. Tristan Jarry<\/a> has posted two straight shutouts, and there are more NHL trade rumors. <\/p>\n Yes yes, very nice, very evil. The postgame report card was a broadside slam on the roster construction and advocacy of moving fully in the direction of youth. However, as I got my famous Montreal hot dogs, it appears someone already took a bite of my warm toasted bun before taking the picture, so I will have to go back again. It\u2019s a conspiracy! But these are the famous dogs that even Sidney Crosby<\/a> gobbles pregame. It\u2019s a hard life, but someone has to do it. <\/p>\n I\u2019m more of an eat \u2019em plain guy. If food isn\u2019t good by itself, I\u2019m not bothering to dress it up. <\/p>\n Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The scoreboard showed a close game. Even Sidney Crosby seemed to dismiss that, somewhat. Here\u2019s the game recap, but also the stinging goals breakdown of another Penguins game<\/a>.<\/p>\n And the sharp elbows postgame report card. It\u2019s not about the 60 minutes Saturday but about the months leading up to this mess and the changes that need to occur. This Penguins team is a mess<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oh, by the way, Erik Karlsson became the ninth-highest-scoring defenseman ever. Sidney Crosby tied Marcel Dionne for sixth all-time points and became the all-time leader in assists for a single franchise. Ho hum, but neither guy was very happy postgame.<\/p>\n The Q&A is coming this morning, too. I\u2019ll do another this week for PHN+ subscribers. I haven\u2019t received any complaints recently, but I also don\u2019t see the same thing as subscribers anymore (I work from a different platform now). I\u2019ll make a post on the website for questions about that one. <\/p>\n I suspect we\u2019re going to have a busy week. <\/p>\n NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n Sportsnet Video: Elliotte Friedman admitted the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nikita Kucherov have gone into a cone of silence after his trade demand, but people who know Kucherov said it\u2019s unlikely he changes his mind. Oh, and by the way, Dylan Larkin will be amending his trade list in the next day or so. Big news in the Headlines Segment<\/a>.<\/p>\n Daily Faceoff: The Minnesota Wild really want Larkin but have only futures to give. Detroit doesn\u2019t want futures. Anthony Di Marco reports that the Philadelphia Flyers are interested in being that third team in the mix to make it happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n TSN: Connor McDavid has assists in 14 straight games, and Tristan Jarry has back-to-back shutouts. Didn\u2019t see that last part coming, eh? The Edmonton Oilers beat the NY Islanders, and Edmonton is a wagon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Detroit Hockey Now: In the wake of the Larkin fiasco, the Detroit Red Wings games continue, and they absolutely cratered in the third period Saturday, embracing yet another Red Wings loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nicklas Lidstrom isn\u2019t happy about the international court forcing the IIHF to re-admit Russia to hockey activities. Lidstrom went as far as to call on the hockey world to boycott<\/a>.<\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t alive for the Vietnam era (obviously), but I wonder if that era felt as chaotic, ridiculous, and contentious in everyday life. <\/p>\n NHLtraderumors.me: Friedman dropped another little bombshell when he told The Fan Hockey Show that the Carolina Hurricanes were interested in signing Simon Edvinsson to an offer sheet, but it came with a twist. A trade?! They were going to flip him to a third team<\/a>. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media.pittsburghhockeynow.com\/t\/fz6dMjxKVbsX\/width=630%2Cheight=840%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=65%2Cgravity=auto%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_2896-1.jpg\")
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