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With the NHL's annual trade deadline now past, NHL general managers, coaches, players and fans alike can all focus on reality instead of rumors and look ahead to the remainder of the regular season and the start of playoffs. For Penguins fans in particular, the trade deadline has proven to be even more significant since Ray Shero became the general manager in 2006, as his always shrewd and sometimes dramatic moves have put the Pens in the spotlight this time of year seemingly every year.   While everyone may have their own opinion as to who the winners and losers were this year, let's look at ...

With the NHL's annual trade deadline now past, NHL general managers, coaches, players and fans alike can all focus on reality instead of rumors and look ahead to the remainder of the regular season and the start of playoffs. For Penguins fans in particular, the trade deadline has proven to be even more significant since Ray Shero became the general manager in 2006, as his always shrewd and sometimes dramatic moves have put the Pens in the spotlight this time of year seemingly every year.   While everyone may have their own opinion as to who the winners and losers were this year, let's look at ...

It's the quintessential question that every NHL team is asking right now: Did we improve enough at the deadline to achieve our goals? For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the finish line is where it has been since the third year of Sidney Crosby's career—winning the Stanley Cup. Those expectations were in place during the 2007-08 campaign, when the team charged all the way to the Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, and they haven't gone away. General manager Ray Shero has become something of a trade deadline master, and while the results haven't always been perfect, Pittsburgh is always a ...

It's the quintessential question that every NHL team is asking right now: Did we improve enough at the deadline to achieve our goals? For the Pittsburgh Penguins, the finish line is where it has been since the third year of Sidney Crosby's career—winning the Stanley Cup. Those expectations were in place during the 2007-08 campaign, when the team charged all the way to the Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, and they haven't gone away. General manager Ray Shero has become something of a trade deadline master, and while the results haven't always been perfect, Pittsburgh is always a ...

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were relatively quiet compared to how busy they were last year. The team mostly stayed the course with the roster that they have in place, which may or may not be a good thing depending on how you see this team shaking out over the next few weeks as they get healthy. Despite a widespread false Twitter rumor, Pittsburgh did not acquire Ryan Kesler, but they did manage to add to their forward depth without selling off any of their young assets. After general manager Ray Shero moved multiple picks ...

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Pittsburgh Penguins were relatively quiet compared to how busy they were last year. The team mostly stayed the course with the roster that they have in place, which may or may not be a good thing depending on how you see this team shaking out over the next few weeks as they get healthy. Despite a widespread false Twitter rumor, Pittsburgh did not acquire Ryan Kesler, but they did manage to add to their forward depth without selling off any of their young assets. After general manager Ray Shero moved multiple picks ...

Unless you're just now returning from a self-imposed Internet fast, you know that the Pittsburgh Penguins are interested in Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks. The argument in favor of acquiring him suggests that making a deal for the former Selke Trophy winner would return the Pens to their glory days. The last time Pittsburgh made it to the Stanley Cup Final, it had Jordan Staal as its third-line center, while Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby took care of the top two lines. While swinging this deal with the Canucks would certainly give the Penguins that sort of center depth, it would ...

Unless you're just now returning from a self-imposed Internet fast, you know that the Pittsburgh Penguins are interested in Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks. The argument in favor of acquiring him suggests that making a deal for the former Selke Trophy winner would return the Pens to their glory days. The last time Pittsburgh made it to the Stanley Cup Final, it had Jordan Staal as its third-line center, while Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby took care of the top two lines. While swinging this deal with the Canucks would certainly give the Penguins that sort of center depth, it would ...

With the conclusion of the Sochi Olympics and the resumption of the NHL schedule, it's time for the Pittsburgh Penguins who took part to put away either their medals or their disappointment and focus on winning their division and chasing the Stanley Cup. Having lost Paul Martin, Beau Bennett and Kris Letang for most of, if not all of the rest of the regular season, the Pens will have big holes to fill and little time to jell as a team before starting the most difficult stretch of their schedule. While dealing with a compressed schedule caused by the Olympic break will undoubtedly be a challenge for ...

With the conclusion of the Sochi Olympics and the resumption of the NHL schedule, it's time for the Pittsburgh Penguins who took part to put away either their medals or their disappointment and focus on winning their division and chasing the Stanley Cup. Having lost Paul Martin, Beau Bennett and Kris Letang for most of, if not all of the rest of the regular season, the Pens will have big holes to fill and little time to jell as a team before starting the most difficult stretch of their schedule. While dealing with a compressed schedule caused by the Olympic break will undoubtedly be a challenge for ...