There was a lot happening in Cranberry, Pa. at Pittsburgh Penguins practice on Thursday. Just one day after goaltender Tristan Jarry was waived by the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist arrived in Pittsburgh. Since he has not yet officially been added to the active roster - that won't happen until either Jarry is claimed or he clears waivers - Blomqvist did not practice with the team and was not available to the media after practice.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell has eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in his last 14 games
What a roller coaster the past week (or so) has been for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They went from sullen and frustrated over an important homestand to dealing with the first big shoe to drop, to opening a crucial extended road trip in spectacular fashion and then getting a cold dose of reality.
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made history by becoming the first netminder to record a goal and an assist in an NHL game.
Nedeljkovic scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.
The Associated Press – Sports on MSN12d
Nedeljkovic makes history as Penguins beat Sabres 5-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.
Yesterday though Penguins GM Kyle Dubas pushed back on D'Amico's report, flatly denying that the team is in selling mode.
The Ducks have lost seven of their last eight games, accruing just four of a possible 16 points, while Pittsburgh just hammered the Kings on Monday.
Not just pending free agents, but all big name players in play.
A source close to the Penguins has informed @TheRGMedia that Kyle Dubas is looking for a fire sale. Big name veterans, not simply just pending free agents, are up on the trade block and the Penguins are also willing to retain to move out Erik Karlsson. More on this below: https://t.co/uxHpnheLs5
As the NHL trade deadline nears and the Penguins look to re-tool their roster, the process began when the team waived goaltender Tristan Jarry ... players with reasonable contracts, such as Rickard Rakell, Michael Bunting, Kevin Hayes, and Noel Acciari.
Saturday’s loss in Seattle dropped L.A. to 2-3-0 on what coach Jim Hiller called an “unsuccessful” five-game trek.