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During Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday night, Florida whitewashed the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Rangers by a score of 3-0.

The Penguins have re-signed defenseman Jack St. Ivany to a three-year deal with an AAV of $775K.

Hey all. Sorry I’ve been so lax about posting articles to PenguinPoop. Truth be told, my brain’s shifted into offseason mode and the ideas aren’t exactly flowing.

Process.

As hockey fans, we hear a lot about it these days.

Sites like Natural Stat Trick are devoted to tracking every conceivable metric in an attempt to define whether a team’s process is successful. I marvel at the amount of detailed information available. It’s truly mind boggling. (I also wonder who sits and compiles all this data.)

Wind up on the sunny side of these metrics? Your process is considered good. If not?

It’s generally held that the Penguins’ process (if not our execution) is sound. Читать дальше...

I was reading some recent comments from long-time PenguinPoop reader Mike about the state of our defense. He questions whether they’d be able to withstand the rigors of playoff hockey.

In their second player move of the off-season, both involving young’uns, the Penguins re-signed pending free-agent forward Valtteri Puustinen to a two-year deal yesterday with an AAV of $775K.

One of my favorite rock ballads is Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Till It’s Gone) by Cinderella.

I was working out at the gym Wednesday morning, minding my own business, when PenguinPoop colleague Caleb Di’Natale texted with the news that rumors were circulating linking the Penguins to Toronto’s star forward Mitch Marner.

The Penguins entered last night’s NHL draft lottery with an infinitesimal 1.5 percent chance of winning the lottery and snaring a top-10 selection, which would’ve given them the option of keeping the pick.

In the wake of the Penguins cutting ties with associate coach Todd Reirden yesterday, the majority of the team’s fan base appears to be rejoicing. Many are gloating over Reirden’s fate, labelling him a bum…or worse.