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  10.    <published>2025-07-04T06:00:00-04:00</published>
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  12.    <title>Happy 4th of July!</title>
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  20.  &lt;p id="vfSPLw"&gt;Happy 4th! Hope you celebrate the day responsibly and fun, here’s some good ol’ Phil Kessel highlights to hold us over for the day!&lt;/p&gt;
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  26.    <author>
  27.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  28.    </author>
  29.  </entry>
  30.  <entry>
  31.    <published>2025-07-03T14:55:40-04:00</published>
  32.    <updated>2025-07-03T14:55:40-04:00</updated>
  33.    <title>NHL Trade Rumors: Market to clear up now that Ehlers has signed?</title>
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  36.    &lt;figure&gt;
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  40.  
  41.  &lt;p&gt;There hasn’t been much happening lately on the trade front, but that could change soon..&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="00BQd3"&gt;There haven’t been many big times trades, but that could be a function of the biggest winger free agent still mulling his decision. Chris Johnston talked about how Nikolaj Ehlers could be holding up the trade market as teams waited for his decision that took 50 hours into free agency to sign with Carolina.&lt;/p&gt;
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  44. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Something to keep an eye on: Once Nikolaj Ehlers makes his free-agent decision, there's a sense it could spur trade activity among the team(s) who fall short in their pursuit of the talented winger.&lt;/p&gt;— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1940796306458652686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 3, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  49. &lt;p id="WvOWyl"&gt;It’s believed that many teams are either in the running or have made strong offers to Ehlers, which puts them in a bind with cap flexibility until they figured out whether or not he is going to sign with them. &lt;/p&gt;
  50. &lt;p id="CNTy1D"&gt;For a team like the Penguins, they’re not going to be adding Ehlers but the waiting game for them is about shoppers lining up if they have to fall back to their Plan B.&lt;/p&gt;
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  52. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  53. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Kyle Dubas said he would be active in trade talks. And from what I hear, this is very much the case today.&lt;/p&gt;— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/JoshYohe_PGH/status/1940811097579442498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 3, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  58. &lt;p id="4mqGGc"&gt;The Penguins are overstocked right now with 15 NHL caliber forwards after the signings of Anthony Mantha, Justin Brazeau, Philip Tomasino and Connor Dewar to contracts earlier this week. &lt;/p&gt;
  59. &lt;p id="Bh5OyC"&gt;Add in the young players of Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen who are knocking on the door for decent-sized NHL roles and the Pens are crowded right now up front. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will be in the top-six, add in potentially Mantha and Tommy Novak and some young players and suddenly a team is forming without the presence of Rickard Rakell and/or Bryan Rust.&lt;/p&gt;
  60. &lt;p id="BWFsoC"&gt;Lots can change in the course of a phone call by Dubas, so we’ll have to see. Early in free agency he’s added enough quantity to the ranks to have the flexibility to sell off a piece or two. The only question now is when it happens, for how much and what team will step up to the plate with an offer that the Penguins like for the future.&lt;/p&gt;
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  65.    <author>
  66.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  67.    </author>
  68.  </entry>
  69.  <entry>
  70.    <published>2025-07-03T08:28:17-04:00</published>
  71.    <updated>2025-07-03T08:28:17-04:00</updated>
  72.    <title>Penguins Development Camp: What to watch for</title>
  73.    <content type="html">  
  74.  
  75.    &lt;figure&gt;
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  78.  
  79.  &lt;p&gt;Summer hockey is about to kick off for the Pens&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="rRpRrD"&gt;The Penguins open their summer development camp today through July 7th. Prospects will gather at UPMC Lemieux up in Cranberry and get some instruction and the team will be able to gauge progress and see how the future is coming together.&lt;/p&gt;
  80. &lt;p id="wQf2JQ"&gt;Here’s what to know:&lt;/p&gt;
  81. &lt;p id="6CuCRO"&gt;Schedule&lt;/p&gt;
  82. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  83. &lt;p id="AFRngh"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, July 3:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  84. &lt;p id="TwCifM"&gt;9:00 AM – Goalie On-Ice Session (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;10:00 AM – Group 1 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:00 AM – Group 1 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:00 AM – Group 2 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;12:00 PM – Group 2 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;12:00 PM – Group 3 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;1:00 PM – Group 3 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;/p&gt;
  85. &lt;p id="eijvH4"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Friday, July 4:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  86. &lt;p id="RSgLFW"&gt;9:00 AM – Goalie On-Ice Session (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;10:00 AM – Group 2 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:00 AM – Group 2 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:00 AM – Group 3 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;12:00 PM – Group 3 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;12:00 PM – Group 1 Skating (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;1:00 PM – Group 1 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;/p&gt;
  87. &lt;p id="HMMgnc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, July 5:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  88. &lt;p id="9KH2sq"&gt;10:00 AM – Group 3 Skating/Skills (Both Rinks)&lt;br&gt;11:45 AM – Group 1 Skating/Skills (Both Rinks)&lt;br&gt;1:30 PM – Group 2 Skating/Skills (Both Rinks)&lt;/p&gt;
  89. &lt;p id="HjUAwi"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sunday, July 6:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  90. &lt;p id="d8bKMa"&gt;10:00 AM – Group 1/Group 2 Practice (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;10:00 AM – Group 3 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;10:30 AM – Group 1/Group 3 Practice (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;10:30 AM – Group 2 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:20 AM – Group 2/Group 3 Practice (FedEx Rink)&lt;br&gt;11:20 AM – Group 1 Skills (Covestro Rink)&lt;/p&gt;
  91. &lt;p id="2uBCPU"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monday, July 7:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  92. &lt;p id="mpFOsU"&gt;12:00 PM – Tournament (FedEx Rink)&lt;/p&gt;
  93. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  94. &lt;p id="ucGl1G"&gt;The only thing less fun than participating in hockey practices might be watching hockey practices, and there’s plenty of that early on. The joint practices on Sunday and the annual tournament on Monday are probably the best days to circle for most worthwhile attendance.&lt;/p&gt;
  95. &lt;p id="seuMSk"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24459541/penguins-announce-roster-for-2025-development-camp"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2025 Penguins Development Camp Roster&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  96. &lt;p id="UinST8"&gt;The camp is highlighted by all of the players drafted last weekend. That’s a big deal this time around, the Pens drafted 13 players — including three in the first round and seven within the first 91 picks.&lt;/p&gt;
  97. &lt;p id="GSdOVD"&gt;Ben Kindel will be a focus point, at 11th overall he’s the highest draft pick Pittsburgh has made at forward since Jordan Staal. Kindel wasn’t expected to be selected as high as he was so it’ll be an interesting first impression to see if it’s obvious what the Pens liked so much from him.&lt;/p&gt;
  98. &lt;p id="QZTJmF"&gt;Down the line, the camp will be important for other new faces as well. Fellow first rounders Bill Zonnon and Will Horcoff are considered developmental players that have a good amount of work and growth in their games needed in the coming years. There’s no better place to start than the relatively low-key NHL summer camp to start learning the ropes from pro coaches and NHL development experts.&lt;/p&gt;
  99. &lt;p id="bdO7WI"&gt;Beyond those top picks, the focus will shift to the three defensemen drafted in the second and third rounds; Peyton Kettles, Charlie Trethewey and Brady Peddle. They will be easy to notice since the average size there is about 6’4” and over 200 pounds. Fifth rounder defender Quinn Beachesne is more dynamic as a skater and puck handler than all of those players and figures to look impressive in this setting as well.&lt;/p&gt;
  100. &lt;p id="5Axvpe"&gt;How those new defenders stack up compared to teenaged standout Harrison Brunicke will be worth keeping an eye on too. Brunicke will be the measuring stick for a lot of the prospects in this camp, including for Emil Pieniniemi the Finnish import who performed well in the OHL last season and starts his journey to the pros this fall with this summer camp.&lt;/p&gt;
  101. &lt;p id="vQmUH3"&gt;Brunicke, 19, isn’t old but is already one of the more experienced players at this camp with 10 games of AHL experience under his belt. Defender Chase Pietila (who played three games with Wilkes and 14 games with Wheeling at the end of last season) is the only other participant of this summer’s camp with an NHL contract that has North American pro game experience under his belt. &lt;/p&gt;
  102. &lt;p id="5RBNQn"&gt;Beyond that, there’s some fun first timers in the mix. Mikhail Ilyin. drafted in 2023, has signed his NHL contract and will be participating in his first action on an NHL rink. Melvin Fernstrom, Sweden’s rookie of the year last season, came over in the Marcus Pettersson/Drew O’Connor trade and will show his stuff in a Pens jersey for the first time. Max Graham may be a somewhat forgotten prospect, acquired in the Cody Glass to NJ trade. Graham has great size but is coming off an injury.&lt;/p&gt;
  103. &lt;p id="6jSsKk"&gt;One injured forward who won’t be active on the ice is Tanner Howe, rehabbing from ACL surgery. That’s a shame since Howe played on a line in Calgary with Kindel and Oliver Tulk. Tulk, 20, scored 100 points in the WHL last season and is at Pens camp as an undrafted invite. He’s only 5’8” and 176 pounds but his familiarity with Kindel should only help this week.&lt;/p&gt;
  104. &lt;p id="a6FLIe"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  105. &lt;p id="VXlaRG"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  106. &lt;p id="Gm3LlR"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  111.    <author>
  112.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  113.    </author>
  114.  </entry>
  115.  <entry>
  116.    <published>2025-07-02T16:24:11-04:00</published>
  117.    <updated>2025-07-02T16:24:11-04:00</updated>
  118.    <title>Penguins sign Alexander Alexeyev to one-year contract</title>
  119.    <content type="html">  
  120.  
  121.    &lt;figure&gt;
  122.      &lt;img alt="Washington Capitals v Pittsburgh Penguins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/IzYg1DG7MLUlBEipH3ametpRles=/0x0:2660x1773/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74160221/2210117416.0.jpg" /&gt;
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  125.  
  126.  &lt;p&gt;Former Capitals draft pick joins Pittsburgh&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="QVM2F2"&gt;In their quest to add every marginal NHL left handed defenseman around, the Pittsburgh Penguins have reportedly picked up former Washington Capitals Alexander Alexeyev on a one-year free agent signing.&lt;/p&gt;
  127. &lt;div id="XO9UiV"&gt;
  128. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  129. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;The &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoPens?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#LetsGoPens&lt;/a&gt; signed 25 y/o LD Alexeyev to 1 year $775K 1-way deal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was a UFA after not being qualified by WSH&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rep'd by Craig Oster &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/TheHockeyAgency?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;@TheHockeyAgency&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/0jpCfSI3k5"&gt;https://t.co/0jpCfSI3k5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PuckPedia/status/1940477060771991962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 2, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
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  134. &lt;p id="WHe6gw"&gt;Alexeyev, 25, is a very interesting case. He was stuck in Washington as a depth defender last season, as he had been for most of his career. Alexeyev  only appeared in eight NHL regular season games and was a healthy scratch for the rest, save a short AHL conditioning stint. An injury opening got him into 10 playoff games to ironically give him a bigger role on the team at the most important time of the year. Then he ran afoul of the law shortly after &lt;a href="https://www.arlnow.com/2025/05/19/just-in-washington-capitals-player-charged-after-incident-in-clarendon/"&gt;the season ended&lt;/a&gt; (didn’t look too worse for wear, though). The Caps opted to cut him loose by not extending a qualifying offer.&lt;/p&gt;
  135. &lt;p id="880clY"&gt;Back on the ice, trying to find a niche has been an issue for Alexeyev. He played sporadically for the Capitals in the past few seasons, before barely being able to scratch the lineup last season. &lt;a href="https://www.japersrink.com/2023-24-rink-wrap-alexander-alexeyev/"&gt;CapFriendly (RIP)&lt;/a&gt; provided a scouting report from 2023 that still largely applies as accurate as an introduction:&lt;/p&gt;
  136. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  137. &lt;p id="aryBP5"&gt;Third pairing ‘D’ who takes the majority of his shifts at even strength.&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;p id="Pyc2LK"&gt;Big body. Not physical. In the way. Absorbs contact to move pucks out of dangers. Long reach is an asset.&lt;/p&gt;
  139. &lt;p id="PQA3gA"&gt;Adequate distributor. Can’t afford to hold onto the puck too long / doesn’t have the creativity or escape ability to get too cute.&lt;/p&gt;
  140. &lt;p id="6N8MnB"&gt;Good feet for his stature.&lt;/p&gt;
  141. &lt;p id="iDFr8n"&gt;Competes. Recognizes his role. Keeps his game mostly simple. Averages around 11:30 TOI&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  143. &lt;p id="AFNXCc"&gt;As pointed out &lt;a href="https://www.japersrink.com/the-consistency-of-alexander-alexeyev-and-what-to-do-with-him/"&gt;on Japers Rink&lt;/a&gt; before last season, Alexeyev could post some decent numbers when he actually got the opportunity to stay in the lineup for an extended time.&lt;/p&gt;
  144. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  145. &lt;p id="DScrbH"&gt;...when playing consistently with more minutes, Alexeyev seems to thrive. Note that these are not relative to his teammates, as that is much harder to manually calculate, but we can look at the Caps’ overall numbers during the same stretch of “good” for Alexeyev:&lt;/p&gt;
  146. &lt;p id="qh4rVB"&gt;45.71 CF% (+1.71)&lt;/p&gt;
  147. &lt;p id="w6TiSN"&gt;47.26 xGF% (+3.17)&lt;/p&gt;
  148. &lt;p id="bclTON"&gt;47.6 SCF% (+3.34)&lt;/p&gt;
  149. &lt;p id="a6z8IB"&gt;46.66 HDCF% (+4.67) &lt;/p&gt;
  150. &lt;p id="xU9Ll8"&gt;Those numbers make Alexeyev’s numbers on the Good Run look even better, even more impressive when considering that he started in the offensive zone only about 30% of the time – so his shifts weren’t exactly easy over that run. &lt;/p&gt;
  151. &lt;p id="oAz3Ix"&gt;The easy answer for getting the best out of Alexeyev, then, seems to be simply play him more…and that’s where the bad news comes in, because Alexeyev is going up against yet another crowded blueline [in Washington in 2024-25]&lt;/p&gt;
  152. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  153. &lt;p id="sDOpBc"&gt;The end part proved to be prophetic, Alexeyev  barely got his name into the playing lineup in the regular season. He’s got size at 6’4” and 214 pounds and can skate well for a big guy. But he’s never been able to make an impression.&lt;/p&gt;
  154. &lt;p id="ZTmfc3"&gt;That brings him to an interesting place moving forward in Pittsburgh. Alexeyev signed for league minimum (albeit at a rate that pays him full freight if assigned to the AHL) so the Pens could cut him and suffer minimal consquences.&lt;/p&gt;
  155. &lt;p id="HyZG9B"&gt;However the LD depth chart as of now is: Ryan Graves, Ryan Shea, Owen Pickering, Parker Wortherspoon and Caleb Jones. Nary a top-four defender in the mix. Alexeyev isn’t coming in as one either, but stacked up against the rest there’s a case to make that he might be able to provide the best (or second best) level of play compared to that weak competition. &lt;/p&gt;
  156. &lt;p id="E89kMt"&gt;Of course, Pittsburgh could always trade one of their many forwards to bolster the blueline and help balance the lineup, but as of now Alexeyev looks as good of a bet as anyone within the organization to be an NHL capable left handed defender. This looks more like a “low reward, no risk” move than trying to assign any sort of huge upside or pay off to Alexeyev, but he could be a player that could help the Pens in the NHL next season.&lt;/p&gt;
  157. &lt;p id="VaZApU"&gt;Dan Muse won’t be hurting for candidates to round out his blueline, though he rightfully could complain about the general quality right now. Time will tell how much a part of the story that Alexeyev could be for next year but it at least adds yet another option to the growing supply of left shot defenders for the Pens.&lt;/p&gt;
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  162.    <author>
  163.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  164.    </author>
  165.  </entry>
  166.  <entry>
  167.    <published>2025-07-02T12:58:33-04:00</published>
  168.    <updated>2025-07-02T12:58:33-04:00</updated>
  169.    <title>Penguins add to depth with series of organizational signings</title>
  170.    <content type="html">  
  171.  
  172.    &lt;figure&gt;
  173.      &lt;img alt="Montreal Canadiens v Pittsburgh Penguins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0Nr4Q3YNjTu2F3a363zBgywHTys=/0x0:2819x1879/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74159947/1958542319.0.jpg" /&gt;
  174.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  175.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  176.  
  177.  &lt;p&gt;Rafael Harvey-Pinard joins the Penguins, along with a couple other deep depth signings the team announced today&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="r6kNp7"&gt;The Penguins kept rounding out their organization on the second day of free agency by announcing a series of short-term signings. In addition to formally announcing the big time &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/2/24459877/nhl-free-agency-penguins-sign-forward-anthony-mantha"&gt;signing of Anthony Mantha&lt;/a&gt;, Pittsburgh has signed forward Rafael Harvey-Pinard and defender Phil Kemp to contracts.&lt;/p&gt;
  178. &lt;div id="OQgD62"&gt;
  179. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  180. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;The Penguins have signed forwards Anthony Mantha and Rafael Harvey-Pinard to one-year contracts as well as defenseman Phil Kemp to a two-year contract.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Details: &lt;a href="https://t.co/Ksf6zVO3Jl"&gt;https://t.co/Ksf6zVO3Jl&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/WxNiAbdmlh"&gt;pic.twitter.com/WxNiAbdmlh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1940441327721988460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 2, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  181. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  183.  
  184. &lt;/div&gt;
  185. &lt;p id="uP2wBp"&gt;From&lt;a href="https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-forwards-anthony-mantha-and-rafael-harvey-pinard-and-defenseman-phil-kemp"&gt; the team&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  186. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  187. &lt;p id="kkQWp2"&gt;Harvey-Pinard, 26, spent the 2024-25 season with the Montreal Canadiens organization. The 5-foot-9, 181-pound forward appeared in one game with the Canadiens and 40 games for their American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket, where he notched 19 points (5G-14A) and was plus-2.&lt;/p&gt;
  188. &lt;p id="SGDugV"&gt;The Saguenay, Quebec native has spent the previous five seasons (2020-25) in the Montreal Canadiens organization. In 84 career NHL games, Harvey-Pinard has recorded 17 goals, 14 assists and 31 points. His best season came in 2022-23 when he set NHL career highs in goals (14) and points (20) in just 34 games. At the AHL level, all with Laval, he’s accumulated 126 points (51G-75A) in 185 regular-season games.&lt;/p&gt;
  189. &lt;p id="FL3ZNr"&gt;Prior to being drafted by Montreal in the seventh round (201st overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Harvey-Pinard played parts of five seasons of junior hockey (2015-20) with Rouyn-Noranda and Chicoutimi of the QMJHL, winning the QMJHL Championship and Memorial Cup in 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
  190. &lt;p id="JGySvL"&gt;Kemp spent the 2024-25 season with the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL, playing in 56 games and tallying seven goals, five assists and 12 points. His career-high seven goals ranked third among team defensemen, while his 12 points were the fourth most.&lt;/p&gt;
  191. &lt;p id="axN86L"&gt;The 6-foot-3, 212-pound defenseman has played in parts of five seasons in the AHL with the Condors since 2020-21. In 258 career AHL games, Kemp has recorded 18 goals, 40 assists and 58 points with a plus-38. He has also played in one career NHL game with the Edmonton Oilers in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
  192. &lt;p id="WJKM37"&gt;Prior to turning professional, Kemp played three seasons at Yale University from 2017-20. In 88 collegiate games, the defenseman recorded nine goals, 18 assists and 27 points. Kemp played two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2015-17, captaining the Under-17 and Under-18 teams.&lt;/p&gt;
  193. &lt;p id="JqNOgM"&gt;The Greenwich, Connecticut native won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2017 World Under-18 Championship and a silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championship.&lt;/p&gt;
  194. &lt;p id="bmpCTM"&gt;Kemp was drafted in the seventh round (208th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft by Edmonton.&lt;/p&gt;
  195. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  196. &lt;p id="rYoFHn"&gt;Harvey-Pinard has appeared in at least one NHL game in the last four seasons - he got off to an exciting start in Montreal putting up 20 points in 34 NHL games during the 2022-23 season but then saw his game recede back towards mostly being minor league. Still, it feels like a good bet that Harvey-Pinard could be a call-up and see some NHL action at some point during the long season for Pittsburgh while providing Wilkes-Barre with a quality player. In some ways, this could be seen as the Emil Bemstrom-adjacent player for 2025-26.&lt;/p&gt;
  197. &lt;p id="7WTc3m"&gt;Kemp, has 259 NHL pro games as &lt;a href="https://x.com/TonyAndrock/status/1940446032355283048"&gt;Tony Androck pointed&lt;/a&gt; out, a magic number since 260+ sends him into AHL Veteran territory. Kemp could be seen as something of the new version of Nathan Clurman — who played one NHL game in Pittsburgh in 2024-25 and served as a key veteran blueliner for Wilkes for most of the season that isn’t going to wow anyone but can be steady, capable and competent. Not the sexiest signing, Kemp might be like 47th or 48th in the pecking order for NHL contracts, but it provides a necessary move to add some depth and provide value deeper down the line for the organization.&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;p id="cHUc7N"&gt;WBS kept going with signings, announcing two AHL contracts today as well.&lt;/p&gt;
  199. &lt;div id="ajrTZt"&gt;
  200. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  201. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;The Penguins have re-signed Taylor Gauthier and signed Aidan McDonough to AHL contracts for the 2025-26 season&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  &lt;a href="https://t.co/vEbSZdwNVx"&gt;https://t.co/vEbSZdwNVx&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/CsrWu1jfhK"&gt;pic.twitter.com/CsrWu1jfhK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (@WBSPenguins) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/WBSPenguins/status/1940425330931765510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 2, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  202. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  206. &lt;p id="dJCVd8"&gt;Both of these could be very quality AHL moves. Gauthier was the ECHL goalie of the year in 2023-24. Pittsburgh didn’t give him a qualifying offer or NHL contract but the goalie is a solid minor league depth option. It’s a positive that he wanted to return and can squeeze in with an AHL contract.&lt;/p&gt;
  207. &lt;p id="FohKpl"&gt;Aidan McDonough, 25, scored 16 points (10G+6A) in 16 AHL games last year for Charlotte before dealing with a long-term injury. McDonough isn’t in the NHL picture but should make for a very solid option for Wilkes this season as a quality AHL player.&lt;/p&gt;
  208.  
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  212.    <author>
  213.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  214.    </author>
  215.  </entry>
  216.  <entry>
  217.    <published>2025-07-02T09:57:46-04:00</published>
  218.    <updated>2025-07-02T09:57:46-04:00</updated>
  219.    <title>NHL Free Agency: Penguins sign forward Anthony Mantha</title>
  220.    <content type="html">  
  221.  
  222.    &lt;figure&gt;
  223.      &lt;img alt="Nashville Predators v Calgary Flames" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MOWwyZscCxRB7kDwd4_CcMOVb18=/0x0:5075x3383/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74159602/2187488652.0.jpg" /&gt;
  224.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Leah Hennel/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  225.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  226.  
  227.  &lt;p&gt;Big forward will look to get his career on track with the Pens&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="BOUdEb"&gt;The Penguins have signed free agent forward Anthony Mantha, according to reports. The contract comes with a $2.5 million base salary and up to another $2 million in bonuses according to TVA’s Renaud Lavoie&lt;/p&gt;
  228. &lt;p id="AbMy87"&gt;Mantha is coming off a mostly lost season after &lt;a href="https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/anthony-mantha-injury-update"&gt;surgery to repair&lt;/a&gt; an ACL (knee) injury he sustained in early November. That ended his year and stint with Calgary only 13 games into the 2024-25 campaign.&lt;/p&gt;
  229. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  230.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MOLW8bGynO0ybZ5UrJArqja3wO4=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/26044249/antha.png"&gt;
  231.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  232. &lt;p id="W6vgXX"&gt;Mantha, 30, has bounced around between lately, with the Pens becoming the fifth team he’s been on since 2021. Mantha is a three-time 20 goal scorer, but has only cracked 40 points one time since the 2018-19 season. He’s huge but doesn’t play that way lacking physicality and consistency, but when Mantha is on he can be a very effective player in spurts. He was known as a great skater, especially for his massive size, but will have to shake off the knee injury and get back to being a productive player.&lt;/p&gt;
  233. &lt;div id="1CcAEC"&gt;
  234. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  235. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Anthony Mantha is my sneaky target for the Sens in free agency &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Probably on a cheap one year deal as he’s coming off an injury &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;6’5 French lad who can play up and down the lineup&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSensGo?src=hash&amp;amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;#GoSensGo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/NrZzGqwQip"&gt;pic.twitter.com/NrZzGqwQip&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Timmy’s Sens (@TimmysSens) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/TimmysSens/status/1939731647085093135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;June 30, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  236. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  239. &lt;/div&gt;
  240. &lt;p id="8flOwQ"&gt;Mantha, in essence, lines up really well to potentially be the 2025-26 version of another Anthony from Quebec (as in Beauvillier). One year contract, will have the opportunity to play a big role in Pittsburgh at the beginning of the season. If he performs well and produces then he will become the type of player the Pens can flip at the deadline to a contender for a return. Mantha knows the drill, he joined Washington in 2021 and Vegas in 2023 mid-season ahead of attempted playoff runs.&lt;/p&gt;
  241.  
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  244.    <id>https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/2/24459877/nhl-free-agency-penguins-sign-forward-anthony-mantha</id>
  245.    <author>
  246.      <name>Jim Rixner</name>
  247.    </author>
  248.  </entry>
  249.  <entry>
  250.    <published>2025-07-02T06:00:00-04:00</published>
  251.    <updated>2025-07-02T06:00:00-04:00</updated>
  252.    <title>What does the Penguins’ roster look like post-July 1?</title>
  253.    <content type="html">  
  254.  
  255.    &lt;figure&gt;
  256.      &lt;img alt="NHL: APR 17 Capitals at Penguins" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3hRGlDdLKDje6Gk5-HOdMdJCfSI=/0x32:4778x3217/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74159311/2211034045.0.jpg" /&gt;
  257.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  258.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  259.  
  260.  &lt;p&gt;Where do Kyle Dubas and the Penguins stand after day one of free agency?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="zpCLp8"&gt;Day one of Free Agent Frenzy 2025 is in the books, and as general manager Kyle Dubas has said to the media when previously broached on the topic, he and the &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com"&gt;Pittsburgh Penguins&lt;/a&gt; kept a relatively low profile compared to teams like the &lt;a href="https://www.canescountry.com"&gt;Carolina Hurricanes&lt;/a&gt; or New York Rangers.&lt;/p&gt;
  261. &lt;p id="5mRSsz"&gt;That’s not to say the Penguins didn’t change their roster, however. They very much did.&lt;/p&gt;
  262. &lt;h2 id="IlspZ2"&gt;Defense&lt;/h2&gt;
  263. &lt;p id="23aTWT"&gt;The Penguins added a left-handed, now-former &lt;a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com"&gt;Boston Bruins&lt;/a&gt; defenseman. No, his name is not Matt Grzelcyk. It’s &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24459864/penguins-sign-free-agent-defenseman-parker-wotherspoon-to-two-year-contract"&gt;Parker Wotherspoon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  264. &lt;p id="Ik5SPh"&gt;Signed to a two-year deal, various models and advanced metrics describe the 27-year-old as a third-pairing blue liner who may be capable of playing in a slightly elevated role.&lt;/p&gt;
  265. &lt;p id="rbslS0"&gt;With Grzelcyk and P.O Joseph now on the open market, and the Penguins’ defensive depth rather lacking, one of Dubas’ first moves was to start shoring up the left side of the blue line.&lt;/p&gt;
  266. &lt;p id="iX78ZU"&gt;The Penguins also signed defenseman Caleb Jones—younger brother of &lt;a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs"&gt;Stanley Cup&lt;/a&gt; champion Seth Jones—to a two-year contract with a salary cap hit of $900,000.&lt;/p&gt;
  267. &lt;p id="P90s5P"&gt;Jones fits the mold of a traditional seventh or eighth defender, who will likely see at least some time in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre Penguins.&lt;/p&gt;
  268. &lt;h2 id="bRmZb0"&gt;Forwards&lt;/h2&gt;
  269. &lt;p id="Z0khiN"&gt;The one “external” forward the Penguins have signed thus far is &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24460091/penguins-sign-forward-justin-brazeau-to-two-year-deal"&gt;Justin Brazeau&lt;/a&gt;, a 6-foot-6, 227-pound right-handed winger, to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $1.5 million.&lt;/p&gt;
  270. &lt;p id="3nmVIS"&gt;The big boy also has previous ties to Kyle Dubas, and if we’ve learned anything about Dubas while in Pittsburgh, it’s that he loves players he’s had prior connections to either in Toronto with the Maple Leafs or his boyhood club, the Soo Greyhounds.&lt;/p&gt;
  271. &lt;p id="Q8b2N5"&gt;Brazeau fits the bill of a player who makes the Penguins “tougher to play against,” and will likely have a role carved out for him in the bottom-six.&lt;/p&gt;
  272. &lt;p id="LcTqbw"&gt;The Penguins also took care of business by bringing back two players who played for the team last season: &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24459943/penguins-sign-back-both-philip-tomasino-connor-dewar"&gt;Philip Tomasino and Connor Dewar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;p id="O33A8U"&gt;Neither player’s contract is more than a $1.8 million cap hit. Both players figure to complement a guy like Brazeau as the Penguins continue to house an ever-growing number of bottom-sixers to round out the forward group.&lt;/p&gt;
  274. &lt;p id="fhWsnA"&gt;The Penguins have also been linked to &lt;a href="https://x.com/TheFourthPeriod/status/1940104108985524606"&gt;forward Anthony Mantha&lt;/a&gt;, but no deal has materialized as of 11 p.m. Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
  275. &lt;h2 id="MnRgg5"&gt;Goalies&lt;/h2&gt;
  276. &lt;p id="dB5e4X"&gt;Well, this one was a bit more interesting, eh? The Penguins also traded goalie &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24460006/penguins-trade-alex-nedeljkovic-to-san-jose-for-third-round-pick"&gt;Alex Nedeljkovic&lt;/a&gt; to the San Jose Sharks for a 2028 third-round pick.&lt;/p&gt;
  277. &lt;p id="g8CUdU"&gt;In trading away Nedeljkovic, fellow goaltender Joel Blomqvist, who made his NHL debut last season to mixed results, likely slots in as the backup to who I presume will be Tristan Jarry, barring an out-of-this-world trade that allows Pittsburgh the opportunity to rid themselves of Jarry’s contract.&lt;/p&gt;
  278. &lt;h2 id="cGF8A5"&gt;A lineup...?&lt;/h2&gt;
  279. &lt;p id="9GgKbl"&gt;This is a frivolous activity because so much can change in the three months between now and the start of the season, but it’s easier to digest what the Penguins are working with when it’s laid out.&lt;/p&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="TcTDW0"&gt;Rutger McGroarty—Sidney Crosby—Bryan Rust&lt;br&gt;Tommy Novak—Evgeni Malkin—Rickard Rakell&lt;br&gt;Ville Koivunen—Philip Tomasino—Anthony Mantha(?)&lt;br&gt;Justin Brazeau—Blake Lizotte—Connor Dewar&lt;/p&gt;
  281. &lt;p id="efJh8f"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kevin Hayes, Danton Heinen, Noel Acciari&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  282. &lt;p id="5aYB3K"&gt;Ryan Graves—Kris Letang&lt;br&gt;Ryan Shea—Erik Karlsson&lt;br&gt;Parker Wotherspoon—Connor Clifton&lt;/p&gt;
  283. &lt;p id="WvXAva"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Owen Pickering, Caleb Jones, Vladislav Kolyachonok&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  284. &lt;p id="i2xj3I"&gt;Tristan Jarry&lt;br&gt;Joel Blomqvist&lt;/p&gt;
  285. &lt;p id="qow7Ws"&gt;With all of Tuesday’s transactions in the books, the Penguins still own a whopping $18,205,237 in cap space, &lt;a href="https://puckpedia.com/team/pittsburgh-penguins"&gt;per PuckPedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  286. &lt;p id="feHi5r"&gt;This is not the final product you will see on the ice in mid-October. Players who are rumored to be on the move, like Erik Karlsson or Bryan Rust, remain with the Penguins as of July 2.&lt;/p&gt;
  287. &lt;p id="w9vGDz"&gt;If Dubas’ transactions are any indication, though, we are once again in store for a bit of a youth movement while bringing along new faces that have the potential to be flipped for future assets by the 2026 trade deadline.&lt;/p&gt;
  288.  
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  290.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/2/24460097/pittsburgh-penguins-nhl-free-agency-post-july-1-roster-outlook"/>
  291.    <id>https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/2/24460097/pittsburgh-penguins-nhl-free-agency-post-july-1-roster-outlook</id>
  292.    <author>
  293.      <name>Garrett Behanna</name>
  294.    </author>
  295.  </entry>
  296.  <entry>
  297.    <published>2025-07-01T19:31:29-04:00</published>
  298.    <updated>2025-07-01T19:31:29-04:00</updated>
  299.    <title>Penguins sign forward Justin Brazeau to two-year deal</title>
  300.    <content type="html">  
  301.  
  302.    &lt;figure&gt;
  303.      &lt;img alt="Pittsburgh Penguins v Minnesota Wild" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uRLcxPZXBt0AdYBV-nIF2qyEKCA=/0x0:3000x2000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74158899/2204910915.0.jpg" /&gt;
  304.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  305.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  306.  
  307.  &lt;p&gt;Big forward has ties to Kyle Dubas&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="ggjazB"&gt;The Penguins announced a few more depth signings on Tuesday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  308. &lt;div id="9e8hgo"&gt;
  309. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  310. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Triples is best...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Penguins have signed forward Justin Brazeau as well as defensemen Parker Wotherspoon and Caleb Jones to two-year contracts. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Details: &lt;a href="https://t.co/LF5UvmxyUQ"&gt;https://t.co/LF5UvmxyUQ&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/Z4mdxVhBHl"&gt;pic.twitter.com/Z4mdxVhBHl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1940180544764940720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;July 1, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  311. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  315. &lt;p id="zW1W7Y"&gt;The Wotherspoon news was &lt;a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/2025/7/1/24459864/penguins-sign-free-agent-defenseman-parker-wotherspoon-to-two-year-contract"&gt;out of the bag&lt;/a&gt;, and similarly the team added fellow depth defenseman Caleb Jones to a two-year deal worth a $900,000 cap hit to the club.&lt;/p&gt;
  316. &lt;p id="2aeGBM"&gt;The big surprise might be adding a 6’6” physical, right-handed winger known for his net-front presence and ability to hold onto pucks, Justin Brazeau.&lt;/p&gt;
  317. &lt;p id="88PTm1"&gt;From &lt;a href="https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/penguins-sign-justin-brazeau-parker-wotherspoon-and-caleb-jones-to-two-year-contracts"&gt;the Pens&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
  318. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  319. &lt;p id="AgwsRO"&gt;Brazeau, 27, is signed through the 2026-27 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $1.5 million. Wotherspoon, 27, is signed through the 2026-27 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $1 million. Jones, 28, is signed through the 2026-27 season and his contract carries an average annual value of $900,000.&lt;/p&gt;
  320. &lt;p id="SyzZDu"&gt;The 6-foot-6, 227-pound Brazeau split the 2024-25 season between the Minnesota Wild and Boston Bruins. In 76 games last season, Brazeau recorded 11 goals, 11 assists and 22 points. The forward has played in parts of two NHL seasons with Minnesota and Boston, tallying 16 goals, 13 assists and 29 points in 95 career games.&lt;/p&gt;
  321. &lt;p id="GkN9qF"&gt;Brazeau began his professional career by playing in parts of five seasons in the American Hockey League from 2019-24 with Toronto and Providence, recording 118 points (53G-65A) in 189 career AHL games.&lt;/p&gt;
  322. &lt;p id="pMJfEC"&gt;Prior to turning professional, Brazeau skated in four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the North Bay Battalion from 2015-19. In 268 career junior games, the forward registered 128 goals, 110 assists and 238 points. As captain during the 2018-19 season, the forward led all OHL players with 61 goals and was named to the First All-Star Team while being recognized as the OHL’s Overage Player of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;
  323. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  324. &lt;p id="bLOrSe"&gt;As mentioned in the blurb above, there is a Kyle Dubas connection from the past since Dubas signed Brazeau as an undrafted free agent in 2019 when both were with Toronto. It would take several years of minor league action before Brazeau, since moved onto the Boston organization, made it to the NHL. &lt;/p&gt;
  325. &lt;p id="oNHOWk"&gt;Brazeau has 16 goals and 13 assists over 95 career NHL games, including 11G+11A over 76 games with the Bruins and Minnesota Wild last season. Boston was able to flip the impending free agent to the Wild in exchange for Marat Khusnutdinov, Jakub Lauko, and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick near the trade deadline.&lt;/p&gt;
  326. &lt;p id="DZQ6kg"&gt;Brazau, at a $1.5 million cap hit, is an interesting addition. The Penguins are flush with middle-six and bottom-six forwards, given that the team was also able to sign Philip Tomasino and Connor Dewar today. Those three FA additions join a crowded depth chart that includes Kevin Hayes, Danton Heinen, Noel Acciari, Blake Lizotte that will be competing for limited spaces within the NHL lineup.&lt;/p&gt;
  327. &lt;p id="heRvPq"&gt;It’s always possible, and perhaps likely, that more roster movement is to come with future trades sending out some players previously with the team out to clear room for these signings.&lt;/p&gt;
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