Drive to the Net

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  Drive to the Net: Moskal has 3C skillset

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 5:19 AM September 6, 2019

  Could Penguins Prospects Challenge undrafted free agent invitee Billy Moskal be a future third-line center?

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  Drive to the Net: Invitee has wicked shot ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 10:08 AM August 31, 2019

  The Penguins invited three undrafted free agents to the Prospects Challenge. Let's take a deeper look at Josh Williams to see what he could potentially bring to the organization.

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  Drive to the Net: Marino ‘moves really well’ ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 11:57 PM August 11, 2019

  Harvard defenseman John Marino will be turning pro this season after signing with the Penguins. What type of player did the Penguins get in Marino?

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  Drive to the Net: To pinch or not to pinch? ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Latrobe, Pa.

  POSTED: 12:20 AM July 25, 2019

  Should the Penguins' defensemen pinch or not? Mike Sullivan loves it, but he also wants to cut down on odd-man breaks.

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  Drive to the Net: Galchenyuk’s non-compete ☕️

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 12:04 AM July 12, 2019

  Barring a total transformation, Alex Galchenyuk, the Penguins' main acquisition in the Phil Kessel trade, will not be hard to play against.

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  Drive to the Net: Goal-scorers for $100, Alex ☕️

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 4:14 PM July 11, 2019

  Alex Galchenyuk has all the talent, all the pedigree, all the wow. So what will it take for the Penguins' recent acquisition to climb back to 30 goals?

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  Drive to the Net: Larmi brings quickness, agility ☕️

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 12:10 AM July 9, 2019

  Penguins goaltending prospect Emil Larmi reminds me a lot of Marc-Andre Fleury, both on and off the ice.

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  Drive to the Net: Airola a ‘skilled defenseman’ ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 12:00 AM July 8, 2019

  The Penguins' final selection of the 2019 draft was Finnish defenseman Santeri Airola, after the Penguins made a trade with the Sharks to acquire the seventh-round pick used to draft Airola.

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  Drive to the Net: Why Tanev’s a fine fit here ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at PNC Park

  POSTED: 1:01 AM July 3, 2019

  Brandon Tanev brought a versatile, productive package to Winnipeg's fourth line, and he'll do likewise in Pittsburgh.

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  Drive to the Net: Speedy Puustinen brings energy ☕️

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 5:04 AM July 2, 2019

  The Penguins selected Finnish forward Valtteri Puustinen with the first of their two seventh-round picks in the 2019 draft.

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  Drive to the Net: Joseph brings skating, vision ☕️

  By Taylor Haase

  at PPG Paints Arena

  POSTED: 7:20 PM June 29, 2019

  The Penguins acquired prospect Pierre-Olivier Joseph in the Phil Kessel trade on Saturday evening. What are his strengths and weaknesses? Here's a breakdown.

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  Drive to the Net: Caulfield uses his size ☕️

  By Taylor Haase

  in Cranberry, Pa.

  POSTED: 4:43 AM June 28, 2019

  "I'm a big guy," Judd Caulfield said. "So, I like to be physical when I can, and play down low in the gritty areas."

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  Drive to the Net: Legare’s a (one-time) blast ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Vancouver, British Columbia

  POSTED: 11:49 PM June 24, 2019

  By now, the entirety of the Penguins' fan base has been told the tale of Samuel Poulin and Nathan Legare, the team's top two picks in the NHL Draft over...

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  Drive to the Net: Poulin packs more than punch ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Vancouver, British Columbia

  POSTED: 5:01 AM June 22, 2019

  Samuel Poulin's got a lot to love. He's got the sturdy 6-foot-1, 216-pound frame, he'll confess to being "dirty" when it's appropriate.

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  Drive to the Net: Hughes, Kakko and being special ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Vancouver, British Columbia

  POSTED: 2:00 AM June 21, 2019

  It's Jack Hughes vs. Kaapo Kakko ... for one more day until they join either the Devils or Rangers atop this NHL Draft class.

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  Drive to the Net: This lad from Laval! ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Summer Hill

  POSTED: 12:04 AM June 19, 2019

  Let's loosen the format a little and launch the time capsule back to the winter of, oh ... 1984 ... and check out a certain 6-foot-4 center prospect from the...

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  Drive to the Net: Why Kahun can skate with Sid

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Oakland

  POSTED: 11:06 PM June 18, 2019

  Dominik Kahun might well be the right choice to skate on Sidney Crosby's right wing. He's got the skill, he's got the speed, and he's capable of combining the two.

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  Drive to the Net: Kahun scouting report ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:04 AM June 16, 2019

  What kind of a player did the Penguins get in Dominik Kahun? Let's take a look.

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  Drive to the Net: Marchand cries with cause ☕️

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at Rooney Complex

  POSTED: 12:15 AM June 14, 2019

  If it's true that good things happen to good people, what, pray tell, gets illustrated by Brad Marchand maybe costing the Bruins the Stanley Cup?

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  Drive to the Net: O’Reilly, Blues dig up glory ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at Rooney Complex

  POSTED: 1:01 AM June 13, 2019

  The storylines to St. Louis' first Stanley Cup are spectacular: First championship in the franchise's 52 years.

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  Drive to the Net: Tuukka tracks to Game 7 ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  at Rooney Complex

  POSTED: 1:00 AM June 12, 2019

  Tuukka Rask isn't the perfect goaltender. He isn't the biggest, though he stands 6 feet 3. He isn't the quickest, though he's still got the agility at age 33.

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  Drive to the Net: Blues must change … QBs? ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Oakland

  POSTED: 12:06 AM June 11, 2019

  Colton Parayko might be on the cusp of becoming a Stanley Cup champion. He might also be handed the Conn Smythe Trophy.

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  Drive to the Net: When stupid tops strategy ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Chicago

  POSTED: 10:46 PM June 9, 2019

  Is it possible, I can't help but wonder, that the current Blues have a little too much Flyers in them

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  Drive to the Net: Still grouchy about Oskar? ☕

  By Dejan Kovacevic

  in Milwaukee

  POSTED: 3:43 PM June 7, 2019

  Hockey's a beautiful game. Hockey at its highest peak, from the Sochi Olympics to the Stanley Cup Final, is something else entirely.

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  Drive to the Net: High-risk, high-reward Letang ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:07 AM May 20, 2019

  I’ll take a look at the bad and the good in Letang’s 2018-19 season, and look at where things go from here.

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  Drive to the Net: What happens with Kessel? ☕

  By Taylor Haase

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:07 AM May 18, 2019

  I’ll take a look at the bad and the good in Phil Kessel's 2018-19 season, and look at where things go from here.