As a result, the 2024-25 Penguins weren’t expected to be very good and lived down to their mediocre billing. It certainly ...

Oh, yeah, and do all that while holding onto $31 million of contracts for five other 30-plus-year-old players in Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, and Rickard Rakell.

Starting with Noel Acciari and going on through to Philip Tomasino (regrettably, there is no Z on the payroll), every player will be profiled in alphabetical order. This series is scheduled to be ...

Koivunen averaged 18 minutes, 7 seconds of ice time and saw heavy action on the power play (his 2:40 per game trailed only Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell). Through Malkin missed Koivunen ...

In the 2024-25 season, the Penguins had three 30-goal scorers, led by Rickard Rakell (35), Sidney Crosby (33), and Bryan Rust (31). This season marked the first time in Crosby's 20-year career ...

7. Rickard Rakell’s production will drop. Bryan Rust’s will not. 8. Evgeni Malkin isn’t the sort to put in a huge summer of preparation for his last NHL season. That means his play ...

Part of it is on Erik. We have to find our way through.” • Dubas sang the praises of top-six wingers Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust, each of whom set career highs in goals this season.

They also have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Karlsson and Kris Letang as some veterans signed through next season. The Penguins had a 16-year post-season streak from ...