The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting power-play goals, a positive from the 2023-24 season, but the unit still seeks improvement. [Trib Live]
Believe it or not, Bryan Rust is now a longtime veteran like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. One of the last holdovers from the championship-winning sides, the Michigan man understands he needs to be a leader. [Trib Live]
Penguins rookie defenseman Owen Pickering remained absent from practice on Thursday in Cranberry because of an illness that also left him scratched from a 5-4 home win against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.