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Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith's impressive play has earned him a three-year contract extension. The deal, announced Friday, begins in the 2019-2020 season and carries an average annual value of $1.25 million. The 27-year-old DeSmith is 12-7-4 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a . Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 5:40:pm EST

The Pittsburgh Penguins are guilty of their fair share of salary cap snafus (screams in horror at Jack Johnson's contract), but they're among the NHL's sharpest when it comes to handling their goalies. Instead, the Penguins have found ways to carve out impressive flexibility at the position by being proactive. While Matt Murray's struggled with injuries and the occasional bout of inconsistency, he's only carrying a $3.75M cap hit through 2019-20, and Pittsburgh locked him up after his brilliant work in their 2015-16 championship run. Continue to Article

January 11, 2019 4:19:pm EST

It's unclear if Patric Hornqvist has reached that point, but it's especially disturbing to learn that the Pittsburgh Penguins winger has suffered another concussion. Hornqvist has had a tough run when it comes to getting hit by errant pucks. This marks multiple concussions over the last few year for the 32-year-old, and the troubling thought is that it's difficult to imagine Hornqvist avoiding much danger in the future. Continue to Article

January 10, 2019 6:58:pm EST

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray tries to keep it simple. Murray stopped 36 shots in a 5-1 victory over Florida on Tuesday night to improve to 8-0 since returning from a lower-body injury. Murray has a 1.24 goals-against average and a .966 save percentage during the unbeaten run that began on Dec. 15. Continue to Article

January 08, 2019 10:50:pm EST