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Crosby ‘pretty optimistic’ about getting an extension

LAS VEGAS — Sidney Crosby doesn’t know when the deal will be signed. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain is also confident an agreement isn’t far away. Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour’s North American leg Monday, Crosby said he expects to ink a contract extension before the team opens the regular season on Oct. 9. “I’m pretty optimistic it’s going to get done,” the three-time Stanley Cup champion said in a ballroom at the glitzy Encore hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. “I don’t know what day specifically, but it’s been really positive. It hasn’t been a ...

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Report: Pens acquire Glass The Nashville Predators traded center Cody Glass, along with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick, to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the teams announced Tuesday. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was first to report the news. In return, Nashville is acquiring centre Jordan Frasca. Glass, 25, signed a two-year, $5 million contract extension with the Predators in the 2023 offseason. Initially drafted sixth overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, Glass was traded to the Predators in the three-team deal that eventually sent 2017 second-overall ...

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Penguins sign top draft pick PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Wednesday that they signed forward Tanner Howe to a three-year, entry-level contract. The signing was announced by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Howe, 18, was drafted 46th overall in the second round by the Penguins in the draft last month. He spent this past season as the captain of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League where he led his team across the board in games played (68), goals (28), assists (49) and points (77). The 5-foot-10, 183-pound forward has ...

Penguins adding to roster

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Sebastian Aho to a two-year contract, it was announced Tuesday by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. The contract runs through the 2025-26 campaign and carries an average annual value of $775,000. Aho, 28, has played parts of five seasons in the NHL, all with the New York Islanders. He’s suited up for 190 regular-season games and recorded 11 goals, 39 assists and 50 points. His best season came in 2022-23 when he set career highs in games played (71), goals (5), assists (18), points (23) and ...

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Pens re-sign Nedeljkovic PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed veteran goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year deal on Thursday that carries an average annual value of $2.5 million. The 28-year-old went 18-7-7 with a 2.97 goals-against average in 38 games for the Penguins last season. The team relied on him heavily down the stretch and his play helped fuel a late-season surge that nearly carried Pittsburgh to the playoffs. Nedeljkovic, a Cleveland native, had been scheduled to become a free agent next month. His return gives the team a reliable complement to starter ...

Sharks capture draft lottery, have two picks

The Associated Press The San Jose Sharks won the draft lottery on Tuesday and general manager Mike Grier already has an idea of who he’ll be selecting with the No. 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. “I would think so ,yeah,” Grier said when asked if he anticipates using the top pick on the 17-year-old forward, college hockey’s youngest Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner and NHL Scouting Bureau’s top-ranked prospect. The Sharks retained their position in the lottery and are scheduled to pick first in the NHL draft for the first time in franchise history ...