Penguins Rebuild with New Faces | NHL News

NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 14, 2026 · 1m

Penguins are firing on all cylinders this offseason, with GM Kyle Dubas pulling off savvy moves to reload for a Stanley Cup push. New faces like Egor Chinakhov, Andrei Kuzmenko, and traded gems Nick Robertson and Hendrix Lapierre are stacking the roster, while defense gets a boost with Trevor van Riemsdyk and Declan Carlile. Crosby leads the charge, Malkin-Chinakhov chemistry is heating up, and the battle for second-line center is heating between Ben Kindel and Tommy Novak. The fourth line remains unsettled, but with depth and firepower, Pittsburgh’s aiming for playoff noise—and they’re not…