Fans typically want their teams looking top shelf when it comes to buying at the trade deadline. But sometimes you have to shop from the bottom shelf. And, in some cases, the general manager of your favorite team may have to go bargain hunting.
The NHL trade deadline is eight days away, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are in rebuilding mode. Several players could be on the move, but 4th-line center Blake Lizotte may be a sleeper for a contending team.
Things haven’t gone exactly as planned for the Penguins this season.
Ten days from now is a date Pittsburgh Penguins forward Blake Lizotte has had circled for some time. That’s when he is scheduled to play against his former team, the only other NHL organization he has known, the Los Angeles Kings.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a bit of luck lately. They have won five of their last six games and are playing like a different team. Pittsburgh may
Injured forward Blake Lizotte worked today in practice on the Penguins’ new look third line with Michael Bunting and Drew O’Connor. To get Lizotte back on the 23-player roster, Pittsburgh would need to shed a player currently on it.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have swapped around forwards on their injured reserve, activating Matthew Nieto (knee) but shelving Blake Lizotte (concussion).
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle injury challenges as center Blake Lizotte left midway through Tuesday’s game versus the Detroit Red Wings, with the club later announcing he would not return.
Penguins center Blake Lizotte will be a game-time decision tonight against the Ducks, head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, including Wes Crosby of NHL.com.
CRANBERRY, PA — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ full roster will get some additions sooner rather than later. Coach Mike Sullivan updated a few of the injuries suffered in preseason as the team awaits those players, and future roster decisions await, as well.
Ben Pope: Chicago Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall‘s knee is holding up so far. He’ll be under load management his season and won’t be on the ice for more than four days in a row.
The Pittsburgh Penguins had impressive showings in their last two preseason contests, outscoring opponents 10-3 and grabbing two victories on back-to-back nights.
CRANBERRY, Twp — The Pittsburgh Penguins have a rough week ahead. After their sunny victory over the Ottawa Senators Sunday, they’ll play four games in the next five days, but the Penguins’ injury list might be a little longer today.
The NHL has seen multiple big names suffer injuries during the 2024 preseason and the Pittsburgh Penguins are the latest to add a player to the injured list.
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced during the second intermission that center Blake Lizotte suffered an upper-body injury and would not return for the third period of the preseason game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.
Will Sidney Crosby score 35 goals? Will the Pittsburgh Penguins win 42 games? Regardless of what the Las Vegas oddsmakers say, autumn hope springs eternal for hockey players and fans alike.
Ladies and gents, in a bit of a delayed introduction to the Pittsburgh Penguins, we give you center Blake Lizotte, who seems to have just what the team and its fans have been clamoring for.
Facing an uncertain season, the Pittsburgh Penguins bolstered their roster by signing forward Blake Lizotte to a two-year contract. The Penguins signing Lizotte was a strategic move to enhance the bottom-six forward depth.
Monday night capfriendly must have been busy as the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to terms with forward Blake Lizotte on a two-year, $3.7 million dollar contract.
Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas announced that the club has agreed to terms with forward Blake Lizotte on a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.58 million.
Blake Lizotte did not receive a qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Kings. Scheduled to be a restricted free agent (RFA) the lack of a qualifying offer from General Manager Rob Blake meant that Lizotte became an unrestricted free agent.
After an early second period goal from Blake Lizotte, it looked like the Los Angeles Kings might be on their way to making this series interesting, but the Edmonton Oilers' stars had other plans.
The Los Angeles Kings feel as if the are back on track after a disastrous post-Christmas stretch. They will get another opportunity to see how far they've come when they host the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
Top Los Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson has reportedly been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site. The Kings have also activated forward Blake Lizotte off of long-term injured reserve.
The Los Angeles Kings announced that center Blake Lizotte will not return to Monday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes due to a lower-body injury. Lizotte, 26, left midway through the first period of the game after taking a hit from Dmitry Orlov.
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