The New York Rangers notched another big win yesterday, 5-2, over their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders. But the win came with a cost. Ryan Lindgren was hurt late in the second period, falling awkwardly to the ice after a collision with Jean-Gabriel Pageau.
PITTSBURGH – For the better part of eight seasons, Chad Ruhwedel has been one of the most reliable depth defensemen on the Pittsburgh Penguins roster. At the most recent trade deadline, the Penguins traded Kyle Dubas to the New York Rangers to relieve some of the congestion at the position.
PITTSBURGH – When the Pittsburgh Penguins traded Chad Ruhwedel to the New York Rangers, a window of opportunity opened for a few key faces. Without Ruhwedel in the lineup, young Penguins blueliners like John Ludvig and Ryan Shea would likely see more playing time in the NHL.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins were expected to be one of the more active teams at the trade deadline with a fire sale. Despite that, the Penguins were relatively quiet.
While blockbuster trades are happening to make sure teams are feeling confident enough heading into playoffs, plenty more minor trades are happening; while at face value, not scale tipping for many teams, open the door to more trades happening with the assets acquired.
The New York Rangers have acquired veteran depth defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft, the clubs announced Friday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Penguins steady-eddy, always reliable if unspectacular, right-side defenseman Chad Ruhwedel will compete for the 2024 Stanley Cup as the Penguins dealt the d-man to the New York Rangers.
The Rangers acquired right-shot defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from the Penguins.
With the All-Star break in the rearview, the trade deadline looms large and is now less than two weeks away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make?
PITTSBURGH – Chad Ruhwedel was an early exit from the ice in the Pittsburgh Penguins victory over the Seattle Kraken. In the third period of the shutout win, Ruhwedel took a hard hit into the boards and didn’t finish the contest.
TORONTO — The Pittsburgh Penguins roster shuffle occurred just before warmups on Saturday. The team activated defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from the injured list.
For the last three weeks, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been without both P.O. Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel on their blue line thanks to injuries. With those two out of the lineup, the Penguins’ third line was anchored by rookies who made their NHL debuts a game apart, Ryan Shea and John Ludvig.
The Pittsburgh Penguins injury list is getting long enough that coach Mike Sullivan needed some help remembering all of the players currently out and their statuses.
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan has provided an update on the team’s injuries.
Prior to a full-team practice ahead of their departure for Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh Penguins saw a couple of injured players take to the ice. According to Dave Molinari, Rickard Rakell and Chad Ruhwedel skated on their own ahead of their Penguins teammates.
Alex Nylander and Jansen Harkins have been called up from the AHL. The Penguins have placed both Rickard Rakell and Chad Ruhwedel on injured reserve. The team announced the news on Tuesday evening.
The latest batch of injuries led to several moves by the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday evening. Winger Rickard Rakell and defenseman Chad Ruhwedel have been placed on injured reserve.
As reported by Rob Rossi, The Athletic’s senior writer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, head coach Mike Sullivan announced a number of injuries to key Penguins players.
Mike Sullivan said after last Wednesday's game in Detroit that the Penguins "expect more" from their third defense pairing. The Penguins had just lost 6-3 to the Red Wings, and the third defense pairing of P.O Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel was on the ice for a pair of goals together, and Joseph was on the ice for a third goal against.
Wednesday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed they signed right-handed defenseman Mark Pysyk and left-handed D-man Libor Hajek to PTOs to attend training camp next month.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were forced to finish their brutal loss against the New York Islanders without a complete lineup. According to head coach Mike Sullivan, Penguins’ defenseman Chad Ruhwedel is being evaluated for an upper-body injury.
Frank Seravalli joined Tyler Yaremchuk and Mike McKenna to talk about the Penguins blue line, the Canucks trying to move Micheal Ferland, and the Jakob Chychrun and Jesse Puljujarvi trade talks.
After being more of a depth defender over his first five seasons with Pittsburgh, the 31-year-old has basically been a regular this season, playing in all but four of Pittsburgh’s 51 games, setting a career high in that regard.
In the coming days, players entering the COVID protocol will become much less common. The league has amended its procedures to no longer require daily testing for fully vaccinated individuals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins cannot dodge COVID-19 setbacks early into the 2021-22 NHL season.
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