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[FULL EPISODE] No Pucks Given Ep60: Penguins Free Agents, Prospects, and Decisions
Description
Dan Kingerski breaks down the Penguins' early offseason — the Ryan Shea contract mystery, the Malkin holding pattern, and which UFAs are heading for the door. Then, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton play-by-play voice Nick Hart joins to talk Owen Pickering, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, and where the AHL playoff push leaves the prospect pipeline. Plus: Big Three letter grades and what Kyle Dubas can't afford to "run back" next season.
Chapters:
00:00 — A live show, a guest, and a Penguins offseason already moving
02:14 — Ryan Shea is still unsigned. Why that's a problem.
08:09 — The UFAs not named Malkin — and one big name nobody's talking about
12:38 — Nick Hart joins: WBS prospects hitting the finish line
22:14 — Don't write off Owen Pickering yet
24:01 — Tristan Broz, the COVID-19 prospect with the worst luck in hockey
33:47 — Why Ville Koivunen's hockey IQ changes the equation
37:46 — Break
38:07 — The danger of calling up a prospect before they're ready
43:05 — Dan Muse "unleashed" him — the Ryan Shea blueprint Dubas needs to repeat
55:39 — Grading the Big Three: Crosby, Malkin, and the Letang tragedy in five acts
01:00:07 — Kyle Dubas can't run it back