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PITTSBURGH — The Penguins went to bed Monday night out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

There will be tougher games ahead, for sure. I can think of two later this week, Thursday night and Saturday night against these same New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Then, of course, there will be a difficult first-round playoff series against Boston, Carolina or New Jersey.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Penguins would be forgiven if they were emotionally drained after the last few days, with trade winds swirling and a flurry of roster moves.

PITTSBURGH — Tristan Jarry’s return to the crease was supposed to stabilize the Penguins. But the poor play of their No. 1 netminder cost them dearly in a pair of losses.

Given the fact that he was either injured or awful the past two postseasons — costing the Penguins two great chances to advance — Tristan Jarry's 2022-23 season was always going to be about playoff redemption.

PITTSBURGH — Savvy fans put on a lucky jersey and a happy face, but they knew what they were likely in for when they walked down Centre Ave. late Saturday afternoon.

ELMONT, N.Y. — The Penguins on Friday got an opportunity to leave the pesky New York Islanders in their dust in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.

Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a brutal 6-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings, but lost their main man Sidney Crosby late on as he was handed a career-first game misconduct

I should have learned a long time ago not to write off the Penguins' chances of winning a championship without any one player but Sidney Crosby. Before and during the 2017 playoffs, I predicted three different times they couldn't win the Stanley Cup without an injured Kris Letang. Of course,…