NHL Wraparound Quick Takes - Spring Cleaning - Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Wraparound Quick Takes - Spring Cleaning - Pittsburgh Penguins

From NHL Wraparound Podcast by Neil Smith & Vic Morren

May 6, 2026 · 10 min

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The episode discusses the surprising performance of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the regular season and the challenges they face after an early playoff exit.

If there was a team that truly took people off guard in a positive way during the regular season, it was the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a rookie head coach, an aging core and a relatively non-descript 2025 off-season, the Pens proved from opening night that, just because "experts" think one way, those assessments mean nothing to the team in the room. Still, an opening-round playoff loss to a lower seed leaves plenty of questions for GM Kyle Dubas in preparing the club for 2026-27. X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparound Neil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeil Vic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/ NHL Wraparound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/ #NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #NHL #SummerCoolers #PittsburghPenguins #KyleDubas #DanMuse #SidneyCrosby #AnthonyMantha #YegorChinakov #ColumbusBlueJackets #JustinBrazeau #ConnorDewar #TommyNovak #NoelAcciari #ErikKarlsson #StuartSkinner #ArtursSilovs #TristanJarry #BrettKulak #ColoradoAvalanche #SamGirard #LukeSchenn #MikeSullivan #NewYorkRangers #EvgeniMalkin #KevinHayes…

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Hosts: Neil Smith, Vic Morren

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals

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