The Pittsburgh Penguins shocked the hockey world by hiring Dan Muse to be their next head coach. Muse served as the New York Rangers assistant coach for the past two seasons, but he remained relatively under the radar as it wasn’t necessarily expected that he would land a head coaching gig.

Another underwhelming season for the Pittsburgh Penguins officially ended over two months ago. They missed out on the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making it a third-straight season without playing hockey into May.

After another year of missing the playoffs, we look at the dream scenario for the Pittsburgh Penguins in this 2025 NHL Free Agency period.

PITTSBURGH — We are nearing the end of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ search for their next head coach. Kyle Dubas is conducting in-person interviews with candidates this week in Pittsburgh. There is a chance a new coach will be named by the end of this week.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a lot of decisions to make this summer. Aside from finding a new head coach, general manager Kyle Dubas also needs to make some decisions regarding the roster and his current unrestricted free agents (UFAs).

After a third straight season of missing the playoffs, we look at why the Pittsburgh Penguins should trade Bryan Rust this NHL offseason.