King Jemison

The present hasn't been much fun for the Penguins this season. But a late-night game in San Jose offered a glimmer of hope for the future.

Two, in fact.

Sergei Murashov (22) and Ben Kindel (19) led the Penguins to a shootout win over the Sharks:
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The Rucks play coy when asked about twin telepathy. But the effect of playing together their whole lives is the same.

“When one player has the puck, they kind of think, ‘Where would I be if I didn’t have the puck?’ And that’s usually where their brother is. Works out well.” ⬇️

The idea of raising twins was daunting at first for the Rucks.

But “once they were about eight months, they didn’t really need us. They just wanted to be together.”

That was the beginning of a bond that shaped Liam and Markus into top Penguins prospects:post-gazette.com/sports/penguin…

With trade rumors already swirling, which prominent Penguins are most likely to be dealt? Breaking down their trade assets ⤵️
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Kyle Dubas didn't pick a lane this summer — pushing chips in or moving the rebuild forward. But the team on the ice picked a path for him, and now the Penguins just need to lean into it.

On a bad offseason that may be exactly what the franchise needed:
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