DK's Daily Shot of Steelers

The Pittsburgh Penguins are without some of their elder statesmen and atop the list of oldest players sits Jeff Carter. With those older players out, it will be up to Carter to help pull them along.

Hear award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic's Daily Shots of Steelers, Penguins and Pirates -- three separate podcasts -- every weekday morning on the DK Pittsburgh Sports podcasting network, available on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/dkpghsports

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The Pittsburgh Pirates decided to part ways with the longest tenured coach on the staff in Joey Cora Saturday, but why? Firing Cora as third base coach is one thing, but he also helped the team finish No. 1 in fielding percentage.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have benefitted from Ben Roethlisberger leading the offense over the course of his career. Though, when he started out he overcame his flaws rather easily, now, they're not so easy bounce back from.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins are always looking to add value to their roster and despite what some might think, Dominik Simon is a valuable asset. Simon begs the question, all these hockey people can't possibly be wrong about the value Simon brings to a roster, can they?

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded a plethora of Major League players the last few years for prospects in return. Ben Cherington spoke on whether that type of trading is done ... or not.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger met with the media prior to practice Wednesday and one of the key topics was his mechanics and the issues they're causing him. If Roethlisberger's mechanics are off, maybe there's a reason for it.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins are down centers on their first two lines. Nobody is expecting Evan Rodrigues to step in and be Evgeni Malkin on the second line, but his style matches what head coach Mike Sullivan wants now.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates and general manager Ben Cherington would greatly benefit from MLB moving towards a salary cap. Nothing could unite the owners toward a structural change quite like a $300 million roster winning it all every fall

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Mike Tomlin reiterated Ben Roethlisberger isn't going anywhere as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the glowing remarks, Tomlin never went out of the way to say a benching still couldn't happen down the road.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins will have a very new look on the first line when the regular season starts. It's a line that from left to right could include Danton Heinen, Jeff Carter and Bryan Rust.

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