Locked On Penguins - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Penguins

More Jack Johnson news came out today, this time courtesy of Josh Yohe's interview with Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford where GMJR publicly defended Johnson again. Hunter brought on Josh Yohe himself for this episode to talk about that interview and if there's still a chance Johnson could be traded during this offseason. They also talk about more pressing questions going into the offseason, such as Patric Hornqvist maybe being on his way out, Jared McCann's contract situation, what the team will do with the 15th pick, etc. Also, just how mad was Penguins management with Justin Schultz during the Penguins? Josh details that in here, too.

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Hunter is back today and yes, we're talking more Jack Johnson as Josh Yohe of The Athletic said in a mailbag answer that he's been told that the Penguins have been pleased with Jack Johnson and thought he was better this season than he was last season. Hunter asks how that can be the case, especially after how bad he was in the playoffs. Is the Penguins window closed for good if he continues to get playing time? Hunter answers that as well, plus goes around the league as some teams have started to get eliminated. Finally, Hunter shares who some of his big options are for the Penguins pick at 15 for the NHL Draft.

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As we continue to get further and further into the offseason, that means more and more rumors will come out. Today, Hunter touches on the Dave Molinari interview he had with Jim Rutherford and talks about how it looks like Rutherford wants to make many more changes this offseason than he did last offseason. Hunter then touches on how the Nashville Predators could be a prime trade target for the Penguins, plus will the Penguins sign any of their free agents back? Hunter also talks about the surgeries for Evgeni Malkin and Zach Aston-Reese and how the surgery for ZAR in particular could impact the Penguins far greater than some think. Finally, Hunter gives his thoughts on the playoff series' going on.

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Hunter is back with this episode of Locked On Penguins and he discusses the big article that came out on The Athletic from Rob Rossi and Josh Yohe. He. shares his thoughts on what some players had to say about the goaltending situation, Sullivan being a lot more calm than normal, Sullivan gashing out at only Schultz and Aston-Reese, and so much more. Plus, is there a chance that Kris Letang is not on the team this upcoming season but Jack Johnson will be? Hunter tackles that as well, plus looks at some of the worst trades of the last decade. Finally, he goes around the league and looks at how some of the first round series' have gone and what to expect going forward.

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Hunter is back with another episode of Locked On Penguins and he starts off the episode by talking about the 5 OT thriller between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning from yesterday. He talks about how great the game was, plus just how awful it truly is to watch the Blue Jackets play as they're one of the most boring teams in the league. He also touches on Mike Milbury's awful take about wanting to end playoff games in shootouts and his hilarious tweet about it too. He then goes into Jim Rutherford's comments to the media yesterday and how it seems he's finally figured out one of the biggest issues plaguing the team. Finally, he goes through Josh Yohe's article on The Athletic about the most likely players to stay and leave and gives his thoughts on some surprise players in different categories.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost their qualifying round series to the Montreal Canadiens in four games and Hunter is back to break some of it down, including some more ludicrous lineup decisions from Head Coach Mike Sullivan. Hunter talks about how this was his worst coached series of his Penguins tenure but also lets the listeners know that he still shouldn't be fired for this failure. He also goes into what's next for this team, including potentially a third line center target for the offseason and a third-pairing defensive target as well. All that, plus much more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Hunter is back with another episode of Locked On Penguins and he starts off the show by recapping the embarrassing Game 3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens and offering his thoughts on Jack Johnson, Justin Schultz, and why there need to be a lot of lineup changes coming. He also talks about they hypocrisy of Mike Sullivan as he took out Jared McCann from the lineup for performance reasons but didn't do the same for Johnson and Schultz. Hunter then welcomes back Chad (Madchad412) from Penguins twitter and they discuss more lineup changes that are needed for Game 4, plus would starting Tristan Jarry really make a difference? All that and more, on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Hunter is back with a brand new episode of Locked On Penguins as the Penguins beat the Canadiens 3-1 on Monday night to even their series at 1. Hunter touches on how the Penguins are following Sidney Crosby's lead in this series, plus how if Matt Murray is fully back to his 2016/2017 form, that could pose big trouble for a lot of teams if the Penguins make it past Montreal. He then touches on a couple negatives from the game, including how there still needs to be changes made to the power play, like putting Sidney Crosby down low and always having Patric Hornqvist in front of the net. Finally, Hunter ends the episode going around the league and talking about some of the other playoff series' have gone.

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Hunter is back on this brand new episode of Locked On Penguins and he breaks down the Pittsburgh Penguins loss against the Montreal Canadiens in Game One. He shares his thoughts on how the Penguins played very well despite the result, especially rookie sensation John Marino who continues to be stellar. He also touches on Matt Murray, who was very good and will get the start tonight for the Penguins. He then goes into who needs to be benched for Game Two, and what other lineup changes he would make. Also, what changes should come to the power play? That, plus much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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Hunter is back on a brand new episode of Locked On Penguins and he's joined by Cam (NotThatFehr) from Penguins twitter and they breakdown what line on Montreal will cause the most problems, the chess match that is Mike Sullivan vs Claude Julien, and Hunter also says what the all-time record is for thePenguins and Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto going into the series. The two then make their qualifying round picks (and Cam has one pretty big upset in here too), plus Hunter answers some mailbag questions as well. All that, and much more on this episode of Locked On Penguins.

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