In this episode, Nick and Nick discuss Joel Blomqvist's rough performance against the New York Rangers and whether the Pittsburgh Penguins should consider sending him back to the AHL (1:12). They also discuss the Penguins' philosophy for their top prospects (14:50) and a key injury that may shake up their trade deadline plans (26:37).

Nick and Nick end the episode by reacting to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman's comments about a potential trade partner for Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson (31:34). Tune in!

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Read Matt Vensel's piece here 👉 https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2025/02/23/penguins-prospects-rutger-mcgroarty-ville-koivunen-wilkes-barre-scranton/stories/202502180123

Hear Elliotte Friedman's Full Comments on Erik Karlsson (33:06) 👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/342SnffWKHrWjut9C5T2oH?si=QEVeVXtIQBqzWKCJCg6poQ

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