# [FULL EPISODE] No Pucks Given Ep60: Penguins Free Agents, Prospects, and Decisions

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Podcast: [No Pucks Given | Pittsburgh Penguins Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465)
Published: 2026-05-11T21:25:15+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3831

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Dan Kingerski breaks down the Penguins' early offseason — the Ryan Shea contract mystery, the Malkin holding pattern, and which UFAs are heading for the door. Then, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton play-by-play voice Nick Hart joins to talk Owen Pickering, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, and where the AHL playoff push leaves the prospect pipeline. Plus: Big Three letter grades and what Kyle Dubas can't afford to "run back" next season. Chapters: 00:00 — A live show, a guest, and a Penguins offseason already moving 02:14 — Ryan Shea is still unsigned. Why that's a problem. 08:09 — The UFAs not named Malkin — and one big name nobody's talking about 12:38 — Nick Hart joins: WBS prospects hitting the finish line 22:14 — Don't write off Owen Pickering yet 24:01 — Tristan Broz, the COVID-19 prospect with the worst luck in hockey 33:47 — Why Ville Koivunen's hockey IQ changes the equation 37:46 — Break 38:07 — The danger of calling up a prospect before they're ready 43:05 — Dan Muse "unleashed" him — the Ryan Shea blueprint Dubas needs to repeat 55:39 — Grading the Big Three: Crosby, Malkin, and the Letang tragedy in five acts 01:00:07 — Kyle Dubas can't run it back

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