{"podcast":{"title":"No Pucks Given | Pittsburgh Penguins Podcast","slug":"no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465","podcast_index_feed_id":7096465,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/podcorn/d84ed294a6c19e50cd56c1e06735e9a1","website_url":"pittsburghhockeynow.com","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/660/0/0/0/0-8328088.jpg","author":"Pittsburgh Hockey Now","episode_count":164,"summary":"Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now delivers the inside scoops and analysis a few times per week on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Locker room interviews, expert analysis and whatever else we can scrape together.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465"},"episode":{"title":"Why Re-Signing Evgeni Malkin Hurts the Penguins Rebuild | No Pucks Given","slug":"why-re-signing-evgeni-malkin-hurts-the-penguins-rebuild-no-pucks-given","published_at":"2026-05-07T13:53:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465/why-re-signing-evgeni-malkin-hurts-the-penguins-rebuild-no-pucks-given","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465","url":"https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8363142_2026-05-07-133642","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8363142/8363142_2026-05-07-133642.128.mp3?rssID=5405","summary":"Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now goes live from the historic Hershey Sports Arena — the building where Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 — to dismantle the Evgeni Malkin re-signing debate once and for all. Dan explains why the only argument that holds water is emotional, why Malkin isn't blocking a specific player but is blocking opportunity , and what Kyle Dubas actually told Geno after the season (hint: it wasn't a contract promise). Plus: a deep dive on the Penguins' five-and-ten-year rebuild, the truth about Eric Karlsson's trade value, why Anthony Mantha's 33-goal season was a bigger Dubas win than fans realize, the Austin Matthews fantasy, prospect updates on Rutger McGroarty, Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz, Harrison Brunicke and breakout Russian winger Mikhail Ilyin, and a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton playoff check-in after Game 3 against Hershey. Live fan Q&A throughout. Subscribe for unfiltered Penguins coverage from the guy who's actually in the locker room. Chapters: 00:00 — Cold open and intro 00:19 — Dan goes live from the historic old Hershey Sports Arena, site of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game 01:33 — Setting the table: Malkin discussion, Wilkes-Barre's Game 3 win, and pushing back on \"junior media\" takes 03:23 — The core argument: you can't start with the conclusion that Malkin should be re-signed and work backward 04:18 — Why 2025-26 and 2026-27 don't matter — this is a stepping stone to the next era 04:58 — The only valid argument for keeping Geno is emotional, not hockey-related 05:39 — Why \"Malkin isn't blocking anybody\" is wrong: he's blocking opportunity for prospects and second-chance free agents 07:21 — McGroarty and Koivunen didn't claim spots this year, and what their summers look like 10:02 — Dan didn't criticize Malkin's play, but the late-se…","meta_description":"Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now goes live from the historic Hershey Sports Arena — the building where Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 — to dismantle t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465/episodes/why-re-signing-evgeni-malkin-hurts-the-penguins-rebuild-no-pucks-given/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-pucks-given-pittsburgh-penguins-podcast-7096465/why-re-signing-evgeni-malkin-hurts-the-penguins-rebuild-no-pucks-given.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}