As we head into the final month and a half of the NHL regular season, this season is one to throw out the window for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They find themselves four points out from being at the bottom of the Eastern Conference,

With the team scheduled to resume practice Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Complex, the Pittsburgh Penguins recalled Blomqvist and forward Emil Bemstrom, who is the second-leading scorer in the AHL with games in hand on the leader.

Sent back to minors

Thursday's game did not start off much better as they allowed the first three goals of the game. After the third goal, the Penguins made the decision to bench Alex Nedeljkovic, replacing him with rookie Joel Blomqvist. That did not sit well with the veteran Nedeljkovic.

While it will be tough to do at the NHL Trade Deadline, it does not mean GM Kyle Dubas is not open to moving the defenseman. Pittsburgh may not recoup the assets they gave up for him, but Karlsson still has value, especially paired with the right player.

Since Blomqvist's recall from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (WBS) on Jan. 16 - after Tristan Jarry was waived and re-assigned to WBS - it hasn't exactly been smooth-sailing for the 23-year-old rookie.

With their fourth straight loss on Tuesday in the form of a 6-1 dud to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins are just two points out of the basement of the Eastern Conference.

John Tortorella and Boko Imama had a different opinion regarding a questionable hit in the Penguins' 5-4 overtime victory.

A seven-game road trip for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins came to a disappointing end Saturday night in Hershey. For the second time on the trip, the Penguins squandered a three-goal lead as

Looking to build a four-game winning streak, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (26-26-7) are in western Pennsylvania on Thursday to conclude a home-and-home set with Mike Sullivan's Pittsburgh Penguins (23-28-9).

The Pittsburgh Penguins are building a prospect pool that is worthy of recognition. After quite a few years of irrelevance and neglect, youth sacrificed at the altar of chasing the next Stanley Cup, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are one of the best teams in the AHL.

Here are the obstacles to trading Karlsson: • He has a no-movement clause. Though many assume he would be willing to move on if asked, he still has the power here. The team hasn’t played well during his time in Pittsburgh, but he seems to genuinely like playing for the Penguins.