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The big picture for this Penguins team is not pleasant. The team has the second-worst goal differential in the league (-57) and the fifth-worst record. With a win on Saturday, the Seattle Kraken passed the Penguins, improving the Penguins’ draft spot to fifth overall.

Central Catholic three-star tight end Preston Fryzelis currently cutting down his list and focusing on a select group of schools. Arizona, Duke, Minnesotaand Pittsburghare recruiting him “the hardest” and making him “feel like a top priority.

The NFL’s free agency period opens Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official start of the new league year on Wednesday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins, on a four-game losing streak, play the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota has a 36-23-4 record overall and a 14-13-1 record on its home ice. The Wild have gone 12-5-2 in games decided by a single goal.

Sam Darnold entered NFL free agency as one of the most interesting quarterback options after a career-revitalizing year with the Minnesota Vikings, completing 361-of-545 passes for 4,319 yards, 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury could be in the crease to face the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final time of his Hall of Fame career when the teams meet Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.

Jeremy Fowler of ESPN placed them as a dark horse in the Sam Darnold sweepstakes. Pittsburgh seems to have at least checked in on the possibility of Darnold as an option for the team. Fowler explicitly said he would not rule out Darnold as an option for the Steelers.

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I know what you’re thinking. Marat Khusnutdinov is who he is, and he isn’t going to improve his offensive production dramatically. He’s worse than Connor Dewar. Khusnutdinov has been a replacement-level player.

The Steelers are projected to land Pro Bowl quarterback Sam Darnold in free agency to replace Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.