Seattle Kraken defenseman Brian Dumoulin suffered a lower-body injury on Monday vs. the New Jersey Devils and was forced to leave the game. The Kraken announced soon after that Dumoulin would not return for the rest of the game.
Jan Rutta was a third-pairing defenseman and penalty-killer during his single season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He appeared in 56 games, averaging 17 minutes, seven seconds of ice time per game after signing as a free agent from Tampa Bay last summer.
The Seattle Kraken sat in an advantageous position this summer, with few players hitting free agency. As a result, they only lost one regular player from their defence core.
The Seattle Kraken added some experience on the blue line during the opening day of free agency, signing defenceman Brian Dumoulin to a two-year deal worth $6.3 million.
No matter how you look at his last couple of seasons, Brian Dumoulin is one of the greatest defensemen in Pittsburgh Penguins history. After 546 games played in a Penguins’ sweater and a pair of Stanley Cup rings, Dumoulin has found a new home in the NHL.
A travelled defenceman Brian Dumoulin signs a contract with the Seattle Kraken. Oh you know, just Ronnie Franchise (Ron Francis) General Manager doing his magic.
Dumoulin, 31, collected 25 points (one goal, 24 assists) while averaging 20:38 in 82 games with the Penguins during the 2022–23 regular season.
Ever since his rookie season Dumoulin has been a relied-upon top-four defenseman for the Penguins, and he has been the team’s leading penalty-killing defenseman for the past several years.
CRANBERRY — The Pittsburgh Penguins filled their need for a left-handed, top-four defenseman by signing Ryan Graves to a six-year contract that carries a salary-cap hit of $4.5 million.
CRANBERRY — Kyle Dubas isn’t ruling out re-signing the Pittsburgh Penguins’ three most prominent free agents. Then again, he isn’t committing to bringing back Jason Zucker, Tristan Jarry and Brian Dumoulin, either.
The Stanley Cup Final has shown that teams with bigger defensemen have a bigger advantage. The Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense pales compared to the Vegas Golden Knights and even the blue line crew that new president Kyle Dubas built with the Toronto Maple Leafs over the past six seasons.
The 2022-23 season was a disappointing one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They were inconsistent all season, in the playoffs and then out again down the stretch, and finally in the final week of the regular season, they were eliminated from the postseason for the first time since 2006.
Brian Dumoulin has been the Pittsburgh Penguins' top-line defenseman for the better part of the past decade. His steady defensive presence and underrated passing ability next to Kris Letang helped lead the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017.
The Pittsburgh Penguins free agent class is all dressed up but has nowhere to go. Significant pieces of the Penguins puzzle, goalie Tristan Jarry, top-pairing defenseman Brian Dumoulin, and top-six winger Jason Zucker are without contracts.
The Pittsburgh Penguins threw 45 shots at Nashville goaltender Juuse Saros Thursday night. He stopped 43 of them, and didn’t let anything into the net until Jason Zucker shoveled in a Brian Dumoulin feed from the left side of the crease with 5:45 to go before the second intermission.
12 games remain on the Pittsburgh Penguins schedule, and they may need every last one to qualify for the 2023 postseason. The Penguins have been in that
NEW YORK — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan didn’t rush to defend his beleaguered veterans Jeff Carter and Brian Dumoulin, but when called to account for their performances, Sullivan drew a hard line and pushed back on media criticism of the players and his handling of them.
It is an unsettling time for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their playoff streak is in its greatest jeopardy since it began in 2006-07. Players had to be separated during a morning skate.
PITTSBURGH - The 2022-23 season has not gone as planned for Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin. Coming off major knee surgery, Dumoulin was looking to return to the form he showed earlier in his career as the Penguins top shutdown defenseman.
PITTSBURGH - A few weeks ago, every member of the Pittsburgh Penguins team took part in a shootout competition following a formal practice. Defenseman Brian Dumoulin finished as the big loser and there was no immediate answer from the Penguins what the competition was about.
PITTSBURGH - When his time with the Pittsburgh Penguins comes to a close, Brian Dumoulin will depart as one of the greatest defensive defensemen in franchise history.
Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang are in their eighth season as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top defensive pairing. They have become some of the most reliable players on the roster, but so far this season they have not looked their best.
The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in a potentially franchise-altering offseason unlike anything they’ve had to deal with in quite some time.
The Pittsburgh Penguins cannot dodge COVID-19 setbacks early into the 2021-22 NHL season.
Crosby, 34, also spent time in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol during the truncated 2021 season.
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