The Pittsburgh Penguins did their part to keep their playoff hopes alive Monday night. By the time they play the regular-season finale Wednesday on Long Island, they’ll know whether it was worth the effort they put into their 4-2 victory against Nashville at PPG Paints Arena.
John Davidson and the Columbus Blue Jackets got a jump start on the NHL Trade Deadline. They completed a trade with a team that had a game in progress.
CRANBERRY — Mike Sullivan’s assessment Saturday of how newly acquired winger Emil Bemstrom could be able to help the Pittsburgh Penguins’ offense might sound familiar.
CRANBERRY — Forward Emil Bemstrom, acquired in a trade with Columbus Thursday, is working at right wing on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third line during practice Saturday at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins dipped their toe into the trade waters with a small move with the Columbus Blue Jackets. It's nothing to move the needle, but the Penguins added a name to their NHL roster while moving on from a struggling skater.
Kyle Dubas said in his pre-trade deadline media availability at the Lemieux Complex on Wednesday that the Penguins "need to get younger." He might have accomplished that to a small degree with the trade he made on Thursday evening.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired right-wing Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for left-wing Alex Nylander and a conditional 2026 sixth-round draft pick.
In a notable trade — mostly because it’s the first trade made by John Davidson as the new GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets — the Jackets sent Emil Bemstrom to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired forward Alex Nylander and a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Emil Bemstrom.
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Emil Bemstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, sending forward Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026 to Columbus.
The eighth overall pick in the 2016 NHL entry draft has never lived up to his predraft expectations.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired winger Emil Bemstrom from Columbus for forward Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round draft choice in 2026. Benstrom, 24, has five goals and six assists in 32 games with the Blue Jackets this season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets and their fans have waited for Emil Bemstrom’s best ever since he joined the team. A constant source of frustration for many fans, he has struggled with finding consistency in his game for long stretches.
Thanks to the 79 readers who submitted ballots in this year’s ranking of Columbus Blue Jackets players under the age of 25. Stay tuned over the next six weeks as we count down the top 25.
Emil Bemstrom's brief stint with the Blue Jackets has come to and end. Bemstrom scored two goals and two assists in seven games this season with the Blue Jackets.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been dealing with a number of injuries, with a list that only continues to get longer. As a result, players who have fallen out of the everyday lineup are getting opportunities to show that they belong.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed their last remaining restricted free agent.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost another young forward for the time being, as Emil Bemstrom has entered the COVID protocol.
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