LOS ANGELES — We will stay behind in LA for most of the day as the Pittsburgh Penguins will borrow the LA Kings’ practice rink after beating them 4-2 at Crypto.com Arena. We’ve got the full story and analysis from LA. And for subscribers, we asked around about the players adapting to the Penguins and Muse’s system.

Elsewhere in the Daily, Carter Hart finally signed with the Vegas Golden Knights, and Hannah Kirkell has that story covered from all angles, including Hart’s press conference and the team leaders who spoke, too. We’ve got the few responsible NHL trade rumors, Sportsnet put up the early red flags across the NHL, and there’s an interesting Calder Trophy race brewing between some future stars.

Yes, the Daily is a little late on Friday. Living in two time zones is catching up with me. Getting to bed at 4 a.m. ET and having the Daily up by 8 a.m. just wasn’t happening today.

But at least the soles of my shoes were clean when I arrived back at my hotel on Thursday. I managed to sidestep any potential reasons to throw away my shoes. And since I had to spend WAY TOO MUCH money to move my flights around to attend practice today, I’m going to make a subscriber offer:

Get $15 off PHN+ today only. Use code: 15bucks.

We’re still working through some of the ad issues, but that’s 15 bucks, little man…

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Filip Hallander scored his first NHL goal. If you didn’t stay up for the game, turned it off after the first period, or were busy watching the football team, here is the Penguins recap.

And here is the full breakdown. There were some good performances Thursday night, but some predictable issues–lingering issues–that are troublesome in the Penguins’ report card.

PHN+: The newbies speak. New team, new life, and new system. GPS has been Parker Wotherspoon’s companion, and Caleb Jones admitted to why watching the Penguins games has seemed chaotic. It’s all in our Penguins locker room feature.

And for the depressing results, tons of analysis and video from Cincy, you can roll through SteelersNow.com.

NHL Rumors, News, & National Hockey Now

Vegas Hockey Now: Let’s start with the big news story. Hannah Kirkell has the contract details as the Vegas Golden Knights signed Carter Hart.

In workout gear, Hart answered some pointed questions about returning to the NHL and what it means for him and the Golden Knights.

AND Kirkell continued her coverage with more input from the rest of the Golden Knights locker room. What do they think, and did the team ask before signing Hart?

Hannah is out there busting her butt in a new city. Give her some follows and clicks, eh?

Sportsnet: Turning the page to the rest of the league, a scout’s analysis, the early red flags to watch this season across the NHL.

TSN Video: Who will win the Calder Trophy? An exciting race between first overall pick Matthew Schaefer and Montreal’s electric Russian, Ivan Demidov, is shaping up to be a real race.

NHL.com: Bad news for Ottawa, but good news for Team USA. Brady Tkachuk will be ready for the Olympics, but he’ll miss the next eight weeks after surgery.

Spector’s Hockey: The NHL rumor mill section on Spector’s has a couple of stories, including speculation that Alex Tuch is a good fit in Edmonton and Frank Seravalli reporting that the Carolina Hurricanes are keeping eyes on the goalie market, ready to pounce.

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