While it felt more like NHL trade deadline week rather than day, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a handful of moves as they look to bolster their group for the final leg of the season.
PITTSBURGH - The NHL trade deadline has officially been placed in the rearview mirror, and the Pittsburgh Penguins have said made their moves. The final move made by Penguins general manager Ron Hextall prior to the deadline was to deal Brock McGinn and draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
As Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported, the Pittsburgh Penguins are acquiring defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Brock McGinn and a third-round pick.
Within two hours from the NHL trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to be late additions to the party. While everyone awaits official details on a deal to re-acquire Nick Bonino, the Penguins are reportedly making a trade for Dmitry Kulikov.
TAMPA, FL — The Pittsburgh Penguins finally got busy on the NHL trade market. They were one of two teams remaining not to make an in-season trade, and GM Ron Hextall made a pair of deals Wednesday evening, but it’s hard to say, if not impossible, that the Penguins are better off.
Prior to their contest against the Nashville Predators, the Pittsburgh Penguins placed Brock McGinn and Mark Friedman on waivers. The Penguins will be given some, but not all of the cap relief, as both McGinn and Friedman went unclaimed.
TAMPA, FL — The Pittsburgh Penguins tried to purge two-thirds of their struggling third line over the last five days and are flush with salary cap space ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline, but not as flush as they probably wanted.
Despite a day full of rumors, trades, and moves across the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins still had a road trip to kick off. The Penguins found their names appear around a few rumors, but the only definite move was the placement of Brock McGinn and Mark Friedman on waivers.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Brock McGinn and defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers.
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have never won a Stanley Cup without depth scoring. This season's team is expected to have that with players like Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, and Danton Heinen.
As a team through the first five games of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins stood out across the NHL as one of the most complete squads. The Penguins were getting contributions from all over the lineup and winning games by big margins.
It's not easy to go into your first season with a new team as the most expensive summer signing, especially when your role is a bottom-six winger. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Brock McGinn was the only player signed last off-season whose contract extended beyond two years.
The Predators will now be without Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and Fabbro for the next two games, leaving Mattias Ekholm as the only true top-four option on the roster.
The Hurricanes will have a ton of decisions to make this coming offseason. With unrestricted free agency looming for Dougie Hamilton, Andrei Svechnikov in need of a new contract, and the Seattle expansion draft all being large topics of discussion, it’s easy to forget about some smaller storylines.
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