It will come as no shock, the Pittsburgh Penguins fielded significant interest in Rickard Rakell leading up to the March 7 NHL trade deadline. As the Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas ...

The Penguins never came close to trading Rickard Rakell before Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Oh, there was heavy interest. The Penguins received substantial offers from teams eager to add one of ...

Kyle Dubas wanted to make his moves before Friday because his Pittsburgh Penguins play that night in Las Vegas.He’s off to a decent start.The Penguins made another move Wednesday night after a ...

However, he didn’t deal Rickard Rakell, whose 29 goals were the most of any player on The Athletic’s trade board. Dubas was asking for a big return for Rakell.

An hour later, Dubas made a significantly bigger move, dealing Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators in return for Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn.

They already traded forward Michael Bunting - acquired in the deal that sent Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes before the 2024 trade deadline - and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville ...

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 6, 2025 Dubas explained that, while the decision to trade Bunting was not an easy one, Novak is someone the organization has been eyeing for a while.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. After significant roster moves and other notable happenings, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas answers ...

Michael Bunting — He just had his appendix removed, so I don’t know how that will impact the desire for him. I’ve not heard of anyone wanting Bunting and I suspect he will remain in ...

Rickard Rakell has been having a career year with the Penguins, leading the team in goals (25) and ranking second in points (49). Rakell enters tonight’s game just two points away from reaching ...

[It used to be Rakell, Erik Karlsson and Marcus Pettersson on one team, before ‘Petey’ got traded to Vancouver. They faced off against Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby and Michael Bunting.] ...

Then, Rakell was traded to Pittsburgh at the 2022 trade deadline, and he found his form again. He played his first full season in 2022-23 and registered 28 goals and 60 points.