Last week, the Pittsburgh Penguins participated in what's becoming a weekly Friday trade frenzy in the NHL. With their top trade pieces, Marcus Pettersson and D

The Pittsburgh Penguins want to return to contention "as urgently as possible" by trading veterans like Marcus Pettersson for future assets. But there's more pain ahead.

Rickard Rakell — The Penguins aren’t eager to trade Rakell. They don’t want to and they’ll likely retain him. Kyle Dubas doesn’t want to trade a high-scoring winger off Sidney Crosby ’s line for a second straight season. Even if you’re rebuilding, you still have to have some players, you know?

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a significant move Friday night, trading defenseman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor to the Vancouver Canucks. The deal marks the first of what is expected to be several moves by the Penguins leading up to the March 7 trade deadline.