The Pittsburgh Penguins will hunker down in Las Vegas on NHL trade deadline day, the hockey holiday in which casual fans suddenly pay attention to hockey players from all corners who could bring their team a superstar or a first-round pick,

Rickard Rakell's value may never be higher than it was before the trade deadline. If it's not, Dubas missed an opportunity. Time will tell.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas made some transactions of Deadline Day on Friday, however, they did not trade forward Rickard Rakell. Earlier in the day, the Penguins flipped defenseman Luke Schenn to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft and fourth-round selection in the 2027