{"id":309116,"date":"2026-10-18T05:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309116\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T05:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:04:49","slug":"report-penguins-ready-to-trade-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309116\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Penguins Ready to Trade Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pittsburgh Penguins could look quite different sooner rather than later. On Hockey Night in Canada Saturday, Sportsnet reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/video\/saturday-headlines-latest-on-connor-hellebuycks-situation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"tpd-new-tab-hint\">Elliotte Friedman<\/a> reported that the Penguins\u2019 general manager is ready to make the franchise-altering move to trade veteran players in exchange for future assets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friedman reported Dubas is willing to trade veterans specifically to open spots for the gaggle of young players who have been sent to the Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/harrison-brunicke\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Brunicke<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/rutger-mcgroarty\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rutger McGroarty<\/a>, and those who have been rotating in and out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-lines\/\" class=\"pb-lineups-autolink__link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lineup<\/a>, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/ville-koivunen\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ville Koivunen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/hendrix-lapierre\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hendrix Lapierre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the quick bombshell during the Headlines Segment, Friedman was direct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe other team that is interested in opening up spots for youth is Pittsburgh,\u201d the reporter said on the national broadcast. \u201cPittsburgh has made it clear that they would move a veteran forward for draft picks or prospects to give their younger players more opportunity as they continue to transition to a younger roster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, it would seem the Penguins rebuild is at hand. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 1, Dubas signed veteran players <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/andrei-kuzmenko\/\" class=\"pb-player-link\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Kuzmenko<\/a>, 30, and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk, 35, to contracts, but they would not hold much trade value. The veterans who would draw the largest returns are 34-year-old winger Bryan Rust and 33-year-old Rickard Rakell. Erik Karlsson is also on an expiring contract and throughout his career has made no secret that winning a Stanley Cup is his priority, regardless of location. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags:<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/andrei-kuzmenko\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Andrei Kuzmenko<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/bryan-rust\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Rust<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/elliotte-friedman\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">elliotte friedman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/harrison-brunicke\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Brunicke<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/hendrix-lapierre\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Hendrix Lapierre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/kyle-dubas\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">kyle dubas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/penguins-trade\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins Trade<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/rickard-rakell\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Rickard Rakell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/rutger-mcgroarty\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Rutger McGroarty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/trevor-van-riemsdyk\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Trevor van Riemsdyk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/ville-koivunen\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Ville Koivunen<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Categorized:<a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/category\/penguins-trade-talk\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins Trade Talk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/category\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Penguins could look quite different sooner rather than later. 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