The sands are running quickly through the hourglass. Where once there were weeks and days, there are now minutes running faster and faster as the 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline nears. <\/p>\n
There are teams such as the Minnesota Wild, who are all in. There are others, like the New York Rangers, who are all out. And then, there is the unique situation of the Pittsburgh Penguins, as general manager Kyle Dubas quietly shops the aisles looking for damaged goods at discount prices and affordable young players with a long time before their expiration date. <\/p>\n
The deadline began in earnest late Thursday when the Washington Capitals shocked everyone by trading stalwart defenseman John Carlson to the Anaheim Ducks for a 2026 or 2027 first-round pick. <\/p>\n
Carlson has been part of the lifeblood of the Capitals, suffering through the inexorably painful losses to the Penguins before finally winning the Stanley Cup in 2018, and everything since. <\/p>\n
It would seem Washington GM Chris Patrick learned a lesson from his bitter rivals and didn\u2019t hesitate to move a pillar of the team for a healthy return. <\/p>\n
While the Penguins faced the Buffalo Sabres Thursday (a 5-1 Buffalo win), Buffalo GM Jarmo Kekalainen was busy. Earlier Thursday, defenseman Colton Parayko rejected a trade to Buffalo, so Kekalainen pivoted to Logan Stanley. <\/p>\n
Buffalo snared Stanley and Luke Schenn from the Winnipeg Jets for prospect Isak Rosen, defenseman Jacob Bryson, a 2027 second-round pick, and a conditional 4th-round pick in 2026.<\/p>\n
In more moves directly related to the Penguins\u2019 playoff push, the Columbus Blue Jackets acquired forward Conor Garland from the Vancouver Canucks. The cost was a second-rounder in 2028 and a third-rounder this year. <\/p>\n
Columbus is three points back of the Penguins. <\/p>\n
The Detroit Red Wings traded for David Perron, giving the Ottawa Senators a conditional fourth-rounder. <\/p>\n
As of publishing, there have been no credible rumors or even whispers regarding the Penguins.<\/p>\n
PHN \u2013 Penguins Live Trade Deadline Blog <\/p>\n
Live updates will begin at 11 a.m. <\/p>\n
Fast reading: 3 Thoughts: Trade Chips, Expendable Prospects, & the Malkin Situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also read: Penguins Trade Deadline Primer: 8 Young Players to Watch<\/a><\/p>\n 10:25 a.m.: TRADE. Minnesota is acquiring Bobby Brink from the Flyers, per Frank Seravalli. The return is now reported as young defenseman David Jiricek.<\/p>\n Frank Seravalli: Re Jesper Wallstedt rumours: [The Wild] want a #1 center; the teams that are kind of in that realm that might be moving #1 centers, I don’t know that they all need a goalie \u2013 FAN Pregame (3\/5)<\/p>\n \u2014 NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) March 6, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n 11:31: Pierre LeBrun reports that teams are still circling Philadelphia Flyers right-handed defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, but the Flyers have set a firm price.<\/p>\n *My how things have changed. Just two years ago, Ristolainen was available with few takers. <\/p>\n 11:49 a.m.: TRADE. Emily Kaplan reports the Chicago Blackhawks are trading captain Nick Foligno to the Minnesota Wild, where he can play with his brother Marcus.<\/p>\n Bill Guerin strikes again. <\/p>\n 11:45 a.m.: In the words of Daniel Bryan, Yes! Yes! Yes!<\/p>\n The San Jose Sharks signed Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year deal worth $3 million per. <\/p>\n There isn\u2019t a nicer guy or fiercer competitor. <\/p>\n 11:50 a.m.:<\/p>\n Alex Ovechkin said this is the saddest day of his career personally after John Carlson was traded.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) March 6, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n **11:59 a.m.: \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 The league announces that Evgeni Malkin will have a hearing today for his blitzkrieg bop slash on Rasmus Dahlin. <\/p>\n Update: It is a phone hearing, which means a smaller suspension than in in-person. The guess here is four games. <\/p>\n 12:00 p.m.: Double \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 Sidney Crosby is on the ice for practice. It\u2019s an optional with about 14 guys on the ice, but that\u2019s still an encouraging sign for Crosby and the team. <\/p>\n 12:16 p.m.: TRADE. Elliotte Friedman first on the trade. The LA Kings sent Corey Perry to Tampa Bay for a second-round pick. <\/p>\n 12:52 p.m.: Per multiple reports, Jordan Eberle signs two-year extension with the Kraken, $5.5 million per season. <\/p>\n 1:10 p.m.: Jonathan Marchessault and Erik Haula are not skating for the Nashville Predators today at practice\u2026<\/p>\n It\u2019s quiet. Tooooo quiet. <\/p>\n 1:35 p.m.: No announcements, no rumors, no \u201cgetting close\u201d reports. It\u2019s stone cold silence from all of the national types. <\/p>\n 1:46 p.m.: <\/p>\n Sounds like #GoAvsGo<\/a> and #LeafsForever<\/a> engaged again on Bobby McMann. <\/p>\n We\u2019ll see where it goes.<\/p>\n \u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) March 6, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n 1:54 p.m.: TRADE. Finally, eh? Nik Deslauriers to Carolina, per Elliotte Friedman. Frank Seravalli reports the Flyers are getting a late round pick. Darren Dreger reports for \u2018Futures.\u201d<\/p>\n 2:10 p.m.: Flyers claim Luke Glendening off waivers. <\/p>\n Friedman reports there is momentum building for the New York Islanders to acquire Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues.<\/p>\n 2:16 p.m: PENGUINS TRADE! Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a third-rounder. <\/p>\n Soderblom is a nice player who had a great preseason and early part of the season, earning some top-six minutes, but has settled into a bottom-six type role. He\u2019s also 6-foot-8. More to come. <\/p>\n You can read about the trade here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2:34 p.m.: TRADE. It\u2019s official. The Islanders have acquired Schenn for a first, a third, and a prospect. <\/p>\n **That makes the Islanders quite a bit better. If the Penguins hang onto their playoff spot, a matchup against the Islanders is likely. <\/p>\n On the Pens’ roster or in the org. . . \u2014 Bob Grove (@bobgrove91) March 6, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n 2:48 p.m.: Ristolainen is off the market. The Flyers didn\u2019t get their price and Anthony DiMarco reports they closed the book on potential trades. <\/p>\n 2:56 p.m.: The last two players dangling on the market are St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk and Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri. The reported issue with Kadri is the Flames\u2019 unwillingness to eat salary. <\/p>\n 3 p.m.: AND THERE\u2019S THE HORN. <\/p>\n That\u2019s it. No mas. Finito. Done. \u201330\u2013. 86\u2019d. <\/p>\n 3:03 p.m.: TRADE. Looks like Toronto and Seattle beat the buzzer. Bobby McMann to Seattle for a 2027 second and a 2026 fourth-rounder. <\/p>\n 3:06 p.m.: TRADE. Second buzzer beater. The Detroit Red Wings make the big splash by getting Faulk from St. Louis. <\/p>\n AND Ryan Strome from Anaheim to Calgary.<\/p>\n There were more that landed more than an hour after the deadline: <\/p>\n St. Louis traded D\u00a0Justin Faulk\u00a0to Detroit for D\u00a0Justin Holl, LW\u00a0Dmitri Buchelnikov, a 1st-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in 2026.<\/p>\n Final details: St. Louis traded C\u00a0Brayden Schenn\u00a0to NY Islanders for LW\u00a0Jonathan Drouin, G\u00a0Marcus Gidl\u00f6f, a 1st-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a 3rd-round pick in 2026.<\/p>\n Toronto traded C\u00a0Scott Laughton\u00a0to LA for a conditional 3rd-round pick.<\/p>\n Vancouver traded LW\u00a0Lukas Reichel\u00a0to Boston for a 6th-round pick.<\/p>\n Vancouver traded C\u00a0David Kampf\u00a0to Washington for a 6th-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n Winnipeg traded LW\u00a0Tanner Pearson\u00a0to Buffalo for a 7th-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n The Nazem Kadri trade: Flames received forward\u00a0Victor Olofsson, unsigned forward prospect Maxmilian Curran, a conditional first-round pick in the 2028\u00a0NHL Draft, and a conditional second-round pick in the 2027\u00a0NHL Draft.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTags: live blog<\/a> nhl trade<\/a> Penguins Trade<\/a> <\/p>\n Categorized:Penguins Trade Talk<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t
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