{"id":886574,"date":"2026-10-18T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886574\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:13","slug":"report-penguins-ready-to-trade-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886574\/","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 Sportsnet\u2019s national hockey broadcast Saturday, <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 Penguins\u2019 general manager Kyle Dubas is ready to make the franchise-altering move to trade veteran players in exchange for future assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of Friedman report, he said Dubas is willing to trade veterans specifically to open spots for the gaggle of young players. Presumably, that list of players includes those who were 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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