For one, a lot of the Penguins’ underlying numbers in 2024-25 were respectable, especially as they related to generating offense and scoring chances. They were right around the 50 percent mark (or above) with expected goals shares, scoring chance shares and high-danger scoring chances shares, largely due to their ability to create opportunities.

Erik Karlsson was recently linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs, but now David Pagnotta has shut down any speculation surrounding the Penguins veteran blue liner.

The Maple Leafs lost Mitch Marner this offseason, and now need to make a trade to fill the hole in their top-six forwards

The Carolina Hurricanes were interested in both Rust and Rakell before signing former Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract, The Athletic’s Josh Yohe reported on Monday.

With the offseason slowing down a bit for the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas, there is a sense that there won’t be any more major moves for the team, at least not for now.

Pickings were slim for notable talent before the July 1 start of this year's unrestricted free-agent market. It was further depleted in the days leading up to free agency when several notable players re-signed with their current teams.

The Pittsburgh Penguins could be a team fielding plenty of phone calls from inquiring GMs in the coming days, and according to Josh Yohe of The Athletic, two of Pittsburgh's veteran forwards have been receiving significant trade interest.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could part with their prized prospect to land a top-six winger to take Mitch Marner's place.