The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t want to be left out before the trade deadline. The Boston Bruins had already offloaded Brad Marchand and weren’t done making deadline moves. At the last minute they worked out a deal to send Brandon Carlo to the Maple Leafs.
It’s a new day and new chances for new players wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins (24-31-10) sweater. Sunday, the Penguins face the Minnesota Wild (36-23-4) at Xcel Energy Center. The puck drops just after 3:30 p.
The Penguins also acquired a 2026 second-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round draft pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Luke Schenn, who himself was recently traded to Pittsburgh in a deal with the Nashville Predators with forward Tommy Novak on Wednesday for forward Michael Bunting and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were stockpiling draft picks as the team made a series of deals before Friday's NHL trade deadline.
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.