Penguins Misplayed Bryan Rust And Rickard Rakell’s Market

The Pittsburgh Penguins are arguably having their toughest season start since Sidney Crosby’s rookie year in 2005-2006. Pittsburgh is 6-10-2 to start the year and sits at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, with little indication they will climb out of their poor start. The Penguins aren’t a quick team; they don’t play well defensively and lack toughness. They are also quite old by NHL standards, which is likely why they appear ready to start moving some of the older Penguins. Pittsburgh has

several pending veteran UFAs, but two players remain useful and have another year on their deals. Those two players are Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust, two veteran wingers who have been available via trade for over a year now and likely had suitors in the past.