Rumor: Penguins' Rakell Rejected Trade To Blackhawks

There are a whole lot of Pittsburgh Penguins' faithful clamoring for the organization to begin selling off some of its longer-tenured veterans for assets given the team's 6-10-2 start to the 2026-27 season.

It appears that the Penguins did, in fact, try to make a move. But, according to a former NHL player on one of the most prominent NHL podcasts, the player in question said 'no thanks.'

As revealed by ex-NHL defenseman Keith Yandle on Tuesday's episode of Spittin' Chiclets - the podcast which Yandle co-hosts with Paul Bissonette and Ryan Whitney - the Chicago Blackhawks attempted to acquire forward Rickard Rakell from the Penguins during Pittsburgh's road trip on the West Coast, which is…