Shelly Anderson of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Jim Rutherford can afford to go after wants and not needs at this point. Pittsburgh is on a 16-4-1 stretch as they have steamrolled to around the top of the Metropolitan Division. This is a team poised for a few more runs.
The problem is that Derick Brassard is likely to have too high a price tag.
Michael Grabner being a divisional rival is going to create the same problem.
A backup goalie deal might involve Tristan Jarry and Pittsburgh does not want to risk that.