Once again, the Pittsburgh Penguins are in the middle of many trade rumors as their season continues to spiral into irrelevancy. Losing means change is inevitable, and for the Penguins, that means many veterans on the ice should be worried about sticking around the organization.
With speculation about the team being "open for business" on the trade front, the Pens could be making plenty of moves in the coming weeks or months.
The big question is what teams around the NHL could be dance partners with Pittsburgh in these potential trades. Well, one might have just emerged as eager buyers to try and save some jobs this season. The Chicago Blackhawks have been in a rebuild for a while and ironically paint a grim picture of what could happen to the Penguins long-term future if they are not careful going forward.
According to new trade rumors, the Blackhawks want to make some trades and try to turn around their season. They want to get aggressive and add veterans in an attempt to save their head coaches and general managers jobs. Failure to win a lot of games this year could result in both getting axed. Desperation by Chicago could be the perfect team to take advantage of on the trade front.
Pittsburgh Penguins trade rumors could point to the Blackhawks as ideal trade partners
There should be many interesting pieces in Pittsburgh for the Blackhawks to consider in a trade. Veteran wingers, especially Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell stick out like sore thumbs as potential options. Both are scoring wingers who could help elevate their top six and produce goals.
Neither would come at a cheap cost, but bringing in either of those veterans could help them turn things around.
When it comes to what the Penguins could get in return, it could be picks or prospects. Chicago has a ton of young players at the NHL level who could be interesting to the Penguins, there are prospects to consider, and the mass number of draft picks could entice Pittsburgh. At the end of the day, Kyle Dubas wants to get his roster into a situation where younger players become the focal point.
Right now, Chicago has three first round picks, two second round picks, and two third round picks in the upcoming 2027 NHL Draft. Dubas would love to net a first-round pick at least for Rakell or Rust in this scenario. If they cannot nab a top prospect from the Blackhawks system, then getting a high draft pick in return would be ideal.
Having that amount of quality draft choices at Chicago's disposal is intriguing.
In an ideal situation, Dubas would get a high-end prospect in return for proven veterans from his roster. Perhaps if Chicago has an interesting prospect on the cusp of entering the professional ranks, that will entice Dubas more in trade negotiations than draft picks. At the end of the day, it makes too much sense to connect these two teams for a deal that could get struck sometime soon.
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