Latest Pens Buzz: Penguins-Hurricanes exchanging names in Ferland trade talks?

Latest Penguins Trade Deadline Buzz

As the Penguins are surging, is Jim Rutherford looking to strike again well before the deadline?

As some targets the Penguins have kicked tires on won’t truly become available till next month, there’s one scenario to monitor already.

Canes GM Don Waddell has made it known to clubs he’s looking for a player-for-player type trade at this point, seeking to move Ferland for a skilled forward with term or a left handed defenseman with term.

While Carolina would like a future asset also part of any Ferland trade, the priority is to move Ferland for immediate help.

Team owner Thomas Dundon wants Carolina to go away from the Ron Francis route of trading rentals for draft picks.

There’s enough talk around the league that Pittsburgh believes they can line up with Carolina for a trade.

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