Penguins GM Ron Hextall struck a deal with the Anaheim Ducks for Rickard Rakell in the waning minutes of the 2022 deadline. Will Pittsburgh and Anaheim be a dance partner for the second consecutive year?
Talk around the league is once again connecting the Penguins and Ducks in trade talks ahead of the deadline. And the Ducks are being pegged as a team that Pittsburgh views as an option to knock out two stones in one trade.
As much of the focus is on Pittsburgh’s dreadful third line play and the need to revamp the bottom-6 group of forwards, the coaching staff via sources identified in recent pro scouting meetings that they see the biggest need being an upgrade on the leTo read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!
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