Penguins/NHL
PIT Receives: 2025 Fifth Round-Pick, 2027 3rd-Round Pick
WAS Receives: Lars Eller
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Trade Buzz: As mentioned, multiple times here over the last month, Penguins General Manager Kyle Dubas planned to give this current group 15-20 games before it was time to pivot in a direction fans wouldn’t be happy. Here the Penguins 16 games in and the trade of Eller to Washington is the start of Pittsburgh being open for business on all of their pending UFA’s. The Penguins had an opportunity to move Eller just prior to July 1 to the Buffalo Sabres that would have landed [hide] Pittsburgh a second-round pick. There was pushback from the coaching staff that prevented the deal but Eller being one of the first pending UFA’s traded in the young season is far from a surprise as Pittsburgh comes out of the deal with 2027 3rd rounder and 2025 5th rounder. If someone’s offering you a third-round pick for Lars Eller now, you have to move on it after the hesitation over the summer. The Penguins currently have 29 draft picks & likely counting at their disposal over the next three drafts. 2025 (10), 2026 (9), 2027 (10). [/hide]
