Since becoming the Penguins general manager, Kyle Dubas has faced heavy criticism for moves that he has made. Pittsburgh sports fans are just babies that want to cry about everything. Dubas had one goal at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline which was to acquire assets to get the rebuild underway and he did that.

Rickard Rakell's value may never be higher than it was before the trade deadline. If it's not, Dubas missed an opportunity. Time will tell.

The Penguins should hold Matt Grzelcyk's offensive abilities close with a lack of that skill in their pipeline.

Dubas fielded questions about the Penguins' deadline activity Wednesday night. Here's what we can take from his answers.

Michigan Tech hockey sophomore defenseman Chase Pietila has signed a three-year entry-level NHL contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, announced Sunday (March 9) by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.

The Pittsburgh Penguins dipped into their prospect pool and signed another draftee to an entry-level deal. On Monday, the team announced it had agreed to terms with Daniel Laatsch, a seventh-round (215th overall) pick in the 2021 Draft,

The Penguins never came close to trading Rickard Rakell before Friday’s NHL trade deadline. Oh, there was heavy interest. The Penguins received substantial offers from teams eager to add one of the most gifted goal scorers on the market.

NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, with the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas making four trades on deadline day. He also made a couple of trades leading up to the deadline.