The Penguins will be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline but don't assume Rickard Rakell is on the move, per an insider.

CRANBERRY — First-line left winger Rickard Rakell, who leads the Pittsburgh Penguins with 22 goals, left their practice at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex early today. Rakell went to the locker room ...

Rakell scored a goal on six shots, added a power-play assist and went minus-3 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning. While the Penguins are starting to skid again, Rakell has stayed hot in January ...

Regarding speculation involving one of the Penguins' veterans, Josh Yohe of The Athletic clarified on Wednesday that Rickard Rakell is unlikely to be traded before the March 7 trade deadline.

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-8, in the Metropolitan Division)Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Edmonton Oilers after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the ...

Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak. Owen Power and Zach Benson scored for Buffalo and Ukko-Pekka ...

The trade deadline is two months away and they are expected to be sellers, having already traded Lars Eller. But Josh Yohe of The Athletic says do not expect the Penguins to trade Rickard Rakell.

It was a large contributing factor for why the Pens missed the playoffs in 2023, despite a monstrous season from Crosby. While the team performed adequately at 5v5, a lack of power play goals cost was a major factor in missing the playoffs last year.

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The Penguins (44 points) are 18-20-8, ranking sixth in the Metropolitan Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. They trail the Columbus Blue Jackets, owners of the second wild-card berth, by four points in the standings.

Pittsburgh has now lost eight of its 10 games since the holiday break and has fallen to seventh in the wild card race

The Pittsburgh Penguins' improved play of late doesn't appear to be altering general manager Kyle Dubas' plans to sell.The Penguins are still expected to make multiple trades, reports The Athletic's Josh Yohe.