Countdown to Chaos: 10 NHL Stars Whose Surprising Trades Could Shake the 2025-26 Season
The Penguins are off to a 5-2-0 start, but Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell could be gone by the deadline. (Charles LeClaire / Imagn Images)
3. Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins
Age: 32
Position: Wing
Contract term: 2028 UFA
Cap hit: $5 million
Rakell turned back the clock by scoring 35 goals last season and drew plenty of interest ahead of the trade deadline as a result. The Penguins chose to hang on to him then, unable to garner an offer that compelled them to part ways with a top-line winger, but there’s no guarantee they’ll do the same this time around.
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