NHL 2025-26 Shockers: Game-Changing Trades and Unexpected Stars Set to Rewrite the Season
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Rust will not be traded
There will be enormous amounts of trade speculation around the Penguins this season. Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell may well be traded by the deadline. Despite the good start, this is a rebuilding team. I have a feeling, though, that Rust will remain for a multitude of reasons. He’s a popular man in the organization, to say the least. — Josh Yohe
San Jose Sharks
They will re-sign John Klingberg
Everything about Klingberg’s acquisition screams flipping him at the 2026 deadline if he’s a useful blue-line piece. The Sharks probably have one more sell-off in them, and there’s a bunch of impending UFAs. But they can’t trade every pickup, right? If the 33-year-old’s health is sound and he’s putting up points, why not have the right side of the defense covered for a couple of more years? Unless you want Rasmus Andersson. — Eric Stephens
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