The Pittsburgh Penguins held on to Rickard Rakell at the trade deadline, but it wasn't for a lack of trying as one Western Conference team tried hard to land him.

In Toronto, Kyle Dubas' mandate was to make a good team something more than that. He failed. The 105-point club he inherited won all of one playoff series

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas is going to look good. Well, at least in terms of how he handles winger Rickard Rakell. It’s going to be hard to screw this one up. Again, by 3:01 p.m.,

On one end of the spectrum is Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell. He scored two goals, including a wonderful individual charge off the opening faceoff of the third period to tie the game.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Rickard Rakell will remain in Las Vegas for another few hours on Saturday for a practice at the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice rink. Just how much this team can improve with any amount of practice is another matter.

Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and ... York Islanders fading from the playoff chase. Same goes for Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia ...