Sidney Crosby seemed to be in a good mood when he was asked about his thoughts on Rickard Rakell not being traded, as the two have great chemistry together.

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.

A lot has been said about Rickard Rakell's future with the Penguins seeing as he was not traded at the deadline, and NHL insider Josh Yohe has discussed it more.

The Penguins have already made a couple of moves this week as the deadline looms, and from what I'm hearing, they aren't done yet.

The Golden Knights and the Penguins meet in Pittsburgh! The Golden Knights have been one of the best teams in the NHL this season, while the Penguins have struggled to find consistency. We continue our NHL odds series with a Golden Knights-Penguins prediction and pick.

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.

The Penguins have nearly lost every game since the 4 Nations Face-Off. They were playing fairly well before that two-week break and theoretically were alive in the playoff race, sitting just 6 points out of a postseason spot. A couple of weeks later, the Penguins are plummeting.

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.,

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The reasons to keep Rakell were abundantly clear Friday night in the Penguins’ 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. If not for the Penguins’ top line with Rakell, Sidney Crosby, and Bryan Rust, the game would have been an ugly beatdown uncomfortable to watch for even the most bloodthirsty UFC fans.

LISTEN to what Pens general manager Kyle Dubas said of not trading one of the most sought after players & why he wants to keep Rickard Rakell

Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.