Since becoming the Penguins general manager, Kyle Dubas has faced heavy criticism for moves that he has made. Pittsburgh sports fans are just babies that want to cry about everything. Dubas had one goal at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline which was to acquire assets to get the rebuild underway and he did that.

Dubas fielded questions about the Penguins' deadline activity Wednesday night. Here's what we can take from his answers.

The Penguins traded Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators for defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak. Pittsburgh also sent Vincent Desharnais to the San Jose Sharks for a 2028 fifth-round pick.

Rickard Rakell's value may never be higher than it was before the trade deadline. If it's not, Dubas missed an opportunity. Time will tell.

Matt Grzelcyk immediately impacted the Pittsburgh Penguins’ blue line after he joined on a one-year deal this past offseason. Kyle Dubas is in the difficult spot of trying to keep the team in contention to do right by the veteran core,

NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, with the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager (GM) Kyle Dubas making four trades on deadline day. He also made a couple of trades leading up to the deadline.

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.