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Two DHN things: on Rakell and Rust’s likely prices; Bednar says goodbye for now

Of Red Wings-related note from Detroit Hockey Now this morning: The Pittsburgh Penguins are reportedly shopping wingers Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust this summer, with GM Kyle Dubas assessing the market value for his two productive forwards. Today, Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen defers to his National Hockey Now colleague, Pittsburgh Hockey Now’s Dan Kingerski, to determine what it would take to pry Rackell or Rust away from the Penguins: Ki…

Calculating the Penguins Trade Values for Rakell and Rust

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ asking price for Bryan Rust and perhaps Rickard Rakell is self-described as “sky high.” After the July 1 NHL free agent frenzy had subsided, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas was eager to tell reporters that he was not giving up his scoring wingers cheaply. While teams across the league are looking for scoring help, and some are preparing to figuratively scrape the bottom of the barrel of the leftover free agents, the …

NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Columbus Blue Jackets - NHL Rumors

The price for Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson should be … Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: (mailbag) A first-round pick and forward Alex Turcotte from the Los Angeles Kings for Rickard Rakell wouldn’t be enough for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it’s getting close. Believe that there may have been a similar offer/discussion at the trade deadline. A high pick and a good prospect/young player should be the return. Someone better than Turcott…

Trade ask "remains high" for Rust, Rakell, Karlsson

It’s now deep into July and the Penguins are still sitting on all their veterans. They haven’t made a major trade since the draft. Time is going by but we’re still waiting to see what might be the next shoe to drop as Kyle Dubas works to reshape the roster and set the club up for success in the futu