Rickard Rakell — The Penguins aren’t eager to trade Rakell. They don’t want to and they’ll likely retain him. Kyle Dubas doesn’t want to trade a high-scoring winger off Sidney Crosby ’s line for a second straight season. Even if you’re rebuilding, you still have to have some players, you know?

The Pittsburgh Penguins are expected to make some moves at the NHL Trade Deadline, but it won't be a fire sale.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are rebuilding, whether they use that word or not. But dominos are falling, which raise the possibility that rebuilding can be accelerated, perhaps within the time frame of Sidney Crosby’s remaining tenure.