Time is ticking toward the NHL trade deadline. Soon, teams will no longer have the opportunity to either cash in as sellers or bolster their potential playoff rosters. On Friday afternoon, the buzzers will officially sound on NHL trades.

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 star Rickard Rakell is one of the most coveted players around the league ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.

The sun is setting on an incredible era of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey. After making the playoffs for 16 straight seasons and winning Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017 on the backs of Sidney Crosby,

Rakell scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Avalanche. Rakell has scored four goals across three games to begin March, already surpassing his goal total (two) over eight contests in February.

Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan ... that GM Kyle Dubas wants or plans on trading forward Rickard Rakell. He would listen and consider if a big offer is made.

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Colorado Avalanche after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the Penguins' 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Rickard Rakell scored two goals Sunday in a wild game between the Penguins and the Toronto Maple Leafs at PPG Paints Arena. But after clawing out of two