Studying the Penguins trade history; What could have been?
The Penguins have been wheeling and dealing this season as they have completed 3 trades before the Christmas trade freeze.
Trades are an exciting part of professional sports. Sometimes trades can lead to championships while other time certain trades can lead to disaster.
Here’s a list of Penguins trade history in the last few years, what they gave up and what the picks have become:
Dec 19th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Defenseman P.O. Joseph, 25, (950k/1 year left) in exchange for future consideration.
Nov 25th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Forward Philip Thomasino, 23, (825k/1 year left) in exchange for a 2027 4th round pick.
Nov 12th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded C Lars Eller, 34, (2.45mill/1 year left) for a 2025 5th round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Aug 22nd 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Rutger McGroarty from the Winnipeg Jets for Brayden Yager.
Aug 13th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Cody Glass, 25, (2.5mill/1 year left) 2025 3rd Round Pick and 2026 6th Round Pick from Nashville Predators for Jordan Frasca
Aug 13th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired a 2025th 3rd round pick and a 2026th 2nd round pick from the St-Louis Blues in exchange for a 2025 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick
Jul 1st 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded F Riley Smith to the New York Rangers for 2027 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick
Jun 30th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Lukas Svejkovsky to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Bennett MacArthur
Jun 29th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Kevin Hayes and a 2025 2nd round pick from the St. Louis Blues for future considerations
Mar 8th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Ludovic Waeber and a 2025 conditional 7th round pick (condition not met) from the Florida Panthers for G Magnus Hellberg
Mar 7th 2024: The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes for Michael Bunting, Vasiliy Ponomarev, Ville Koivunen, Cruz Lucius, a conditional 2024 2nd round pick (Harrison Brunicke, 44th overall), and a conditional 2024 5th round pick (condition not met pick returned to Car)