The Pittsburgh Penguins traded their two most prominent pending unrestricted free agents, defenseman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor, to the Vancouver Canucks in the late hours of Friday.

SALT LAKE CITY — Many Penguins fans are excited to see Joel Blomqvist back with the NHL team, and there’s no question that the young goaltender could have a very bright future in the league. He hasn’t been spectacular, but he’s been very solid in his NHL cup of coffee. He has a mental toughness that will serve him well. He looks like a keeper.

The deal, which includes several pieces, comes just hours after the Canucks moved. J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers.

Crosby ended up tying Colorado Avalanche legend Joe Sakic for the most multi-point games in NHL history. With a little over a minute to go in overtime, Penguins forward Cody Glass

The Vancouver Canucks continued their busy Friday night by completing a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins to acquire defenceman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O'Connor.

Marcus Pettersson has good timing. When the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman signed his current contract in January of 2020, the NHL (and the world) was a few weeks away from halting operations because of covid.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to slide out of playoff contention in the Eastern Conference and look to be headed for their third consecutive

In exchange for Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernström and a conditional first-round pick

And just like that, the Pittsburgh Penguins capitalized on the Vancouver Canucks trade with the New York Rangers. General manager Kyle Dubas traded defenseman Marcus Pettersson and Drew O’Connor to Vancouver late Friday night,

The Vancouver Canucks are not done making moves. After pulling off a massive trade that sent forward J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, the Canucks made another transaction late on Friday night, acquiring defenseman Marcus Pettersson from the Pittsburgh Penguins.