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?

Rickard Rakell and Michael Bunting are both having great seasons in Pittsburgh, and while they're hesitant to trade them, there is interest around the league, especially after the Penguins have declared themselves open for business following another major trade.

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.