It’s the turning of the page for the Penguins, who moved on from high-scoring winger Jake Guentzel. Guentzel was an impending free agent by sending him to a division rival. The Carolina Hurricanes pickup Guentzel for the stretch run in a trade completed today.
Pittsburgh received Michael Bunting, a second round pick in 2024 (that will become a first rounder if Carolina reaches the Stanley Cup Final) and prospects Ville Koivunen, Vasili Ponomarev and Cruz Lucius in exchange for Guentzel and Ty Smith. Pittsburgh also picks up a fifth round pick if Carolina does NOT win the Stanley Cup this summer.