Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas made his first significant move of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline this past week when he sent defenseman Marcus Pettersson and forward Drew O’Connor to the Vancouver Canucks. While that trade brought back three players (an interesting prospect in Melvin Fermstrom, as well as veterans Danton Heinen and Vincent Desharnais) the most intriguing asset was the 2025 first-round pick (top-13 protected) that originally belonged to the New York Rangers.
It should give the Penguins two first-round picks in the 2025 draft, unless the Rangers somehow truly bottom out over the next couple of months and finish with a shockingly bad record.