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Nearing 30 goals, Rakell remains Hextall's best move: 'Every game I want to score'

Ron Hextall has missed on quite a few player acquisitions and transactions since taking over as general manager of the Penguins. Those misses have piled up so much that it's gotten to the point where it's fair to wonder if he has a future with the organization beyond the end of this season.

That said, not everything he's done has been a miss. In fact, acquiring -- and eventually re-signing -- Rickard Rakell turned out to be a grand slam. Both moves combined into one stand as the best thing he's done in an attempt to improve the Penguins.