The Pittsburgh Penguins want to return to contention "as urgently as possible" by trading veterans like Marcus Pettersson for future assets. But there's more pain ahead.

In exchange for the two players, the Penguins acquired Danton Heinen, Vincent Desharnais, Melvin Fernstrom, and a first-round pick.

After it looked like Vancouver was set to take a step back by sort of punting with the J.T. Miller trade, it flipped the Rangers’ first-rounder and picked up exactly what the team needed: another top-four defender who can play significant minutes and take some of the pressure off Quinn Hughes.