With a need for youth in the system and for an urgent NHL course correction simultaneously, Pittsburgh will be a team to watch in the trade market

Lars Eller ’s day began in Pittsburgh and ended with him headed to Washington — where he achieved his greatest success — as part of a rare trade between the Penguins and Capitals. After the trade, Kyle Dubas confirmed a poorly kept secret: He tried to find a suitor for Eller at last season’s trade deadline.

Lars Eller was determined to do his part to get the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the malaise they have found themselves mired in barely a month into the 2024-25 season. “The adversity we’re going through has to make us better,

After a 7-1 blowout loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins made the first of what could be season-changing moves on Tuesday afternoon by trading Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals.

With his franchise off to one of its worst starts in two decades, Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas attempted to shake things up late Tuesday. He traded forward Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for two draft picks.

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t get the shakeup trade they may have needed Tuesday, but general manager Kyle Dubas did work the phones and shipped Lars Eller back to his hockey home, the Washington Capitals.

Caps send pair of picks to Pens in exchange for veteran center