The Penguins are off to a bad start and have already traded Lars Eller. Reports say that Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson could be next.

As soon as the direction of this year’s Pittsburgh Penguins team became clear, it was easy to point out which players might be at the top of the trade list and who might be the most likely to go. Center Lars Eller had to be at the very top of that list,

The Pittsburgh Penguins officially traded veteran forward Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. In exchange, Pittsburgh receives a 2027 third-round draft pick and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick (originally belonging to Chicago).

If the Pittsburgh Penguins are starting the teardown, they have a few players that could fetch big returns in trades.

The Penguins have been hesitant to fully commit to that sort of process as long as they have future Hall of Famers like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang on the roster,