Pittsburgh Penguins Planning Aggressive Offseason Trades to Reignite Contention

This season wasn't as successful as the Pittsburgh Penguins had hoped, and as a result, they spent much of the season looking to acquire draft picks, with the team now having more than any team in the NHL over the next three years.

While the team could look to use all of those picks and hope to build a fantastic core for the future of the organization, it appears that GM Kyle Dubas may have other plans according to The Athletic.

According to the report, the Penguins could look to use their draft picks this off-season to acquire young, NHL ready talent (presumably between the age of 20 and 24) that could help them compete before the end of Sidney Crosby's current contract.

That contract has two more years beyond 2024/25, and with some RFA's like Marco Rossi, Morgan Frost and Mason McTavish available as well as other pieces that could be moved, there are plenty of options out there for Dubas and the front office.

It hasn't been made clear exactly who the Penguins would target or what pieces they're willing to give up to make a deal happen, but if the team are committed to winning with Crosby before he retires, that may mean parting ways with a first-round pick.

Ultimately, Dubas simply needs to pick a lane and go for it, whether that's a complete turnaround and competing in 2025/26 or a rebuild that may take 2-3 years but be worth it in the long run, and with some very intriguing names potentially available, the 2025 off-season will answer all the questions fans have about this team moving forward.