The Pittsburgh Penguins would trade Erik Karlsson ‘in a heartbeat’ but it’s more likely to happen in the offseason. Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Is it time for the Pittsburgh

In this case it feels like Nelson would be willing to go to Winnipeg if that all falls through, then I think that they would consider Joel Armia as a bottom-six player who can play in the top six.” The Jets would also like to add a veteran defenseman.

Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Centers, New Jersey Devils, and the Vancouver Canucks Tom Gulitti of NHL.com: It’ll be the first trade deadline for Washington Capitals GM Chris Patrick, and he doesn’t feel any urgency to make a big trade by the deadline.

The Philadelphia Flyers visit the Winnipeg Jets after Matvei Michkov scored two goals in the Flyers' 5-4 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired veteran defenceman Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for two draft picks ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.

Winnipeg sent a second-round pick in the 2027 draft in exchange for the veteran winger. The Toronto resident is in the final year of a six-year deal he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins back on Canada Day in 2019. The Jets finish off their road trip on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop is 4 p.m.

NHL Draft is still months away, the Pittsburgh Penguins are positioned, on paper, to be very busy from June 27-28 in Los Angeles. The same could be said of the 2026 and 2027 drafts, as in the upcoming three years,

The Penguins also acquired a 2026 second-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round draft pick from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for defenseman Luke Schenn, who himself was recently traded to Pittsburgh in a deal with the Nashville Predators with forward Tommy Novak on Wednesday for forward Michael Bunting and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft.