The Pittsburgh Penguins face a pivotal moment with the NHL trade deadline approaching. Bryan Rust, an integral player since 2014-15, may remain with the team despite trade speculations due to his key contributions and bond with Sidney Crosby.

Before Pittsburgh hit the road for a three-game trip, Bryan Rust acknowledged how difficult this time of year is, especially with the team struggling to find results ahead of the upcoming trade deadline.

The Penguins have already made a couple of moves this week as the deadline looms, and from what I'm hearing, they aren't done yet.

Pittsburgh Penguins insider Josh Yohe named three more players the team is likely to trade before the 3PM EST trade deadline tomorrow. Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins have already seen a lot of change over the past few days.

The Penguins have nearly lost every game since the 4 Nations Face-Off. They were playing fairly well before that two-week break and theoretically were alive in the playoff race, sitting just 6 points out of a postseason spot. A couple of weeks later, the Penguins are plummeting.

Josh Yohe of The Athletic: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has a no-movement clause until July 1st. The Penguins don’t plan on asking him to waive it. Don’t think the Penguins have any intentions of trading Rust anytime soon.

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The team announced he has been activated from injured reserve after missing three games with a lower-body injury, which he suffered before the 4 Nations break.

William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on the road to face the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at 10 p.m. ET. They are coming off different results as Pittsburgh (24-30-10) suffered a 4-1 loss to Colorado on Tuesday while Vegas (37-18-6) defeated Toronto 5-2 on Wednesday.

Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 4:09 remaining, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1.