The Pittsburgh Penguins will more than likely miss the playoffs for the third year in a row, and it is time to start looking to the future.

The Mikko Rantanen trade brought up NHL speculation about the futures of the Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner and Penguins' Sidney Crosby, which were quickly addressed.

We break down tonight's best NHL bets, including the Maple Leafs, Kings and Penguins moneyline offerings. Advanced stats and trends highlight the top plays.

On a recent segment of TSN’s Insider Trading, it looks as if the Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be heading in a selling direction. Chris Johnston reported that there are no untouchable players, except for Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

A new report coming out of Pittsburgh has signaled a complete fire sale for the Penguins and Leafs GM Brad Treliving should look to acquire a huge defenseman.

Maple Leafs F Jacob Quillan has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Quillan, 22, made his NHL debut on Jan. 25 against the Ottawa Senators, going without a point across 5:01 minutes of ice time in the team's 2-1 loss.

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will captain the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off. More coming. The Canadian Press

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards John Tavares and Matthew Knies took part in practice with the team in Edmonton on Friday, TSN's Mark Masters reports. Masters adds that the pair were both skating in regular contact jerseys, while rookie Fraser Minten was absent after logging 11:41 of ice time in their 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday

Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby was named captain of Team Canada on Thursday afternoon. His alternate captains will be Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.

Leafs goalie Matt Murray has finally found his star potential once again at age 30, though there's just one catch: he's doing it in the AHL.

The Colorado Avalanche trading Mikko Rantanen last Friday to the Carolina Hurricanes prompted some observers to wonder if it might affect Mitch Marner's future with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Fifteen years after he scored the "Golden Goal" to deliver Canada an Olympic championship on home ice in Vancouver and 11 since he captained his country to another victory in Sochi, Sidney Crosby is taking on a familiar job for another international competition.