Penguins Forward Reportedly Done In Pittsburgh
A new report has indicated that the Pittsburgh Penguins and one of their top forwards could be parting ways this season. The relationship between the two has potentially gone off the rails.
Penguins Forward Frustrated With His Experience In Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Penguins went all in this summer trying to build a contending team. In doing so they made several additions to the roster.
One of the most notable names that came to town was Reilly Smith. Smith was traded from Vegas to Pittsburgh this past summer and was expected to be a key contributor. After a struggling season in Pittsburgh Smith is reportedly not embraced being a Penguin.
In 41 games this season Smith has just 20 points. His projected point total for this season would drop by 20 if he continues at this pace. This has led to major trade speculation surrounding Smith. One option that has been mentioned is a return back to one of his former teams.
Smith Returning To His Old Home In Upcoming Blockbuster Trade?
The Hockey News has since linked Reilly Smith to a new team. In their report, they list the Vegas Golden Knights as one of the favorites to land Smith. If the Golden Knights were to land Smith it would be one of the biggest blockbuster trades of the deadline.
Reilly Smith had by far his most success with the Vegas Golden Knights. He was always going to likely return to the Golden Knights before retiring. If the two sides could make a deal work with Smith's salary he could return sooner than everyone thought.
If Smith does return to Vegas he could continue the work he has done with the Golden Knights core and try to go back to back as a champion.
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 7 | 102 ANSWERS Penguins Forward Reportedly Done In Pittsburgh Should the Vegas Golden Knights trade for Reilly Smith? | ||
| Yes | 62 | 60.8 % |
| No | 40 | 39.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||