The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline Penguins get: Forward Tommy Novak, Defenseman Luke Schenn Predators get: Forward Michael Bunting, fourth-round pick in 2026 Sean Gentille: Tommy Novak is the best player involved in this deal.

The Penguins and President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas made his second trade of the evening, this time sending forward Michael Bunting as well as a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators.

The Penguins acquired veteran defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak from the Predators in exchange for Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-rounder.

Heading to Nashville

Bunting (appendectomy) is day-to-day and is unlikely to be available for the Predators game Saturday versus Chicago, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site. Bunting had surgery last week and was dealt Wednesday from Pittsburgh with Luke Schenn and Thomas Novak heading the other way.

The Nashville Predators sold off two more assets, defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak, and acquired another draft pick.

First reported by NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Penguins announced that they have traded forward Michael Bunting and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Nashville Predators for defenseman Luke Schenn and forward Tommy Novak.

The Predators and Penguins have made a multi-player swap. Nashville has acquired winger Michael Bunting along with a 2026 fourth-round pick from Pittsburgh in exchange for center Thomas Novak and defenseman Luke Schenn.

The recent trade of Michael Bunting to the Nashville Predators has caused a major uproar among Pittsburgh Penguins fans, who are still reeling from th