The Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/]will now officially have two first-round picks for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. According to the New York Post's Larry Brooks, the Rangers are sending the 12th overall pick of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft to the Penguins instead of their 2026 first-round pick. The Rangers owed the Penguins a first-round pick due to multiple trades. The Rangers first traded a conditional first-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks to acquire J.T. Miller. From there, the Canucks quickly traded the Rangers' first-round pick to the Penguins in the deal that sent Marcus Pettersson and Drew O'Connor to Vancouver. Now, the Penguins know that they will be receiving the Rangers' 2025 first-round pick instead of next year's. With this, the Penguins now have both the 11th overall and 12th overall picks for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. While next year's draft class is deeper than this year's, the Penguins should be happy about landing another good first-round pick in the top 15. It will be intriguing to see what they end up doing with it from here. Photo Credit: © Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
