The Penguins are off to a bad start and have already traded Lars Eller. Reports say that Drew O'Connor and Marcus Pettersson could be next.

Eller handled the situation professionally up to and through the Penguins’ low point in his tenure, an embarrassing blowout home loss to the Dallas Stars earlier this week. GMs

The Pittsburgh Penguins sent Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. But what else could be in store?

Penguins: Lost in overtime, but rebounded from a disastrous home defeat against the Stars, in which they allowed six first-period goals. Pittsburgh fell behind 2-0 and rallied to force overtime. The Penguins have lost four of five and 10 of their last 13 games overall.

Penguins forward Blake Lizotte left at 16:24 of the first period after taking a puck to the face from teammate Drew O'Connor. Lizotte was down in the Red Wings crease before going to the locker room while holding a tissue to his face.

Simon Edvinsson scored a goal 1 minute, 30 seconds into overtime, giving the Wings a 3-2 victory in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin kisses the cheek of his mother Natalia Malkin and embraces his father Vladimir Malkin during the ceremony honoring Pittsburgh Penguins cen

In terms of team accomplishments, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not produced much worth celebrating so far this season. However, their franchise icons achieving individual accolades has been a totally different story.