Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Musi waFebruary 26, maminetsi mashoma pamberi pekutengeserana kwekupedzisira, maPenguins akaita chibvumirano neAtlanta Thrashers kuti vawane mapapiro ekurudyi Marian Hossa naPascal Dupuis mukutsinhana nemupikisi Colby Armstrong, wepakati Erik Christensen, tarisiro Angelo Esposito uye yekutanga-kutenderera sarudza mu2008 NHL Entry Draft
. Mune imwe kutengeserana, maPens akaunza 6-foot-7 defender Hal Gill kubva kuToronto Maple Leafs mukutsinhana kwechipiri- uye imwe yechishanu-kutenderera sarudzo mu2008 uye 2009 NHL Entry Draft, zvichiteerana.