Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waFebruary 26, maminitsi mashomanana asati asvika musi wokupedzisira wokutengeserana, Penguins yakaita chibvumirano neAtlanta Thrashers kuti iwane mapapiro okurudyi Marian Hossa naPascal Dupuis mukutsinhana nomupikisi Colby Armstrong, pakati Erik Christensen, tarisiro Angelo Esposito
2008 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.