Not that big trades with Detroit and Carolina

Don’t see Canes taking on Rust. Worth more to them to make Pens carry that contract

the penguins don't want to trade him. They are thin on RW. They are stacked on LW. Unless they are getting back a better RW, that trade isn't happening.

Thin on RW? Kessel and Hornqvist
Stacked on LW? Guentzel and then who? Kahun who couldn't get 40 pts in Chicago's top 6 of McCann who's never crack 30 points?

Kahun racked up 13 goals last year as a rookie. Lets not pretend he can't play. McCann racked up 11 goals in 32 games.
So yeah, they are set on LW.
Kessel has his issues, he can't play with Malkin. So he's on the 3rd line otherwise it's a mess. And Horny is simply in the wrong system. They want to run and gun. That's not what he does. Which is why Rust is so important, he's fast and can play that way. So if you trade him, you are thin on the RW.