Kyle Dubas said on the Penguins' 'GM Show' tonight that he'd view Egor Chinakhov as "the template" for any acquisitions they're targeting ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. trade deadline, though it's not a given they make a move at all.

"We feel good about where we're at in goal, in the present and future," Dubas said. "In terms of acquisitions, I think where we look is both up front and on defense. And I think the ideal acquisition for us will be a player that's in their 20s, closer to their mid-20s, that has some team control, either they're signed or they're a pending restricted free agent, or just where they're not a rental. That said, if we get closer to Friday and there's a chance to add to the team with someone who is a rental, we could look at that, too. Everyone looks at the deadline as a time that you have to act, and I think it is. It is a great opportunity to add talent to your roster and to your team. What I would say to that, is that we already have, this year, added a lot of talent to the team. We've made a lot of moves throughout the year to add Stu Skinner to the team, Sam Girard to the group, Egor Chinakhov to the group, and Ilya Solovyov to the group. We've already done that through the year, and I think at the deadline, it's seen as a time where I think that you have to act, and I think we've already acted, but it doesn't mean that we ever stop trying to improve the team, especially in positions that can help the group now and in the future."