Dallas and Tampa Bay to have scouts at Thursday's game.

With the trade deadline only weeks away, rumors are heating up. Especially with the Pens doing poorly this season. The Dallas Stars are supposed to have a scout in attendance Thursday night. News of a scout from the Tampa Bay Lightning is heating up the trade rumor that the Pens could be going after Martin St. Louis. I, myself, never look too closely at trade rumors. Talks come and go and trades are mostly unpredictable. I sort of dread this time until the trade deadline. I wonder who will go or come and I get too attached to players. I understand trades are a part of the business, but sometimes it is tough to see some players go.