2022-23 NHL team preview: Pittsburgh Penguins
It’s hard not to talk about the Penguins offense without first talking about the two-headed monster down the middle in Crosby and Malkin. Both players are still insanely good, even as they find themselves at 35 and 36 this season, with both finishing above a point per game last season and Crosby tying for the team lead in points with 84 despite missing 13 games.
Beyond that, the Pens still have some strong top-six options to surround those pieces. They brought back deadline acquisition Rickard Rakell to complement this group after he performed well in his brief time in Pittsburgh last season, and one of Jason Zucker or Kasperi Kapanen will likely round out that group.
New to the team are Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta, and Ty Smith. Petry has almost consistently been a great defender throughout his career, with the exception being last year, so the Pens are banking on him doing better now that he’s away from Montreal. Rutta is a bit underrated from those Tampa Bay Cup runs, although he probably only has a few good years left in him at 32 considering his play style.
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