The Eastern Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion Nashville Predators, four games to two. Crosby missed months after core muscle surgery, and Malkin missed more than the first month of the season with a soft tissue leg injury.3 Things My Dad Wants to Know: Why Did NHL Push for Canadian City?Great Debate: Murray vs. Jarry and the Penguins Future PlansFleury is already gone.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins need a top-line RW and will need a second power-play QB and third-pairing right-side defenseman. The Penguins stealth youth movement, which included snagging Jared McCann, Nick Bjugstad, John Marino, Marcus Pettersson, and the insertion of Teddy Blueger and Zach Aston-Reese into the lineup with fellow mid-20s regular Jake Guentzel has created a sustainable supporting cast.Malkin, Penguins Fall Short in OT, Flyers Win Exhibition 3-2Penguins Mistake: Team Leaves Poulin Off Bubble Roster (PHN+)Even if the Penguins are lucky enough to have Crosby and Malkin healthy for the next few NHL playoffs, the supporting cast will become an issue, too. Malkin was within a couple of weeks of being gone last summer until everyone involved pulled back on the yoke. Return to Play Stanley Cup Qualifiers preview: Penguins vs. Canadiens Pittsburgh's experience, scoring prowess key against Montreal's goaltending This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Penguins.Despite Pittsburgh's long history with hockey and having a small, but loyal fanbase early on, the Penguins struggled with fan support early on in its history, at times only averaging 6,000 fans per game when Civic Arena had a seating capacity over 16,000.
"When you have the chance to be on a team like ours and to be successful like we've been, to have another championship would solidify what we've been able to accomplish in Pittsburgh. The realists among us will note the stars’ age. Pittsburgh’s major pro sports franchises have won 16 championships since the early 1900s. The Penguins will also need to pay Marino handsomely after next season.This offseason, the Penguins will need to make a choice in goal and cast their lot with that netminder for the next handful of years.