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Penguins defence rising to the occasion in Letang's absence

You’ve plopped yourself down in your comfy recliner, armed with the TV remote in one hand and your preferred beverage in the other.

It’s the NHL playoffs, a time to regularly watch your favourite performer from the Letang family entertain you on the big-screen TV.

A year ago, you watched blueliner Kris Letang gobble up an average of 28 minutes and 53 seconds of ice time per post-season contest during the Pittsburgh Penguins' march to the Stanley Cup, a run which saw him accrue 15 points in 23 games and culminate with the hoisting of hockey’s Holy Grail.