By Isabelle Khurshudyan, The Washington Post
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On the first day of training camp, Penguins Coach Mike Sullivan addressed this Pittsburgh team’s long odds. It had been nearly two decades since any NHL team repeated as a Stanley Cup champion, and it had never happened in the salary cap era. Even the Chicago Blackhawks, three-time winners with a core of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith hadn’t managed to win in back-to-back years.
But Sullivan didn’t see a reason why the Penguins couldn’t do it, especially considering the roster experienced little turnover from the 2016 championship team.