As the next season approaches, here’s a handy guide for what to expect with the Penguins. Today we catch up with the group on the team that has the most uncertainty, at least from the outside perspective. The defensemen!
Returning players
We enter season No. 8 of the Pens’ most important defenders being Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang. It could also be the final one, with Dumoulin in a contract season and his performance being uneven as of late. But the Dumoulin-Letang combo, yet again, should make up the backbone of the Pens defense in 2022-23, as it has for the entirety of the Mike Sullivan era.