Over the last few days, fans and some in the sports media have been calling for a trade to spark the Penguins—a move to bolster their defense or bring in a quality second-line center. I laughed this off at first because, to me. They don’t realize the situation the Penguins are in, or at the very least, they are deluding themselves. It’s clear that Kyle Dubas has been shopping in the bargain bin, likely because he believes, as I do, that this team’s Stanley Cup window has closed—or at least won’t reopen without some serious investments that the Penguins just don’t have.