One of the Penguins’ self-designated missions this season was becoming different. They identified a few key aspects to chase (getting younger, getting faster, becoming a better two-way team).
But did these changes — almost all of which they voluntarily chose to do with trades and free agent signings (since they didn’t lose anything of significance to free agency) — did it actually make the Pens better? Or are they falling behind?
That seems to be the million dollar question to ponder throughout the rest of the summer.
This power ranking would indicate that no, Pittsburgh hasn’t appeared to improve, as of on paper and in the summer.