When the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night it will officially mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 NHL season for them, which seems absolutely baffling. But here we are, Game 41 out of 82.
That should be enough time to accurately assess what sort of team you have, because at this point there are not going to be any surprises the rest of the way.
But I am not entirely sure that is the case with this Penguins team because we have seen two dramatically different versions for extended periods of time at completely different times,
Peaks and valleys over the course of a season are normal and common, but the Penguins have taken it to the extreme.