Due to one devastating and long-term injury to one key player after another, the Penguins have been in “hold on” mode for much of this season. And, they’ve held on, looking at another 100+ point season that should easily punch their ticket to the playoffs, even in a more competitive than imagined Metropolitan Division this year.
Now that Sidney Crosby is back from his surgery and looking like, well, Sidney Crosby, the team has two big problems. First is one that will be addressed with a trade, to replace as much of the scoring of Jake Guentzel as possible.