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Dave Molinari: Early 1990s champs had even more talent than Penguins' current crop

The parallel is pretty obvious, of course.

And, it’s the only one that matters.

The Penguins won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992, and they’ve done it again in 2016 and 2017.

That’s a nice feat to pull off every quarter-century or so.

Not surprisingly, despite being from different eras, the teams have a few things in common.

Both had a lineup anchored by one of the game’s all-time elite players, be it Mario Lemieux or Sidney Crosby.

There was quality coaching, whether from a staff headed by Bob Johnson, Scott Bowman or Mike Sullivan.