Nearly two months ago, defenseman Kris Letang stood in the media room at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and said he was confident that, despite him being ruled out for the postseason, the Penguins had everything they needed to make a run at another Stanley Cup.
Sure, Letang was going to say that. But it’s nearly possible to repeat as champions in the salary cap era, right? And the idea of a team making a run without its top do-it-all defenseman was almost preposterous.
Tuesday afternoon, Letang was back in that media room, standing at the same podium.