When it comes to struggles on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ defense this season it is Brian Dumoulin that has taken most of the heat.
Given the way his 2021-22 season played out and ended, his struggles are not a huge surprise. Maybe disappointing if you were hoping for a big bounce back, but I think we had a sense he might be on this path at this stage of his career.
He is also not the only key veteran defender off to a rocky start.
Kris Letang’s early play is a pretty big elephant in the room that we should probably discuss a little bit.