Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas met with the media on Monday in advance of the 2024-25 regular season opener, and one of his most intriguing comments related to the bottom-six and what sort of expectations they should have as a group.
Dubas said they need to get past the idea of the bottom-six just being there for defense. While he added that they “need to defend their ass off,” he also made it clear they need to score and produce some offense.
It was an encouraging statement. It was also an accurate statement.