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Penguins should take a swing at every young, talented player that becomes available

Most of them will not stick. Some of them will.

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When Kyle Dubas accepted the Pittsburgh Penguins job he had to know he was in for a challenge.

He was inheriting a franchise with a depleted farm system, almost no young players on the NHL roster and trying to strike a delicate balance between still maximizing what is left of the careers of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, while also trying to put together a plan for ushering in an era of Penguins hockey for when that trio retires.