The Pittsburgh Penguins‘ goaltending situation is in the best place it’s been in years. The team itself is the best it’s been since their last Stanley Cup win in 2009. The coaching staff is effective and smart. We know all these things.
We might be able to call the Penguins a Cinderella Story, if we twist the plot a little bit. They were never really that bad to begin with, never really fit the “rags” part of the rags-to-riches tale. However, their development from the start of the season to now definitely matches that narrative of improvement – if through a little more hard work than magic.