Whether or not the Pittsburgh Penguins actually make the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs (I still think they will) it seems pretty clear that given their current roster construction they are not going to be lifting the Stanley Cup this season.
Even worse, they do not seem to be on that tier of contenders that would have the best chance of actually doing that. They seem significantly behind teams like Boston, Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Colorado, while their flaws seem to become even more glaring with each loss.
Ron Hextall tried to build a contender around what is left of the careers of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang, and it is becoming quite clear that he failed to do so in a pretty significant way.