Thanks to the good work of GM Ron Hextall, who signed all of the Penguins’ high-profile free agents this summer, our favorite hockey team returns largely intact from the previous season. A season when we were perhaps a healthy goalie away from advancing to the second round…or farther.
The one area that saw significant change?
Defense.
With an eye toward giving us a bit more size and net-front presence, GMRH signed a key free agent and swung a pair of blockbuster deals. Making us nine-deep on the blue line.
Our defense sure looks different.