John Marino is one of the more intriguing players on the 2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins roster.
For starters, he is going to be expected to play a prominent role and be a major cog in the defense. He is also one of the few players on the team that is still relatively young, has his best years ahead of him, and should be a long-term building block player.
The latter point is what makes this season seem so important for Marino and the Penguins, because it might help us determine just what sort of future he has with the team.