2012
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will be joy in the National Hockey League when the lockout (hopefully) comes to an end.
There will be significant hope in Pittsburgh that the Penguins are a legitimate Stanley Cup contender once the season begins in earnest.
There's little doubt that the Penguins are a strong playoff team that will be capable of making a long run. When you have not one but two of the league's elite players in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the roster, you become tough to beat each night.
However, when the Penguins moved Jordan Staal to Carolina in June and replaced him with Brandon Sutter, that added a new variable to the equation.
Staal was the Penguins' No. 3 center behind Crosby and Malkin, and he was never going to rise above that ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
There will be significant hope in Pittsburgh that the Penguins are a legitimate Stanley Cup contender once the season begins in earnest.
There's little doubt that the Penguins are a strong playoff team that will be capable of making a long run. When you have not one but two of the league's elite players in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the roster, you become tough to beat each night.
However, when the Penguins moved Jordan Staal to Carolina in June and replaced him with Brandon Sutter, that added a new variable to the equation.
Staal was the Penguins' No. 3 center behind Crosby and Malkin, and he was never going to rise above that ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins