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The Jack Adams Award is all about expectations and perceptions, no matter how flawed or accurate they may be. If the perception of a particular hockey team before a season is that it won't be successful, those lowered expectations make that team's success seem all the more exceptional and surprising. Throw in an injury to a key player and the award is probably yours. If the hockey world believes your team can contend for a Stanley Cup and then your team wins 50 games, it's a lot harder to be named the NHL's best coach. If the hockey world believes your ...

Beau Bennett will change everything for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Maybe that seems like a lot of pressure to heap onto a 22-year-old forward with a total of 38 games played in the NHL. Perhaps it stinks of hyperbole. If the Chicago Blackhawks can literally have countdowns until Teuvo Teravainen makes his NHL debut and he can be hailed as the second coming of Patrick Kane, though, surely Pittsburgh Penguins fans aren't out of line when thinking about the difference Bennett could make as a third-line forward. Chicago's golden child is 19 years old and was selected with the 18th overall pick in ...

Every team deals with injuries throughout the regular season, and every coach is forced to work with imperfect lineups from Day 1 of the preseason. Players can be lost for a variety of reasons—from attending the birth of a child to kneeing an opponent in the head and getting suspended. It's impossible to deny that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been decidedly unlucky in terms of their overall health during the 2013-14 season, though. According to ManGamesLost.com, the Penguins have lost 419 games to their ridiculous injury bug. That's good for the top spot in the league, and they have a whopping 96-game lead ...

Every team deals with injuries throughout the regular season, and every coach is forced to work with imperfect lineups from Day 1 of the preseason. Players can be lost for a variety of reasons—from attending the birth of a child to kneeing an opponent in the head and getting suspended. It's impossible to deny that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been decidedly unlucky in terms of their overall health during the 2013-14 season, though. According to ManGamesLost.com, the Penguins have lost 419 games to their ridiculous injury bug. That's good for the top spot in the league, and they have a whopping 96-game lead ...

Having endured a tumultuous offseason followed by a seemingly endless string of major injuries to key players, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not only weathered the storm but are once again among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. While players and fans understandably look ahead to this year's postseason, it's important to remember that, for an organization to be successful, it must have an outlook broader than simply one game, one series or even one season. With that in mind, let's take a look at the five most promising sings for the Pittsburgh Penguins' future.Begin Slideshow

Having endured a tumultuous offseason followed by a seemingly endless string of major injuries to key players, the Pittsburgh Penguins have not only weathered the storm but are once again among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. While players and fans understandably look ahead to this year's postseason, it's important to remember that, for an organization to be successful, it must have an outlook broader than simply one game, one series or even one season. With that in mind, let's take a look at the five most promising sings for the Pittsburgh Penguins' future.Begin Slideshow

Since 2006, the Pittsburgh Penguins have only made a single first-round draft selection earlier than the 20th-overall pick. Despite constantly making their first selection in the back-third of the opening round—sometimes even later than that—the team has managed to find several gems. Olli Maatta appears to have been a steal at No. 22 in 2012, and depth selections like Robert Bortuzzo have carved out roles in the NHL as well. Not every pick the Penguins have made has been a slam dunk though. There are a few aggravating youngsters in the system that are hard to pin down. Of course, most of these ...

Since 2006, the Pittsburgh Penguins have only made a single first-round draft selection earlier than the 20th-overall pick. Despite constantly making their first selection in the back-third of the opening round—sometimes even later than that—the team has managed to find several gems. Olli Maatta appears to have been a steal at No. 22 in 2012, and depth selections like Robert Bortuzzo have carved out roles in the NHL as well. Not every pick the Penguins have made has been a slam dunk though. There are a few aggravating youngsters in the system that are hard to pin down. Of course, most of these ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night in the last meeting of the the season between these two clubs. Sidney Crosby found the back of the mesh, as did Chris Kunitz, Lee Stempniak and Brandon Sutter for Pittsburgh, while Dallas’ Tyler Seguin was the lone goal scorer on the night for his team. The Pens’ win tied the regular-season series at one apiece. As of right now, both teams find themselves at different ends of the postseason spectrum. Dallas is on the verge of missing the playoffs for a sixth straight season. In Pittsburgh, the ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night in the last meeting of the the season between these two clubs. Sidney Crosby found the back of the mesh, as did Chris Kunitz, Lee Stempniak and Brandon Sutter for Pittsburgh, while Dallas’ Tyler Seguin was the lone goal scorer on the night for his team. The Pens’ win tied the regular-season series at one apiece. As of right now, both teams find themselves at different ends of the postseason spectrum. Dallas is on the verge of missing the playoffs for a sixth straight season. In Pittsburgh, the ...