The Pittsburgh Penguins, in what seems to be the norm these days, found themselves battling through major injuries throughout the second half of the 2014-15 season. Those injuries included Kris Letang after he hit the boards awkwardly on March 28 following a hit by Shane Doan.
While the hit sparked a lot of debate and controversy, one thing that’s impossible to argue is the impact Letang had leading up to the season-ending injury. He was simply phenomenal, and exactly what the Pittsburgh Penguins envisioned when they signed him to his current eight-year, $58 million contract.