The Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup victory did not surprise anyone last season, but it probably should have.
Of course, when a team sports two of the top players of a generation in Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the expectations are set at a championship every season, but heading into the playoffs the Penguins didn't fit the profile of a team that was a lock to raise the Cup.
While every other recent Stanley Cup winner had been dominant on the shot counter, the Penguins ranked 16th in 2016-17. They were also missing their No.