It is not exactly a smoldering hot take to suggest the Pittsburgh Penguins may be on the downside of the Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin era. Because they are. The playoff success has slowed down, the three most important and highest paid players on the team are in their mid-30s, and there is going to come a point in the next few years where, for one reason or another (trade, retirement, whatever), one of them is no longer going to be a Penguin.
There is also going to come a point when the entire trio is no longer productive or even playing, a development that is going to necessitate a rebuild.