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Bryan Rust: Early season slump or cause for concern?

With a 7-2-1 record over their past 10 games, and just completing a relatively successful week where they went 2-1-0, the Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be back on track after an early season seven-game losing streak.

Sidney Crosby is still playing like a living legend, Tristan Jarry has turned things around, the penalty kill is back to being a strength instead of an Achilles heel, and they starting to climb back up the standings.

They have also been relatively healthy for the first time in years.

Just look at this absurdity.

The Penguins' 6 consecutive healthy games is (perhaps to no surprise) the longest such streak they've had going back to 2000/01 - only matched by a 6-gamer across two series during the 2012/13 playoffs

— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) November 27, 2022

The one thing that is causing me a little concern right now is the production from Bryan Rust.