The 2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins had a lot of flaws, and at the top of that list was the fact the forward group was too top heavy and dependent on the top-six.
While the Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin lines mostly played great (and fully healthy for the entire season), the third-and fourth-lines were an offensive (and defensive) blackhole that got badly outplayed every single night.
If Crosby and Malkin were not on the ice, the Penguins were simply not going to score goals.
Even worse, they were going to give up a ton.
In response to that, new general manager Kyle Dubas pretty much overhauled the entire bottom-six.