First impressions: analyzing the new players on the Penguins

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesThere is always a risk of reading too much into one performance in the NHL. There’s another game tomorrow, after all, and one game is only worth so much. Still, for many players, this was the first look we had at seeing them in a Penguin jersey. Let’s check out some instant impressions made.

Two thumbs up

Mark Jankowski

—Jankowski was an interesting reclamation project signing this past off-season by Pittsburgh. In the two seasons from 2017-19 with Calgary, he scored 31 total goals. He scored 32 points in 2018-19, seemingly on a path to carve out a nice little niche as a lower line forward. Then, last season Jankowski cratered, scoring only seven points in 56…