NEWARK, N.J. -- Kris Letang leads the Penguins in average ice time, precisely 25 minutes per game.
He's third on the team in scoring with 12 points, nearly twice as many as any other defenseman.
He's a fixture on the power play and the penalty-kill and frequently is deployed against opponents' top lines.
OK, other than that, he really doesn't mean much to this team.
Oh, except for the part where he's also an alternate captain and one of the few players who was part of the franchise's three most recent Stanley Cups.