PensBurgh · May 10, 2021
Looking back on preseason predictions for the Penguins
Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWe had a longer than normal “summer” 2020 offseason, and perhaps a longer than anticipated one too for the Penguins. Pittsburgh was eliminated from the bubble after just four postseason games so the offseason stretched from August-January as the hockey world largely sat in limbo, awaiting plans and figuring out how to operate in a pandemic world.
That led to a lot of preseason predictions, like this one from December 31st, 2020. Training camps had yet to open, but roster moves were largely in place. Jim Rutherford was still the general manager. It seems like a long time ago now, even though it was just over four months ago..