Penguins' bumpy start has produced 3 clear winners and 6 troubling losers

Through 14 games of action, the Pittsburgh Penguins are on a troubled path to a losing season. After 14 games, they have only captured 12 points, which is a complete opposite situation compared to where they sat in the standings last year around this time. Things are starting to unravel in a hurry, and that could point to the team making trades in the coming weeks if things don't change.

Perhaps general manager Kyle Dubas wanted this situation to occur.

He flooded the team with forwards and an unbalanced defensive unit to hopefully provide a spark. Now the organization is struggling to bring their young pieces to the NHL level as those logjammed forwards in front of them fail to find playing…