Another offseason starts early in Pittsburgh, after the Penguins bow out in the first round for the third season in a row. The team has been unable to find postseason success lately as they try to round out the final years of the Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin era.
Pittsburgh has an aging core, a defense where Mike Matheson and Cody Ceci ended up as the third and fourth most used/best defenders, a porous goalie and hardly any cap space. Add in a looming expansion draft and it will be a big challenge to reshape the team.
The day after a playoff elimination is always the Super Bowl of hot takes, Trade the star players!