Pittsburgh Penguins: Power Ranking the Defense

With the Pittsburgh Penguins beginning their 2015-16 training camp today, it’s important to look at what will be the most intriguing part of September.

How Will the Pittsburgh Penguins Defensive Pairings Shake Out?

Jim Rutherford has added multiple under-the-radar names to this group. He is comfortable with attacking 2015-16 by deploying a mostly unproven group and addressing needs or concerns as they arise. Whether or not this strategy will be successful remains to be seen but one thing is for sure, the defense is an area to watch as we wait to see how the pairings formulate.

My goal here is to power rank the defensemen that have the best shot at making the Pens’ opening day roster, whether…