Three regression targets in 2020-21 for the Penguins

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLast week we checked on three concerns for 2019-20 for the Penguins as far as regression. To repeat, it’s important to note this is not a prediction or a guarantee to project the future. Performances can ebb and flow, but usually play will level off as true talent level dictates.

Here’s some aspects to consider seeing how much replication can happen next season in 2020-21.

#1 Bryan Rust, point per game player

After scoring a total of 55 goals in the first 253 games played in the NHL (.22 goals/game) from 2015-19, Bryan Rust exploded in 2019-20, scoring 27 goals in 55 games (.49 goals/game). His points took a similar number recording 56…