One of the biggest red flags about the Pittsburgh Penguins adding Patrick Marleau is a simple round number. 40. It’s Marleau’s age, making him the second oldest forward in the league behind now former teammate Joe Thornton. Marleau has played in an astounding 1,715 NHL games and if he comes back next season he quite possibly could break Gordie Howe’s all-time career record for total NHL games.
With that age and mileage comes a very real and fair question — how much does Marleau have left to offer the Pens? We asked the wonderful Fear the Fin contributor Sheng Peng this and others and his answers and scouting report make a great preview for Pens’ fans.