Back on December 11th, with the Penguins in a four-game winless streak and bumbling towards the bottom of the table, general manager Kyle Dubas made headlines when he said he would wait until the All-Star break to see where the team stood to chart the appropriate course forward for the year.
Since that time, the Pens are sixth in the NHL with a .719 points%. Despite that upturn, they’re still right around the middle of the NHL, as a check of some recent power rankings will show.
- The Athletic: 14th
- NHL.