McGinn has been everything Penguins expected ... and then some

CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Mike Sullivan figured he had a pretty good sense of what Brock McGinn could bring to the Penguins before they signed him as a free agent last summer.

And he did.

It just wasn't quite complete.

Sullivan knew he could count on McGinn to kill penalties, be responsible all over the rink, block shots, throw some hits and to generally make life unpleasant for opponents.

What he didn't realize was that McGinn could be as much of a factor in the Penguins' offense as he has been.

He enters the Penguins' game against the Hurricanes Sunday at 1:08 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena with 10 goals and six assists in 48 games.

Those numbers won't tempt Sullivan to have McGinn replace Jake Guentzel on…