— Forward Group Garnering Praise: Some outsiders look at the Penguins as having a bottom-5 roster with Pittsburgh pegged as having one of the NHL’s worst group of Left D they’ve seen in years. Others, though, still see a chance for overachievement from the group with a new identity/small coaching bump……..

That’s if things stand pat at the forward position.

Quite a few evaluators, coaches have privately spoken fondly of the Penguins forward group and that it has the makings of having a good combo of skill, harder to play against presence. Assuming the likes of a young talent in Ville Koivunen keeps trending up, one individual even felt the forward group was too good for the Penguins to be regarded as a tank team that some are currently pegging them at.

— One breath of fresh air in the Penguins organization with the coaching change has been management and coaching staff being aligned on truly wanting to establish an identity. Skill is always a priority but players with a physical prowess in the tough areas of the rink are going to be embraced by Dan Muse & Co.

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— Log Jam on Right D? Kris Letang was given a heads-up months in advance that walking right into his usual top pairing, 22-24 minutes a night role was no sure thing moving forward. The message To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

— New head coach Dan Muse was a big player behind the scenes in Pittsburgh acquiring both To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

— Goaltending Buzz: San Jose and Philadelphia are two primary teams that strongly mulled To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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Rust Trade Buzz: Among the rumblings around the league is multiple members of the Penguins front office were in favor of trading To read this insider news, subscribe to get “Inside Access”!

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