Reviewing Pittsburgh Penguins Defence Corps Heading Into 2025-26 Offseason

Offseason Checklist: Pittsburgh Penguins

The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs plus those eliminated in the first round.  Accordingly, it’s time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Pittsburgh. The Penguins missed the playoffs for the third straight year, and the team has pivoted from being a perennial playoff participant to a below-average squad with an old and expensive ros…

Reviewing Pittsburgh Penguins Defence Corps Heading Into 2025-26 Offseason

The Pittsburgh Penguins defence has received a lot of focus as an area of concern following another playoff miss. General manager Kyle Dubas has spent much of his time in Pittsburgh so far making various tweaks to the defensive group. However, defence as a whole has been a weak point for the Penguins organization. This was made more apparent in a high-octane, high-scoring Eastern Conference throughout the 2024-25 campaign. The result of the lack…