The State of the Penguins Part 3: the Left Wings
Our Pittsburgh Penguins have a lot of left-handed Wingers on their roster and in the organization. Many of the Penguins Forwards are versatile enough to play both Wings, regardless of which hand they shoot. I have already talked about many of them. Many of the remaining Wings that I have not talked about yet, under better circumstances are worth keeping.
However, since I started writing this series, there have been developments that may complicate who stays and who goes. It has been reported by Dan Kingarski that “Because of the lost revenue, sources told PHN this week there is a question if the Penguins will spend to the cap limit next season.” If Operations is not permitted to waste the whole of the Cap Limit this season like they did last season, it will make things interesting.
So Let’s look at the remaining Forwards.
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel did not his best playoff but then again, he had not played a Hockey game in anger since December 31, 2019. After scoring his 20th goal of the season and 200th career point he was driven head and shoulders first into the boards by the Ottawa Senators Defense.