For nearly the last two decades, NHL fans can count on the Pittsburgh Penguins to achieve some level of success. After the 2021-22 campaign, the Penguins have now made the playoffs in 16 consecutive years, winning three Stanley Cups over that stretch.
The main reason why the organization achieved all that success is because of three core players: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The trio has been together since the very beginning, each playing a critical role in the three championship runs and still playing at an elite level to this day.
Having said that, Penguins fans dealt with the threat of Malkin and Letang potentially leaving the team during this offseason. Fortunately, the former avoid free agency thanks to a four-year, $24.4 million while the latter signed a six-year, $36.6 million extension.
With Malkin and Letang, along with Crosby, locked down for the near future, it's clear that another Stanley Cup run is in the Penguins' sights.