Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas met with the media on Monday in advance of the 2024-25 regular season opener, and one of his most intriguing comments related to the bottom-six and what sort of expectations they should have as a group.

He's seen "forecasts" that the Penguins should be just on the bubble of a playoff spot once again this season. He's heard outside noise that this is the Penguins' last real shot at a run, and if they fail to make the postseason again, "that will slowly draw this era of Penguins hockey to a close."

Kyle Dubas knows what is said about the club he is charged with crafting and steering. After two seasons of being a spectator for the playoffs — and six springs without a postseason series victory — the external view of the Penguins isn’t what it once was.

With a healthy combination of veteran leadership and youth energy, the Penguins look to become contenders again as soon as possible

Kyle Dubas knows what is said about the club he is charged with crafting and steering. Crews expect to finish by the end of October. A multi-million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant project to replace outdated signals in Charleroi is nearly finished. Though it too...