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I should have learned a long time ago not to write off the Penguins' chances of winning a championship without any one player but Sidney Crosby. Before and during the 2017 playoffs, I predicted three different times they couldn't win the Stanley Cup without an injured Kris Letang. Of course,…

PHILADELPHIA — The Bo Horvat era began promisingly for the Islanders.

CHICAGO — John Harms seemed to fade from Chicago Blackhawks lore just as quickly as he arrived.

The process was unusually and unnecessarily messy. Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford — remember him? — was typically candid during a news conference on Jan. 16 when he all but said he was going to fire Bruce Boudreau as coach of his underachieving team.

It's been a difficult ride for Kris Letang as of late, but the Pittsburgh Penguins star made the ultimate return on Tuesday night with four points and a game winner

PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang’s reintroduction to the lineup was just the spark the Penguins needed as they operated without a key defensive cog on a night where defense was at a deficit.

NEWARK, N.J. — Aside from sleeping in past the first minute of play, the Penguins were more than primed for their matinee meet-up with the Devils. What they weren’t prepared for was puck luck working against them.

PITTSBURGH — The cavalry has started to arrive for the Penguins, and not a moment too soon.

KANATA, Ontario — The Penguins apparently felt their penalty kill, which has shown cracks the last three weeks, needed a lot of extra work Wednesday night.