Episode 385: Penguins Deep Dive

Jesse Marshall joins the show to help deep dive the Pittsburgh Penguins and their eventful start to the season. Topics include:

• Surviving a bumpy first month
• Why they're fortunate to be where they are
• Making sense of a strange underlying shot profile
• The funk Evgeni Malkin has been in
• What's wrong with him, and how they can fix him
• Mixing and matching in the top 6
• Bryan Rust proving he's totally legit
• Jim Rutherford's unplanned exit
• Importance of coach and front office being on same page
• Managing multiple timelines as organization
• Putting players in position to succeed based on their skills 
• Getting back to 5-on-5 dominance

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