The Penguins notably decided to re-sign Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang to multi-year contracts this summer rather than let them go the free agent route. Those two along with Sidney Crosby are now in their 17th season together with Pittsburgh, which ties the Yankees trio of Jeter, Rivera and Posada for the longest run with a franchise in one of the four major pro sports leagues. Given their contracts there's a decent chance they'll run it to 20 before one or more of them retires or is let go.
My preference was to see Malkin and Letang leave, but needless to say I'll be very happy if it works out. The Pens are now the oldest team in the NHL but they've looked super-spry in the first two games of the new season, winning by identical scores of 6-2 over Arizona and Tampa, putting over 100 shots on net, many of them high quality. Of course it's only two games and the NHL season and post-season is a very long grind, so we'll see how they hold up.
My preference was to see Malkin and Letang leave, but needless to say I'll be very happy if it works out. The Pens are now the oldest team in the NHL but they've looked super-spry in the first two games of the new season, winning by identical scores of 6-2 over Arizona and Tampa, putting over 100 shots on net, many of them high quality. Of course it's only two games and the NHL season and post-season is a very long grind, so we'll see how they hold up.