The number of defensemen in the NHL that can rival Kris Letang's offensive prowess are few in number. You have Erik Karlsson. P.K. Subban is on that same elite level, regardless of what Michel Therrien thinks or says. Alex Pietrangelo, Duncan Keith and Shea Weber are monsters with the puck as well.
That's not an all-inclusive list—note the disturbing lack of Keith Yandle—but it expresses one idea quite clearly: Letang is one of the league's premier players when it comes to producing points from the blue line and is in unique company when it comes to his skill set.
Prior to the start of the 2013-14 season, Letang had posted 130 points in his last 168 contests. That's a ridiculous output for a guy that is supposed to be focusing on defense given his position. Few players on the Pittsburgh Penguins work harder, and Letang is one of the most impressive athletes in the league today.
And there's an increasing chorus of mainstream pundits calling for Pittsburgh to trade him away.
Within the last month, Dejan Kovacevic of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sean Conboy (and a "mega roundta ...
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