Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Are Still the Favorite in the Eastern Conference

July 24th, 2012 by Shane Darrow Leave a reply »
With all the hype around the Atlantic Division lately, many people have failed to remember that the Stanley Cup Champions from 2009 are still around. The Philadelphia Flyers are more than likely going to land superstar defenseman Shea Weber, and the New York Rangers just acquired Rick Nash in a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets for basically nothing.

And it might not end there, Shane Doan could very easily end up somewhere in the Atlantic Division when he decides where he wants to sign.

Sure, the Penguins lost Jordan Staal to go play alongside his brother in Carolina, and in return got a substantial downgrade in Brandon Sutter to replace him as the third-line center, but people tend to forget one very key aspect to last season.

Sidney Crosby only played 22 games last year, and while Rick Nash played a full 82 games, he only had 22 more points than Sid at season's end. 

So while the Flyers grabbed Shea Weber and the Rangers got Rick Nash, the Penguins are getting the best player in the world back. And he has already developed chemistry with guys like Pascal Dupuis, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang.

Who is to say that Weber ...

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