NHL Projections: Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup

The Pittsburgh Penguins are the reigning Stanley Cup Champions, and they should be in the hunt for another cup this year.  They are a great all around team.  They have a talented and deep forward group, solid defense, and good goaltending.  This team should be a lock to make the playoffs, and will probably make another deep run this year.  The Penguins have a lot of good players, so spots will be up for grabs, especially in the bottom six.  There will be some talented guys left out of the lineup.  Here is my best guess of what the Penguins lineup will look like to start the season.

Forwards

Conor Sheary-

Sidney Crosby-

Patric Hornqvist

Chris Kunitz-

Evgeni Malkin-

Bryan Rust

Carl Hagelin-

Nick Bonino-

Phil Kessel

Tom Kuhnhackl-

Matt Cullen-

Eric Fehr

Defensemen

Olli Maata-

Kris Letang

Brian Dumoulin-

Trevor Daley

Ian Cole-

Justin Schultz

Goaltenders

Marc-Andre Fleury

Tristan Jarry

There's not much to say about the Penguins other than they have 4 solid lines, 3 good defense pairs, and 3 good goalies.  Their biggest question mark is backup goalie and that's because Matt Murray got injured.  Tristan Jarry will step into the role, but he should be fine.  This team is in excellent shape heading into the season, and I don't see any reason why they shouldn't have a great year.  I'm certainly not saying they are going to win the cup again, or even that they'll win the conference.  But I am saying they'll be a 100 point team and will be a high seed going into the playoffs.