Penguinator
Kesselator
Cole is not a top pairing defender and may never be. The Pens need at least one gaurenteed pairing and Maatta-Letang is it.
Also I think you are dreaming that Johnston is going to regularly have Scuderi as the 7th defenseman in the press box. Once Scuderi is in the picture Cole has to be paired with him as a babysitter. Lovejoy is too bad, slow and replicates his weaknesses. Pouliot and Dumoulin are better skaters and puck movers than Cole but have less experience and haven't played the right side.
Maatta-Letang
Scuderi-Cole
Pouliot-Lovejoy
Dumoulin
with TOI Letang, Maatta, Cole, Lovejoy, Scuderi, Pouliot, Dumoulin
That has to be one of the most realistic take on our D so far. I can't say i disagree with any of it. Pouliot was doing good with The Reverend on a 3rd pair. Of course things are probably going to evolve (or devolve) as the season unravels.