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- Nov 16, 2005
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The Pittsburgh Penguins lead the NHL's Eastern Conference with 40 wins and 84 points despite amassing over 350 man-games lost to injury. The team has suffered major injuries at every position and at one point were missing four of their top-six defensemen, two of their top-six forwards, and their backup goaltender.
Though the Penguins continue to win, mounting injuries have exposed some weaknesses in their system, namely a lack of skilled forward depth. There appears to be no immediate help in the system either, as the majority of their forward prospects lack either experience, skill, or both. The Penguins would normally address these weaknesses by trading a young defenseman, but they may not be able to afford to given the uncertain health of veteran defensemen Kris Letang and Paul Martin.… read more
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