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Kyle Dubas' Penguins plan just got flipped by a new insider report
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Kyle Dubas has the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoff race, and that makes the idea of a selloff feel almost impossible right now.
They just rolled into Edmonton and dropped a 6-2 statement, three goals in 37 seconds, and suddenly the room looks alive again.
That win stretched their point streak to six games at 4-0-2.
The Penguins are 25-14-11, and that is a real record, not a vibes-based mirage.
Sidney Crosby is dragging the whole thing forward with 27-30-57, and he keeps stacking multi-point nights like it is 2017.
James Mirtle teased his "six stories" NHL newsletter on X, and ", will the Penguins make the playoffs" question landed because it still feels weird to see them in it.
The numbers say it is not weird, with MoneyPuck putting Pittsburgh at 59.8% to make the playoffs.
That is better than a coin flip, and it would qualify as the biggest surprise of the season.
Arturs Silovs and Stuart Skinner have steadied things between the pipes lately, and the blue line is healthier with Erik Karlsson back in the mix again too.
Sidney Crosby keeps the Pittsburgh Penguins off the cliff
Pens fans have spent two years bracing for the fall, so this little heater comes with equal parts joy and side-eye.
The tricky part is roster math, because a "selloff" normally means flipping expiring pieces, not tearing up the core.
Kyle Dubas already moved Valtteri Puustinen and a late pick for defense help, which smells like buying stability, not dumping salary.
If the Penguins stay in this lane into March, the deadline turns into a tweak season, not a fire sale.
Their next test comes Sunday in Vancouver, and the way they start that game will tell you if this is real.
Either way, the spring race feels louder when Pittsburgh matters.
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