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Penguins Insider Loses Hope Right Before Season Opening Puck Drop
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Penguins insider Josh Yohe has revealed on social media X that the Penguins won't be good this year, and far from it, just hours before tonight's puck drop.
The Stanley Cup days are a distant memory, and the Pittsburgh Penguins could slide lower in the standings according to NHL insider Josh Yohe, but in some mysterious way, opening night at Madison Square Garden is different.
If that's you, what it means is something precious has come back to Pittsburgh: hope, but the same can't be said about Yohe.
Between 2022 and 2024, there wasn't much hope. Beyond Sidney Crosby's brilliance, the Penguins were stagnant and directionless. Their identity, once formed in speed, skill, and unwavering belief, had crumbled.
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The downfall started at MSG, where the New York Rangers finished the Penguins' 15-year cycle of relevance in a 2022 Game 7 overtime disaster. Mike Sullivan left that ice aware that his team had one final chance, but the job had already been done.
Since then, the Penguins have stumbled in just about every aspect: on the ice, in the seats, and in the soul. But early in 2025-26, that pesky spark is shining bright once more.
There's a new bench leader in Dan Muse, a couple of teenagers stepping into the NHL, and an investment prospect pool fueled by deep draft assets in 2026 and 2027. The rebuild is imminent, and it has to be.
Despite all this, Yohe posted on X that the Penguins "won't be good this season, far from it."
"The Penguins probably won't be good this season. Far from it."
- Josh Yohe
- Josh Yohe
He likely is correct if you base it on what other experts are saying. But for the first time in years, there is a blueprint.
There is youth, energy, and the unmatched rhythm of Crosby still being the one making the calls.
This year won't be about victories or Stanley Cups. It's about resurrection, and the beginning of something belief-worthy again. The Penguins aren't good yet, according to Yohe, but hope, at last, is restored among the fanbase.
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OCTOBRE 7 | 49 ANSWERS Penguins Insider Loses Hope Right Before Season Opening Puck Drop Are you feeling the same way as Josh Yohe that the Penguins won't be good this year? | ||
| Yes | 11 | 22.4 % |
| No | 38 | 77.6 % |
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