Insider

The Penguins' best defenseman is 2002 waiver-wire castoff Dick Tarnstrom. That tells you how thin their back line is....

With Pittsburgh likely to be outmanned nightly, rookie coach Ed Olczyk's most important task may be to keep his youthful team from getting down on itself....

Of the three players obtained for Jaromir Jagr two years ago, only one looks like a bona fide NHLer. C Kris Beech, 22, has a good future, but C Michal Sivek, 22, and D Boss Lupaschuk, 22, have not progressed as hoped.