"The Penguins’ stout defensive play surely helps the cause"
Ehhh...Letang has missed some time and now Dumoulin is out. Schultz sucks at defending and Pettersson has regressed from last year. That leaves JJ, Riikola, Ruhwedel, and Trotman. Marino has been a HUGE surprise, but I still wouldn't call the group "stout." Granted, the
team defense is much better this year (meaning forwards). Jarry has really put on a show this year.