Let's get this out of the way before we discuss more of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the pre-Mario Lemieux era: They were not very good.  They would struggle annually to make the post-season and did not elicit excitement among hockey fans anywhere in the country, let alone in Western Pennsylvania.

When Ron Francis retired, he was second all-time in Assists with 1,249.  It needs to be mentioned that 449 of them came as a Pittsburgh Penguin.

Kris Letang has to date spent his entire professional hockey career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the organization has to be thrilled with the return on their 2005 Third Round Pick.