Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Pittsburgh Penguins.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Penguins looked to have thrown in the towel but rallied to make the playoffs, helped by a push by their veteran core. We have several elevations and one new entrant.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes, though there is still news regarding the top group:
1. Mario Lemieux
2. Sidney Crosby
3. Evgeni Malkin
4. Jaromir Jagr
5. Kris Letang
You can find the entire list here.
Crosby remains #2 but is closing in on the Hall of Famer, Mario Lemieux.
Evgeni Malkin has a more arduous task. He was #3 last year, but overtaking Crosby and Lemieux seems like a tall order.
Like Malkin, Defenseman Kris Letang is in the same spot (#5) as last year and is unlikely to get past Jagr anytime soon.
Jake Guentzel, now with Tampa Bay, moved up two spots to #14.
Bryan Rust advanced three spots to #24.
Goalie Tristan Jarry moved up to #32 from #38.
Defenseman Marcus Pettersson makes his debut at #49
We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.
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