The narrative surrounding incoming head coach Mike Sullivan suggests that the weeklong Rangers rookie camp that started Wednesday is superfluous.

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Rookies? There were hardly any rookies on the Penguins over the 10 years of Sullivan’s reign behind the bench. Young blood? Youngbloods were the exception to the rule on the roster following the initial infusion of Jake Guentzel, Conor Sheary, Bryan Rust and goaltender Matt Murray during the early days of Sullivan’s tenure that began with back-to-back Cup championships in 2016 and 2017.

That’s a fact.

But it is also a fact that the Pittsburgh hierarchy that

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