Kyle Dubas was hired to be the Penguins’ president of hockey operations and general manager in 2023 and has guided the Penguins through two mostly forgettable seasons. Their futility, however, hasn’t been his fault, as the team was mostly a crumbling dynasty still trying to hang on to their glory years and hoping for one last miracle run.

Dubas, however, didn’t come to Pittsburgh to try and revive a dynasty, although it is clear that was what his marching orders were in his first year. He came to tear it down and rebuild it. He was handcuffed in some ways because of the sensitivity surrounding the aging stars and their desire to try and make playoff runs.

That led to some moves — like the addition of Erik Karlsson — that provided some sort of temporary false hope but stunted the rebuild

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