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Craig Custance, ESPN Senior Writer 10y

Chasing the Kings: Metropolitan Division

The Pacific may be the home of the defending champs, and the Central may be the league’s deepest and strongest division. But no division comes with more intrigue than the Metropolitan, a division where nearly every team can make the playoffs. Or not.

But how many are built to win a championship? In the final installment of Chasing the Kings, we examine each Metro team and how their rosters stack up in five key characteristics that make the Los Angeles Kings great: franchise center, strong top four anchored by legit No. 1 defenseman, playoff tested-goalie, skilled fourth line and players contributing on their entry-level deals.


Pittsburgh Penguins

Franchise center: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both qualify here. Crosby received a lot of attention last spring for a subpar, by his standard, postseason.

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