Pittsburgh's Blue Line Gets Thinner: Defense Options Drying Up

The Penguins are facing a critical shortage of available defensemen as free agency progresses, and their options to address the back end are becoming increasingly limited. Pittsburgh's front office is running out of time and talent to solve what could become a major liability. The defensive depth chart is looking thinner by the day as other teams snap up available options. This crunch could force the Penguins into some difficult decisions about their roster construction moving forward.