Should Penguins, Kyle Dubas still SELL to get Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin help for next season?

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On his daily First 10 podcast, Post-Gazette sports columnist Jason Mackey reacts to the Penguins' recent surge into Stanley Cup playoff positioning. Is the power play's recent success real? Or just a short burst of production? Can Michael Bunting and Philip Tomasino maintain their recent success? And how should GM Kyle Dubas react to these promising trends? Should he add to the roster before the NHL trade deadline with an eye toward a playoff berth? Or should he still plan to sell assets like Rickard Rakell, Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson with the goal of helping Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang while they're still on the roster in 2025-26?

Jason tackles those questions and more, then talks a little about the Pirates first base situation. Should GM Ben Cherington have considered bringing Josh Bell back before he signed an affordable deal with the Washington Nationals over the weekend? And how much pressure is Cherington under for the Spencer Horwitz trade to work out, given other 1B options that have been available?