FILE - Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette, right, and assistant coach Dan Muse during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Oct. 26, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to navigate their way through the twilight of the Sidney Crosby era to the dawn of whatever comes next.

It’s a transition general manager Kyle Dubas has repeatedly said will not be easy, or particularly quick, and would require a coach who can connect with veterans while simultaneously developing young talent.

Enter Dan Muse, who has spent the last two decades dabbling in the former and excelling in the latter.

Dubas hired the 42-year-old Muse as Pittsburgh’s coach on Wednesday, tasking the former New York Rang

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