Been a Pens fan for a long time, I have seen the best Pens team ever ('93) lose in the playoffs, so I had zero expectations for this group especially because it's a LOT harder to win now with parity, salary cap, and simply more teams. I was happy with the 2009 cup, wanted more, but was resigned to the fact that would probably be it for this group. 16 and 17 was just icing on the cake.
As far as favorite player - all time my username should tell you all you need to know. Current player, I guess is Fleury. I probably wouldn't have thought that a few years ago, but man, I was pulling hard for Vegas (even before the finals) cause I just wanted to see him do well.