But if people remember, the Pens were largely outplayed, virtually every game of the playoffs.
Hard to remember something that didn't actually happen.
Point me to a team, aside from the Pens, that won a championship without even a hint of physicality throughout the entire season.
Who said anything about "no hint of physicality"? Talk about strawman. Of course, you seem to believe that the 2016 and 2017 Pens teams had that which is also pretty funny.
The point is the most physical teams and the actual Stanley Cup champions are usually not the same. Physicality has its place in hockey, of course, it's simply not the dominant factor people claim it is (usually adding "young folks nowadays").
What's even funnier is that the Pens' local rival is known for loving physicality to a fault and we all make fun of their playoff struggles, yet at the same time we are supposed to consider it a huge, utterly decisive factor? How about no?