Good morning, and welcome to Part 2 of the July mailbag.I’m sensing some summer angst among many members of the fan base. Lots to discuss.Hope everyone’s summer is going well. Away we go …Note: Submitted questions have been edited for clarity and length. So it’s obvious that the Big Three are holding this team back from truly rebuilding. It’s fairly obvious that the Big Three will never win the Cup in Pittsburgh again. When will Kyle Dubas tire of this? They desperately need elite young talent, but can’t get that unless they draft high. —@Darksithlord17I don’t like to lump the Big Three all together when it comes to questions like this. Sidney Crosby, while not the dominant force he was a decade ago, remains a better-than-point-per-game player and will remain an elite center for a handful of seasons, I’d guess.Evgeni Malkin has declined physically, especially in terms of goal scoring, but remains a viable top-six option and was quite good on the wing last season.Evgeni Malkin nets hat trick in Penguins' big win over PanthersKris Letang? OK, you got me there.I think Dubas knew this was going to take a long time when he took the job. I think he was surprised by how good the Penguins were last season. I think he might be too good at his job to let the Penguins bottom out. And, yes, I think that might be a problem.They can get young talent without a top-five pick, but it’s a lot harder that way. It’s the biggest problem facing the Penguins right now.The Caps and Flyers are being extremely aggressive, one with youth, one for a last shot for Ovi. I understand Dubas had a weak free agent class, and his assets aren’t in great demand, but he could have offer-sheeted someone or done a sign-and-trade. Why nothing but mushy middle? — @VinceLaboonI suspect that Dubas feels like the Penguins aren’t in a position to part with two, three or four first-round draft picks because they’re still in the process of building their system.Also, let’s be clear about Washington: The Capitals aren’t building a team for Alex Ovechkin to make one last run. They literally traded John Carlson a few months ago, who is still quite good and a very close friend of Ovechkin’s. They’re looking to get younger and better, with or without Ovechkin. I don’t think, from a team-construction standpoint, the Capitals cared if he came back or not. They’d be just as good without him.The Flyers and Capitals have more young talent than the Penguins. They’re a couple of years ahead of them. When you’re in the position the Capitals and Flyers are, it’s a lot easier to be aggressive.Mind you, Dubas wanted to be aggressive this summer very badly. I found his comments following the first round of the draft to be fascinating. It was as vulnerable as we’ve seen him. Dubas admitted he tried taking big swings, but the market simply wouldn’t cooperate and, to make big swings, he’d have been forced to damage what he’s beginning to build.Do you think what Dubas has done and has been rumored to do this summer was influenced by the aging core advocating for urgency, Dubas valuing the success of last year and wanting to amplify the transition quicker or a mix of both? — @Coltoncorby_A good question with no simple answer. I think Dubas respects the Big Three immensely. His ability to add Egor Chinakhov, Elmer Soderblom, Ben Kindel and some other young players last season made the Penguins better, perhaps better than he expected.