So much for an offseason.

Since a disappointing four-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been busy.

The Penguins decided to bring back coach Dan Bylsma and locked up superstar center Evgeni Malkin with an eight-year contract extension.

Both moves appear to be the correct ones.

Bylsma likely would have been out the door if Pittsburgh bowed out to the New York Islanders in the first round, but the Penguins bounced back.

Some bold lineup changes from Bylsma played a large role in the recovery. The coach put more speed on the ice and turned to the steady presence of backup goalie Tomas Vokoun.

Pittsburgh overwhelmed the Ottawa Senators in five games, before its momentum was halted with a long layoff and the Penguins never found a rhythm against the formidable Bruins.

The Pens had one truly terrible performance, Bylsma made some adjustments and the team had ample opportunity to win the series’ final two games.

Malkin — like most Penguins — didn’t score in the season-ending sweep, but he was not the problem. He was firing the puck on net with regularity, often looked like the best skater on the ice and was far more unfortunate than ineffective.

When healthy, Malkin is one of the best players in the world — if not the best — and owns the hardware to prove it with the Hart Trophy in 2011-12 after earning the Conn Smythe Trophy while leading the Penguins to the promised land during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Malkin earned his extension and likely left quite a bit of money on the table to stay put.

It was wise of general manager Ray Shero to keep Pittsburgh’s successful pieces intact. Overreacting to the sweep would have been a mistake.

If there was one change worth exploring, it was at goalie. However, Bylsma and Shero quickly declared Marc-Andre Fleury will return.

Fleury has a championship track record, but it’s hard to justify he’s worth the $5 million the Penguins will pay him next year. Bylsma and Fleury have both flopped in the playoffs recently, but unlike the coach, Fleury’s regular-season numbers are average at best.

Yes, “The Flower” has piled up wins, but much of that is owed to Pittsburgh’s offense. Fleury has never ranked better than eighth in goals-against average over the course of a season and hasn’t even cracked the top 20 in save percentage during five of his eight seasons as the starting goaltender.

Occasional defensive breakdowns in front of the former No. 1 overall pick have hindered those numbers, but a franchise goalie is relied upon to make the big save.

Fleury hasn’t made enough of them over the years and goaltending is often the difference between Stanley Cup glory and gut-wrenching defeat.

Bylsma didn’t believe in Fleury when the season was on the line — twice.

The Flower has wilted into mediocrity far too often and should no longer be a guaranteed perennial in Pittsburgh’s net.

Jason Orfao is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.