The draft is what it is, especially this year. The kids have earned it, give them a taste and hope it accelerates their growth as they will understand what it takes. It's as much mental as it is physical, let them try to figure it out with a short stint, then send them back to hopefully dominate the AHL playoffs, and have a huge summer where they progress physically.
Dude.... as much as the Pens have shit on the idea of a proper culture for some time now.... it matters. They all need to be about winning and getting better. If an infusion of youth f***s their draft up, the old me would be pissed off, the new me is hoping we are slowly turning the corner. It's beyond time to build something to move forward with... and if this ends up helping the cause, I'm all for it.
So once again you don't know what you're talking about.
They won't get better until the coach leaves and the old dogs retire. Period! Bringing these kids up does nothing to further that from happening. Turning a corner? Have you watched this team the last few years?
I've watched most games every season for the past 30 plus years. At this point, I do my best to follow the process, hope for the best outcome, and enjoy it when it happens. I've been the opposite in a deep dark way many a time, and right now, I choose hope and enjoyment. (disclaimer, I have a right to change said stance at any time, though of course I'll do my best not to
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We can agree on one thing, it should be an interesting Summer.
100 percent agree.... not only this Summer, but the next few. In a perfect world, next summer will be the "hockey stick chart" level turn, but I suspect it will take at least 2, if not 3 years (hopefully not too many more). I'd love for Sid to be a part of it as a player, but only time will tell. (See, that's the optimist in me, I'll keep trying to keep myself there)
I concur with that time line, which is why I don't see it as a retool. By the time this team gets off the mat the core will likely be gone. I doubt Rust or Rakell are here either. Maybe Sid is here at 40 years old. That's about it.
I hate even the comparison with the Caps. Not only have they not won near as much as us. They weren’t out trading away 1st rounders which played into not helping them win.
No, we won't. The way the team is coached it will suck even if it adds McDrai to the line-up, so...
They traded the 1st they got from Boston for Hathaway to Toronto for Sandin,
It's possible. It'd be the smart thing to do. But I'm not holding my breath lol
No, that's just a cope. Sullivan will be here for years, unless he himself steps down from his throne.
If next year goes as I suspect it will, he'll be gone by the summer of '26.
