I’m not sure I agree with that. Maybe five years ago this team would look good on paper but it sure as hell don’t look good now. Apart from Crosby is there one guy on that team who’s killin’ it?
Firing Sullivan is not going to save that team. Firing him earlier this seasons might have enabled them to make the playoffs, but they are not a contender and never were. I'm just saying, they could be better than what they are now, and Sullivan is the main culprit of their current poor outlook.
I think Dubas (and ownership) knows they're going to have to suffer it out for a few seasons to let their big three ride off into the sunset together. Clearly that's what they want to do, and honestly it's hard to argue that they don't deserve to go out on their own terms after everything they've given the club. So Dubas just has to tread water for a bit and try to gather some assets, and then he can go have fun with building his own team from the ground up after he gets permission to really burn it all down.
The plan was to always have Crosby, Malkin and Letang retire as Penguins. The problem is, apparently ownership also wants to include Sullivan.
I'm guessing the difference is that Dubas was never going to get that autonomy in Toronto. But was given full autonomy to rebuild the Pens however he wants in the post Crosby era.
If you want to win it all, you need to go through some tough teams regardless. I'd rather have the home advantage.
True, but ideally you’d want to have the easiest match up in the 1st round which gets you going and you roll through the playoffs like it was in 22 for the Avs. This year is different though, every team is gonna be tough. This years Preds aren’t gonna be the same as the 22 Preds who the Avs swept, or the Oilers. Much tougher this time around
Preds could be only 5 points back of Jets with a win tonight. There's a chance the Jets fall to WC1 and have to play Colorado/Dallas/Vancouver.
