Luck, yes, but they also gave themselves a chance by rebuilding properly.
Sorry for having a soulKeep living in the past you f***ing loser it’s almost been a decade
Or the team we just played. One third round appearance they got swept in.
Then go for luck again. Scorched earth. See what happens.
Not the same at all. Fleury had his ups and downs but he was always a great bloke. Did a lot in the community and didn't seek any sort of attention for it and was an easy to like human being. He has his issues in net but he's also going down as one of the top 3 for wins all time while being a part of 3 cups.
Keeping Murray over Fleury at that point in time was a no brainer move. The fact that it turned out the way it did, no one would have guessed that given the way Murray came on to the scene.
0-82 is basically saying you'd like to be a 90s expansion team. How long did it take them to become a cup contender?
Judging by how this season is going the Pens are going to tank regardless of not blowing up the roster
The best way to get to the basement is to let Dubas continue to be Dubas. He’ll get there unintentionally. He’ll screw it up once we’re there, but he’ll get us there.
And how long until they're good enough to win multiple rounds with this direction of fence-sitting?
Then that's not a proper tank at all, if assets that can bring back 1sts and 2nds stay.
Just being in the basement isn't good enough. They have to also sell whatever they can.
Ernst & Young is not going to risk their reputation for a hockey team. And a representative from every team was present during the draw. We just got insanely lucky.
If you really think that a firm like Ernst & Young, which is valued more than the NHL, who conducted and audited the lottery would risk its reputation on a small potato’s event to ensure the team with the best odds got Crosby, then I don’t know what to tell you.
I think the cowardice is pretty much the worst. I could live with us heading in a direction but not panning out, but we don't know if we're rebuilding or trying for one last cinderella story and that's the real issue. Either way, there needs to be a ton of changes regardless of which path we take. It's just so aggravating to see the team absolutely give up at making any sort of decision because it's hard and wallowing in nostalgia because it's cheap and easy.
Anyone who thinks a prestigious law firm overlooking the draft would be on board with rigging something like an NHL draft and risk its reputation is nuts. Sorry, that's Q-anon level stuff there.
Not saying it's likely, but the big 4 used to be the big 5 until one got caught.
I hate to be cynical, but I think with ownership and a GM/PoHO this bad, it's gonna go on for way longer than it should.
