The Penguins aren't going away anytime soon

[22FUTON9]

As a guy in his early 20s I hope the pens and caps stay relevant with their core for as long as possible. Feels right when they’re two of the better teams in the league

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Patriots dynasty has those 6 titles in less than 20 years.

30 years is a nonsense timeframe, just so you can count the cups from 91 and 92.

Why is 30 years nonsense but 20 years is fine? Make it 10 and both teams are at 3 championships.

 

[Sam Spade]

Did I miss someone of note saying the Penguins WERE going away?

 

[Sorry]

Did I miss someone of note saying the Penguins WERE going away?

Of note? This is a forum.

Typically, this would've been a let down type of game for a team like the Penguins are currently constructed. Could've been 7-0. Strongest the Penguins have looked in two years.

 

[Human]

The Patriots dynasty has those 6 titles in less than 20 years.

30 years is a nonsense timeframe, just so you can count the cups from 91 and 92.

So a 30 years timeframe is nonsense but a 20 years one isn’t?

How is that making any kind of sense?

 

[BlackFrancis]

So a 30 years timeframe is nonsense but a 20 years one isn’t?

How is that making any kind of sense?

When the Patriots change owners 14 times over that time period, we'll talk.

 

[Human]

When the Patriots change owners 14 times over that time period, we'll talk.

What?

 

[Hughes86Hischier13]

i feel there players come out of no where when there known prospects end up being bust.

 

[Daz28]

i feel there players come out of no where when there known prospects end up being bust.

Very true despite horrible grammar. Botterill gets credit for some of that

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Very true despite horrible grammar. Botterill gets credit for some of that

Why? Scouting was a very small part of Botterill's job; he mostly handled salary cap issues.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Right before the season started, too many hockey nerds were picking the Penguins to end their playoff streak this season.

Did you open a "Bold Predictions" thread and assume that's what people actually thought?

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Do you guys ever call 'em peng-wins?

Damn. Never thought of that nickname.

We do now.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Did you open a "Bold Predictions" thread and assume that's what people actually thought?

Eh, there were quite a few predictions in the "predict the standings" threads that pop up in the summer where more than a couple posters left the Pens off the playoff list.

 

[KevinRedkey]

Why is 30 years nonsense but 20 years is fine? Make it 10 and both teams are at 3 championships.

IMO, 91/92 Pens do not qualify as the same 'era' as the 09/16/17 Pens, where as the 02/04/05/15/17/19 Patriots are a single 'era' because of Brady.

 

[deakka]

Sullivan is super underrated imo. Never in the conversation for coach of the year even tho he won 2 cups and yearly takes the pens to 100p seasons.

The argument I heard is "they were good before " and "not hard to be a coach to a team with that much talent"

1. I hate that a team somehow have to suck one season and then do better next for a coach to be considered good.

And 2. He usually continues to coach the pens to wins, no matter who's injured or not. He's just preaching the "next man up" mantra and somehow he makes the ones they call up play way above their actual level. And in the process the veterans buy in and plays with the same fire and adrenaline that the call-ups do.

 

[Soundwave]

It's not like you're dead when you're 32, Wayne Gretzky took the Kings to the Finals at that age, Messier won a Cup the following year being older, in basketball plenty of guys are still dominant at age 32/33/34 like Michael Jordan. Crosby and Malkin and Letang should still be top tier players especially with modern training and diet.

 

[BigEezyE22]

When the Patriots change owners 14 times over that time period, we'll talk.

I remember that impressive touchdown drive Kraft orchestrated that one time. Great finish to close it out.

 

[topshelf15]

Crosby and Malkin alone make them a playoff team

 

[Devil Dancer]

Performance in the first ten games of the regular season is a very poor predictor of season-long results.

Not saying they will be bad, but this is some serious pre-hatch chicken counting.

And lol at mentioning the Pens in the same breath as the Pats.

 

[Foots]

Do you guys ever call 'em peng-wins?

Pengwhines.

 

[TheAngryHank]

Eh, there were quite a few predictions in the "predict the standings" threads that pop up in the summer where more than a couple posters left the Pens off the playoff list.

playoffs are a long way off ,no one has clinched.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Sullivan is super underrated imo. Never in the conversation for coach of the year even tho he won 2 cups and yearly takes the pens to 100p seasons.

The argument I heard is "they were good before " and "not hard to be a coach to a team with that much talent"

1. I hate that a team somehow have to suck one season and then do better next for a coach to be considered good.

And 2. He usually continues to coach the pens to wins, no matter who's injured or not. He's just preaching the "next man up" mantra and somehow he makes the ones they call up play way above their actual level. And in the process the veterans buy in and plays with the same fire and adrenaline that the call-ups do.

Baby pens have also been a model ahl franchise that's been pumping out NHL players like a factory. Up until last season they'd made the playoffs 16 years in a row. Pens are getting big contributions from their ahl grads so far this year.

 

[BHD]

They still have 74 games to play. However, the buy-in has been from lines one through four has been impressive. The younger guys (Teddy Blueger, Adam Johnson, Sam Lafferty) are definitely rubbing off on the other players.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

playoffs are a long way off ,no one has clinched.

And? Where in my post did I say they've clinched? I was merely responding to a poster questioning whether there were a lot of posters who actually believed the Pens would miss the playoffs, so I pointed out which threads had quite a few posters believing just that.

 

[TheAngryHank]

And? Where in my post did I say they've clinched? I was merely responding to a poster questioning whether there were a lot of posters who actually believed the Pens would miss the playoffs, so I pointed out which threads had quite a few posters believing just that.

Those posters could also be correct. St L was dead last 1/2 way through last season. Lots of hockey to be played and teams in the metro should start figuring themselves out.Lots of talent was added to the metro in this off season.I don't have a crystal ball so usually avoid early predictions.