This Pittsburgh Penguins Act is Getting Old

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Nobody said they had a great off season and mostly nobody had them making the playoffs.

Not true. Some Folks were yumping for joy last year when they got Karlsson and sewered the team for minimum 5 more years. And this year.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836029919538688476

 

[Gurglesons]

Not true. Some Folks were yumping for joy last year when they got Karlsson and sewered the team for minimum 5 more years. And this year.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836029919538688476

Josh Yohe is legitimately one of the worst beat writers in the game.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Josh Yohe is legitimately one of the worst beat writers in the game.

I'm not going to scour the net to find the array of writers to satisfy your prerequisites, but I can assure you many folks were yumping for joy this year too. But then again that hockey executive always has some folks yumping for joy.

 

[majormajor]

Crosby is not getting traded. He will retire a Penguin

That's kind of sad, I think there's got to be even some Pens fans who would enjoy seeing him with Mackinnon and would take the 1sts for him.

Not that it also wouldn't hurt, but you'd get to see Sid playing for cups again.

I'd have to ask some Bruins fans whether they'd have preferred if Ray Bourque retired as a Bruin.

 

[Matty Sundin]

The east has gotten more competitive so hard to seem them making playoffs. Life after Crosby and Malkin is gonna be brutal for this franchise.

 

[Gurglesons]

I'm not going to scour the net to find the array of writers to satisfy your prerequisites, but I can assure you many folks were yumping for joy this year too. But then again that hockey executive always has some folks yumping for joy.

I think you are exaggerating the response because I assume you are a Kyle Dubas hater / Toronto fan based on the username.

Penguins fans were largely incredibly whatever about his summer with the majority opinion being happy they were “rebuilding” finally.

 

[Coffees]

I think you are exaggerating the response because I assume you are a Kyle Dubas hater / Toronto fan based on the username.

Penguins fans were largely incredibly whatever about his summer with the majority opinion being happy they were “rebuilding” finally.

So whats going on with the goalie situation ? Blomqvist seems like the real deal and still crickets on the Pens baords

 

[Brookbank]

The east has gotten more competitive so hard to seem them making playoffs. Life after Crosby and Malkin is gonna be brutal for this franchise.

They deserve pain. Just like the Hawks did. But they will probably be bad for 2 years and then tank and draft the next big thing

 

[Gurglesons]

So whats going on with the goalie situation ? Blomqvist seems like the real deal and still crickets on the Pens baords

Crickets? We’ve been talking about Blomqvist for 3 years.

 

[MVP of West Hollywd]

The Penguins are looking at a Red Wings length rebuild if they don't trade Sid, plus it'd be fun to see him on another team going for a Cup like Brady on the Bucs. Just do it.

 

[Ignatius]

That's kind of sad, I think there's got to be even some Pens fans who would enjoy seeing him with Mackinnon and would take the 1sts for him.

Not that it also wouldn't hurt, but you'd get to see Sid playing for cups again.

I'd have to ask some Bruins fans whether they'd have preferred if Ray Bourque retired as a Bruin.

Sid is pure greatness but I don't think adding him would be the secret ingredient to making the Avs into a Cup favorite. They have three elite players that carry the team but they can't outscore their liabilities in the playoffs. The Penguins and Sid learned that same lesson the hard way during the post-Cup Bylsma era.

 

[Shark Finn]

The Peinguins should trade Crosby, Malkin, Karlson, Letang, Jarry ,Rust,Rakell,Bunting and rebuilt. They could receive Many first round picks and good prospects.

Yeah, in a video game it can be done!

 

[Score08]

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[Hisch13r]

I'm not a Pens fan but I think I'd feel the same way if I was. I'd rather see Sid/Geno/Letang all ride off into the sunset together as Pens than move Geno or Letang to try and be more competitive and see them ever play for another team.

 

[Beesfan]

Without Sullivan, they would have.

This franchises commitment to Mike Sullivan is baffling. I am sure it is all financial. They don't want to pay two coaches.

The answer is just hire an up and coming AHL coach for cheap on a multi year contract and fire Sullivan. That way you're only out about $1m per year. You'll make it up in ticket sales

 

[DJB]

I’ve said it for years that Sullivan is one of the worst coaches in the NHL. How he deploys and his systems are terrible

Did has dragged that team along

 

[DickSmehlik]

A lot of people in this thread are delusional.

The Pens core average age is close to 40. No coach short of prime Bowman will make that roster a playoff team.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

That's kind of sad, I think there's got to be even some Pens fans who would enjoy seeing him with Mackinnon and would take the 1sts for him.

Not that it also wouldn't hurt, but you'd get to see Sid playing for cups again.

I'd have to ask some Bruins fans whether they'd have preferred if Ray Bourque retired as a Bruin.

There is certainly a contingent of Pens fans who want Crosby (and Malkin & Letang) traded for future assets.

Myself personally as a Penguins fan, I just want Crosby to have his way whatever he decides... If he wants to go elsewhere I think the team needs to oblige him of that and make the move. If he wants to stay, then I think he's earned the right to have that wish granted to him.

His most recent 2-year contract extension has a full no-movement clause, so the team couldn't trade him if he didn't agree to it anyway, but I would be fully against the team trying to convince him to waive it and trade him against his desires.

I've got a similar attitude toward Malkin and Letang, but Crosby has always been the big dog here so he's the only one I think deserves for his word to be gospel in Pittsburgh.

 

[Marlowe Syn]

There is certainly a contingent of Pens fans who want Crosby (and Malkin & Letang) traded for future assets.

Myself personally as a Penguins fan, I just want Crosby to have his way whatever he decides... If he wants to go elsewhere I think the team needs to oblige him of that and make the move. If he wants to stay, then I think he's earned the right to have that wish granted to him.

His most recent 2-year contract extension has a full no-movement clause, so the team couldn't trade him if he didn't agree to it anyway, but I would be fully against the team trying to convince him to waive it and trade him against his desires.

I've got a similar attitude toward Malkin and Letang, but Crosby has always been the big dog here so he's the only one I think deserves for his word to be gospel in Pittsburgh.

Normally I would bristle at the thought of an athlete dictating the course of a franchise. Normally. I also will say that I am on the opposite end of the Penguin fan spectrum as you, just for context.

Sid has shown throughout his entire career that his focus is on the team and Cups. Whether it's some OCD with the number 87 or what but he has been a consistent over performer in relation to his contract since always. A huge benefit in the cap era.

While I certainly fatigued on how the NHL was just shoving "Sid the Kid" down every fan's throat, he has also been an excellent ambassador for the game. For all he has done for hockey and especially the franchise/city of Pittsburgh This was a team that looked destined for relocation when they drafted him. So I gotta agree, he deserves to write his own fate and the Penguins should accommodate.

 

[SML2]

The Penguins are that dude that's still trying to order drinks when the bartenders are trying to lock the door and go home. You ain't gotta blow it up, but you ain't gonna make the playoffs here.

 

[StreetHawk]

Did signed the extension so there should be no talk of him moving on from Pitt. He and the franchise would have discussed realistic expectations and direction for the team for the 3 years he would have left if he signed the extension. He must be ok with it unless it turns out that those expectations were misguided on both sides.

They are really a borderline PO at best. Can see them anywhere from 7-11 in the East.

 

[BB79]

The east has gotten more competitive so hard to seem them making playoffs. Life after Crosby and Malkin is gonna be brutal for this franchise.

Probably similar to us in New England after Brady. Eh, had a great run. Now it sucks.

Not everyone gets to experience championships but everyone at some point will experience being a bottom-feeder.