KingsFan7824
Registered User
Unless guys like Crosby and Malkin ask out, nobody just rebuilds because they're old. Or because they're not great. Most teams, most of the time, if they can possibly make the playoffs, even if it's just for 2 home games, they will try to do that.
There's a practical reason that there are only 5 real contenders at any given time, while there might be 5 teams that are truly rebuilding, with the vast majority of the league as a mushy middle, that outside of a career run by someone, isn't doing a damn thing except maybe make the 2nd rd. Most rebuilding efforts will end up in the mushy middle. Or, at most, 1 Cup. As we see in Washington, or Colorado, or any other 1 hit wonder. Granted, even 1 Cup is an accomplishment, but it's never without its companion what if's. The Caps should've won more. Well that's great. If that 1 Cup, well after anyone thought they should've won, isn't enough to satisfy people, then there is no satisfying people.
If Crosby and the Pens are fine doing what they're doing, ultimately it's their choices. It's Crosby's career, and the Pens franchise. If they want to stick together, and maybe eek out a 7 game playoff series, at some point you just have to accept it, and run with it for what it's worth.
There's a practical reason that there are only 5 real contenders at any given time, while there might be 5 teams that are truly rebuilding, with the vast majority of the league as a mushy middle, that outside of a career run by someone, isn't doing a damn thing except maybe make the 2nd rd. Most rebuilding efforts will end up in the mushy middle. Or, at most, 1 Cup. As we see in Washington, or Colorado, or any other 1 hit wonder. Granted, even 1 Cup is an accomplishment, but it's never without its companion what if's. The Caps should've won more. Well that's great. If that 1 Cup, well after anyone thought they should've won, isn't enough to satisfy people, then there is no satisfying people.
If Crosby and the Pens are fine doing what they're doing, ultimately it's their choices. It's Crosby's career, and the Pens franchise. If they want to stick together, and maybe eek out a 7 game playoff series, at some point you just have to accept it, and run with it for what it's worth.
