Yea i disagree with this "headline" thats being tossed around. First the question was about Karl. Then dubas brings up a conversation he had WITH Karlsson about matching performance with expectations. The main issue: consistency. Just because he said it to the media doesn't mean he's ripping Karlsson. I know this because dubas specifically refers to the subject being an issue for the whole team. Puck management, "detailed" defending, goaltender consistency…it goes on and on. And it just so happens Erik was asked about. At least he is honest about the performances and missing the playoffs. Way too many chummy interviews last weak reflecting on 3 consecutive years missing the playoffs. And Dubas is right, Pittsburgh being a great city and organization cannot be the silver lining in accepting failure. Its bullshit.
A guy who was a minus 26 and won a Norris trophy…….the league needs to revisit the qualifications/pre-requisite of winning the Norris……just like Montreal was a minus 20 goal differential and made playoffs. Yet you have teams with way more regulation wins who don’t make it. League needs to revisit the qualifications/pre-requisite of making the playoffs.
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Please find a way to trade him or buy his contract out or even a combination of the two Mr dubas.
Kris letang is the one that needs to go
Yea i disagree with this "headline" thats being tossed around. First the question was about Karl. Then dubas brings up a conversation he had WITH Karlsson about matching performance with expectations. The main issue: consistency. Just because he said it to the media doesn't mean he's ripping Karlsson. I know this because dubas specifically refers to the subject being an issue for the whole team. Puck management, "detailed" defending, goaltender consistency…it goes on and on. And it just so happens Erik was asked about. At least he is honest about the performances and missing the playoffs. Way too many chummy interviews last weak reflecting on 3 consecutive years missing the playoffs. And Dubas is right, Pittsburgh being a great city and organization cannot be the silver lining in accepting failure. Its bullshit.
Love tanger but his time as a pen should be up as well
The question the media should've put to Karlsson is, do you think you've played well enough to warrant staying in Pittsburgh?
Kyle dubas lol worst gm of the league. Such a amateur. I guess Hes good talker or something, dont get it how this guy has a job in Nhl.
A guy who was a minus 26 and won a Norris trophy…….the league needs to revisit the qualifications/pre-requisite of winning the Norris……just like Montreal was a minus 20 goal differential and made playoffs. Yet you have teams with way more regulation wins who don’t make it. League needs to revisit the qualifications/pre-requisite of making the playoffs.
Our whole defense sucked
Team is too old, no younger talent, and the goal tending since Matt Murray left has been terrible.
Little boy blue
He needed the money
Is one of the journalist retyping the first Harry Potter book? jfc
It’s a shame Croz has decided to go down with the ship in Pittsburgh……finish his career sinking with all this.
Pittsburgh has had Mario and then Crosby since 1984…. For they both played a season together in 2005.
Dark times ahead once Croz retires.
Karlsson doesn’t play defense and they traded for him knowing this fact.