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It’s heartening to see a team I follow care enough about the future to not sacrifice it for current wins. It’s good to see an idea of building something good and lasting. Crossing my fingers that I can actually enjoy a bit of sports this year.
I respect someone for having a plan..and more importantly trying to stick to it. I think given years in Pittsburgh where the team sacrificed draft picks and young players for success it would be natural to like when the team is doing the opposite, and see it as a success.
Keep in mind Carolina, likely the most consistently successful team in the NHL over the longest period has followed a similar model and has not won anything.
At one time all teams that win need to swing and go for it. The Penguins won under Rutherford for many reasons, one was his willingness to make moves that always didn't make sense on paper for the 'intangibles'.
I've not liked the decisions the team has made under Dubas, keep that in mind with my comment, however, although Dubas had success in the OHL and AHL, at the NHL level he has consistently batted almost .000 when it comes to make that or those kind of moves and recognizing the 'intangibles'. That maybe because of the emphasis on trying hard to be data driven and not let personal bias get in the way, but that personal bias that we can't explain is what has some win repeatedly and some others not. Pete Deboer is one of the more successful coaches ….6 out of 7 years in conference finals with different teams…and not winning…he's a good coach, but some intangible he has missed. Not to say he won't get it….Not to say dubas won't figure that out…but his track record when it comes to that aspect of an actual winning team he has batted almost .000 you can examine his track record.
nevertheless, I'm just a guy commenting while he is doing the job…so we shall see…..I personally have disagreed with most of the moves he has made in Pittsburgh, we shall see what happens
Why wouldn't the penguins offer more for Grzelcyk? He just signed a PTO with Chicago of all places, did the penguins not offer anything better than a PTO with Chicago?
RIP Dale.
Looking forward to the coming Penguins season
Boy does he have you brainwashed hes as bad as pirates GM just what has he done for the penguins absolutely nothing and I've seen lots of prospects come up and never succeed so remember they never played real hockey
Thank you DK. We needed change and that's what we are getting. I'm looking forward to see how it all plays out. Great show DK, It's going to take time.
If they just make better adjustments and stop getting disgustingly abused after the whistle – THAT will make them harder to play against and give me actual hope.
HOCKEY IS BACK BABBBYYYYY
Dubass is going to poach a team in panick.
So you're saying Dubas really liked a left D, but didn't want to give up the term needed to sign that guy. Well, there were only 4 defensemen who made it to UFA and signed deals 3 years or longer. Gavrikov, Lindgren, Dumoulin, Schmidt. I wonder which one it was?
Those five are coming. Avery Hayes looks good too, Hallander shouldn't be forgotten, and guys like Brunicke, Pieniniemi, even Kindel and Harding could be a year or two away. It's happening.