Crosby took a 3 million dollar discount on his last deal. Just like he did for every deal before that. Ovi can barely skate anymore is going to play 10 minutes a night and be relegated to the second power play yet he’s going to force the team into a cap overage with his bonuses
Sidney Crosby signed for $8.7M despite being eligible for a 35+ contract with bonuses that could allow the Penguins to beef up the team around him.
Ovechkin just signed a 35+ deal with bonuses so the Caps could build around him.
Guess which guys the media has labeled "selfish"
Parker Wotherspoon was great last year but when did he turn into Bobby Orr? Spoons played literally one full NHL season, he’s 29, and would look to cash in next season. Remember everyone saying signing him didn’t help the D last offseason? Maybe Dubas knows what he’s doing.
cracking me up hearing Wotherspoon talked about like he's a stalwart established match-up defender when literally 364 days ago Dubas signed him for $1M as a depth analytical darling who had done well in smaller sheltered minutes
Macklin Celebrini will remain as captain for Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, with Sidney Crosby wearing an "A."
That was decided after a player-lead discussion. The players wanted Celebrini to keep the "C."
Announcing the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award finalists... 🏆 #NHLAwards
This award is presented annually to recognize the work of the top general manager in the NHL.
If the Penguins re-sign Evgeni Malkin to a one year deal, it'll be a mistake, you want to know why? Because we'll be right back in this situation next year with Geno wanting to come back.
What a fat ugly moron this guy is. Guess he wouldn’t care if someone elbows him in the teeth and then kicks at him with knives in their shoes. Totally normal behavior! Fucking idiot.
I’ve seen some assholery in my day in hockey, but what Bryan Rust just did is a disgrace. He should truly be embarrassed at himself for playing like that.
@Cory_Tucek Brief bc character limit:
1. Controlled the puck all game, shot selection needs to improve
2. Limited any PHI sustained O-Zone attack.
3. Line changes= push start of 3rd
Yes they’ll lose playing like games 1-2 Need to correct the avoidable mistakes. Plus we have 87 they dont
Crazy overreaction. Taking a bad 2 games over 82 games. The same ppl after Dec were on “hopium” too. Last night was better than Sat. The Pens had the puck for almost entire game. A few bad moments, 2 went in. They can win the series. Trust the 3rd highest scoring team in the NHL
The people saying “the Penguins can come back”, “other teams have come back from 2-0” blah blah.
They’re on pure hopium.
Right now this team looks like a team who’d be lucky to make it back for game 5.
I slightly underestimated the Flyers, but was dead wrong about the Pens.
They didn’t build around an aging core. They picked up misfits that gelled incredibly well together. Everyone bitched about Sid not being in the playoffs and now he’s back so don’t start this bullshit narrative. Especially when they win this series
Penguins are a good example of what not to do. They built around an aging core to generate a playoff birth with no real chance to win
Tear it down and rebuild properly
Flyers top 6 point scorers all age 30 and under. Penguins top 6 all age 31 and older.
Drastic difference