Fifth Avenue Forum

I also love in comments and on twitter some of the fans reactions to this year. Rossi (I'm not a fan, but) and Pomp both put out tweets that we are seeing the beginnings of rolling into a new generation of Penguin hockey, and that from 2007 to 2022, we've had an unbelievable stretch of greatness that so few teams get to see. 15 years straight of playoffs, 4 finals appearances, 3 cups, and just watching generational talents excel.

Responses were predictable. Some people were complaining that 3 cups weren't enough, this team was mismanaged for years, should have fired Byslma, GMJR, Shero, Sullivan, etc much earlier, we wasted picks and the future to win nothing, etc. Ownership sucks, everyone sucks.

You knew this was coming. We went all in, sometimes it worked, other times it didn't, it's hard to win and keep being this good. Yes, it's disappointing the last 2 years, and then the playoffs since 2018, but overall, we've been blessed with good hockey and great players for all but 3 of the past 40 years or so. Now it's time to pay the piper. All teams go through this, and it is especially difficult when you want to keep the band together (Letang, Malkin, Crosby). But personally, I want to keep them. We don't get to see players like that often. We've been lucky.

3 cups weren't enough,

Only reason it's hard is because Crosby is still so good.

I think there are a lot of interesting hinge points to look at and criticize. But 3 cups is still great.

Only reason it's hard is because Crosby is still so good.

I think there are a lot of interesting hinge points to look at and criticize. But 3 cups is still great.

Yeah, the Crosby being so good makes it hard, but you've also had a large drop off with your other elite talent in Malkin, and the other two "core" pieces of Letang and Karlson are good but not great anymore.

You've also drained your prospect pool going all in a few years in a row, so you don't have homegrown talent coming up, and most young talent on other teams are extended to keep on their teams, so you have to get a bunch of late 20's early 30s guys to come in to fill the gaps. Which leads us to being an old team.

Honestly though, the thing that boggles my mind is just the lack of want in that lockerroom. Crosby is the ultimate leader and winner. You'd think the lockerroom would follow that. It seems like these vets just rely on him, and maybe Malking and Letang, and those 3 can't carry at team anymore.

And now DK replied.

The three-peat would have been sexy but I don't hold that against them. I do hold it against the '93 team.