Comments on: How The Pittsburgh Penguins Can Be Rebuilt — In 6 Hard Steps

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:15:56 +0000

I agree with David, the article has to be the dumbest thing I have ever read. How in the hell is trading every star player we have for draft picks or other players a reasonable solution to this teams struggles. It is an absolutely stupid idea and can’t believe they let articles like this be published. Just plan stupid!

By: Kevin Creagh

Kevin Creagh — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:00:06 +0000

Well, since I’m the co-owner, there is no “they” to let me do anything.

As for your criticisms, this team has not won anything in 6+ seasons and are not even close to being on a short list for this season, either.
There can be too many stars on one roster and the Pens are a good example of that.

If a product is not producing for such a long period of time, it is time to take that product apart and rebuild it. Of course there is uncertainty on the draft picks and players you receive in a trade, but that is true of a free agent you sign or a trade you make to bolster a club. My main issue is that even if a person (like you) still feels this team is a Cup contender, there is hardly any wiggle room in the cap to make an impact move — without trading a star’s salary.

Look at DAL, FLA, STL — all teams doing well after rebuilding with very few name-brand players. Rather they have a deep, well-positioned team of solid B+ players instead of a few A’s and the rest C’s on the Penguins.

And what team is starting to mesh? The one that’s 4-4-2 in their last 10? The one that just lost two back to back games against the Cup-defending Blackhawks? There are no moral victories, especially with the season half over.

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:58:22 +0000

This article is so stupid I can’t believe that they let you print it. So basically you want to trade every valuable asset that the pens have save one(Crosby or malkin) how in the world does that make them better in the short or the long term? You are guessing that the players that they bring in will be better then what they have. Not likely. You never win the trade when you don’t end up with the better player. You will never get a return that will produce at the same
Level as a Crosby or malkin. Murray might be as good as fleury but he isn’t their yet and fleury as you mentioned is available at a great cap hit. Once again you just made the team worse for a uncertain return. Trade kessell; ok, then write another article about how weak the wings are and what a disservice it is to have no one play on crosbys wing in his prime. This team is not broken. Not even close. They are just starting to mesh right now. Let em play