traparatus
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- Oct 19, 2012
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Look. People understand your argument.....its not like you coming to some ethereal, mind blowing conclusion that only Einstein can follow.....they just Do Not Agree with it.
Crosby, Malkin, Letang,Fleury. They went on 7 years of not being able to win the cup after 2009. Many thought they would never do so again, and that they just didnt have it. It was all over the sports world (and certainly here on HF) that they should blow it up and start over.
Instead look what happened?
The Caps are certainly good enough. Quite a few teams are. But will they? Probably not. Maybe they do. But probably not. Doesnt mean they blow it all up and try to start from scratch...where they may look like Carolina or Edmonton or New Jersey or Calgary for a while. Or longer.
This team is top 10, arguably top 5. They get their acts together and are getting better as we sit here and debate Carlson. If they stay healthy, they have a terrific chance to win the Metro, and if they can avoid Pittsburgh, a terrific chance to break through.
Pretty easy to see that, for most of us.
Penguins underwent a team wide transformation in order to win 2 Stanley Cups. They did not keep banging their head against the same wall hoping that it will eventually crumble. That's what you and everyone else who Does Not Agree is advocating.
Penguins brought in Hornqvist, the best net front man in the league. Kessel, highest producing playoff winger in the league. Bonino and Cullen to create the deepest center group in the league and 4 scoring lines. Schultz, who was their #1 D-man last season. You know a right shot, right hand D who was acquired for a bag of peanuts? Oh, and they hired Sullivan who employed a system that nobody in the league had an answer to for a whole season.
Agree, don't agree. Sometimes if a core group is not cutting it, you have to change something up instead of saying 'Well, let's try exact same thing but with s**t back-up goalie.'
You think this core group is good enough to win the cup, good for you. I hope you are right and I'm wrong.