No one's blaming them over here either. It's not BS when the human body aging is a thing and we've played around 50 games more than anyone else the last two years, and the toughest 50 games of that stretch no less. So what year do they become not quite the traditional powerhouses they've been? Does it just never happen? For the third or fourth time in the last like 10 hours I will say this: no one's saying they're done or a shell of their former selves. The fact of the matter is that it looks extremely likely they may not be quite what they once were. If you can't handle that then you might want to start trying, because it's coming sooner or later.
As we all know, they're the engine that runs this team. So they simplify their games. All right. Does that result in more consistent offensive dominance by them, and the byproduct of other players being more useful game in, game out? If it does then great. That's the only way this team is talking playoffs, let alone Cup though. Even if they go back to basics and play a better 200 foot game, I see the team improving in other ways but not in the category that really determines their success, noted above. It's still not enough even with some patchwork trades, because those two need to be dominant as opposed to really good.
There's going to be a year where Sid and Geno aren't quite enough to gloss over any deficiencies we have. If you don't think it's this year that's fine, but from what I see I'm of the opinion that it's time to play the "you can only ask so much of people" card, and it's in no way a knock on either of them. They've played 35 games. I've waited this long to make any proclamations whatsoever. I've seen enough to feel strongly that their dominance has reached the beginning of the end. That's all.
Your just making up strawmen and throwing in poor assumptions.
I can't handle them getting older or you are looking for convenient excuses for their irresponsible play? I'm pretty sure I know the answer...
They need more help? They have a HOF bound winger and a kid that had a historical rookie playoff run flanking them. This isn't exactly them being stuck playing with coal miners, but hey, let's throw some more hyperbole on the fire.
The original argument stems from people thinking the loss of Bones, Kunitz, etc is why the team is playing poorly. You and they are ignoring the fact that Bones and Kunitz struggled to score into December last season, yet their record was much better than this year.
You think that had something to do with Crosby and Letang playing leaps and bounds better at this point last season than now?
They don't have to dominate for this team to win. They have to play more responsible hockey and stop trying to do too much. It's snowballing on them, and if you and others refuse to acknowledge that, I suggest that you try to watch the games without being so emotional.
Unlike you, I'm giving two great players credit that they can fix their games and get this team back on track, instead of looking for a cop out excuse like you.
