The only way I would have my hope back in this franchise winning a cup is if a new ownership is in place. There is just too many cancerous people in different parts of this team with power that there is no way it gets cleaned unless fresh eyes aka ownership look and start putting their people in place.
Of course the tough part is, what if they bring in worse people?
Always that risk, but anything at this point.
I was just thinking about that today as well. In the state with the highest lottery taxes, New York, it was estimated that a stand alone jackpot winner would receive $577 million after all is said and done with taxes on a lump sum payout. I'm sure if someone tossed that kind of money at Burkle and Lemieux they would take it.
Upon winning I will buy the Penguins
You would then go bankrupt because you would have no operating $$...you'd be asset rich, money and everything else poor, lol.