Season To-Date...
What is there to say about the season so far this year...
Disappointing... There were so many hopes that this year was going to be great. There were a bunch of big signing (Recchi, Gonchar, Palffy, LeClair), the drafting of the future (Crosby), and developing talent (Fleury, Whitney, Surovy) and a healthy legend (Lemieux). I did, however, which that they would have stuck to the plan of developing all the young and fast talent they had received and drafted during the previous rebuilding but with the talent they signed how could you not be happy. No one knew what the "New" NHL was going to be but speed figured to be a key component which the Pens seemed to have a lot of outside of the Veterans. These players however started the year with the Baby Pens and proceed to start the season 21-1-0-1. Then came the retirements of Palffy and Lemieux way too soon. And not to mention all the losing.
Hopeful...Once the season had ended (well the playoffs), the Pens decided to do what they should have done and play the stock pile of young talent. In watching the last few games I have a real hope for the next few years of Penguins Hockey.
Unsettling...The only thing that could really derail all of the good thing that are going to happen in the future is the City not getting them a new area. The City is going to build a new area in the future because if not then there will be no entertainment (concerts, kid shows, wrestling) so why not just put the money upfront now and keep a permanent tenant who just happens to generate a TON of tax revenue.
These are just some of the highlights (err...lowlights) from this year. More will be talked about in depth in the future as stuff happens. I could go more indepth however I won't bore you this early.
Disappointing... There were so many hopes that this year was going to be great. There were a bunch of big signing (Recchi, Gonchar, Palffy, LeClair), the drafting of the future (Crosby), and developing talent (Fleury, Whitney, Surovy) and a healthy legend (Lemieux). I did, however, which that they would have stuck to the plan of developing all the young and fast talent they had received and drafted during the previous rebuilding but with the talent they signed how could you not be happy. No one knew what the "New" NHL was going to be but speed figured to be a key component which the Pens seemed to have a lot of outside of the Veterans. These players however started the year with the Baby Pens and proceed to start the season 21-1-0-1. Then came the retirements of Palffy and Lemieux way too soon. And not to mention all the losing.
Hopeful...Once the season had ended (well the playoffs), the Pens decided to do what they should have done and play the stock pile of young talent. In watching the last few games I have a real hope for the next few years of Penguins Hockey.
Unsettling...The only thing that could really derail all of the good thing that are going to happen in the future is the City not getting them a new area. The City is going to build a new area in the future because if not then there will be no entertainment (concerts, kid shows, wrestling) so why not just put the money upfront now and keep a permanent tenant who just happens to generate a TON of tax revenue.
These are just some of the highlights (err...lowlights) from this year. More will be talked about in depth in the future as stuff happens. I could go more indepth however I won't bore you this early.
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