I feel bad for Sid idk what will happen but he’s 99.9% gonna stay but as for the team it’s a mess and it doesn’t look like it will be fixed anytime soon
starlightequilibrium
If they’re not trading Crosby, Malkin, or Letang…. then it’s not a rebuild. They’ll be here and they’ll still spend the money around them. Whether or not the team will be competitive again during the remainder of their time together remains to be seen.
hammertown87
I have zero issues with Crosby pulling a Bourque and going after one more cup.
That said, he’s a loyal guy and can see him riding off to the sunset with this team
It’s the price of the salary cap era. Kings/Hawks have paid the price with their cups
Tampas time is coming too
Crosby will most likely treat the Olympics as his final real opportunity to win something big.
Griff82
I was expecting a wholesale clean out at the trade deadline to get younger faster more competitive personnel. I really thought the so so return for Jake was just the first step and we’d make up for it dumping Smith, Rakell etc… and getting better defensively, now it looks like we don’t have the personnel to play even interesting hockey the rest of the year. Surrounding Sid with underacheivers is not great for anyone involved.
SumGreenD41
I wouldn’t exactly call this a true rebuild. A true rebuild would involve the pens asking Malkin and Letang if they wanted to waive their NMCs. They are trying to retool as best they can and still try to compete with Crosby and Malkin and Letang. Will t work? Who knows
Soft-Bug5550
theyre clearly doing a rebuild on the fly and planning on trying to be good next year. i dont know anyone can hear their words and look at the team and expect any other strategy.
Soft-Bug5550
They arent rebuilding, at least not yet.
Dubas has talked about, in the last few weeks:
* how important it is to not have an extended rebuild
* how much cap space they have for next year
* how they have gained assets that teams want in exchange for good young players. he literally said this! that now they finally have what teams want for their good young players! As in, adding young players. As in, adding.
id put so so much more money on them trying to win in 2024-25 than i would that they try to rebuild.
Theyre going to try to add wins, not subtract them.
i’m not making the argument that thats the right path (i do think thats the right path, but that’s not the argument im making right now.). im just saying that thats almost certainly whats going to happen.
OneBrickShy58
He meant now that it has happened and it is not speculation.
Fatboiii69420
Sid will stay through the rebuild and teach the young guys everything he can before he retires.
New_Kaleidoscope_539
I’d like to see the Pens be competitive next season–I think there is still gas in that tank assuming some much-needed changes occur over the summer. That said, if next year turns out the same as this one (or worse) then I think you gotta give Sid a shot to go to Colorado (or somewhere else he would waive is NMC) to chase more cups. The biggest problem with that is the destination team having enough assets for the Pens FO to move the main guy putting butts in seats ($$).
nectaris2089
I doubt that a guy who requires having the same peanut butter sandwich and skating around the same McDonald’s arches before every home game is really going to up for changing teams before he retires.
flamingdragonwizard
I love the pens but it’s hilarious how they miss the playoffs once and the entire fanbase and team is in shambles.
Lower_Monk6577
Why are we calling this a rebuild already when the only pieces we traded were a person on an expiring contract who wasn’t signing an extension, an AHL goalie, and an underperforming AHL prospect, and a 7th D also on an expiring contract?
If we also moved Rakell, Smith, Rust, and Petterson, then sure, call it that. If they were trying to move one or both of Letang and Malkin, then definitely call it that. But as of right now, they were just sellers at the deadline because it was the responsible thing to do for a team that is more or less statistically eliminated from the playoffs.
Dubas would have been doing a terrible job if he didn’t try to move the pieces that aren’t going to be here next year.
tipofthespear23
He HAS seen it through to some degree with them 🤷♂️
j0n66
Sad that this even has to be asked. Of course Crosby is not leaving.
SaladShooter1
This isn’t a rebuild, rather a retool. Dubas couldn’t add good, young players because he had nothing to trade for them. The youngest guy you can get out of free agency is going to be around 27.
Now, he has six B+ prospects and he’ll likely get a second A prospect in this year’s draft. That and picks should get 2-3 good, young NHL’ers. If he can somehow manage to sign Jake in free agency and if DOC, Puustinen and Poulin develop, he’s one top 4 LD away from being a contender.
dave6687
Dubas was pretty clear at this deadline conference that he wants to improve the team for next year, which is not a rebuild.
cabbagetown_tom
I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that the Pens get the third seed in the Metro next season.
There are so many unknowns about the Metro next seasons, and all signs are that the Atlantic, not the Metro, will be the real Eastern juggernaut the next few years.
cheeba2992
Sid isn’t going anywhere
SilkyStackz69
Why is this even something ppl are considering? It’s never ever happening and you’re a moron if you think otherwise
Euphoric__Dot
Team could be good next season, just bad powerplay and injuries and Jake left and shit happened but it aint as bad as people make out, we just need to adjust some details, let Dubas make some moves in the summer, regroup and go again
ginormousthumbs
If the plan is to rebuild then management needs to have a fresh start and fire the current coaching staff.
lildillmp3
Idk anything, but i’m confident he’ll stay. Just like Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, etc…
penguins8766
Spittin Chiclets and douchebag Dreger don’t like this
Mercury26
Tank baby tank
Select-Education-809
All of these posts are jokes. Sid (and Tanger and Geno) are Pens for life. Sid is not going anywhere. Every news article or post you read about him possibly leaving is incredible speculation and clout chasing. It’s not gonna happen
XGuiltyofBeingMikeX
You know, he could just *ENJOY* being in Pittsburgh. You know, like the guy he lived with for years…the guy who used to own the team?
The whole reason Lemieux stayed around was because he enjoyed how much freedom he had in Pittsburgh. People didn’t dog him like they would in other markets. It was huge for the development of some French Canadian kid who was way out of his element.
Crosby seems like the kind of person that’d order the exact same thing at a restaurant because he legit enjoys it (not that he doesn’t do that already).
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I feel bad for Sid idk what will happen but he’s 99.9% gonna stay but as for the team it’s a mess and it doesn’t look like it will be fixed anytime soon
If they’re not trading Crosby, Malkin, or Letang…. then it’s not a rebuild. They’ll be here and they’ll still spend the money around them. Whether or not the team will be competitive again during the remainder of their time together remains to be seen.
I have zero issues with Crosby pulling a Bourque and going after one more cup.
That said, he’s a loyal guy and can see him riding off to the sunset with this team
It’s the price of the salary cap era. Kings/Hawks have paid the price with their cups
Tampas time is coming too
Crosby will most likely treat the Olympics as his final real opportunity to win something big.
I was expecting a wholesale clean out at the trade deadline to get younger faster more competitive personnel. I really thought the so so return for Jake was just the first step and we’d make up for it dumping Smith, Rakell etc… and getting better defensively, now it looks like we don’t have the personnel to play even interesting hockey the rest of the year. Surrounding Sid with underacheivers is not great for anyone involved.
I wouldn’t exactly call this a true rebuild. A true rebuild would involve the pens asking Malkin and Letang if they wanted to waive their NMCs. They are trying to retool as best they can and still try to compete with Crosby and Malkin and Letang. Will t work? Who knows
theyre clearly doing a rebuild on the fly and planning on trying to be good next year. i dont know anyone can hear their words and look at the team and expect any other strategy.
They arent rebuilding, at least not yet.
Dubas has talked about, in the last few weeks:
* how important it is to not have an extended rebuild
* how much cap space they have for next year
* how they have gained assets that teams want in exchange for good young players. he literally said this! that now they finally have what teams want for their good young players! As in, adding young players. As in, adding.
id put so so much more money on them trying to win in 2024-25 than i would that they try to rebuild.
Theyre going to try to add wins, not subtract them.
i’m not making the argument that thats the right path (i do think thats the right path, but that’s not the argument im making right now.). im just saying that thats almost certainly whats going to happen.
He meant now that it has happened and it is not speculation.
Sid will stay through the rebuild and teach the young guys everything he can before he retires.
I’d like to see the Pens be competitive next season–I think there is still gas in that tank assuming some much-needed changes occur over the summer. That said, if next year turns out the same as this one (or worse) then I think you gotta give Sid a shot to go to Colorado (or somewhere else he would waive is NMC) to chase more cups. The biggest problem with that is the destination team having enough assets for the Pens FO to move the main guy putting butts in seats ($$).
I doubt that a guy who requires having the same peanut butter sandwich and skating around the same McDonald’s arches before every home game is really going to up for changing teams before he retires.
I love the pens but it’s hilarious how they miss the playoffs once and the entire fanbase and team is in shambles.
Why are we calling this a rebuild already when the only pieces we traded were a person on an expiring contract who wasn’t signing an extension, an AHL goalie, and an underperforming AHL prospect, and a 7th D also on an expiring contract?
If we also moved Rakell, Smith, Rust, and Petterson, then sure, call it that. If they were trying to move one or both of Letang and Malkin, then definitely call it that. But as of right now, they were just sellers at the deadline because it was the responsible thing to do for a team that is more or less statistically eliminated from the playoffs.
Dubas would have been doing a terrible job if he didn’t try to move the pieces that aren’t going to be here next year.
He HAS seen it through to some degree with them 🤷♂️
Sad that this even has to be asked. Of course Crosby is not leaving.
This isn’t a rebuild, rather a retool. Dubas couldn’t add good, young players because he had nothing to trade for them. The youngest guy you can get out of free agency is going to be around 27.
Now, he has six B+ prospects and he’ll likely get a second A prospect in this year’s draft. That and picks should get 2-3 good, young NHL’ers. If he can somehow manage to sign Jake in free agency and if DOC, Puustinen and Poulin develop, he’s one top 4 LD away from being a contender.
Dubas was pretty clear at this deadline conference that he wants to improve the team for next year, which is not a rebuild.
I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibility that the Pens get the third seed in the Metro next season.
There are so many unknowns about the Metro next seasons, and all signs are that the Atlantic, not the Metro, will be the real Eastern juggernaut the next few years.
Sid isn’t going anywhere
Why is this even something ppl are considering? It’s never ever happening and you’re a moron if you think otherwise
Team could be good next season, just bad powerplay and injuries and Jake left and shit happened but it aint as bad as people make out, we just need to adjust some details, let Dubas make some moves in the summer, regroup and go again
If the plan is to rebuild then management needs to have a fresh start and fire the current coaching staff.
Idk anything, but i’m confident he’ll stay. Just like Lemieux, Sakic, Yzerman, etc…
Spittin Chiclets and douchebag Dreger don’t like this
Tank baby tank
All of these posts are jokes. Sid (and Tanger and Geno) are Pens for life. Sid is not going anywhere. Every news article or post you read about him possibly leaving is incredible speculation and clout chasing. It’s not gonna happen
You know, he could just *ENJOY* being in Pittsburgh. You know, like the guy he lived with for years…the guy who used to own the team?
The whole reason Lemieux stayed around was because he enjoyed how much freedom he had in Pittsburgh. People didn’t dog him like they would in other markets. It was huge for the development of some French Canadian kid who was way out of his element.
Crosby seems like the kind of person that’d order the exact same thing at a restaurant because he legit enjoys it (not that he doesn’t do that already).