I honestly don’t see the Pittsburgh core 3 winning another cup, with or without Karlsson.
Oiler_boiler
Me personally I think Karlsson plays too offensively for the penguins
No-Material-23
Leafs will never, never win a cup.
Pens aren’t winning unless they get a 3rd line that can produce, and then it’s still highly unlikely.
nicksj2023
As a leafs fan it’s obviously 100% going to be pens
bongocopter
Whichever one has a goalie who can get hot at the right time and sustain it for four rounds.
BM19921992
Lol. Toronto won’t ever win with that core. They will make the playoffs yes. But never win. That core is a joke.
-TheWickedEnd-
Leafs. They’ll all be on different teams but they’ll win their cups… :’(
EquivalentAppeal9561
The group with 3 three time Stanley Cup champions.
Senior_Waltz4745
Never count 87 out.
StockWillingness2748
As a leaf fan. Neither. It sucks but I don’t see it.
Optimal-Job-2659
willy obvi when he inevitably signs with vegas at some point
Ta-veren-
I love the leafs, love them.
But for some reason I’m liking pits this year if they can get their goalie situation worked out or Jarry has an amazing year I can see then getting to the finals.
PremierVik
Neither. Pens don’t have what much left in the tank. Toronto its only a matter of time before 1 or 2 from the core 4 move on to a new team.
DontToewsM3Bro
Pens have a better chance but both won’t win
Leafs core is to selfish its all about me , me , me. They never sacrificed for the good of the team
I say that as leafs fan
136AngryBees
Pens in 24-25 when they add Matthews
Fastsmitty47
The Pens have the experience, but I still see the Leafs wirh the higher odds
BeefersOtherland
Counterpoint: Karlsson gets injured by December. Dubas is a scrub.
Physical-Asparagus48
Dubas brought in 2 out of these 8 guys…neither of these are Dubas’ cores
highporkroller
Does he have another core 4 to choose from?
xxshadowraidxx
Well one team is Canadian while the other is American so pretty obvious which one has a better chance
Suitable-Pea-8226
Answer is pretty obvious.
If the Leafs don’t do it this year, I don’t think that core ever will. The team is as good as it’s gonna get without swapping out a key player or two.
This Pens core have won 3 cups. They have nothing to prove. If they won another it would feel like the Patriots winning that last Super bowl with Brady. Just like “fuck man, again? I thought he was too old for this!”
MintLeafCrunch
Opening odds for 2024 Stanley Cup have Leafs at +1200, Penguins at +3500. So current consensus is Leafs more likely. Penguins odds I assume are pre-Karlsson. Still, +1200 is pretty long odds, most likely scenario is neither win. Unfortunately.
za_sa_ph
Now these guys are the “core 4” cringeworthy
Disrespectfultroll01
Dubas didn’t build the penguins tho, if they were to win, could we really give him that much credit ?
sextoymagic
And Jake is the plus 1
AttitudeOk4883
Pit
rlxdengineer
Toronto wins it before pitts. But pits will have a good time not Winning it lol
kstacey
Kyle Dubas had nothing to do with anything in Pittsburgh
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I honestly don’t see the Pittsburgh core 3 winning another cup, with or without Karlsson.
Me personally I think Karlsson plays too offensively for the penguins
Leafs will never, never win a cup.
Pens aren’t winning unless they get a 3rd line that can produce, and then it’s still highly unlikely.
As a leafs fan it’s obviously 100% going to be pens
Whichever one has a goalie who can get hot at the right time and sustain it for four rounds.
Lol. Toronto won’t ever win with that core. They will make the playoffs yes. But never win. That core is a joke.
Leafs. They’ll all be on different teams but they’ll win their cups… :’(
The group with 3 three time Stanley Cup champions.
Never count 87 out.
As a leaf fan. Neither. It sucks but I don’t see it.
willy obvi when he inevitably signs with vegas at some point
I love the leafs, love them.
But for some reason I’m liking pits this year if they can get their goalie situation worked out or Jarry has an amazing year I can see then getting to the finals.
Neither. Pens don’t have what much left in the tank. Toronto its only a matter of time before 1 or 2 from the core 4 move on to a new team.
Pens have a better chance but both won’t win
Leafs core is to selfish its all about me , me , me. They never sacrificed for the good of the team
I say that as leafs fan
Pens in 24-25 when they add Matthews
The Pens have the experience, but I still see the Leafs wirh the higher odds
Counterpoint: Karlsson gets injured by December. Dubas is a scrub.
Dubas brought in 2 out of these 8 guys…neither of these are Dubas’ cores
Does he have another core 4 to choose from?
Well one team is Canadian while the other is American so pretty obvious which one has a better chance
Answer is pretty obvious.
If the Leafs don’t do it this year, I don’t think that core ever will. The team is as good as it’s gonna get without swapping out a key player or two.
This Pens core have won 3 cups. They have nothing to prove. If they won another it would feel like the Patriots winning that last Super bowl with Brady. Just like “fuck man, again? I thought he was too old for this!”
Opening odds for 2024 Stanley Cup have Leafs at +1200, Penguins at +3500. So current consensus is Leafs more likely. Penguins odds I assume are pre-Karlsson. Still, +1200 is pretty long odds, most likely scenario is neither win. Unfortunately.
Now these guys are the “core 4” cringeworthy
Dubas didn’t build the penguins tho, if they were to win, could we really give him that much credit ?
And Jake is the plus 1
Pit
Toronto wins it before pitts. But pits will have a good time not Winning it lol
Kyle Dubas had nothing to do with anything in Pittsburgh
Pens gunna dominate 3 on 3 OT during the 2010s
wait…