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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Acquiring all three older players (Iginla, Morrow, Murray) turned out to be a huge mistake for the Pens, as they really slowed the team down. It also forced them to keep guys like Kennedy and Bennett out of the lineup when they might have done more in limited roles than the other two wingers. They should have kept it to either Morrow or Iginla, but not both.
I actually can't believe they took Kennedy out of the lineup when he's a pretty effective third liner.
Some of the blame should go to Sherro for making these moves, and not just Bylsma and the coaches.
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I don't know how many Penguins regular season games you watched, but it was evident in April that both Morrow and Iginla were good fits with that team. The problems came when Crosby returned to the lineup and Bylsma played him as if he were at 100% when he clearly wasn't, and then when things went south, Bylsma decided that he was going to live or die with his guys. Rather than trying something crazy like playing a future Hall of Fame right winger at right wing on one of the top 2 lines or going back to the power play lineup that had been devastatingly effective, he just kept rolling Crosby, Kunitz, Malkin and Neal out there and waiting for them to do something. They never did, and it's going to cost him his job.