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Originally Posted by bubbsy
Isn't that exactly how Crosby landed in Pittsburg? To bring excitement to a broke and failing franchise.
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The Penguins were broke and failing because they were playing in an ancient arena with all the atmosphere and revenue-generating capability of a bomb crater. The viability of Pittsburgh as a hockey market was never in question. The problem was finding the money for a new building.
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