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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
Sure, they've got two of the league's best players. I'm speaking to the conclusion that impatience is some kind of plague.
Being that the Penguins have these greats, they should be the ones who exhibit more patience, yet they pull the trigger when deemed necessary.
There were legitimate discussions here that Pittsburgh should get max value for Malkin before his decline (like Iginla) The Penguins were playing a bad brand of hockey under Mike Johnston.
A GM and coaching change later, they've added two more cups *shrug*
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Is this more a case of correlation not equalling causation? I will agree that the coaching change was smart, but in that situation you also trust that the two best centres on the planet will do a lot to make its work.
I still maintain that regardless of whatever the Penguins did after bringing in Rutherford the pattern of frequent administrative change undertaken by most NHL owners is not good. As a counter example, take the Washington Capitals: they just won their first Stanley Cup with a core that was assembled starting in 2004. In that time there have been two GMs in 15 years.