Once upon a time the Toews/Kane tandem was thought of as equal, if not superior to their Crosby/Malkin counterparts out east. Kane is still at a similar level as the Pens guys, Toews not so much. but even if he were, they've clearly done a considerably poorer job with the support cast to keep the contention window open.
that being said, the Pens upcoming dark period will easily rival what they went through in the mid 80's and early 00's. we'll see if they once again get the generational player rebuild.
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