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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
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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Excellent case comparison IMO. Both have built rosters based off of multiple consecutive top 5 picks and then solid late round drafting + acquisitions to round off the squads. I'd say we have another 5 years yet of tracking to determine the support cast and contention window results though... for all we know toews comes roaring back and the hawks are a low seed threat again. Malkin or Crosby could face a limiting injury. There's still time. If you had asked this question in 2013 it would have seemed like Chicago was built better.