Is this a joke? All this team has is grit and character. This team lacks skill and talent. This is the type of reasoning why we've stunk for the last 3 decades. As long as I've been a fan, I've seen endless amounts of grit, character and toughness, but never enough skill. We're a 1 line team trying to contend against teams that can roll 3 - 1st or 2nd lines.
For the love of Pete, this fanbase needs to start raising their standards. A few years ago we traded our only 1st line player in Iggy to the Penguins who were loaded with 1st liners in Crosby, Malkin, Hossa, Neal, Kunitz, etc and they didn't even win the Cup. What chance do we have with our perpetually top heavy teams? I'm convinced this team will be mediocre for another 30 years with this constant grit, character and toughness crap. Until this fanbase and organization stops pedaling these types of traits and attributes above all else, we'll never be a contender.
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