Dan rants about the disappearing rookies, why “play the kids” isn’t that simple, the bizarre Tristan Broz demotion, when Rutger McGroarty finally arrives, and the three painful paths Kyle Dubas now faces after the Toronto woodshed beating. Zero fluff, all fire.
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Dan rants about the disappearing rookies, why “play the kids” isn’t that simple, the bizarre Tristan Broz demotion, when Rutger McGroarty finally arrives, and the three painful paths Kyle Dubas now faces after the Toronto woodshed beating. Zero fluff, all fire.
This is the Kyle Dubas “fork-in-the-road” segment. Dan lays out the big-picture decision the Penguins GM is facing right now:The Eastern Conference is wide open and winnable (“absolute mush” outside Carolina/New Jersey, Florida falling apart).The Penguins have shown enough promise that doing nothing is a real choice — but it risks burning out Crosby and Malkin with no middle-six support.Dubas should actively fortify the roster now, not wait until January or the deadline.Specific focus: add a proven, solid middle-six forwardCost would be modest (roughly a 2nd-round pick level), and the difference between picking 15th vs. 22nd isn’t huge.Explicitly rules out blockbusters or expensive stars; this is about smart, under-the-radar depth that Dubas excels at finding.
No Pucks Given | Pittsburgh Penguins Podcast
Dan rants about the disappearing rookies, why “play the kids” isn’t that simple, the bizarre Tristan Broz demotion, when Rutger McGroarty finally arrives, and the three painful paths Kyle Dubas now faces after the Toronto woodshed beating. Zero fluff, all fire.
