Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 20, 2023

Published: Apr. 20, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

My concern is I think this team is starting to look a lot like Chicago. Chicago missed playoffs for the first year two years ago, however core was still playing well. Stan Bowman tried to go all in for one last shot trading for Seth Jones and Fleury. Mortgaged the future, messed up their rebuild, and they didn't even make playoffs next year. Then they ended up being a bottom of the barrel team without even good draft picks coming up. It absolutely crippled their rebuild. Sometimes once a dynasty falls out of playoffs it's just over, no matter how well individual players are doing or what moves they make to try and contend again. It just feels like this year was the start of the decline as opposed to an off year. We've seen Detroit, Chicago, and others make these same mistakes before. It's better for us to sell our assets while they still have value, instead of 2-3 years when they may be traded for nothing.

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