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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2020 at 11:11 p.m.
Thread: Hello Fellow Hockey Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MikeyThePensFan</b></div><div>Good point. I think this season the Penguins core can still handle it with the pieces that they have. Next season they’re going to need more support, but they’ve got a really solid group of young players. There’s Joseph &amp; Addison on defence both projected to be special players. Up front they have Legare &amp; Poulin. Not to mention guys that are already here like Dumoulin, Marino, Pettersson, Guentzel, Rust &amp; McCann. That’s a strong core to build a team around for the post-Crosby era. Only thing I’d like is another franchise center. I hope they can win the 2022 draft and land Matthew Savoie. He’s projected to be a generational talent.</div></div>

I do to. I'm excited to see a fully healthy Pens team on the ice. The only realistic adjustments I think they should make are to find a Malkin a winger that can finish.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 10, 2020 at 7:34 p.m.
Thread: Hello Fellow Hockey Fans
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MikeyThePensFan</b></div><div>The team you’ve put together looks like one that can win the Stanley Cup. But Poulin is a big part of the Penguins future. Part of the core after the Sid era. I would only trade him if it’s part of a package to bring an elite winger like Marner. Even with that, I’d be hesitant.</div></div>

I just made this as my opinion of who would fit within Sullivan's system and who would compliment who. This was only a fun, hypothetical thought.

I get Poulin is the future but prospects aren't guarantees and what's the point of having Poulin in 5 years time with a completely stripped team of it's stars when you could flip him for a player that could very well help win multiple championships? Getting guys that compliment star players are essential as time goes on. Every year Crosby will get a bit slower, regress skill wise and will need better flanks to help carry the workload. Why not acquire those pieces sooner than later if at all to help get the best out of him in the later stages of his career? Look at the improvement in Malkin's game since getting Guentzel. Malkin is back checking like a beast and playing a much better overall game because he doesn't have the pressure of having to carry his line.