I’m going to begin this article with a statement that might cause you to question my sanity…or worse.
Might trading two-time 40-goal scorer Jake Guentzel to Carolina at the deadline be the best move Kyle Dubas has made since taking over?
Before you come to Wright’s Gym to cast stones and other hard objects at my noggin, a Penguins history lesson.
The 1990-91 team was arguably the deepest, most talented group in franchise history. In addition to savior (and IMHO GOAT) Mario Lemieux, the team boasted no fewer than six other Hall-of-Famers, including forwards Mark Recchi, Joey Mullen and Bryan Trottier, defenseman Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy and goaltender Tom Barrasso. To say nothing of Hall-of-Famer in waiting Jaromir Jagr, all-stars Kevin Stevens and John Cullen and future 40-goal scorer Scott Young, who often skated on the fourth line.
They were gifted. And they were in trouble.
Incredibly, in the weeks preceding the trade deadline those Pens were 4-9-1, leaving them a paltry two games above .500 with just 14 games remaining in the season.
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