Well, the regular season is finally over, guys! We did it! To start the show, Hunter dives into a couple of scoops for what to expect on Friday as the Pittsburgh Penguins are about to shake up their front office in a big way. Hunter goes into what he’s heard about the Hextall and Burke situations and why Friday will likely be the day they get released. He analyzes why it’s been a long time coming and who Fenway Sports Group could be looking at to fill their roles. He also dives into Elliotte Friedman’s report about the Penguins wanting to build out their analytics staff and why that’s very on-brand for FSG. After that, Hunter recaps the Penguins’ 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets and how nobody seemed to want to be there. He does paise Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel for their goals as they ended the season on a high note before looking at why they blew their 20th third-period lead of the season. Yes, it means nothing but it’s still crazy that this is the case. He discusses how Letang might be even better next season after how much he went through before giving his opinion on what he would do about Tristan Jarry. Finally, Hunter looks at how there could be a lot of on-ice changes coming this season and why this team can still be set up to compete if the right moves are made.
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13 Comments
Hey Hunter how would you rebuild this team?
Alright hunter what’s the future hold for us penguins fans
Burke too
I agree with DOC and Poehling. I'd give Hallander a solid look and thats a young energetic 4th line. Third line needs to be totally rebuilt but i don't see them buying out grandland, maybe he can be traded. But i see him taking zuckers spot for the time being since zuck will probably require too much money. My biggest concern is Carter. He is the worst of the bottom six and as long as sully is the coach he will be in the line up. That to me just ruins any configuration we could put together.
Great work Hunter, Keep up the good work!
Is it possible Granlund can be an effective player in the right system?
Hextall definitely needs to go.
Keeping him would be even worse than the Steelers Keeping Canada.
I wonder if ownership offers Burke a different role in the organization instead of firing him outright? He needs to be removed far away from hockey operations. But, as you say, he’s a great human and might be an asset in a different role if he goes for it.
I think I know who ownership is interested in: Kyle Dubas
Byan burke just got fired
Well, now it's official Ron Hextall and Brian Burke have been fired.
6 months before they again is ridiculous lol
Glad they’re both gone. Hextal ruined the roster and Burke ruined the image.