2012
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too long ago, the Penguins were parading through Pittsburgh with the sport's greatest trophy: the Stanley Cup.
After a stretch of futility from 2002-2006, the Penguins quickly emerged as one of the league's elite teams due to high draft picks and good management. After getting soundly beaten by the Ottawa Senators in 2007, the Penguins' first playoff appearance in six years, they marched to the Stanley Cup Final in 2008 and won the Stanley Cup a year later.
It seems that the Penguins have been considered the Stanley Cup favorites before every season and every postseason since that 2009 Stanley Cup, but they have definitely not lived up to the expectations come playoff time.
They have been great every regular season, and consistent at ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins
After a stretch of futility from 2002-2006, the Penguins quickly emerged as one of the league's elite teams due to high draft picks and good management. After getting soundly beaten by the Ottawa Senators in 2007, the Penguins' first playoff appearance in six years, they marched to the Stanley Cup Final in 2008 and won the Stanley Cup a year later.
It seems that the Penguins have been considered the Stanley Cup favorites before every season and every postseason since that 2009 Stanley Cup, but they have definitely not lived up to the expectations come playoff time.
They have been great every regular season, and consistent at ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins