I was pondering the plight of our favorite hockey team when an old adage popped into my head. And while familiarity probably doesn’t breed contempt in the case of our Penguins, it likely encourages another c-word that’s just as dangerous.
Complacency.
Have the Pens become too comfortable with each other and the coaching staff in particular?
To digress, I was all for securing our core and top supporting players like Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust when their contracts expired in the summer of 2022. It just seemed to be the way to go.