This morning when I entered Wright’s Gym for my workout, Other Rick and I struck up a conversation about the Penguins as we often do. At times my esteemed colleague and I don’t agree, and our discussion became quite passionate, with each of us airing our opinion.
Our exchange planted the seeds for this article.
A couple of months ago I suggested that perhaps it was time for General Manager Ron Hextall to initiate a rebuild. We were coming off a three-game losing streak and hovering on the fringe of the wild-card chase.