Pittsburgh Spent Its Last Eighth Year on a 14-Point Winger
The eighth year is not a player's right. It is a team's option, it expires on September 15, and Pittsburgh just spent its own on a winger with 47 NHL games behind him.
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Pittsburgh Can't Bank Picks and Buy Robertson at Once
Kyle Dubas built a rebuild bank designed not to be spent on a late-20s star. Then he spent June chasing one. The Robertson math exposes two offseasons that can't both be true.
Pittsburgh Is Building Two Teams at Once
Dubas is banking a draft hoard for a future that arrives around 2029 and shopping for scorers to help Crosby win in 2027. Pick a lane.