On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins dismissed longtime general manager Ray Shero:
In a press conference streamed live on the team’s official website, CEO David Morehouse further announced that the search for a new general manager had already begun and that the new GM would be charged with “overseeing and revamping” hockey operations, “with the goal of returning the team to championship form.”
The question is how far from championship form the Penguins are.
As Morehouse noted, the Penguins have had their struggles, but there is also a lot for new management to build on:
It’s not just about this season. We’ve had five consecutive years of underachievement in the playoffs. However, this isn’t a complete overhaul. We’ve had success during the regular season; we have a good team. It’s a lot different than a team that needs to have a complete overhaul and a revamping, that has missed the playoffs for consecutive years… we just have high expectations and we want to get better.
What is the current state of the team?
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