It's Stanley Cup or bust in Pittsburgh.
After making four impactful trade deadline deals to strengthen their roster for a playoff run, the Pittsburgh Penguins are under the most pressure to win the Cup during this shortened season.
When Penguins general manager Ray Shero gave up prospects and quality draft picks to acquire veteran forwards Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow, Jussi Jokinen and defenseman Douglas Murray, it signaled that the team was "all in" for the 2013 season.
"The pressure is on," said Shero after acquiring Iginla in late March (via Penguins.com). "It'll be a challenge for our group. There's plenty of good teams out there in the East, it's going to be a battle. "
The last time we saw an NHL team with as much talent as this year's Penguins squad was the 2003-04 Colorado Avalanche, whose roster featured Hall of Fame-caliber players such as Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne. The end result for this team was a first-round playoff loss to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Wild in seven games.
Hockey fans in Pittsburgh, who haven't seen their beloved Penguins reach the ...
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Article written by Nicholas Goss
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