Penguins season begins, realistic expectations, grading the offseason

Hour 1: It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh! The Penguins host Chicago to begin the season. Crowley's expectation is that the Penguins win a series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018. It's truly been that long. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin played every game last year. That probably won't happen this year.  Kyle Dubas created great depth and unloaded bad contracts. Penguins fans need to be patient with Erik Karlsson. He's going to make mistakes, but the positives will outweigh the bad. Will Tristan Jarry be capable of taking care of odd man rushes? Dorin thinks it's Cup or bust but Crowley wants to see Sidney Crosby just win another playoff series. A texter asked why people compare the Penguins and Steelers success and how the Steelers are applauded for 9-8 but not making the playoffs while the Penguins are crushed. The Pens success in the cap era with Crosby is fantastic. Dorin asks, do players want to play here? Would a free agent want to sign with the Penguins? Do you have more faith in Mike Tomlin or Mike Sullivan? The Eric Karlsson trade was a steal for the Penguins and put in the work to make the RIGHT deal for the club. Credit to Dubas for making the trade. It would have been a C in Crowley's mind if not for Karlsson, which makes the offseason an A or A+.