Post Gazette · Oct 2, 2017
Another historical quest awaits the 2017-18 Penguins: A third consecutive Stanley Cup
Sidney Crosby was 10 years old when the Detroit Red Wings raised the Stanley Cup for a second consecutive season in 1998, the Penguins captain idolizing Steve Yzerman for his leadership and stellar two-way play.
As for the next bit of history the Penguins are chasing? Crosby was not born yet.
Move over Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan and those Motown teams of the late 1990s. Next up are the New York Islanders of the early 1980s, an outfit that won 19 consecutive playoff series and rocked some mean mustaches while featuring five players plus a coach and general manager who are now in the Hockey Hall of Fame.