Before I start my ramble in earnest, I want to point out two outstanding articles on other sites. In “Crosby/Malkin vs. McDavid/Draisaitl: Examining Stanley Cup supporting casts,” Hooks Orpik on Pensburgh does just what the title of his article suggests.
On Pittsburgh Hockey Now, Dan Kingerski broaches the subject of what might’ve been had the Penguins lost to Detroit in 2009 in “Crosby vs. McDavid; Sid Made Changes to Win, Can Oilers Avoid Catastrophe?”
Both excellent reads. Both kind of dovetail with thoughts that have been rattling around in my noggin since the Panthers vanquished the Oilers on Tuesday night.