Penguins Retro: The Day Our Dynasty Died

As you can tell by the recent absence of content, following my trip down tough guy memory lane, my brain’s been dryer than unbuttered toast when it comes to fresh ideas for articles.Once again, Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now helped me get off the schneid with his article, “5 Worst Trades of the Sidney Crosby Era.” It reminded me of an article I’d posted on PP back on October 29, 2020, regarding the granddaddy of all clunkers…the ill-fated Derick Brassard trade.

Without further preamble, here goes.

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February 23, 2018. While not necessarily a day that will live in infamy among black-and-gold faithful, maybe it should. By my unofficial reckoning, it’s the day the Penguins’…