Joe Starkey

Now go back and look at the 07-08 Penguins, who, like I said, or even the 06-07 Penguins, they were coming off a 58-point season.

But they were, you know, stocked with first round studs.

So everybody knew there was going to be a jump.

Would they make the playoffs?

Maybe.

And then they wind up, you know, improving by like 50 points.

But my point here is with Crosby and Malkin and Letang, by the way.

We have to realize what we're seeing and the notion that

And looking ahead of seeing them together in a playoff series again after it looked like it was done is just going to be thrilling, I think.

Can I throw one out there?

Yeah.

Now, I base this on what history presented them prior to this season.

What about the 72 Steelers?

Now, obviously, you look back on it now, and there's so many Hall of Famers, but they weren't that at that point.

They'd never won a playoff game, 11 wins in the regular season, obviously winning with the Immaculate Reception.

That team, it's probably hard to think it now, but at the time, I'm sure they were having a similar conversation.

How probable was it after a 6-8 season to come back, win 11 games, win the first playoff game in Steeler history, and spark a dynasty?

Absolutely.

And the way that they did it, for sure.

But that just sort of underscores what we're talking about here.