Matt Clement

They're a bunch of older guys.

Missing the playoffs at this point would constitute an abject failure, and you disagree.

Well, that's good for next year and beyond.

It's not good for this year to be the story is old guys who either are going to make it or fail.

teams that haven't competed for stanley cup sometimes you got to go through that experience all those teams penguins once did it long ago but that was a young penguin team i get it that they went through it together this team has a couple young guys sprinkled in this is an old team again what was your thought at the beginning of the season that they weren't good that they'd be really bad and you know what if they finish in ninth i'm going to wish they were really bad

I don't look at those two and think, man, this is the goalie tandem of the future.

That's Miroslav, who I'd like to see, by the way, right now.

We'll get to that.

The guy I'm surprised with.

And that was very well stated, Bob.

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Would collapsing down the stretch and missing the playoffs constitute a failure of a season for the Penguins?

I'm shocked that the Limitless Express didn't say yes to this question.

You're the one who's been saying, and you look like you might be right in the end, that these guys are the capitals of last year.

I believe they are, yeah.

But wouldn't you say the only reason they exceeded expectations is because they got off to a good start and they kept the band together, which is old guys?

I would say that's part of it, yes.

I can't believe, though, you also said you wanted them to, that finishing really low would be good.

So how is finishing ninth not a failure?