CHICAGO -- The Pittsburgh Penguins could have blown it all up.
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Eastern Conference final by the Boston Bruins, speculation swirled about the
futures of coach Dan Bylsma, superstar Evgeni Malkin and goaltender
Marc-Andre Fleury. Amid calls for action, general manager Ray Shero got busy
after the Penguins were ousted. But his moves have been the opposite of a
complete overhaul. "Its easy to change," Shero said Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
Shero extended Bylsma and his assistants contracts two years through the 2015-16
season, gave Fleury a vote of confidence as the teams franchise goaltender and
then Thursday agreed to terms with Malkin on an eight-year, $76-million contract
extension that could keep him with the Penguins for the balance of his NHL
career. It was the equivalent of doubling-down on what has worked so well for
years, even though it didnt end well in the playoffs. "I think Ray believes in
the core group that he has, and he believes he can win with them," Malkins
agent, J.P. Barry, said in a phone interview. "They made the final four this
year, again, and they had a bad round, for sure. But I think he believes in this
core and he wants to stay the course and believes his team can win. Thats
ultimately what his assessment was." Its an assessment that some general
managers might not have made, given the raw emotions of the Penguins going from
Cup favourites to victims of a sweep in less than a week. Shero cited the
Detroit Red Wings as a model of continuity, and staying the course in Pittsburgh
follows what he believes is a similar pattern. Next season will be Sheros eighth
as GM and Bylsmas fourth full one as head coach. It will be the seventh season
with Malkin, Fleury, captain Sidney Crosby and defenceman Kris Letang playing
together, more than four years removed from that core group winning the Stanley
Cup. In not firing Bylsma and instead extending him, Shero followed his idea of
sticking with a path that he believes in, no matter the external criticism.
"Public sentiment sometime isnt kind," Shero said. "I believe in Dan Bylsma, and
I believe in our coaching staff." Believing in a Cup-winning coach who very well
could lead the U.S. team in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi doesnt take much of a
leap of faith, and neither does committing to Malkin, who led the Penguins with
16 points in the playoffs despite being held to zero in the conference final.
Fleurys playoff stumbles couldve been a tougher sell, but Bylsma and Shero made
it clear that the 28-year-old was their goaltender of the present and future.
"The faith I have in Marc-Andre Fleury hasnt waned," Shero said. Nor has Malkins
faith in the direction of the franchise that gave the No. 2 pick in the 2004
draft a $10-million signing bonus and a $9.5-million cap hit on par with that of
No. 1 selection Alex Ovechkin. "We won Stanley Cup before and I believe we will
win again because its good people, good guys," Malkin said on a conference call
Thursday. "This here is good team, and I hope we win Stanley Cup." Before the
Penguins take another run at it, more questions are left to be answered. Letang
is entering the final year of his contract, and Shero told reporters in
Pittsburgh on Thursday that he didnt know how the process would go toward
securing an extension. Pascal Dupuis, Matt Cooke and deadline acquisitions
Jarome Iginla, Brenden Morrow and Douglas Murray are all set to be unrestricted
free agents July 5. Shero realizes that, given salary-cap restraints, his team
"is going to change, and thats the way it is." But thanks to moves that keep
Bylsma and Malkin around for at least a little while, the Penguins wont undergo
a total team makeover this summer. And thats more than OK with Malkin. "Its not
a surprise for me," he said. "I know everyone thought wed win the Stanley Cup. I
know we lost 4-0, but we can still learn (from) this year. Im glad Dan stay
here, and I hope we win together."
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