Dubas’ Fork in the Road: Buy Now or Ride It Out?
Update: 2025-11-24
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This is the Kyle Dubas “fork-in-the-road” segment. Dan lays out the big-picture decision the Penguins GM is facing right now:
- The Eastern Conference is wide open and winnable (“absolute mush” outside Carolina/New Jersey, Florida falling apart).
- The Penguins have shown enough promise that doing nothing is a real choice — but it risks burning out Crosby and Malkin with no middle-six support.
- Dubas should actively fortify the roster now, not wait until January or the deadline.
- Specific focus: add a proven, solid middle-six forward
- Cost would be modest (roughly a 2nd-round pick level), and the difference between picking 15th vs. 22nd isn’t huge.
- Explicitly rules out blockbusters or expensive stars; this is about smart, under-the-radar depth that Dubas excels at finding.
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