Bedard will have to carry quite the load on his shoulders next season
was not an impressive outfit in McDavid's rookie season, but the team was respectable. The Oilers made the playoffs the next year in 2016-17. It would be a stretch to say McDavid landed in a perfect situation, but things could have been worse.team that was full of big-name players. The 2005-06 Pens roster included Mario Lemieux, Mark Recchi, John LeClair, and Žigmund Pálffy — with the latter trio coming via a free-agent spending spree.
The idea of surrounding Crosby with veteran talent made some sense in theory, but the wingers Pittsburgh loaded up on had a combined age of 106. Recchi and LeClair were fine, but neither performed to their career standards and Pálffy had to retire midseason due to injury. Meanwhile, Lemieux played his last NHL game on December 16.That didn't prevent Sid the Kid from putting up 102 points in his rookie season — 44 more than any other Penguin.
The situation the Penguins' franchise player walked into, where he was surrounded by elder statesman, is probably better than what Bedard will be dealing with. But by midseason, Crosby was running low on support. His case is informative because it serves as a reminder that no matter how good Bedard is out of the gate with Chicago, wins are likely to prove illusive for the Blackhawks next season.
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