exactly.
the only question is when they bite the bullet and trade crosby. not this year obviously. probably not next year either but...
they have nothing in the pipeline and are committed to some older players with big contracts. crosby saves them from being a complete also ran.
but its the pens. they'll bottom out, get the #1 pick, and get yet another generational player to save a team that was inches short of bankruptcy the last time they didnt have a lemieux/jagr/crosby on the team.