"Significant change" for Pens wouldn't surprise Dreger

Darren Dreger was on TSN 1200 Friday afternoon.

On the Pittsburgh Penguins:

“I think that Pittsburgh going through these growing pains, if that’s the right way to describe it – maybe just pains, because how much more can you grow as a team given their talent level. I think this is a good thing for Pittsburgh. I think this is a good thing for the new coaching staff to get to know these players and for the coaching staff and all of those committed to do whatever is necessary to get Pittsburgh back on a Cup-contending path, to get done now.

“And I wouldn’t be surprised if we see significant change in Pittsburgh in the foreseeable future, particularly if things don’t turn around. If you look at the way this team plays – and any time you talk about Pittsburgh, it seems to obviously go to Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin or one of the key faces of this team and that’s not necessarily who I’m identifying.

“But, I mean, there’s something that isn’t working in Pittsburgh. And for them to maybe face that challenge early in the season is a good thing because whatever changes, if there are changes necessary, will make this team better long-term.

“The one thing I know is this: when you’ve got a new general manager and a new coach, seldom is their fear of making a change. So maybe the players in Pittsburgh need to start paying attention to that.”

Source: TSN 1200/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey