mikey's Thread of Penguin Randomness

Postby **faftorial** » Fri May 22, 2020 2:45 pm

dodint will like this thought from MM's column today:

But Letang seems a question mark to return. He suffered a stroke in 2014 and has had a small hole in the wall of his heart since birth. Anyone with pre-existing medical conditions is more vulnerable to covid-19. Letang qualifies.

But if Letang plays, the circumstances benefit the Penguins.

I say he plays.

https://triblive.com/sports/mark-madden ... ostseason/

Postby **Lelldorin** » Fri May 22, 2020 3:41 pm

No Toews top three? :O

Jokes aside - 87 has to be the first pick if you pick ONE center to play for you during the last ten years. McDavid has played too few seasons and Stamkos has been terribad during the playoffs.

Postby **dodint** » Fri May 22, 2020 5:21 pm

I was told by folks here, quite emphatically, that the stroke that he tried to fix himself, by the way, would have no bearing on his health moving forward.

That snark aside, Madden is a bag of hot air and I would sooner believe any of you before him when it comes to medical issues.

Postby **NTP66** » Fri May 22, 2020 5:25 pm

Your first mistake was listening to virtually anyone on this board when they start talking about anything medical-related.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri May 22, 2020 5:29 pm

Most of all c2i.

Postby **dodint** » Fri May 22, 2020 5:31 pm

Your first mistake was listening to virtually anyone on this board when they start talking about anything medical-related.

Honestly, and with all sincerity, they were probably quoting Madden back then too.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri May 22, 2020 8:19 pm

Postby **Gaucho** » Sat May 23, 2020 6:29 am

Jason Williams played for the Penguins?

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sat May 23, 2020 10:12 am

Hmph...doesn't ring a bell...

Postby **Gaucho** » Sat May 23, 2020 10:25 am

8 games in 2011-12. Huh.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sat May 23, 2020 10:52 am

I would have completely forgotten that player in general without this mention...

Postby **nocera** » Mon May 25, 2020 11:45 am

Postby **NTP66** » Mon May 25, 2020 12:07 pm

This dude's Crosby videos are the best.

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon May 25, 2020 12:17 pm

Probably a top 5 center of the past decade.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon May 25, 2020 12:18 pm

...probably?

Postby **nocera** » Mon May 25, 2020 12:18 pm

Definitely #2.

Postby **Gaucho** » Mon May 25, 2020 12:25 pm

...probably?

yes

Postby **Spangler** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:02 pm

I could be misremembering, but I don't recall seeing players drop to one knee to shoot, routinely, until Sid.

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:50 pm

Brett Hull did, among others...

Postby **meow** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:16 pm

Hull’s knee would give out after hauling around his 300 pound frame for an entire game.

Postby **willeyeam** » Tue May 26, 2020 9:21 am

I was sitting above Vasilevsky on that OT winner in the playoffs and I'm still convinced it curved around him

Postby **nocera** » Tue May 26, 2020 9:41 am

I was sitting above Vasilevsky on that OT winner in the playoffs and I'm still convinced it curved around him

I love the way the video feed glitches a bit as the crowd erupts.

Postby **Orlando Penguin** » Tue May 26, 2020 1:52 pm

Some light reading on another hockeyless day. With the discussion about Sid in the last few posts and the constant conversation we have about finding a wing for him, this article hits those spots. We're really lucky that he's our guy.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sid ... l-history/

Postby **willeyeam** » Tue May 26, 2020 4:37 pm

Buttman is announcing return to play details on NBCSN right meow

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Tue May 26, 2020 4:45 pm

Sid went golfing with The Thrill the other day