mikey's Thread of Penguin Randomness

Post by **mikey** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:19 pm

Consensus? No. But certainly top 20.

What's the line here? Does it have to be nine? If so, yeah, that's going to be a tough ask...

But Gretzky played for four, five if you stretch the Indianapolis Ice into the mix...

Did none of the super team chaser NBA guys qualify? Ol' no squat rack Durant didn't play for a new team every year for most of his career...?

Post by **willeyeam** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:41 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:08 pm Jagr's career is infinitely interesting to me. He's played for 9 NHL teams but I think he's probably consensus somewhere between the top 7-12 players of alltime. I don't think any player considered that great has played for that many teams in any sport

How quickly we forget about Bartolo Colon

Post by **Ad@m** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:48 pm

Post by **Beveridge** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:07 pm

Ol 29er needs a new dance move

Post by **nocera** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:16 pm

These feels forced now.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:42 pm

reminds me of the "reaction" youtube video genre

people play it up because they know they're on camera which makes it fake and uninteresting just by nature

Post by **Pavel Bure** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:24 pm

MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:42 pm reminds me of the "reaction" youtube video genre

people play it up because they know they're on camera which makes it fake and uninteresting just by nature

2 girls 1 cup and BME pain Olympics set the bar. Everything else was fake.

Post by **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:38 pm

Pavel Bure wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:24 pm
MalkinIsMyHomeboy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:42 pm reminds me of the "reaction" youtube video genre

people play it up because they know they're on camera which makes it fake and uninteresting just by nature
2 girls 1 cup and BME pain Olympics set the bar. Everything else was fake.

uhh, who’s gonna tell Pavel about the first one?

Post by **Morkle** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:43 pm

Mears kind of looks like a dork when he announces and his hands are held like that.

Post by **mikey** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:46 pm

He is a dork, he looks like that all the time.

Post by **Gaucho** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:22 pm

Jeff Carter LBI

Post by **meow** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:38 pm

someone hit him with a tire iron?

Post by **nocera** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:39 pm

Equipment allergy?

Post by **Gaucho** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:39 pm

Post by **meow** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:14 pm

I love that first goal so so much. wrangles a puck, attacks the middle, recognizes the drop option, then just sifts himself into the weeds and gets lost. pause it at 6 seconds. 12 red wing eyes on the puck despite Smith being on his backhand.

Post by **Gaucho** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:16 pm

Post by **King Colby** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:24 pm

Jagr top 20? Git aht. Top 10 if not top 5

Post by **mikey** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:41 pm

Top 5? You have the iron four, Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, and Orr. They're untouchable there, obviously. So that means Jagr was better than every other player that's ever played besides those guys? Tough sell...

For me, it's the big four.
Then you have Beliveau and Hull.
Doug Harvey is in there. Crosby's around here.
Lidstrom and probably Bourque.

So there's 10 down, but I think already Jagr starts to become fairly reasonable here. He's a little bit shortchanged by trophy counters because he's robbed in the Pronger one due to injury, and then the Thornton one in '06 where Thornton only played 58 (or so) games with the team that got him into the conversation. Hard to find space in the top 10, and I'm one of the few out there doesn't have one of Hasek or Roy floating around here (I don't have a goalie until around 15-20, and even that I'm thinking is probably too high as the years go on).

But top 5 Penguin, sure...but top 5 player in the history of the game? That dog won't hunt...

Post by **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:47 pm

I love Jagr, but I think it's fair to say that he's aided by incredible longevity and his post-Penguins career largely did not live up to expectations.

Post by **NTP66** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:15 am

Yeah, let's not kid ourselves, he will always be remembered for his days in Pittsburgh.

Post by **Gaucho** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:28 am

Big week with each opponent being harder than the previous one. Columbus sucks, Jersey will be without Hughes and possibly Hischier, then at Carolina and vs Vegas back-to-back. And next week it's NYR, @BUF, TOR. LGP

Post by **mikey** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:44 am

If we can get 11 of 16 points in this run, I'd be very happy.

Post by **Gaucho** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:18 am

Post by **Gaucho** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:36 am

Gruden recalled. Hopefully to serve as the extra forward.

Post by **Gaucho** » Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:07 am

Gaucho wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:22 pm Jeff Carter LBI

Upgraded to UBI