mikey's Thread of Penguin Randomness

[Gaucho]

Please don't tell me they no longer practice shootouts.

[nocera]

No more shootout practice but they do still play wiffle ball

[Gaucho]

dumb

[JC2]

42 games in and the Pens have 11 regulation wins

[count2infinity]

I didn't see this posted here or the game thread, but last night was the first win for Columbus in Pittsburgh since November 13, 2015.

[Gaucho]

boooooo

[King Colby]

More of a “win” than a win

[meecrofilm]

McD points over/under tonight: 3.5

[Gaucho]

He turns 28 next week.

[nocera]

Last time I watched McDavid play in Pittsburgh, he had a sick penalty shot goal and the Oilers won 7-2.

[JC2]

I didn't see this posted here or the game thread, but last night was the first win for Columbus in Pittsburgh since November 13, 2015.

So there's a chance the Pens could beat the Oilers...

[MR25]

Pens quarter century team announced tonight. They've been doing two teams of 3 F, 2 D, 1 G for each team.

Gotta think the first is

Crosby, Malkin, X (could see Lemieux or Jagr)

Gonchar, Letang

Fleury

Does the 2nd team go Staal, Kessel, Jagr? Kovalev? Neal is a stretch... Guerin?

D wise, Orpik and... Dumo?

G, probably Murray?

[Gaucho]

Kunitz

[MR25]

I can't believe I forgot Kunitz already... feels like he just faded into the ether after leaving the team

Would guess he or possibly Dupuis ends up on the 2nd team

[nocera]

This is since 2000 right? So Jagr would only have 1.5 seasons (2000-2001). I don't know if he makes the cut.

[mikey]

Yeah, how would Jagr qualify...?

[MR25]

I overestimated how long he was on the team. I was 9 when he got traded lol

But it pretty much boiled down to me forgetting Kunitz, and I feel shame

[Rylan]

Guentzel has to be there.

[MR25]

I could hear Guentzel over Staal.

[mikey]

Ok the criteria is dumb because it's mid-season of 99-00.

F: Crosby, Malkin, Lemieux
D: Letang, Gonchar
G: Fleury

F: Guentzel, Kunitz, Kovalev/Rust/Kessel
D: Dumoulin, Pettersson/Orpik/Maatta/Martin
G: Murray/Jarry

[nocera]

Mario makes it because he's Mario even though most of that time was a bit rough aside from his comeback in late 00 into 01.

[count2infinity]

Agreed, Mikey...

Of the slashers, gimme Rust just because of length of service. Kovalev was only a few years in the time frame, and while Kessel was awesome, he's not a Penguin in my mind. He'll always be a leaf to me (right or wrong, idc)

Orpik. Once again, a core penguin player in that time in my mind.

Murray. Boy have our goalies sucked outside of Fleury. Like, there are some flashes, but consistency has been woof (although "consistent would never be something I'd call Fleury either... ). Murray was a back to back cup winner. He'll get the nod for me.

[meecrofilm]

Yeah, sadly Orpik will probably squeeze into team 2.

[Gaucho]

while Kessel was awesome, he's not a Penguin in my mind

bad take imo

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

It’s hard to say if he belongs in consideration because of how loose the criteria is but if I was picking I’d probably put Horny on there over Rusty, Phil and AK. He has less points as a Pen than those three but I think he brought a significant factor to the team that those three didn’t in terms of his play style