So.... you want to promote a 3rd line player, who has been playing GREAT with Sutter and Bennett, to his opposite side wing, just to move down our 1st line winger for a bit more balance.

Yeah, you must be a God of Hockey knowledge. Why not just give Crosby Adams for better balance.
- Guile

It's not his opposite wing.. He can play both wings.. He played the left wing with stammer and Marty... But is listed as a right wing as well... He has proven in the past he can contribute with elite talent. And I actually think he plays better with Sid than he does Sutter. A bit more balance is exactly what the penguins need on their top 9. We've has solid 2 lines in the past and it has not worked so why not balance out your top 9 with someone who can and has played with top level talent in his career while giving Sutter and Bennett a shooter in Kunitz that can finish plays?

Two big issues with your statement.

First, Downie wasn't on his line, that was during line cycling in the middle of shifts.
Second, a much less stupid way to credit that, is that the team got back a much needed player while half of the roster has been injured.

You can't be dominant with half the team out, its stupid to think otherwise, and you are just embarrassing yourself here.
- Guile

Downie was on his line actually honey. Kunitz played on the third with sutter and bennett. Spaling and downie played with sid. Must've missed that part. Quit embarrassing yourself

Downie was on his line actually honey. Kunitz played on the third with sutter and bennett. Spaling and downie played with sid. Must've missed that part. Quit embarrassing yourself
- jchst22

Yeah... Except the first line had Rust up there, not Downie, and Kunitz was on the 2nd. Try again kiddo

Send Martin to LA for a first round pick - now got 6 million in cap trade comeu and 2nd for jags and trade dumlion and bennet to carliona for Tulsity

Because this is HockeyBuzz, check all logic and reasoning at the door.

Kinda like how everyone assumes Adams just attacked Malkin. Maybe Malkin was being a dbag? Everyone here assumes that every NHL player will be happy to take a cut to play in the glorious city of Pittsburgh.
- sammy87

Lol, who cares? A fight amongst teammates. The only point was Adams is a scrub and Geno is awesome. I could care less what Malkin did or didn't do. If Malkin gets hurt, the Pens are screwed. If Adams gets hurt its addition by subtraction.

Yeah... Except the first line had Rust up there, not Downie, and Kunitz was on the 2nd. Try again kiddo
- Guile

https://mobile.twitter.co...status/551160089420500993

https://mobile.twitter.com/penguins/status/551160089420500993
- jchst22

http://www.nhl.com/gamece.../en/preview?id=2014020560

Suck a Richard kiddo, NHL says otherwise.

Yeah... Except the first line had Rust up there, not Downie, and Kunitz was on the 2nd. Try again kiddo
- Guile

Tonight's #Pens lines:
Spaling-Crosby-Downie
Ebbett-Malkin-Rust
Kunitz-Sutter-Bennett
Farnham-Goc-Adams

Downie played with Sid and Spaling all night... nice try tho.

Tonight's #Pens lines:
Spaling-Crosby-Downie
Ebbett-Malkin-Rust
Kunitz-Sutter-Bennett
Farnham-Goc-Adams

Downie played with Sid and Spaling all night... nice try tho.
- j.boyd919

http://www2.dailyfaceoff....es/36/pittsburgh-penguins

And... you are wrong too... stupid pills all around tonight

http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020560

Suck a Richard kiddo, NHL says otherwise.
- Guile

So you're going to go by a pregame preview that was done at 2pm on gameday and not the official teams line combos done a half hour before puck drop? hmm... makes sense.

Weird crosby hasn't done much recently but as soon as downie is on his line he gets 4pts... Downie has proven he can play with top guys.
- jchst22

Plus downie with Sid and no one (frank)s with sid. Perron with malkin, no one (frank)s with malkin

http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/lines/36/pittsburgh-penguins

And... you are wrong too... stupid pills all around tonight
- Guile

That was referring to the Lightning game the other night dip sh*t

http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020560

Suck a Richard kiddo, NHL says otherwise.
- Guile

You can explain how sid was a plus 3 and kunitz a minus 2 but played on the same line the whole game then

Why replace Ebbet with Spaling? Ebbet/Malkin/Rust was working just fine...

To everyone saying otherwise: Horny will stay on Sid's right. It worked too well and Horny with Malkin worked too poorly to justify this not happening. Sorry to everyone that wants Downie on Sid's right.

You can explain how sid was a plus 3 and kunitz a minus 2 but played on the same line the whole game then
- jchst22

Plus Minus, the ultimate way to gauge a player... again, thank you for being even more stupid

If there's one thing that we know about HCMJ, that he has shown a persistent commitment to, it's playing Sutter and Bennett together.
- hardnosed

As he should, they have shown great chemistry and make our third line a threat.

Plus Minus, the ultimate way to gauge a player... again, thank you for being even more stupid
- Guile

Not using it as a stat...just saying it is an improbable coincidence

So you're going to go by a pregame preview that was done at 2pm on gameday and not the official teams line combos done a half hour before puck drop? hmm... makes sense.
- j.boyd919

Pregame line rushes:

Downie-Crosby-Perron
Rust-Malkin-Spaling
Bennett-Sutter-Kunitz

Didn't pay close attention to 4th line. Assuming Farnham or Ebbett is odd man out.

Plus Minus, the ultimate way to gauge a player... again, thank you for being even more stupid
- Guile

http://nullisecund.us/nhl/toi.php?id=20560

just in case you needed even more proof... Downie played every one of his shifts with Sidney Crosby, while Kunitz played every shift, other than the Power Play with Brandon Sutter...

correction: Kunitz played ALMOST every shift with Sutter and Downie played ALMOST every shift with Sid.

Not using it as a stat...just saying it is an improbable coincidence
- jchst22

http://penguins.nhl.com/g...en/boxscore?id=2014020127

Andy Greene might have something to say about that improbable... a +3 in a 8-3 loss to the Pens this year.

http://nullisecund.us/nhl/toi.php?id=20560

just in case you needed even more proof... Downie played every one of his shifts with Sidney Crosby, while Kunitz played every shift, other than the Power Play with Brandon Sutter...

correction: Kunitz played ALMOST every shift with Sutter and Downie played ALMOST every shift with Sid.
- j.boyd919

Thanks for the advanced stats

http://nullisecund.us/nhl/toi.php?id=20560

just in case you needed even more proof... Downie played every one of his shifts with Sidney Crosby, while Kunitz played every shift, other than the Power Play with Brandon Sutter...

correction: Kunitz played ALMOST every shift with Sutter and Downie played ALMOST every shift with Sid.
- j.boyd919

just in case you can't read charts...

http://naturalstattrick.c...eason=20142015&game=20560

this has Downie playing 15 minutes with Sid, while Kunitz only played 3 (PP) with 87.. buuuuut Kunitz played 12 minutes with BB and Sutter.

Thanks for the advanced stats
- jchst22

haha I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not....

I just noticed we weren't graced with the presence of Habs fans spouting off how great Price is. I guess they learned the last time.

haha I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not....
- j.boyd919

No I've never used that link before. Trying to prove things on a iPhone that doesn't allow the picture uploads and junk gets difficult