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Barnaby36
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Former Orpik44
Joined: 02.22.2013

Jul 31 @ 9:55 PM ET
Lemieux
Crosby
Malkin
Jagr
Letang
Francis
Stevens
Coffey
Kovalev
Straka
Murphy
Gonchar
Recchi
.
.
.

No disrespect to Pronovost, Carlyle etc. I just couldn’t judge them.
MickV
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Cambridge, MA
Joined: 07.03.2023

Jul 31 @ 11:10 PM ET
B league, and I had 2 hat tricks one season.
- j.boyd919


Meh, you should see some of the goals I've scored in the kids vs coaches scrimmages at the end of Mites practices.
MickV
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Cambridge, MA
Joined: 07.03.2023

Jul 31 @ 11:19 PM ET
Scuderi
Fata
Koltsov
Kraft
Plotnikov

- Reverend Killtaker


No Steve McKenna?
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

Aug 1 @ 4:58 AM ET
Yeah, Grinder grilled his boy Carter without even realizing it Hahaha
- MattStrat

By listing him with well respected and beloved former NHLer’s?
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

Aug 1 @ 5:04 AM ET
B league, and I had 2 hat tricks one season.
- j.boyd919

B leagues scary around here. If you get a hat trick it’s head on a swivel the rest of the game. They also don’t call penalties.
Barnaby36
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Former Orpik44
Joined: 02.22.2013

Aug 1 @ 7:22 AM ET
Fist!
- Reverend Killtaker

The reverend is back! Long time away eh
MattStrat
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: ...serial abuser...and misuser...of the ellipsis , NF
Joined: 12.12.2014

Aug 1 @ 8:23 AM ET
By listing him with well respected and beloved former NHLer’s?
- Grinder47


It was a one of these things isn't like the other kinda thing....current Carter is at those plugs' level now though, for sure...
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Aug 1 @ 8:52 AM ET
Brent Johnson is a (frank)ing legend!
- 10inchTerror




The fact the Islanders felt the need to send a goon out to fight Bent Johnson the next game, after DiPietro wanted the fight, was absurd. In fact, everything in that game was absurd.

- Matt Martin pulling a Bertuzzi on Talbot
- Gilles deliberately injuring Fedotenko.
- Haley picking a fight with a goalie.

I'm all for a bit of violence in hockey, but have some (frank)ing respect.
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Aug 1 @ 9:27 AM ET
B leagues scary around here. If you get a hat trick it’s head on a swivel the rest of the game. They also don’t call penalties.
- Grinder47


Haha yea leagues are way different up around Pittsburgh vs. down here in Florida. Our B league is probably closer to C league up there.
10inchTerror
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 1 @ 11:23 AM ET


The fact the Islanders felt the need to send a goon out to fight Bent Johnson the next game, after DiPietro wanted the fight, was absurd. In fact, everything in that game was absurd.

- Matt Martin pulling a Bertuzzi on Talbot
- Gilles deliberately injuring Fedotenko.
- Haley picking a fight with a goalie.

I'm all for a bit of violence in hockey, but have some (frank)ing respect.

- jmatchett383


Yeah the isles called up their goons from ahl. Goddard could have took them all 1v1 if they weren’t a bunch of cheap shot artists. But In the end all that will be remembered is BJ dropping dipietro.
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

Aug 1 @ 11:23 AM ET
Haha yea leagues are way different up around Pittsburgh vs. down here in Florida. Our B league is probably closer to C league up there.
- j.boyd919

There’s a heavy mix of guys here that play both A and B, myself included. But there’s also guys in B living out NHL enforcer dreams who will literally take your head off.
Grinder47
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Somerset, PA
Joined: 10.20.2013

Aug 1 @ 11:24 AM ET
It was a one of these things isn't like the other kinda thing....current Carter is at those plugs' level now though, for sure...
- MattStrat

His teammates have the same level of endearment towards him as the others though.
668710
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA
Joined: 06.25.2011

Aug 1 @ 11:54 AM ET
Yeah the isles called up their goons from ahl. Goddard could have took them all 1v1 if they weren’t a bunch of cheap shot artists. But In the end all that will be remembered is BJ dropping dipietro.
- 10inchTerror

Goddard didn't even need to leave the bench, BJ had Haley or Gillies, whoever the (frank) it was lol. Johnson was my favorite backup goalie by far.
668710
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA
Joined: 06.25.2011

Aug 1 @ 11:58 AM ET
Lemieux
Crosby
Malkin
Jagr
Letang
Francis
Stevens
Coffey
Kovalev
Straka
Murphy
Gonchar
Recchi
.
.
.

No disrespect to Pronovost, Carlyle etc. I just couldn’t judge them.

- Barnaby36

I think I'll put Kessel over Recchi. Rex was here 7 years total with 385 points. Phil was here 4 years with 303 points.
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Aug 1 @ 12:58 PM ET
There’s a heavy mix of guys here that play both A and B, myself included. But there’s also guys in B living out NHL enforcer dreams who will literally take your head off.
- Grinder47


We have those dummies in our B league too, but they're usually guys that belong in C or D. Most of our B league is filled with actual B league players, very few A league, and a decent amount of C leaguers. Guys at our rink play on like 3-4 teams, in like 3-4 different divisions. Expensive as poop down here too.

What's a season run you guys up there? It's like $300-350 per person (depending on team size) down here for 15 games plus playoffs.

Like they can barely skate but they're complete scumbags on the ice. Cross check you on the back as your in front of the net and poop. I don't mind a little physical play in front of the net, pushing and shoving and boxing out for positioning is one thing but blatant cross checks and slashes is a bunch of bullpoop in a league we pay to play in.
MattStrat
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: ...serial abuser...and misuser...of the ellipsis , NF
Joined: 12.12.2014

Aug 1 @ 1:34 PM ET
His teammates have the same level of endearment towards him as the others though.
- Grinder47


Probably, yeah...perhaps more.

Btw...if he must be in the lineup I agree with giving him a shot at net front on PP. Just see how it looks at least. Try that set up with him doing it on the 2nd unit...if it looks good put him on the 1st...that is, if they dont get EK. If they get EK the PP is going to look different.
Victoro311
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: San Diego, CA
Joined: 06.17.2014

Aug 1 @ 1:47 PM ET
This conversation begins and ends with Marc and Buzz.
burgh4life87
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 04.22.2014

Aug 1 @ 2:04 PM ET
This conversation begins and ends with Marc and Buzz.
- Victoro311

Elite tweet.
burgh4life87
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 04.22.2014

Aug 1 @ 3:40 PM ET
We have those dummies in our B league too, but they're usually guys that belong in C or D. Most of our B league is filled with actual B league players, very few A league, and a decent amount of C leaguers. Guys at our rink play on like 3-4 teams, in like 3-4 different divisions. Expensive as poop down here too.

What's a season run you guys up there? It's like $300-350 per person (depending on team size) down here for 15 games plus playoffs.

Like they can barely skate but they're complete scumbags on the ice. Cross check you on the back as your in front of the net and poop. I don't mind a little physical play in front of the net, pushing and shoving and boxing out for positioning is one thing but blatant cross checks and slashes is a bunch of bullpoop in a league we pay to play in.

- j.boyd919

Dudes did this in dek too. I always got a kick out of hockey tough guys in tennis shoes
SuperHenderson13
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Joined: 10.13.2008

Aug 1 @ 4:19 PM ET


The fact the Islanders felt the need to send a goon out to fight Bent Johnson the next game, after DiPietro wanted the fight, was absurd. In fact, everything in that game was absurd.

- Matt Martin pulling a Bertuzzi on Talbot
- Gilles deliberately injuring Fedotenko.
- Haley picking a fight with a goalie.

I'm all for a bit of violence in hockey, but have some (frank)ing respect.

- jmatchett383

Easily one of the weirdest games I've ever seen. The Penguins clearly didnt think much of the game going in but the Islanders looked at it like a Stanley Cup game.

It's amazing no one was seriously hurt.
668710
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA
Joined: 06.25.2011

Aug 1 @ 4:54 PM ET
Easily one of the weirdest games I've ever seen. The Penguins clearly didnt think much of the game going in but the Islanders looked at it like a Stanley Cup game.

It's amazing no one was seriously hurt.

- SuperHenderson13

Pretty sure Dipietro never played again after that, had ridiculous concussion issues. And a broken jaw. Tangradi was already concussed and got hit more. I'd say there were serious injuries haha.

Edit: Dipietro was knocked out a few weeks before the crazy game. But Rick started it by clothes lining Cooke(probably deserved lol) and the next match up was ridiculous as we all thought it would be.
Nasty_Duck
Boston Bruins
Location: ON
Joined: 06.20.2012

Aug 1 @ 7:12 PM ET
As much as I don't like him, I think it would be hard to pick anyone else as #5. Maybe Francis or Cokie.
- jmatchett383



Tojo.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Aliquippa, PA
Joined: 11.11.2014

Aug 1 @ 7:47 PM ET
His teammates have the same level of endearment towards him as the others though.
- Grinder47

I think Adams's teammates might have hated him
668710
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: "Give him a chance" -Barnaby36, PA
Joined: 06.25.2011

Aug 1 @ 8:08 PM ET
I think Adams's teammates might have hated him
- Tojo.

They did.
DeflatedPucks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: NYC, NY
Joined: 04.29.2016

Aug 1 @ 8:49 PM ET
Glass
Roy
Adams
Johnson
Carter.

- Grinder47

Beautiful list. Gorgeous list. The best list.
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