If this is the end of the Pens Big 3, what a run it’s been.
— 3 Stanley Cups
— 3,924 games
— 3,974 points
— 1,365 goals
— 3 Conn Smythes
— 3 Harts
20 years together. The longest-tenured trio in North American pro sports.
The Penguins scored 2.97 goals per 60 at even-strength this season, third in the league and trailing only Colorado and Tampa. They had the fourth highest xGF/60 in the league so it wasn’t just shooting percentage magic, either.
Not to be that guy it’s an impressive record, but McDavid or Celebrini will so touch 21 seasons if they want to play till they’re 40.
Why are they acting like it’s Gretzky’s points record level untouchable rn lol.
King of Consistency 👑
With his 70th point, Sidney Crosby, who can play in a maximum of 70 games this season, has clinched his NHL-record 21st-consecutive point-per-game season.
In 2018, Hal Gill reflected on playing against — and eventually with — Sidney Crosby: “The first thing that struck me about Sidney Crosby was his size.
He was … small. I wanted to dominate and overpower him. When we matched up, I wanted him to feel every ounce of my strength. I was still with the Bruins in 2005 when I played him for the first time. He was tearing up the league and I thought, All right, kid, you haven’t played me yet.
First shift, I get him in the corner and I lean on him, and he doesn’t move. It’s like I’m pushing against a brick wall. And then he slips right off me, and he’s gone. I tried it again and again and again. Then sometime in the second period I realized: I’m doing exactly what he wants. He wants me to lean on him, so he can slip off me. He wants me to try to bully him, because he can’t be bullied. He’s too strong.
So the next shift I get out there, and I think, OK, I’m going to force him to his backhand every time. That’s what I would do to guys I couldn’t handle, because everyone is weaker on their back hand; it makes it harder for them to pass. But Sid would fire pinpoint backhand passes 30 or 40 feet across the ice. It was like he was playing a different sport.
How?! This guy is only 19. I don’t get it.
Then I became teammates with him in 2007, and it all made sense. I saw his work ethic, his leadership and his passion for the game — nobody loves hockey more than Sid. And I saw his skill up close. His vision, his speed and — yeah, he’s got thighs like tree trunks — I saw why I couldn’t move him on the ice.” https://t.co/03eSEL3ENP
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Underserved Villain Rap:
Derek Huff
- Payed $1200 a week for voice lessons for his family
- Paused his fishing with Cubes story to explain to Dale how big Bonita fish are
- Only charged Robert four-fifths commission on the sale of his house
- Hasn’t had a carb since 2004
- Saved car karaoke performance with his solo