Confirmed with Link: Patric Hornqvist Playing Career Likely Over

[Zen Arcade]

Confirmed with Link: - James Neal traded to Nashville for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling

Per TSN Link Coming

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I think I defended Spaling in there too but no one's perfect.

 

[OnMyOwn]

I think I defended Spaling in there too but no one's perfect.

It’s funny how certain usernames stick out to me when old threads are dug up. Like “oh I remember them, f*** that guy.” Haha.

Just shows there’s always hope.

 

[JTG]

It’s funny how certain usernames stick out to me when old threads are dug up. Like “oh I remember them, f*** that guy.” Haha.

Just shows there’s always hope.

I'm always the opposite. I miss some of the people who posted here. I have been reading here since 2003, and there were some real wild posters here back then. Dude's watching game from no name Euro leagues. Super knowledgeable posters and shit posters got taken care of quickly. It was a really fun time here. Then when they landed Sid the doors blew off.

 

[Headshot77]

Penguins legend forever. Wish him nothing but the best.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

 

[Ugene Magic]

I'm always the opposite. I miss some of the people who posted here. I have been reading here since 2003, and there were some real wild posters here back then. Dude's watching game from no name Euro leagues. Super knowledgeable posters and shit posters got taken care of quickly. It was a really fun time here. Then when they landed Sid the doors blew off.

Which is also when the transformation of the Lemieux/Jagr era "space" transferred to the Lemieux/Crosby era, however brief, but not to long after there was no real positive to be deep diving prospects and such soon after. (started winning) It really felt like a waste of time looking into prospects that would never reach the Pens.

Also, that Jagr trade really put a damper on things. Losing out on Ovechkin to get Malkin, and his defection process, and getting super lucky on Sid.

I don't know what kind of fun someone could have divulged from that period between Jagr to Malkin/Crosby. It was a shit show as a Pens fans perspective. Generation X.

But I do miss guys who were here to keep things moving forward to keep the circle jerk from happening. But it was inevitable the computer age was going to grow leaps and bounds right there at the cusp of the times, too.

You can find out about any prospect you want at the click of a button now. Not just that, from respectable sources, taking away the need to depend on those guys who put that time in.

 

[tom_servo]

I don't know what kind of fun someone could have divulged from that period between Jagr to Malkin/Crosby. It was a shit show as a Pens fans perspective. Generation X.

The Morozov-Lemieux-Kovalev line was cooking in '03, and it looked like Mario was going for 130 at age 37.

In '04 you had Fleury's tremendous debut game, which stoked fantasies of the future.

Also in '04 Ryan Malone had a surprise rookie season. I remember he was ranked as like the 15th best prospect by us before he broke out. We were just enjoying the tank era knowing there were true generational players to be had.

 

[Ugene Magic]

The Morozov-Lemieux-Kovalev line was cooking in '03, and it looked like Mario was going for 130 at age 37.

In '04 you had Fleury's tremendous debut game, which stoked fantasies of the future.

Also in '04 Ryan Malone had a surprise rookie season. I remember he was ranked as like the 15th best prospect by us before he broke out. We were just enjoying the tank era knowing there were true generational players to be had.

Yeah, it was a lot yo/yo from my perspective. Shame Malone couldn't stick it out and just take what was offered. Same with Morozov. Lockout nonreturn.

 

[Hazed Yoshi]

Whenever we think of him we will all automatically think of 2 Stanley Cups so it is safe to say he will always be remembered as a true Penguins legend. Apart from the 2 cups what I take with me as another memory is that he gave his all every single god damn game. Wish him the absolute best.

 

[Lara Emily]

Pour one out for a Penguins icon.

That trade getting him from Nashville for Neal was gutsy as f*** and wow did he come to fight and go to war as a Penguin

A f***ing legend





I had slept in and put the game on late... my grandmother had passed away that morning and i put the game on on my phone in bed... just in time to see this.

I called my parents shortly after crying saying the Pens are going to win the Stanley Cup again

I needed that that day

 

[JTG]

The Morozov-Lemieux-Kovalev line was cooking in '03, and it looked like Mario was going for 130 at age 37.

In '04 you had Fleury's tremendous debut game, which stoked fantasies of the future.

Also in '04 Ryan Malone had a surprise rookie season. I remember he was ranked as like the 15th best prospect by us before he broke out. We were just enjoying the tank era knowing there were true generational players to be had.

It is really fun now to look back at that GenX era and what we hung on to for positivity and hope. Never forget Dick Tarnstrom being the team's leading scorer one year. Rico Fata was like a -50 that year. I don't think I've ever seen such a bad +/- stat.

Yeah, it was a lot yo/yo from my perspective. Shame Malone couldn't stick it out and just take what was offered. Same with Morozov. Lockout nonreturn.

Malone says he was never offered a contract to accept or reject.

 

[Ugene Magic]

It is really fun now to look back at that GenX era and what we hung on to for positivity and hope. Never forget Dick Tarnstrom being the team's leading scorer one year. Rico Fata was like a -50 that year. I don't think I've ever seen such a bad +/- stat.


Malone says he was never offered a contract to accept or reject.

I don't remember that part, but I'll take your word for it. His rights were traded. You'd think they had some kind of talks along the way. It's probably why there was no offer.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Malone says he was never offered a contract to accept or reject.

Do we know if he was high on cocaine when they offered it and he just doesn't remember?

 

[JTG]

I don't remember that part, but I'll take your word for it. His rights were traded. You'd think they had some kind of talks along the way. It's probably why there was no offer.

There just was no more money available for him. Unless he was going to come back at the most bargain contract possible (which he wasn't ever going to do), it was really just a waste of time. Sid, Fleury, and Orpik all cashed in 08-09.

 

[Ugene Magic]

There just was no more money available for him. Unless he was going to come back at the most bargain contract possible (which he wasn't ever going to do), it was really just a waste of time. Sid, Fleury, and Orpik all cashed in 08-09.

Also, Hossa fiasco.

 

[JTG]

Also, Hossa fiasco.

That was also a piece of it. Ray was fine with waiting for Hoss to make his decision because that's who he really wanted.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Do we know if he was high on cocaine when they offered it and he just doesn't remember?

That Malone trade gave us a pick which ended up being Ben Hanowski who was included in the trade for Jarome Iginla.

All the parts sent to Calgary for Iginla resulted in just 27 total games played for them and a whopping 5 points.

 

[SomeDude]

When someone revives an ancient HF thread full of bad hot takes and you must have been on vacation that week and didn't post in it: