Pre-Game Talk: 64|Revenge of the Fat one| Penguins @ Ducks|3/6/2015|10:00pm EST.|Honda Center
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BrunoPuntzJones
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Did I miss something? Is Despres the next Bobby Orr? Seriously, it's getting annoying
He has potential, but he's got the hockey IQ of a turd. It's like his controller gets disconnected once every couple of games. He's a great skater - other than when he randomly falls down.
Offensively he's OK and makes slow decisions. Defensively, he's lost 1/2 the time.
The ONLY thing he has going for him, which is the ONLY thing we miss, is that he's big and strong and hits. Yes, we need that and the trades sucked, but, Jesus, he's not Scott Niedermayer out there.
He has potential, but he's got the hockey IQ of a turd. It's like his controller gets disconnected once every couple of games. He's a great skater - other than when he randomly falls down.
Offensively he's OK and makes slow decisions. Defensively, he's lost 1/2 the time.
The ONLY thing he has going for him, which is the ONLY thing we miss, is that he's big and strong and hits. Yes, we need that and the trades sucked, but, Jesus, he's not Scott Niedermayer out there.
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We have a group going down on the train from LA you going to be at the game?
You doing the Kings game on Saturday as well?
Shoot me a text if you still have my number.
Waffle Fries
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When people say that Despres has a low hockey IQ is it because they actually believe it or because our media has engrained it into their heads?
ColePens
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I don't think many people know what hockey iq is. For instance... Letang supposedly watches more film than anyone. He's probably very smart and has a great hockey iq. But in games, he's an idiot because his risk assessment does not match up with his iq. He takes riskier plays because he's skilled enough to do so. And nobody benches him when it costs us.
Despres was the same way. Aggressive as hell. So he took more risky plays such as stepping up when you shouldn't. His pinches were awesome for keeping pucks alive in the o zone, but sometimes he didn't have support. The coaches probably told him to play conservative but that isn't his strength.
Nonetheless people throw hockey iq around because it's a buzz word. Most have no clue if the player does or doesn't have a great hockey iq.
Despres was the same way. Aggressive as hell. So he took more risky plays such as stepping up when you shouldn't. His pinches were awesome for keeping pucks alive in the o zone, but sometimes he didn't have support. The coaches probably told him to play conservative but that isn't his strength.
Nonetheless people throw hockey iq around because it's a buzz word. Most have no clue if the player does or doesn't have a great hockey iq.
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billybudd
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Letang doesn't get benched because he's liable to win a Norris trophy, hockey IQ or no hockey IQ.
Ignoring Despres just to make a general point, players that contribute a lot of offense will always, always get more wiggle room than players who don't for the same reason they make more money than, for example, a guy like Nick Spaling who will never, ever burn you on an unnecessary risk.
Offense is rare and valuable. If you bench risky Malkin/Letang to double-shift safe Spaling/Lovejoy every time the former group turns the puck over, you're just cutting off your nose to spite your own face.
If they didn't produce, it would be a different story. But they do.
Ignoring Despres just to make a general point, players that contribute a lot of offense will always, always get more wiggle room than players who don't for the same reason they make more money than, for example, a guy like Nick Spaling who will never, ever burn you on an unnecessary risk.
Offense is rare and valuable. If you bench risky Malkin/Letang to double-shift safe Spaling/Lovejoy every time the former group turns the puck over, you're just cutting off your nose to spite your own face.
If they didn't produce, it would be a different story. But they do.
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The new jersey being tossed on the ice thing for tonight...they should throw sandwiches over the glass onto the ice for Despres. Too bad it's not in Pittsburgh or the fans would. 
Coastal Kev
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Honour Over Glory
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Simon Despres is the type of guy that goes to an "All You Can Eat" Buffet and thinks its a challenge.
Randy Butternubs
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Would be funny if Malkin walked right around Despres and scored a highlight reel goal
I'd still blame Scuderi.
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UnrealMachine
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This is a great rebuttal to all of the people on here who never compared Despres to Orr and Niedermayer. Are you a pro scout?
Coastal Kev
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Would be funny if Malkin walked right around Despres and scored a highlight reel goal
Let's see how funny you think the trade was 3 years from now.
Darth Vitale
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Best possible outcome for this game:
Despres gets the Gordie, gives Adams a concussion during the fight, from which he sits the rest of the year and retires over the summer. Reverend goes -3, Mario gets grumpy up in his luxury suite, spills his wine everywhere. Errey tries to cover it up with a stupid comment about "passion for the game", Steigerwald makes inappropriate "passion of Christ" comment.
The winning and losing part is immaterial for this one. We'll still make the playoffs either way and still lose in the 1st or 2nd round.
Despres gets the Gordie, gives Adams a concussion during the fight, from which he sits the rest of the year and retires over the summer. Reverend goes -3, Mario gets grumpy up in his luxury suite, spills his wine everywhere. Errey tries to cover it up with a stupid comment about "passion for the game", Steigerwald makes inappropriate "passion of Christ" comment.
The winning and losing part is immaterial for this one. We'll still make the playoffs either way and still lose in the 1st or 2nd round.
Ducks Ahoy
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Darth Vitale
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I hope Despres fights Lovejoy
Nah. Lovejoy at least has the possibility of being useful. Fight Adams, knock his ass off the active roster with a haymaker.
Le Magnifique 66
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Pens know Lovejoy on and off the ice. They know Despres on and off the ice, they prefer Lovejoy. We don't know all the facts and considerations behind moves but clearly once Lovejoy became available, the Pens made the deal.
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Deport Ogie
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Meh...I'm not going to root for all of this Despres-mination type stuff simply out of spite. I would go for it if I felt that it might start to shine a light on the much-discussed player development issues for team management.
Regardless of what Despres does tonight however, the chances of that happening are somewhere south of the chances that Anaheim sits Perry to herald the return of George Parros.
Regardless of what Despres does tonight however, the chances of that happening are somewhere south of the chances that Anaheim sits Perry to herald the return of George Parros.
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