Chris Neil 1,000th game

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Tonight the Sens visit LA and Chris Neil suits up for his 1,000th game (all with the Sens). Pretty amazing he's reached the mark, especially with one team, considering the brand of hockey he plays.

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[stempniaksen]

It's always special when a player hits the 1000 game mark, but I think it's especially cool given Neil's role. He really is one of the hardest working players in the entire league. You don't have to like him, but you damn well have to respect him.

 

[Emerica]

 

[Sheppy]

Chris Neil is ****ing awesome. Always wished he would have been on the Bruins.

 

[Balthazar]

Mad respect. Dude came to the league as an undersized fighter and was welcomed to the NHL by the likes of prime Tie Domi and prime Chris Simon...and he's still around 15 years later.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

What's most amazing is how he has kept his play so clean. Few have been able to deliver as punishing a blow while staying on the good side of the department of player safety.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Chris Neil is ****ing awesome. Always wished he would have been on the Bruins.

I agree! I have always like Chris Neil.

 

[Boud]

Guy plays 1000 games and his role is one of the toughest one to play in hockey and punishing his body yet we still see some comments like this. Classy guy you are, wow. Neil has given so much to the community in Ottawa and has been a warrior for all those years, I think he deserves to be recognized to say the least.

I'd be the first one to congratulate another teams player on playing 1000 games. That's a pretty remarkable feat for a player like him or any player for that matter.

 

[Willy Stylez]

Respect.

 

[Sheppy]

Chris Neil and Shawn Thornton, some of the last remaining guys of a time when hockey was good.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Guy plays 1000 games and his role is one of the toughest one to play in hockey and punishing his body yet we still see some comments like this. Classy guy you are, wow. Neil has given so much to the community in Ottawa and has been a warrior for all those years, I think he deserves to be recognized to say the least.

I'd be the first one to congratulate another teams player on playing 1000 games. That's a pretty remarkable feat for a player like him or any player for that matter.

To be fair, I'm not sure Habs fans even knew tough guys exist

 

[tsujimoto74]

Impressive career for a guy who's never been a high-end player. 3rd-4th liners usually don't last so long.

As a Sabres fan, I wish he'd hurry up and retire though.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Mad respect. Dude came to the league as an undersized fighter and was welcomed to the NHL by the likes of prime Tie Domi and prime Chris Simon...and he's still around 15 years later.

Domi himself is only like 5' 8'. He lists taller but i've met him in person.

 

[Balthazar]

Domi himself is only like 5' 8'. He lists taller but i've met him in person.

Yeah Domi was a freak of nature and was considered heavyweight even if he wasn't.

 

[CornerStone61]

To this day still one of the hardest hits I've seen.

 

[StupidityKills]

Awesome. Always been a fan of his.

 

[Spectaculard]

Not sure why he's still playing but congrats.

 

[playasRus]

Chris Neil is ****ing awesome. Always wished he would have been on the Bruins.

Didn't he almost sign there the last time he got a "long term" contract for 2mil? I think you guys offered him the same contract so he opted to stay home.

Not sure why he's still playing but congrats.

Pretty much getting 1 year extensions until he hangs em up. Which probably is this year.

 

[GreatStateofHockey]

Didn't he almost sign there the last time he got a "long term" contract for 2mil? I think you guys offered him the same contract so he opted to stay home.



Pretty much getting 1 year extensions until he hangs em up. Which probably is this year.

To my knowledge the Bruins actually offered him more money, I think 2.2 million per season.

 

[Crede777]

Chris Neil has played in 100 times more games than he has teeth.

 

[stempniaksen]

To my knowledge the Bruins actually offered him more money, I think 2.2 million per season.

I'm about 90% sure the "bigger" deal he turned down was from the Rangers, but maybe Boston was in on it too. Wouldn't surprise me with the Chiarelli connection.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Guys got a face that breaks knuckles

 

[Riddum]

I'm surprised that a player of thay calibre played 1,000 games in the nhl. Especially in this day and age.

 

[swiftwin]

One of the few remaining old school players from a different era. 1000 games for a player of his type doesn't happen often, especially not all on the same team.

 

[KingTux]

Congrats Neil! Such a huge achievement! And to think he also did it with only one team...