Keith Primeau

[Eye of Ra]

Just how good was he with the Flyers?

What did he bring to the ice?

Why did he retire in 2005?

Just asking out of curiosity.

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[sigma six]

He had one of those weird head injuries that was pretty debilitating, like Pronger's iirc.

 

[GKJ]

He had one of those weird head injuries that was pretty debilitating, like Pronger's iirc.

it was just concussions. Perezhogin cheapshotted him for the last one.

 

[Deadpool8812]

He had one of those weird head injuries that was pretty debilitating, like Pronger's iirc.

It wasn't weird, it was a cheapshot from a Habs player

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Primeau had one of the greatest playoff performances I've seen in my life in 2003-04, leading the Flyers to the ECF.

That's what I'll always remember about Primeau. His performance during that run was incredible.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Primeau had one of the greatest playoff performances I've seen in my life in 2003-04, leading the Flyers to the ECF.

That's what I'll always remember about Primeau. His performance during that run was incredible.

Was he physical? He had the size, thats for sure

 

[Phillyfan28]

I was only 9 but I remember Keith scored that 4/5 OT winner against the penguins in the playoffs

 

[snoop88]

I remember him being somewhat disliked at first and seen as underwhelming/immature , and then during the 2003-04 season he did a 180 and was a fantastic captain and had the absolutely legendary playoff run. still my favorite Flyers team. my heart was broken by Tampa.

 

[Rebels57]

Was he physical? He had the size, thats for sure

1st season - Very solid
2nd & 3rd season - Underwelming

4th season - One of the best playoff performances in Flyers history.



5th season - lost to the lockout
6th season - career ended early by a cheapshot

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Was he physical? He had the size, thats for sure

Yes, he was physical. Big, strong, physical, a good two-way player.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

He fit the archetype & was a high draft pick. He was more so a very good player opposed to being a great player so perhaps that could have had people always wanting more during his career.

The Flyers had him on the backend of his career anyway even before the concussions done him in.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

I was only 9 but I remember Keith scored that 4/5 OT winner against the penguins in the playoffs

yeah I was like 15 watching the game on one of the mini-tv's with the antenna's in the middle of the night lol. I'll never forget that swurve to the middle and beating Tugnutt glove side. lol

 

[GKJ]

I remember him being somewhat disliked at first and seen as underwhelming/immature , and then during the 2003-04 season he did a 180 and was a fantastic captain and had the absolutely legendary playoff run. still my favorite Flyers team. my heart was broken by Tampa.

The first part was that he was traded for Brind’Amour, which angered many people (including me), and then he was at the center of burying Bill Barber. He checked himself when Hitchcock was brought in, and helped everyone buy in. He also accepted the shutdown role and got rewarded offensively when he started feeling it later in the playoffs and getting the matchups on home ice.

I think Primeau’s legend is a bit greater than people remember. Only 2 of his points in the playoffs were on the road. Of course he was great defensively the entire time, and the moments he had were absolutely huge. That playoff was one where Zhamnov and his line was great early and got hurt then Primeau took over.

 

[zizbuka]

Like Kevin Hayes, Primeaudonna was a good player who thought he was a great player.

 

[Pet Charles]

The first part was that he was traded for Brind’Amour, which angered many people (including me), and then he was at the center of burying Bill Barber. He checked himself when Hitchcock was brought in, and helped everyone buy in. He also accepted the shutdown role and got rewarded offensively when he started feeling it later in the playoffs and getting the matchups on home ice.

I think Primeau’s legend is a bit greater than people remember. Only 2 of his points in the playoffs were on the road. Of course he was great defensively the entire time, and the moments he had were absolutely huge. That playoff was one where Zhamnov and his line was great early and got hurt then Primeau took over.

That playoff run was prototype lightning in a bottle. That’s what will happen when luck marries up with opportunity. He had an otherworldly 20% shooting percentage in that playoff run, which was to a huge degree just plain good luck.

Flyers got the shorter end of that stick in hindsight both because of his concussions and RBA’s consistent productivity long beyond his peak years, but there’s no denying that 04-05 playoff run was magical.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

overrated player and captain.

 

[04hockey]

shoulda kept Brindy

 

[swami24]

Two great moments, but not as good as BrindAmour. But we know why Brindamour had to go.

 

[Rebels57]

That playoff run was prototype lightning in a bottle. That’s what will happen when luck marries up with opportunity. He had an otherworldly 20% shooting percentage in that playoff run, which was to a huge degree just plain good luck.

Flyers got the shorter end of that stick in hindsight both because of his concussions and RBA’s consistent productivity long beyond his peak years, but there’s no denying that 04-05 playoff run was magical.

03-04

04-05 was the lockout

 

[dats81]

He was the prototypical do-it-all kind of player who had this incredible playoff run and showed that running through a brick wall for his team mentality that ultimately cut short his career.

 

[Flyer lurker]

I was only 9 but I remember Keith scored that 4/5 OT winner against the penguins in the playoffs

That same morning at work was the most nothing day at work I ever saw. Every guy was up until 4am to watch that goal scored.

 

[Embiid]

Preems really established himself as the team's true leader in that fateful playoff run until he was cheapshotted by that Leaf's douchebag. He held the players accountable and worked hand in glove with Hitchcock as far as being that important conduit between the coach and players with respect to system buy in. Once he got injured the wheels on the team started to fall off. Clarke was left impotent waiting on his decision to retire leading to one of the worst offseason's in Flyers history and invariably one of the worst seasons all around. Clarke and Hitch "resigned" and the rest was bad history besides 2010 which was an aberration anyway...

 

[Rebels57]

Preems really established himself as the team's true leader in that fateful playoff run until he was cheapshotted by that Leaf's douchebag. He held the players accountable and worked hand in glove with Hitchcock as far as being that important conduit between the coach and players with respect to system buy in. Once he got injured the wheels on the team started to fall off. Clarke was left impotent waiting on his decision to retire leading to one of the worst offseason's in Flyers history and invariably one of the worst seasons all around. Clarke and Hitch "resigned" and the rest was bad history besides 2010 which was an aberration anyway...

The Flyers were a pretty good team from 2008 - 2012

2008 : 42-29-11 / Lost in Eastern Conference Finals
2009 : 44-27-11 / Lost in Eastern Quarterfinals to eventual Cup champs
2010 : 41-35-6 / Lost in Stanley Cup Finals - better team than their reg. season record
2011 : 47-23-12 / Lost in Eastern Conference Semis to eventual Cup champs
2012 : 47-26-9 / Lost in Eastern Conference Semis to eventual Cup finalists

 

[Curufinwe]

I didn't like the trade, but he did play well in the 04 playoffs.

 

[Embiid]

The Flyers were a pretty good team from 2008 - 2012

2008 : 42-29-11 / Lost in Eastern Conference Finals
2009 : 44-27-11 / Lost in Eastern Quarterfinals to eventual Cup champs
2010 : 41-35-6 / Lost in Stanley Cup Finals - better team than their reg. season record
2011 : 47-23-12 / Lost in Eastern Conference Semis to eventual Cup champs
2012 : 47-26-9 / Lost in Eastern Conference Semis to eventual Cup finalists

It's hard to remember that far back...lol