Most (recent) forgettable Penguins

[Trade]

Blake Comeau had like 28 points in 40ish games for us in 2014-15. Then he missed time due to injury and had 4 points in his last 25 games, including one playoff goal.

I wouldn’t call him forgettable as a player, just not someone I often think about as a Penguin.

 

[SEALBound]

Couple names to add:

Nils Ekman
Jarko Ruutu (not forgetable just been awhile)
Adam Hall
Chris Conner - I thought he was going to be big for us. He played well on the Conner-Letestu-Kennedy line when Staal was hurt and Cooke went with Malkin.

2018 one? That’s a joke right? See if we are paying attention? The only ones off your apt list that I have any recollection of are Hobey Baker award winner Kevin Porter and Laf.

I discuss 2016 often with people and while the coaching change, trades, and young guys were the core of the success/turnaround, there are two things I make sure to mention that people always forget about:

1. The retirement of Dupuis. As bad as I feel for the guy, that was an absolute godsend. He was not the top 6 force we need nor the bottom 6 depth. His injury and retirement created an opening that was filled by the WBS boys.

2. The injury of Kevin Porter. In 2015, Porter was getting the vast majority of call up games from the WBS group. He played in 41 games, scored 0 goals, and added 3 assists and looked downright dreadful doing it. But then he got hurt and it forced a different WBS guy into his slot. Porter was the primary call up, then you had the 4 of Sheary, Rust, Wilson, and Kuhnhackl getting crumbs.

Those two negatives created a MAJOR positive opening for the team in 2016. Highly underrated "happening" for that year

Zach Boychuck

Now this is what this thread is all about! THAT is a name I haven't heard in forever!

Yea, but how could na time forget glass and Adams?

No...I think we all remember them very much. "forgettable" =/= "trying to forget"

 

[Rudy Russo]

Max Lapierre and Rob Klinkhammer

 

[DesertedPenguin]

Janne Pesonen.

 

[Jobeycool]

Sorry fellas had to do it,
the worst player in Pittsburgh Penguin history that I can remember François Leroux...you guys took everyone recently..

 

[Jobeycool]

I got one Paul Martin was horrible for us...

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Pyatt? He played 34 games in 2014

Also in case y’all forgot, Steve Downie was a Penguin Weird times.

 

[SEALBound]

Pyatt? He played 34 games in 2014

Also in case y’all forgot, Steve Downie was a Penguin Weird times.

Dear god...Pyatt. There was someone on the board that would lose their mind every game when they found out Pyatt wasn't on Malkin's wing, lol. I believe that was the year we had Jussi Jokinen who WAS on Malkin's LW and was a 20 goal scorer.

 

[SEALBound]

Man, that 2014 team had some dandies.

Pittsburgh Penguins 2013-14 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

No wonder that was Shero's last year. Woof.

 

[TheSniper26]

Might be old "Third Leg" Mckegg for me. Comrie's a good one too. Going further back a bit: signing Alexandre Daigle was a surreal time for those of us old enough to remember the hype that followed him into the league.

 

[Pens x]

Pretty much every free agent Sleepy signed this past off season will be forgotten.

 

[TimmyD]

Steve Sullivan, Brian Gibbons, Jayson Megna, Beau Bennett

 

[eXile3]

Not recent but ..German Titov.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Yannick Weber

 

[Big McLargehuge]

As unbelievable as it is, the Penguins had a guy named Garrett play 50 (+4 playoff) games only a few years ago.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Was it Andy Hilbert that played on Crosby's wing some of his rookie season, scored at a decent clip and a bunch of people freaked out when he was let go at the end of the year?

There's a bunch of really forgettable ones from the Dark Years. But that's too easy.

I think it's kinda funny/gross that LeClair was a Penguin.

EDIT: Nick Spaling should absolutely make the list. That was the big "add" in the Neal/Horns deal.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Was it Andy Hilbert that played on Crosby's wing some of his rookie season, scored at a decent clip and a bunch of people freaked out when he was let go at the end of the year?

There's a bunch of really forgettable ones from the Dark Years. But that's too easy.

I think it's kinda funny/gross that LeClair was a Penguin.

EDIT: Nick Spaling should absolutely make the list. That was the big "add" in the Neal/Horns deal.

Hilbert and his 18 points in 19 games was a hoot. Played a damn near a full season (81 gp) the following season for the Islanders and scored 1 more goal (and 9 more total points) than he did in ~3-4 weeks with Sid & Colby.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Hilbert and his 18 points in 19 games was a hoot. Played a damn near a full season (81 gp) the following season for the Islanders and scored 1 more goal (and 9 more total points) than he did in ~3-4 weeks with Sid & Colby.

Hahaha... OK so I wasn't misremembering.

I remember the fan outrage nearly matching that of Rick Berry levels when he left.

 

[3ladesof5teel]

LUCA CAPUTI

 

[SomeDude]

EDIT: Nick Spaling should absolutely make the list. That was the big "add" in the Neal/Horns deal.

IIRC Nashville offered to include a pick instead but JR wanted Spalding despite Botterill trying to tell him he wasn't worth his cap hit and would mess up the team's cap structure. Fast forward a few months and the Pens have to dress 5 D for the last 2 weeks of the season because JR ran out of cap room.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

IIRC Nashville offered to include a pick instead but JR wanted Spaling despite Botterill trying to tell him he wasn't worth his cap hit and would mess up the team's cap structure. Fast forward a few months and the Pens have to dress 5 D for the last 2 weeks of the season because JR ran out of cap room.

lol... that's exactly correct. I had forgotten. Which I suppose is sort of the theme of the thread but still... good memory.

 

[SomeDude]

lol... that's exactly correct. I had forgotten. Which I suppose is sort of the theme of the thread but still... good memory.

I can't remember any phone numbers or most people's names, but I can recall the saga of Nick Spalding at will. You have to reserve brain room for the important things in life.

 

[vodeni]

Steve Sullivan, Brian Gibbons, Jayson Megna, Beau Bennett

BB was anything but forgettable

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

I can't remember any phone numbers or most people's names, but I can recall the saga of Nick Spalding at will. You have to reserve brain room for the important things in life.

Exactly. Things that matter like hockey trades and cap misadventures from like a decade ago, that one time someone said "hello" and you replied "you're welcome!" and the names of obscure 80s movies.

Family member's birthdays, important tasks that relate to your job and the names of people you've been introduced to countless times are just window dressing, really.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Steve Sullivan,

Who could forget this about Steve Sullivan.
When people tell me Hockey Gods do not exist....