Easy player to root for, but probably the most overrated player on this board. Crosby's stats plummeted as soon as Hornqvist was put on his wing and 72's playoff production was always disappointing. The guy always gave it his all though and made the most of his talent level.
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Hornqvist will always be one of my favorite Penguins. Dude felt like the heart and soul of the team. Brought so much energy.
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he's an all-timer for me. i wanted him on this team for years, then we got him and he exceeded all expectations. he's one of my favorite players ever
yawn. i bet you were real disappointed with his playoff production when that cup winner went in
Sid's goalscoring was better with Horny than with any other regular wing he had from 15-16 to 17-18 fwiw.
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Played every shift with reckless abandon for his own body. When you talk about a heart and soul player and which player embodied it as a Penguin, ever, it starts and ends with Hornqvist.
I’ll always hate that he was traded as I was a fan of his before the Pens tenure. But in the end he won cups and has a great career for a player that never should have had the career he did with where he was picked.
He’s one hell of a f***ing success story and we're all the Hornier for being able to witness a good portion of it on a team we used to have respect for.
I’ll always hate that he was traded as I was a fan of his before the Pens tenure. But in the end he won cups and has a great career for a player that never should have had the career he did with where he was picked.
He’s one hell of a f***ing success story and we're all the Hornier for being able to witness a good portion of it on a team we used to have respect for.
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He didn’t stick around long enough for me to really sour on him like I did with Orpik, Scuderi, or Kunitz. Heart and soul guy that was instrumental in those championships.
The two big guys probably left 100 regular season points each on the table because he was on their lines over the years, but you make that trade-off every day for the pair of cups. Hell of a career.
The two big guys probably left 100 regular season points each on the table because he was on their lines over the years, but you make that trade-off every day for the pair of cups. Hell of a career.
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He and Kessel were in my top fav players category. Just loved the way he played the game. Took so much abuse, drew penalties and just turned the other cheek. He wasn't dirty either
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Even if this is true about Sid, Horny saved him from all the abuse Sid endured in the corners. You could argue Horny prolonged Sid's career.
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Heart and soul type. We got his best years and were able to move on when his style of play finally caught up to him.
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That trade is proof positive that it is not about having the best guy, but about having the right guy.
Neal was a bonehead and he drug Malkin down that hole with him. Those two completely came unglued in the playoffs, and in my opinion cost us playoff series.
Hornqvist was the complete opposite. He made guys take penalties. He created organized chaos and brought a swagger to this team we still do not have back.
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Add Letang and Crosby to the list of morons.
2012 was a great team on paper. Too bad they were so damn unlikeable
JTG
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I can't remember seeing a team ever come so unhinged like that. It was truly embarrassing.
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Was it you? Lol
Honestly don't remember. Was it Empoleon?
We need to show receipts like this more often on the board. Always great perspective.Confirmed with Link: - James Neal traded to Nashville for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling
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The amount of dead wrong and brutal takes in that is amazing
JTG
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Haha. So glad I stayed out of that blood bath.
So hard to believe how long ago that was now. Then again, some people around here have been shit talking for the better part of 20 years.
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I thought it was Kev?
I hated the trade though.
Had this great post.
Are the Penguins in a better place than last year?
The Penguins organization saw a decent amount of change last year. James Neal was moved out. Shero and Bylsma were both fired. David Morehouse was promoted. For the past four years, the Penguins HFBoards community was advocating for the firing of Bylsma and Shero as it would ultimately help the...
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Nobody could argue the value disparity. Things only got better in the following offseason when adding Kessel. Kessel has a far better meme fallowing.
That's when things started to get fun again. Though, it still took time and some other trades. They were still bad leading into the Sully addition after MJ.
That's when things started to get fun again. Though, it still took time and some other trades. They were still bad leading into the Sully addition after MJ.
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