Rumor: Penguins Coveting Paul Bissonnette

[mikethelegacy]

Any thoughts on bringing him back? I'm of the opinion that he's a great locker room guy, but we may end up disliking him to an Adams-level when we see how slow he is.

Here's the source:

http://penslabyrinth.com/2014/08/11/pittsburgh-penguins-coveting-forward-paul-bissonnette/

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[Corvidae]

Any thoughts on bringing him back? I'm of the opinion that he's a great locker room guy, but we may end up disliking him to an Adams-level when we see how slow he is.

Here's the source:

http://penslabyrinth.com/2014/08/11/pittsburgh-penguins-coveting-forward-paul-bissonnette/

If it means Craig Adams goes away for sure, I'll take him.

 

[wgknestrick]

My thought is, NO. If he indeed displaces Adams (forever), then yes.

 

[mikethelegacy]

My thought is, NO. If he indeed displaces Adams (forever), then yes.

If it means Craig Adams goes away for sure, I'll take him.

This is my general thought as well. I'm also saying that I like the guy so much, that I don't want to learn to hate him because he's just not a good hockey player...lol

I feel that way about Adams, too. He's a good dude, but you can't help but just want him to be unemployed....or employed by ANYONE else...lol

 

[Shady Machine]

My thought is, NO. If he indeed displaces Adams (forever), then yes.

Yeah but his points per 60 min is really high. So that means he's really good right?

 

[mpp9]

If he'll take an Adams contract, cool. Definitely if that means Adams gets pushed out of the lineup for good.

 

[Corvidae]

Yeah but his points per 60 min is really high. So that means he's really good right?

More importantly his ratio of being Craig Adam to not being Craig Adams is extremely low.

 

[Fordy]

winger for crosby

 

[td_ice]

More importantly his ratio of being Craig Adam to not being Craig Adams is extremely low.

Haha.....I love it. Until Adams is gone, that is about the size of it.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Biz isn't a terrible 4th liner, he knows his job and has no illusions about being more than he is.

I'd be fine with him coming back.

 

[mikethelegacy]

winger for crosby

Best comment so far.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Only if Adams is gone. If Adams is gone I'll be obligated to love Bissonnette because of that.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

If it means Craig Adams goes away for sure, I'll take him.

This.

But also the fact that Engelland got a raise that made no sense for the Pens cap structure and they need a capable fighter.

Can some of the Pens guys fight? Yeah, Bortz and Downie can drop them, but I wouldn't want to lose them because of a mismatched fight. BizNasty is a fighter, can play a regular shift, he's a need in the Eastern Conference.

 

[Shrimper]

I'd be happy with him.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

I'd prefer someone bigger for that role. However, if the rumor is true, then the organization is stepping in the right direction.

Usually hybrid-enforcers can be claimed via waivers during the preseason (e.g. Anthony Peluso and Luke Gazdic). I have my eye on Jamie Devane.

 

[ColePens]

Meh we are ultra slow so i won't merge the two threads.


If it means Adams is gone - A S A P. I don't give two *****. He's at least a gem on twitter and a great locker room guy.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Obviously I'd prefer someone better, but he'd be an extremely cheap spare part who could hopefully help push Craig Adams off the roster.

 

[Waffle Fries]

I'd prefer someone bigger for that role. However, if the rumor is true, then the organization is stepping in the right direction.

Usually hybrid-enforcers can be claimed via waivers during the preseason (e.g. Anthony Peluso and Luke Gazdic). I have my eye on Jamie Devane.

I don't think the reason they're looking at Biz is just because they want an enforcer.

They want to fix the room, and the fact that Biz is close with our stars and a great locker room guy probably has just as much to do with their interest (it might even be the biggest reason for their interest) as him being able to fight.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Biz isn't a terrible 4th liner, he knows his job and has no illusions about being more than he is.

I'd be fine with him coming back.

This is exactly how I feel about it.

 

[Your Boy Troy]

I don't think the reason they're looking at Biz is just because he's an enforcer.

They want to fix the room, and the fact that Biz is close with our stars and a great locker room guy probably has just as much to do with their interest as him being able to fight.

Truth is, almost all of the enforcers are well respected and are vocal in the locker-room.

 

[66-30-33]

I vote yes. I like his story how he make the NHL. He didn't have the talent to play the game so he completly changed his playstyle to make it to the biggs. I liked how he challenged everyone when we WAS a Penguin, then used his hammer fists to kill everyone.

 

[Waffle Fries]

Truth is, almost all of the enforcers are well respected and are vocal in the locker-room.

I don't know if that's necessarily true, so I won't comment on it.

What I do know is that Biz has been friends with Sid and Geno for a long time. He can loosen them up. I forget who it was, but someone on the radio was saying that the guys in the locker room need to joke around with and tease our stars more, and that hasn't really been an element in the locker room since Max left. Biz will bring that back.

 

[td_ice]

I don't know if that's necessarily true, so I won't comment on it.

What I do know is that Biz has been friends with Sid and Geno for a long time. He can loosen them up. I forget who it was, but someone on the radio was saying that the guys in the locker room need to joke around with and tease our stars more, and that hasn't really been an element in the locker room since Max left. Biz will bring that back.

What the hell happened to Ray Shero? When he got here he preached the gospel of toughness and the importance of chemistry in the room. Then it is as if he totally eschewed both of those things.

I dunno, maybe it was the Islanders brawl game and fallout as many have suggested that made him do a 180.

 

[66-30-33]

What the hell happened to Ray Shero? When he got here he preached the gospel of toughness and the importance of chemistry in the room. Then it is as if he totally eschewed both of those things.

I dunno, maybe it was the Islanders brawl game and fallout as many have suggested that made him do a 180.

I still think it was Mario Lemieux, then he didn't wanna eat crow so he let the team get softer and softer. Now huge changes have happened, he can stay out of it this time. He should not have opened his mouth to begin with, that's when our decline happen.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

What the hell happened to Ray Shero?

He handed the keys to the castle over to an undeservedly arrogant twit and then foolishly trusted him not to be an arrogant twit. His biggest mistake was hitching up his wagon to that loser and then seemingly handwaving away his repeated miscues and flat-out incompetence. Although his disastrous Summer of 2013 is honestly beyond explaining. I don't really know about the toughness thing but I suspect you may be at least partially right. Though I believe it has more to do with a combination of the team just not emphasizing it under Disco the more he took control (benching guys for sticking up for their teammates, etc.) and a rotten locker room that had no desire to stick up for one another.

As for Biz... it's a very unlikely thing for me to endorse but I'd be fine with it for the reasons already laid out. Mostly to absolutely make certain that Adams is forced out. But also because I suspect he'd be the perfect guy to help keep things loose.