Pens Off day/season thread “Useless information edition”

[Tom Hanks]

Posted this in the Salary cap thread (not related) so thought I’d make a thread for the useless information (but high quality ) about the Pens.

@KIRK @Mike Sullivan I can imagine the stories about his superstitions. Have heard he has some pretty good OCD tendencies. I guess whatever helps make him great.

EDIT: Joey V starts at 43:33, Pens talk 1:21:20 - 1:30:12

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[Honour Over Glory]

Who was it that wore his junior days shoulder pads? Shanahan?

Superstitions are odd, I used to have a lot of them when I played, but they all started to sort of become less frequent for me the older I got. At this point, the only superstition I have in my life is that I check my locks at least 3x before I walk way. Whether it's my house or my car, 3x.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Posted this in the Salary cap thread (not related) so thought I’d make a thread for the useless information (but high quality ) about the Pens.

@KIRK @Mike Sullivan I can imagine the stories about his superstitions. Have heard he has some pretty good OCD tendencies. I guess whatever helps make him great.

Good stuff. I had no idea how Joe's career ended.

 

[Turin]

Two straight weeks of telling the same story verbatim because you won’t win if you don’t. Sid is definitely on the spectrum

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Good stuff. I had no idea how Joe's career ended.

He retired because of a Concussion. He missed a season because of a bad one after a fight in 'Zona, then I think his last one was with the Wings?

 

[ColePens]

Does anyone really know how much I love Joey V?

 

[Andy99]

Does anyone really know how much I love Joey V?

More than Bylsma? Can’t be..,,

 

[ColePens]

More than Bylsma? Can’t be..,,

I will hurt you. Vitale is seriously one of my favorite Pens of all time. Him and Zigomanis.

 

[Tom Hanks]

More than Bylsma? Can’t be..,,

I remember the first time he played in St Louis (his home town), Bylsma started him for the opening faceoff. Thought that was really cool.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Does anyone really know how much I love Joey V?

Listen for the 10 minute stretch from 1:21:20. Freaking awesome stuff.

Edit: the rest is an awesome story going to his injury and having to give up hockey to how he got his media job.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Edit: I wonder if Sid's superstitions extend to games where he isn't playing. It'd be funny if he had to have the same number of ice cubes in the press box etc.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Does anyone really know how much I love Joey V?

The guy was born with massive brass balls.

Edit: I wonder if Sid's superstitions extend to games where he isn't playing. It'd be funny if he had to have the same number of ice cubes in the press box etc.

It could explain why he loves the mundane af Simon on his wing or forces the usage of Rust with him.

 

[Tom Hanks]

The guy was born with massive brass balls.

It could explain why he loves the mundane af Simon on his wing or forces the usage of Rust with him.

When he first came to WBS, Joey said the coach said that he was starting on the 4th line. He points out Biz and says he is going to be playing with him so go out and hit everything Biz will have your back.

After his 1st kid was born he thought his AHL pay wasn’t going to be enough so he busted his *** and did everything he could to get a NHL contract.

 

[Turin]

When he first came to WBS, Joey said the coach said that he was starting on the 4th line. He points out Biz and says he is going to be playing with him so go out and hit everything Biz will have your back.

After his 1st kid was born he thought his AHL pay wasn’t going to be enough so he busted his *** and did everything he could to get a NHL contract.

And then stayed up because Sid needed a DJ.

 

[Tom Hanks]

And then stayed up because Sid needed a DJ.

Yeah. That’s was the advice to new players. Make sure Sid needs you, for any reason hockey related or not.

 

[Tacitus Kilgore]

I remember the Orpik interview where he mentioned how Geno wouldn't remember some players names. Here Vitale mentions how Geno called him 46 or four six. For pretty much his entire time with the pens lol

 

[Honour Over Glory]

When he first came to WBS, Joey said the coach said that he was starting on the 4th line. He points out Biz and says he is going to be playing with him so go out and hit everything Biz will have your back.

After his 1st kid was born he thought his AHL pay wasn’t going to be enough so he busted his *** and did everything he could to get a NHL contract.

I think he also had some ailment so really, he was never even supposed to make it as far as he did and ended up being a regular in the NHL. The only reason he had his career cut short was a bad fight that broke his orbital bone and a bad concussion because of it and then that took so long to recover from that when his next one came, that was game over.

But Vitale was such a heart and soul player, no one wanted to see him go. He was a solid 4C.

 

[StaalForOne]

I remember the Orpik interview where he mentioned how Geno wouldn't remember some players names. Here Vitale mentions how Geno called him 46 or four six. For pretty much his entire time with the pens lol

That was a good one. I think it was Sykora of all people too. You think he'd know his name.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Yeah, someone said they heard that during a rookie party in Texas they made Geno stand up and try to name all of the players. He knew about half the team by their numbers only.

Makes sense that he wouldn't know that one coach's name --- whose name is escaping me at the moment.

 

[Beauner]

Spittin Chiclets is awesome, especially since Biz and Whitney talk about their experiences which often take place in WBS/Pittsburgh. Lots of guests have crossed paths with them in the organization.

That was a good one. I think it was Sykora of all people too. You think he'd know his name.

Yeah apparently Orpik and... maybe Scuderi? Pointed to Sykora and was like, "who is that?" and Malkin goes "seventeen" you've been his linemate for 2 years!!

 

[Tom Hanks]

Need to balance the emotions for Boston being in the cup final.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Oh Captain, My Captain
soooooooooooooo young!

 

[KIRK]

That was a good one. I think it was Sykora of all people too. You think he'd know his name.

Oh that's just beyond dumb to think it was Sykora, especially because Malkin spent the whole 2004-2005 NHL lockout centering Elias and Sykora for Magnitogorsk . . .

 

[WayneSid9987]

Looks like Sid's doing something similar to last summer.
He hit up Toronto and met up with Drake, headed to Florida then off for another Euro trip. Think he hit Spain.
Now in Germany with Andy O'Brien and you guessed it, on the ice and training:

 

[Andy99]

Looks like Sid's doing something similar to last summer.
He hit up Toronto and met up with Drake, headed to Florida then off for another Euro trip. Think he hit Spain.
Now in Germany with Andy O'Brien and you guessed it, on the ice and training:

Not surprising lol...he had a good season so superstitious Sid has got to replicate his last summer... I’m guessing we’ll see an Instagram pic of him at Wimbledon in July too...