Former Penguin Luc Robitaille elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
by Hooks Orpik on Jun 23, 2009 4:39 PM EDT
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Ok, so his stint as a Penguin only lasted 46 games and 23 goals, but congratulations anyways to former Pittsburgh Penguin Luc Robitaille on earning entrance to the Hockey Hall of Fame. "Lucky Luc" joins Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Brian Leetch in a very, very solid class of inductees.
The Pens acquired Luc in the summer of 1994 in exchange for Rick Tocchet and a 2nd round pick....Robitaille would play the lockout shortended season with Pittsburgh but that would be it. Despite scoring 42 points in 46 games and posting a +/- of +10, the Pens decided to deal Luc to the New York Rangers (along with Ulf Samuelsson) for Petr Nedved and Sergei Zubov in the summer of 1995.
Robitaille would chug his way on to being the most prolific scoring left winger in NHL history and won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2002 with two of his HOF classmates in Yzerman and Hull also on that veteran team.
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How can they put Leetch up there in a Broons jersey?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jun 23, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions
You make a very valid point. I never think of him as a Bruin.
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Let us not forget Luc’s most famous goal ever scored – dying seconds of the third, Penguins down by one in Game 7 of the Finals. Luc skates free from the Chicago Blackhawks defense on a breakaway. Mike Lange is going insane, the crowd is on its feet, the seconds are ticking down to 3…2…Luc shoot….1…GOAL. Luc pushes it to sudden death, which ultimately enabled Claude Van Damme more time to infiltrate the bad guys in and around Mellon Arena, rescue his kids and save the city of Pittsburgh from destruction.
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ahhhh!
hahaha you beat me to it! good show lad, good show.
:hat tip:
I knew that if I didn’t jump on it right away someone would haha
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NHL Poll
I guess I missed hockey in the 90s.
Over at nhl.com they have a poll up asking who made the “greatest impact” on the NHL in the 90s.
Choose Hull, Leetch, Robitaille or Yzerman! Uh, ok!
Those two guys from the ‘Burgh, Mario and Jaromir evidently weren’t worth a mention. 2 cups, a president’s trophy, a bunch of scoring titles but they must not have had any impact on hockey. I know the poll is because of the HOF induction but, c’mon!
Of course, maybe the nhl counts the 90s as starting in ’94!
leetch, by far. revolutionized the defenseman position being one of the few in the 90’s that could play in both zones. Al iafrate was good in the o zone, same with zubov, but in thier own end they were/are libabilities. not leetch
" Lord Stanley, etch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Jun 24, 2009 4:20 AM EDT reply actions
This is an unbelievable class
Luc Robitalle is probably the best LW of all time. Steve Yzerman, 6th all time in points and one of the best captains of all time. Brett Hull, 3rd all time in goals, including 86 in one season. Brian Leetch, probably the best american born defenseman of all time. Was probably the most balanced defenseman , being able to shut down your top scorers, and put up points in the process. Congrats to these guys, even though there weren’t any doubts for any of them.
I remember seeing Luc raise the Cup he won in 2002 at Dodger Stadium. Being Los Angeles and all, people should have been screaming their heads off to support the guy but nobody really noticed. I’m indifferent to the Kings too, but I love hockey and was a fan of Robitaille so I gave a standing ovation by my lonesome. I don’t really think the people around me understood why I was cheering. I’m sure if/when Ray Borque showed up at a Red Sox game carrying the cup, the fans would have gone wild. So it goes. However, LA is good for:
I’ll admit, I watched a few shows once or twice in life for something other than the dialogue.
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
That’s a real strong HoF class.
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by pascaldupweevil on Jun 26, 2009 2:08 AM EDT reply actions
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