Longest Tenured Penguins
Since Max Talbot defected via free agency, we can now close the book on all direct ties for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the 2002 NHL draft. To be fair, Ryan Whitney was traded for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi, but all the picks from that draft are now done. With Talbot moving on, a lot of guys bump up a notch on the list of the longest tenured member of the Pens.
--Only 11 players remain from the Cup team just two years ago, and that includes Ben Lovejoy who didn't factor into the championship in the playoffs.
-Only two players, Brooks Orpik and Marc-Andre Fleury, played for the Pens prior to the lockout. And they only combined for 107 games with the Pens by that point. Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Brent Johnson, Matt Cooke, Pascal Dupuis, Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek all played before the lockout for other teams, but the point remains that this is a young team.
--Don't look now but Sidney Crosby already is the longest tenured forward on the team. That didn't take long, did it?
--This goes to show the long trip to the show for Mark Letestu and Deryk Engelland, who both had to claw their way up the depth chart but finally did just that. And Engelland's trip was even longer, since he played for other organizations before becoming a full-time NHL'er.
--This list leaves off Steve Sullivan, who just signed and would not fit in the graphic. But he hasn't yet made his Penguin debut, so we'll leave that at that.
--If you were wondering from above, the Pens have no one left, directly, from any of the drafts before 2000, and also 2001 to go along with now 2002.
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Better face: Malkin (on the bench) or the Flyer getting crushed?
I’m still on the fence, but I think I’m leaning Geno.
(And if you don’t read the captions on Pensburgh, you’re missing out)
"Game's the same. Just got more fierce."
definitely Geno
Certified Grabbo lover. GET WELL SOON, SID
The universe moves depending on where Sidney Crosby is on the ice - IHeartPenguins
I love lots of guys. -leaflover4ever
Now a twit
If you were wondering from above, the Pens have no one left, directly, from any of the drafts before 2000, and also 2001 to go along with now 2002.
I don’t understand what this means. Can you explain it to the idiot?
me thinks he means that of all the kids we drafted prior to Flower, only Orpik is left in the org.
If Hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there too.
Yeah, sorry if that was unclear.
1999 or earlier – no one drafted remains in the Pens organization
2000 – Orpik is left
2001, 2002- no one is left from the draft still with the Pens
2003- Fleury remains
2004- Malkin, Kennedy remain
and so forth.
The Pens still have Kunitz/Tangradi to show for Ryan Whitney (’02) but my point was that of those selected, none remain with the team from said years.
"Game's the same. Just got more fierce."
Orpik for President!:)
silly jokes aside… it seems like a very good example of what “building through the draft” means: first, get a core of 5-6 players and then build around them.
I’m curious if Edmonton will manage to follow this route after 3 or 4 years of top picks? This year they’ve got to start going in the right direction… or not yet?
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