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StraightEdge · 02-02-2012, 11:11 PM

Sam Gagner with 4 Goals and 4 Assists for an 8 point effort in an 8-4 Victory over Chicago. Which ties him with Wayne Gretzky's record for most points as an Oiler in one game. Incredible.

**McQueen** · 02-02-2012, 11:18 PM

Damn that sounds like it was a fun game to watch.

**Fandango** · 02-02-2012, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by -Mystery-

Who cares? So the Pens should keep on the payroll for that reason alone? Thank God, you don't GM or else you'd be running teams into the ground. If Crosby can't produce quality numbers anymore, you don't keep him on the payroll. It's simple business.

There is more to being a GM than trading the best player in the game for a bunch of picks and prospects. It's called mutual respect buddy. Mario Lemieux co-owns the team. Lemieux took Crosby under his wing, they lived together, he probably considers Sid family by now. If you were Ray Shero you would be fired the moment you brought up a trade involving Sid. It's not all business. It's called having class and dignity.

Crosby will continue to be put on the IR. The Pens will wait years if they have to. He'll never be traded unless Crosby wants a trade.

I'm done with this discussion now because quite clearly -Mystery- does not know what being classy is. Let's trade the best player in the world, who brought our franchise out of the shitters to a perennial contender, who's the most marketable player in the NHL, the poster boy, the owner's good friend, just because we gave up on him cause of an injury.

Completely logical.

Have fun sitting there with your thumb up your ass for the next 15 years waiting for Sid to be traded.

**Fandango** · 02-02-2012, 11:35 PM

Double post

**Red Viper** · 02-02-2012, 11:37 PM

hey Alim, I don't know if you watch football or not, but that is exactly what is happening to one of the best QBs ever in Peyton Manning that made a franchise a contender by himself. No one player means more than an entire organization.

**-Mystery-** · 02-02-2012, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Alim

There is more to being a GM than trading the best player in the game for a bunch of picks and prospects. It's called mutual respect buddy. Mario Lemieux co-owns the team. Lemieux took Crosby under his wing, they lived together, he probably considers Sid family by now. If you were Ray Shero you would be fired the moment you brought up a trade involving Sid. It's not all business. It's called having class and dignity.

Crosby will continue to be put on the IR. The Pens will wait years if they have to. He'll never be traded unless Crosby wants a trade.

I'm done with this discussion now because quite clearly -Mystery- does not know what being classy is. Let's trade the best player in the world, who brought our franchise out of the shitters to a perennial contender, who's the most marketable player in the NHL, the poster boy, the owner's good friend, just because we gave up on him cause of an injury.

Completely logical.

Have fun sitting there with your thumb up your ass for the next 15 years waiting for Sid to be traded.

Don't ever go into business, you're too soft.

JM · 02-02-2012, 11:58 PM

This thread is getting interesting, finally.

At the end of the day I still ultimately believe that anyone could be traded, regardless of how shocking the trade may be.

In this situation I'm not sure it'll ever come to a time where Pittsburgh needs to make that decision but you never know. They've been able to improve their club with Crosby out (adding guys like Neal) so it's not like he's a burden. He can go on the IR as well if there's ever a time again where he's shut down for the year. From what I've heard things are looking less bleak now so this may turn out to be all for not if he returns healthy again in the next however many weeks.

**Rated R™** · 02-03-2012, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Magic

Penguins were never going to fold, so I have no idea what you're talking about. Crosby isn't some type of god either, one of the best players in the league, yes, some untradable player, no. He's just another player like every other player in the league and if he isn't on the ice, then there really isn't a need for him on a very good franchise.

Edit: Jackets got screwed by the Kings clock guys. Should be heavily fined to be honest or the ref should be fired for fucking that up.

What did the ref do?

**Red Viper** · 02-03-2012, 12:03 AM

The goal was scored with like 0.04 seconds left. The time stopped at 1.8 seconds. They reviewed the play and the clock so the refs could have easily overturned the decision and made it right because of the clock stopping.

**Rated R™** · 02-03-2012, 12:26 AM

The goal wasn't allowed? WTF! So it was clearly in before the buzzer and even after reviewing, they still disallowed it?