The rookies that get the attention are Malkin and Staal in Pittsburgh

However third in rookie scoring with 24 is Dustin Penner...Should score 30 goals this year...

Gruven you watching???

He's on pace for 29.3 goals actually.

YAYYYYYYYYY

THIRD BEST!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Serge strives for mediocrity. He's a Leafs fan ya know.

You are an idiot...

Dustin Penner as a rookie will score 30 goals..How is that mediocre?Apparently my YOUTH is no good?How many rookies do you have that will score 30 goals this year...

The Northern Ontario Hockey Association, the OHL and other leagues dont count...

has already established the rookie goals record for the Anaheim Ducks....

This guys is going to be a premier power forward in the NHL...

He is like a Bertuzzi with more talent.

He has been uber hot lately. I was going to post a thread just for you actually as I recall some master debating earlier in the year on how many he'd finish with. He's really finding his game of late, which involves standing in front of the net to deflect point shots or tap in rebounds. He cannot be moved. He's been impressive driving to the net as well however as he dragged 2 Milwaukee Predators last night with him for a scoring chance into the crease. Bill Guerin orly? Undrafted 6'4 Free Agent rookies who score goals own.

Dustin Penner will help the Mustangs strive for mediocrity in the years to come. Combined with your aging, high-priced talent and your less than mediocre role players you will find yourself in the same position you are in today, that is, starting "What would have been had the Mustangs made the playoffs" threads. Congratulations.

Who you planning on calling up from your farm team next season? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Plan on calling up...

Kris Beech...right now playing on the main line with Ovy and Semin
Blair Betts...Consistently moving up the depth chart, no longer a defensive forward
Brandon Reid and or Jeremy Williams

This will complement my already young group of forwards(by the way young doesnt have to be 15 like your players)
Maxim Afinogenov
Kyle Wellwood
Brian Gionta
Dustin Penner
Chuck Kobasew(he will break out in boston next year...)guaranteed 30 goals
it looks like I will sign Paul Kariya (who by the way is only 31) not that old these days

Enough said monkey boy....Who will you have next year the OHL scoring champ?European dart champion?Sudbury Wolves Mascot?

Last time I checked our pool has NHL players...Your team is lacking those...

by the way how did you end up this year...??

That is what he does well and he has been doing it very well of late. I do not think Penner is a great all around player but when he gets in that zone of his he is tough to stop. Not to mention a lot of people have not done a lot to stop him(one goals in LA, one against San Jose and the goal he had against Nashville last night). Also Niedermayer is so damn good at finding him in front of the net it is scary. He does his job great.

I still think though he is the 4th best rookie in this class behind Malkin, Kopitar and Stastny. Then again although he is technically a rookie as he did not play 25 games last year in the regular season he performance in the playoffs I really do not see Penner as a rookie.

ESPN.com has Penner as 5th in the league in Rookie scoring behind Malkin, Stastny, Kopitar, and Wolski.

He's projected to get 29 goals so he's going to have to step up his pace to make it to 30.

thats in points...in goals he is third..and he has the hottest one of the bunch in the last two weeks...Projections are a stupid stat...you can say he will score 50 goals if he keeps up the pace in the last week..

I see him scoring 32 goals..

Projections are stupid early in the season, at this point I would say generally they are pretty accurate. He could score 40 for all we know but the chances are won't be to far from the projection.

btw in the last 2 weeks Penner is only second on that list to Stastny 12 points to 7 points in 7 games each. Staal and Malkin have been slumping with 7 points total over 7 games.

I may have missed the playoffs, but are seasons were not the same..

I created excitement not only for myself, but for my fans..meanwhile 75% of the games you played were meaningless...If it want for Tucker you probably end up with 10 fewer wins...

Good job though..maybe next year you will be eliminated in january

75%? So you're claiming that only 20 of the games I played were meaningful? That's interesting because I was ahead of you in the standings after the 20-game point of the season. I could argue that had it not been for the numerous injuries I had I would have finished ahead of you in the standings.

Additionally, the fact that you believe a game is meaningless only shows your lack of foresight.
Latendresse's PPG is .300 and that looks like it will put him in Group 3 allowing me to sign him for $1.75 for each of the next 5 years. That is huge when you consider his starting salary was $1.50. I realize this is something you probably can't comprehend.

And you keep saying "if it weren't for Tucker"... Darcy Tucker is a member of the Canadian Gothic. He was acquired for Nick Boynton; perhaps one of the best deals of the season. Your claiming I wouldn't have as many wins without him is both accurate and moot (look that one up under 'M'). How many wins would you have without Chris Pronger? Perhaps we'll find out next season.

Hasn't he been a healthy scratch for quite a few games this year?

I actually understand the salary structures a lot better than you think I do...

I took a look at your team and its a lot worse than I thought..You have no actual players that can play other than Tucker...the rest of them are fillers and prospects

He had been for a few games..

However in recent games he has played on the first line...

Ah, ok. I know he was a scratch against the Pens a few weeks ago.


Funny (read: depressing), he was our "prize" in the Jagr trade.

The fact that you look at my team and think it's bad actually comforts me.

My defense was just as good as yours and mine will only get better. Yours? Not so much.

I'll give you Matthew Lombardi for Chuck Kobasew...deal? LOL

Agreed he is not a great all around player...however he is just now starting to use his size more effectively by creating space for himself and teammates and basically dragging defenders with him to the net. Behind the net he is just incredible and has pretty good on ice vision. His shot is hard but inaccurate but that's not going to be his game. He's gonna be planted in front of the net and when you have accurate shots like Pronger and Beauchemin rocketing in from the point he's going to get plenty of deflection/rebound chances. He is not a fast skater by any stretch but he's determined to get from point A to point B and if that means running someone over and taking them along so be it. If he had great hands/great speed/was good defensively and an accurate shot he'd be a top 5 player in the NHL so no he isn't well rounded...however as it is he's an undrafted free agent who will be a behemoth of a 25-30 goal scorer in all probability for a number of years who is starting to play with a little bit more fire of late as well. Me likey.

I am warning you one last time..

if you dont take the Losing After Forty Seasons off your signature, there will be serious repercussions..

you have 48 hours from this post to stop...

Yeah, March 3rd he played a whole 5 minutes and 12 seconds....WOOT! I wonder if the the promotion of Backstrom and Fehr will affect his icetime again next season.

good one...this is not the Kris Beech thread...This is the Dustin Penner trade...

sorry but your team is laughable...really bad actually...You cant even ice 6 forwards right now that are half decent...go ahead name me your top 6...lets compare...this year and next year my team will be similar..yours not so much..it will be worse as your 16 year olds are still in high school

Ah, so you will have a non-playoff team again next year. LMAO

I will too, but mine will be improving with every passing year.

I actually had a playoff team..but do to unfortunate timing of injuries I fell a little short

You spin it that way if it makes you feel better.

lol... good one.

yes is that funny that I have fans...

the Mustangs nation lives strong

Can you just make that 48 seconds?


Reminder: I will be in Toronto next Friday.

The local police, RCMP and in the US the FBI have been notified..You think I am kidding...be careful crossing the border...You might see the inside of a cell

Personally I think the way Penner plays he could soon be a 40 goal scorer in the NHL.

Of all the people in this forum I really respect your opinion the most...I know you know your hockey and living in LA you are probably close to the Penner situation.

Lets hope that comes true..

I was actually higher on Kobasew than Penner and lot of the pre season publications were high on Kobasew too...Lets see what a fresh start does for him.

Have him in the FCHL.. let's hope so!

He's got talent, and with that haircut, he's really on a rocket to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

-brag post- I've seen every NHL game he's played -end brag post-

However I am not a homer and will tell it like it is about one of my own....just sayin

DUSTIN PENNER UPDATE[

Penner scores a goal and assist ...

Now has 25 goals 15 assists for 40pts..

Thats 6 goals in his last 6 games..



Gruven one more goal and you lose...I dont accept cheques..just cash please...Thanks

No worries serge... I knew I was free rolling on this one because of the ROY bet.... LOL..

Dont be so sure....If he gets really hot to finish the season scores 30 goals....I see Malkin, Stastny, Penner/Kopitar/Staal.....It should be close

Dustin Penner scores #26 and Gruven officially loses the bet...

I am freerolling on the Rookie of the year finalist...

Malkin and Stastny have locked up top two....We have a long shot for the third spot....Kopitar and Staal are in the way..

Its all good though 26 and counting.

I think it's the other way around.... gruven was free-rolling on penner hitting 26 goals.

You cant freeroll unless you have one side of the bet LOCKED UP...thanks for coming out...

Penner not making ROY finalist is locked up.

why are you so biased...at the time we made the bet there was a lot of season to play and Penner was and has been among the top 5 ROY candidates..


but thanks for coming out ...really...good job

I'm not biased. I like Penner, I tried to trade you for him pretty hard at the beginning of the year if you remember, but I knew then, just as I know now, that he is, nor will he ever be, a Malin/Staal/Kopitar etc. quality player.

Dustin Penner Stats...


Goals 26
Assists 16
Points 42


Kopitar

18 Goals
38 Assists
56 Points


I prefer Penner

I prefer the 5 years younger and more complete player Kopitar.

edit: you forgot to put in 72 GP v. 63 GP by the way.

Interesting fact...I share the same birthday with Anze Kopitar...August 24

interesting fact, that is also my aunt's birthday, and mine is Aug 23