All-Penguins Team Roster

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11.26.07
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Every team has their all-time best lineup. This batch is often comprised of players active in a certain decade or throughout the history of a franchise. Seeing as how the Penguins don't have a game until Friday night against the Stars, now might be a good time to consider and discuss an all-time best roster.

Here are the rules: Any player who has ever worn a Penguins uniform is eligible. Wingers are interchangeable.

8 Wingers
4 Centers
8 D-Men
3 Goalies
3 Coaches
2 "Scratches" (Any position)

This is open to suggestions as well. But, allow me to get the obvious out of the way. Unfortunately this won't leave much else open in the center category, but the Pens can't help that now can they? I don't think they'll be much argument with what is here so far.

Edit the page and just toss your name next to the players nominated. Feel free to go over the limit and we'll narrow down from there.

Centers
Mario Lemieux - FrankD
Ron Francis - FrankD
Sidney Crosby - FrankD
Pierre Larouche - Gunny
Syl Apps Jr. - Gunny

Wingers
Jaromir Jagr - FrankD
Jean Pronovost - Gunny
Rick Kehoe - Gunny
Robbie Brown - Gunny
Lowell MacDonald - Gunny
Kevin Stevens - MetsJetsDevils
Joe Mullen - MetsJetsDevils

Defensemen
Ulf Samuelsson - FrankD
Larry Murphy - FrankD
Paul Coffey - FrankD
Dave Burrows - Gunny
Mario Faubert - Gunny
Darius Kasparaitus - Gunny
Randy Carlyle - Gunny
Zarley Zalapski - MetsJetsDevils
Duane Rupp - Steel Town

Goalies
Tom Barrasso - FrankD
Les Binkley - Gunny
Ken Wregget - Gunny
Patrick Lalime - FrankD

Coaches
Scotty Bowman - FrankD
Bob Johnson - Gunny

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MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

320 days ago

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How good does the player have to be when they played for the Penguins? For example, Gary Roberts was a terrific player, but by the time he got to the Penguins, he was on his last legs. Do I combine his all-star career with his 1.5 years in Pitt or did the player have to achieve while in Pittsburgh?

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FrankDDiv-I Stud

320 days ago

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Shootin for the guys who played their best when in the black and gold. Memorable Penguins for being Penguins. BTW - how was your holiday travel?

MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

319 days ago

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Travel was fine. I was shocked at how easy it was.

Here are some names from my youth that are deserving of consideration:

Moe Matha; Doug Bodger; Dave Hanna; Bob Errey; Craig Simpson; Zarley Zalapski; John Cullen; Kevin Stevensl Marh Recchi; Joe Mullen

Of this list I'd have to say Kevin Stevens and Zarley Zalapski have to make it.

Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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I'm with MJD, Stevens and Zalapski.

Pittsburgh GunnyDraft Pick

319 days ago

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I had to throw a few of the oldtimers in there Frank.

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FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Good pick on Kasper. He totally slipped my mind.

I kind of left a few slots open on purpose, and I'm glad you tossed badger in on coaches. Carlyle is also a good pick - only Pen to win the Norris.

Nice work.

Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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Do I edit the page to add people?

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Yeah edit away

Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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Defense - Duane Rupp. He got a bad rep in pittsburgh cause he was a large man but didn't like to fight often. He was the first Pens defenseman to score a hat trick and also beat the shit out of Bobby Orr once. Also a great man on and off the ice.

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FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Good touch. I was hoping you guys would be able to dig deep and find stuff like that.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Ah, nice touch MJD with Mullen and Stevens. What do you guys think of adding Tocchet? Legal stuff aside, he did score 109 points in 92/93.

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MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

319 days ago

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I thought about it, but I am not going to remember Rick Tochett as a Penguin. He had 2 bad seasons and one great one. I'd take Mullen and Recchi over Tocchet. Stevens has the same problem. He was great, but also a drug addict.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Yeah I tend to think the combination of his bad seasons easily outweigh his single good one.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Maybe even Patrick Lalime as a goalie? He also had that 15 or 16 game streak without a loss. 14-0-2 according to some online sources. NHL Record for longest unbeaten streak to begin a career. I don't know...discuss.

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Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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I'd take Petierangelo over Lalime. Peterangelo pretty much got the Pens to the Cup the first year, he kinda got jived when they picked up Barasso.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Might even consider that as one of the 'scratches.'

Pittsburgh GunnyDraft Pick

319 days ago

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As far as the goalie discussion I would take Ken Wregget over Lalime. And I also liked Greg Millen.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Wregget is definitely a good pick.

MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

319 days ago

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Lalime and Pieterangelo and pretty much backup goalies. Wendell Young was as good as those guys. Ken Wregget; JS Aubin? Pittsburgh has not had many good goales. Maybe your all-time team should trade one of its extra forwards, say 1991 Mark Recchi, who may not even make the team, for Andy Moog.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Haha oh no. Then we get in to All-time mockery trades and that's a whole other world. Of course, for the off-season...

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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I agree though, Pittsburgh has never really been known for their goalies. Similar to how my Jets have never been known for their quarterbacks. Or wise 1st round picks. Or even winning for that matter.

Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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Funny story about Wregget. I bumped into him at RPM's in Bridgeville one night. It was around Christmas. I recognized him as a penguin, but I couldn't place the name for the longest time. Once I remembered his name went up to him and said hi. Apparently one of his good friends had died that day and he needed someone to talk to. We spent the whole night remeniscing about the 90's Pens. It was by far one of the best sports conversations I have ever had.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Oh man, that's pretty cool. I practically walked right into Ryan Malone once, who for some reason was in Penn's Station (the gift shop, not the actual train station) and all I could think of saying was "Watch where you're going." I didn't put two and two together until afterwards. I have this image of him walking away from it with his head down, sobbing gently under the muffled words of "No one likes me..."

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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Add em in then. I'll toss Lalime in too, but more towards the bottom. I'll consider that when I look to finalize it.

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

319 days ago

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Wasn't some guy named Trottier pretty good? I remember a hilarious Youtube clip of him mouthing off at some dude from Minnesota.

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Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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I was thinking about adding him. I just don't know if he will be remembered as a Penguin.

MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

319 days ago

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C'mon, you can't put Trottier there. That goes to my earlier question about whether they had to be good on the Penguins. Trottier was more than done by the time he joined the Pens. He had 9/11/4 goals in his three season in pittsburgh and 28/29/15 in terms of points. Trottier was a hall of fame player, but not with the Pens.

Steel TownAll-American

319 days ago

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I could be wrong here, but didn't he make the all-star game as a penguin the year the Pens had 5 players in the All-star game.

FrankDDiv-I Stud

319 days ago

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I think that was Borque, Coffey, Lemieux, Jagr and Stevens. Roy was the goalie, I know that.

MetsJetsDevilsDraft Pick

319 days ago

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I don't think he did, but if he did it was a sentimental pick. Not too many guys make the all-start team when their total output for the season is less than 30 points.

Pittsburgh GunnyDraft Pick

319 days ago

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I would put Trotts on the all-time Islanders team but not the Penguin team. Although he did make significant contributions to the Penguins in the Cup years his main production both points and Cups came with the Islanders.

Anonymous Fanatic #1

311 days ago

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Stupid people

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

311 days ago

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You fat turds KISS MY ASS

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Anonymous Fanatic #1

311 days ago

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Domb asse's

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Tyrone BriggsHall of Famer

311 days ago

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Recchi, just log in.

Anonymous Fanatic #2

214 days ago

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How about Malkin or Kovalev guys?

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Anonymous Fanatic #3

177 days ago

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the old nhl sucked so bad... konstantin koltsov is better than those guys. have u seen old nhl highlights? pure suck

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Anonymous Fanatic #3

177 days ago

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take a 1970-1980 all star team from everyone who played on every team... theyd lost to the wheeling nailers.

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Anonymous Fanatic #4

148 days ago

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michelle briere was amazing despite his short career

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