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Originally Posted by Travis
Take it with a grain of salt, this is coming from Craig MacTavish who regularly benched Hemsky early in his career because his defensive play wasn't as good as MacT figured it should be.
The same coach who refused to play Lupul with Hemsky then watched Lupul put up 20 goals in 56 games for the Flyers last year (after 16 in 82 with Edmonton the season prior). Penner potted 23 last year and I'd be amazed if he's not around 25-30 by the end of this season too.
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Penner had a strong game tonight. He scored just one goal (of the Oilers' 7), but was driving to the net all night and his presence in front of the net led to two more goals.
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Steve Yzerman: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).
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