tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955906594335735465.post3654714195072710897..comments2023-12-25T17:47:42.099-06:00Comments on The Real DFG: After Careful DeliberationTheRealDFGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124717470072185198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955906594335735465.post-21913646564954980232010-08-19T08:55:42.438-05:002010-08-19T08:55:42.438-05:00I hadn't considered Meloche since he is a dirt...I hadn't considered Meloche since he is a dirty Canadian. Just kidding. Actually since he only played 3 seasons with Pittsburgh, I hadn't thought about him. Despite being their goaltending coach, when I think of him playing in my mind, I see him as a North Star since that's where he spent most of his career during my lifetime. Although, he does have a Cup with the Pens as a coach...hmmmmm...<br /><br />As for the exception...Tocchet was my "on the fence" guy. Offensively, he had his best year in 92-93 as a Pen. Also, I don't think they win the Cup in 1992 without him. 3 years on the team is hardly time to make a lasting impact (just like Meloche) but he was a gamer, especially come playoff time. So despite always thinking of him as a Flyer first, I let him slide. <br /><br />I would have rather seen Mark Recchi on the list but considering his on-again, off-again relationship with the team and fans, I think he got left off the list. Plus, since his career has kept him in the Eastern Conference, I think fans feel slighted everytime the Pens face one of his teams so they didn't vote for him. How soon they forget that it was never his idea to leave. The Pens organization always put him in a position where he had to waive his no-trade clause. I still like the Recchin' Ball though. <br /><br />I would have picked Stackhouse regardless because he was the first real "shut down" style defenseman the Pens had. The funny part is that I remember him being called all sorts of names because he did his job well but without the crushing checks that other big men dished out in the league. He always said that he did what was necessary to protect his end, nothing more. Despite repeatedly asking to be traded to a different team that might actually respect his playing style, he never was. The crazy thing is the fans and media still voted for him.TheRealDFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124717470072185198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955906594335735465.post-21945864862961323762010-08-18T23:19:19.942-05:002010-08-18T23:19:19.942-05:00no Gilles Meloche?????no Gilles Meloche?????Captain Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189853561737282234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955906594335735465.post-40296872294412580562010-08-18T22:21:26.235-05:002010-08-18T22:21:26.235-05:00So, basically the Trib agreed with my idea. Yay me...So, basically the Trib agreed with my idea. Yay me! <br /><br />I'll see if I have a spare 69-70 Binkley card lying around. And I think I might have a spare 81-82 Carlyle, too. <br /><br />So, who's the one exception you speak of? Stackhouse? Tocchet?Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062573971073651593noreply@blogger.com