steel wrote:
bam morris wrote:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan wrote:
Reaves seems like a fine human and a great teammate.
ive enjoyed reaves beating several fuckers up !!! for that alone I like it......just maybe his asskicking has shown up in a different manor not on the scoreboard. maybe sid or gino been abused just a bit less.. just a thought.
from the Pens P-G beat writer yesterday:
Spend every day around the Penguins, and it’s easy to see how much Crosby loves having Ryan Reaves around.
Not just on the ice, but in the dressing room. Those two joked around for a while Thursday. There’s definitely a friendship there, a funny one.
Reaves isn’t afraid to bust Crosby’s chops a little, especially regarding his superstitions.http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/peng ... 1802190104What's with the yinzers and smiles? Jesus, I'd hate to see the collective orgasm of Pittsburgh if there were ever a competition between Fleury's smile and a Ryan Reaves standup. Sadly, smiles aren't an official hockey statistic.
Because you can't handle or believe any statistical analysis that proves contrary to Reaves being an effective hockey player (I shouldn't single you out, everyone here was dead wrong), I counter your puff piece with another. And mine didn't cost a first round pick.
https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/4/ ... igns-stickYa'll are practicing a bit of a fit in insanity here.
First it was "Reaves can actually play. He's going to score XX amount goals here. He will also protect the stars."
Reaves hasn't really done that. In fact, he's failed to do that. In one of the biggest games of the year, Reaves stood by idle while Letang got pounded in the face. He did not make his presence known after that to let the Capitals know it wasn't going to happen again. What are the chances the Penguins play the Capitals in the playoffs?
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/2233 ... ody-injuryhttps://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.c ... is-letang/ Now it's
"Well, don't worry. He'll be there for Sid and the stars in the playoffs. THEN is when he'll stop it. Sure. Right? I mean for sure he will!"
Do you think Reaves will be useful in the playoffs with 5 minutes of ice time? How can you be a deterrent on the Penguins bench. Surely, his skills and production in past playoff series will be useful for this team.
36 games
1 goal
0 assists
1 point
-2
Oh.
Instead of being concerned as to how the 4th line will manage to not be scored on at will in the playoffs, ya'll are worried about salvaging some sort of semblance of being right. Why? Maybe because you like the guy? I like the guy, too. I liked Fleury, but facts were facts with him for the majority of his career. I'm sure Hunwick is a great guy, too. In fact, unless you're someone like Tyler Seguin, most hockey players are great guys.