[Trade] Stempniak to Pittsburgh for 2014 3rd

[Fire]

I look forward seeing Stempniak play for the USA in the next Olympics.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Glad to see Stempniak meshing nicely with the Penguins. Kunitz - Crosby - Stempniak looks quite potent at the moment according to Penguins fans. Will be interesting to see a Bruins - Penguins ECF this year again.

Stemper playing with Crosby and Kunitz? Geez, we should have gotten at least a second from Pittsburgh, maybe more

[killer_carlson]

So Pitts tried Iggy, tried Kobesew, and finally found a Flame to play with Crosby.

Good for Stempniak. I'm pleased for him and hope he keeps it up

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Stemper playing with Crosby and Kunitz? Geez, we should have gotten at least a second from Pittsburgh, maybe more

I know right? I think if Shero had foreseen this kinda chemistry, he would've been willing to pay a 2nd.

Burke could just grunt, "Got a 2nd for Berra."

[WCW Nitro]

I feel like Stempniak will be a non-factor in the playoffs, Jokinen also had a good run when the Pens acquired him last year and was invisible in the playoffs.

[puckluck2]

Stempniak does this with EVERY single new team he goes to.

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

Stempniak does this with EVERY single new team he goes to.

Yeah well he didn't play with Crosby and Kunitz on his line then.


Who, if you hadn't noticed, won gold medals for Team Canada.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Gaskal

Yeah well he didn't play with Crosby and Kunitz on his line then.


Who, if you hadn't noticed, won gold medals for Team Canada.

His wallet noticed.

[djsFlames]

Great, Stemps is gonna become a 50 pt player now.. Just like what Higgins did to us after he left. Then again, Sid makes anybody look above average.

The Pens are definitely the right team for Lee to thrive I think, though. Must be enjoying the change.

[FlameZilla]

Good for Stemper. He must be thanking his lucky stars he gets to play on a line with Crosby. He may earn himself a raise now!

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by cam_wmh

His wallet noticed.

No, but his consumption of grape juice increased

[Gaskal]

Stempniak channeling his inner Gaudreau. Nearly scores twice.

[Aeneas]

That was a great shift. Very happy for him, getting to play with Crosby.

[Bourque's Twin]

Stempniak is a very, very good support player for a top-line guy just like Kunitz is (the opposite of O. Jokinen).

Stemp wins important battles along the boards, backchecks, creates turnovers, and has good enough hands to make good passes and finish.

I think he will be a clutch player in the playoffs who scores some key goals.

[Hack&Lube]

Stemps may turn out to be a better player for Pittsburgh than Iginla. Like others have said, he's a great Kunitz-like support player that will mesh with their talent extremely well. I think he's going to do very well on the Pens.

[ForeverFlameFan]

We just don't have a Crosby. He seriously makes every winger look good.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

We just don't have a Crosby. He seriously makes every winger look good.

Except Iginla...

[Gaskal]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Except Iginla...

A lot of Flames fans - and to be fair, Penguins fans as well - seem to forget that for the most part, he was put on his offwing with Malkin and Neal. Bylsma kept Dupuis with Sid and Kunitz. Iggy even got taken off the PP.

With Stempniak, normally a RW, playing in RW alongside Sid and Kunitz, I would imagine it'd feel more than comfortable from the get go.

[sa226]

I've always liked Stempniak.

I think Burke was pretty close with his analysis (As long as you can look past the BIGGER, TRUCULENCE, MEANER)

Burke said that Stempniak is a very good hockey player, but if he was a few inches taller and a few pounds heavier he would be an excellent hockey player (paraphrasing)

Which I think is true, he doesn't play a finesse game, he goes unto the corners and to the net and plays in straight lines. That type of game limits his effectiveness due to his size.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if he found great success with Pittsburgh.

[Enoch Root]

A perfect example of how, on a bad team, players don't look as good and as a result, some fans think that the entire Flames roster are garbage players.

They are not - they have value and, in the right circumstances, can show that value. Same would have been true of Cammalleri, and is true about Iginla, as he is in the right place this year. Bouwmeester too.