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Our SBN counterparts at Silver Seven Sens have done an excellent job writing about Downie's attack on Cherry and why it's so unprecedented here - they conclude with the paragraph that leads into this article: Wish I never played.- Steve Downie December 24, 2016ĭownie has since continued to sporadically tweet - most recently last night calling NHL executive Colin Campbell 'the biggest piece of **** the NHL has to offer'. Pens fans all around the globe thank Jim Rutherford for bringing in a man who definitively increases the odds of winning a new Stanley Cup.But again, I did what don cherry said to do every Saturday night. He’s embraced the team’s new philosophy, and shown a great connection with all the players he’s shared the rink with. Steve Downie has had a great start with his new team, and it looks like he is not slowing down. His balanced two-way skill-set helps him to go up and down the lineup, depending on the team’s needs.

He also plays frequently on the second power play unit. Lately, he has been playing with Marcel Goc on the 3rd line. In the original plan, he was supposed to be next to Brandon Sutter on the 3rd line, but he played for some time with Sidney Crosby, due to Pascal Dupuis’ injury. The right-winger had three games with two points or more this month. In the absence of Sidney Crosby, among other Penguins top six players, he has stepped up his game. In December, he has played more than 20 minutes every game (except in Columbus because of penalties).

On the offensive side, in 2014 with the Pens, Downie has 17 points in 32 games, and he’s on pace to have his 2nd best season of his career (41 points). So far this year, Steve Downie been an example of commitment. He gives everything he has every shift and never gives up. He plays a very physical game that Pens fans did not see in the previous years. He recorded five games with more than 10 PIM (13, 22, 17, 29 and 17). As of January 1st, 2015, he leads the team with five fights, no suspension, and is leading the NHL in penalty minutes (135, more than fifty above the second ranked Derek Dorsett, with 82). His first fight with his new organization was on October 18th, against the Islanders, after he cleanly hit an Islanders player and Travis Hamonic, in response to the hit, came after him. The New, “Gritty” Player…ĭownie is still very aggressive – what the Penguins wanted – but he rarely crosses the line. He also came from the rival Flyers organization, which did not help.

Since then, Downie has had a reputation for unnecessarily aggressive behavior, and when Penguins fans heard that Jim Rutherford, the new GM, had signed him, many were skeptical.

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After being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers, during his first professional pre-season game (against the Senators in 2007), he was involved in an incident with Dean McAmmond which led to a 20-game suspension. Steve Downie has been known for being a reckless player. Unfortunately, after that he had spent most of his time off the ice, dealing with long term injuries. He also had some good seasons in terms of scoring (46 points in 79 games in 2009-2010 and 32 points in 57 the next season – both seasons played under Rick Tocchet, who was also coming in as a new Penguins assistant coach). Before joining the Penguins organization, Steve Downie had 34 career fights and 766 Penalty Minutes in six NHL seasons, making him a good candidate to bring those two elements to the team.