![]() ![]() He has scoring touch and I think given fourteen to fifteen minutes of ice time nightly (not nine or ten he was given under Bylsma) he can produce even more. He is a good sized forward who can play at both ends of the ice. I really like the re-signing of Megna and I would be absolutely shocked if he doesn't make the team out of camp. Today, he agreed to a one-year, two-way deal to stay in the organization. At the NHL level he put up five goals and nine total points in his games played. In the AHL, he put up career highs in goals (9), points (15) and plus-minus (+13). His numbers were pretty similar and Megna showed he could perform at both levels. Last year, he made his NHL debut in October and went on to play 36 games for the Penguins and 25 with the Baby Pens. During the strike shortened year, he spent the season at Wilkes-Barre and got acclimated to the pro game. The undrafted forward out of the University of Nebraska-Omaha made a name for himself in the USHL and a solid freshman campaign at U of N before joining the Pens organization in 2012. That being said, I am very pleased that both will be back, especially Megna. While I was home to announce the Agnew signing, the Pens caught me sleepin on the beach with the Megna and Samuelsson re-signings. Megnatron returns Megna, via Bruce Bennett/Getty Images There are some questions with the Agnew signing, but only time will tell if those questions are worth worrying about. I would expect the newly signed Agnew will get a chance to run this powerplay, while Jacques Martin will again build up the penalty kill. Johnston announced today that next week at Rookie camp he will assign rolls to all of his assistants. It's a move that was necessary to fill out the staff. What I question is can he make the adjustments necessary for the PP to shine? He struggled to do that with the Blues, and as fans there is nothing that gets us frothing at the mouth like a stumbling powerplay. Louis Blues did not have the likes of Malkin, Crosby, Letang or Kunitz on their PP, but Ott, Oshie, Pietrangelo and Backes are not exactly duds. What I do question is his work with the powerplay. He has spent the entirety of him NHL career behind Hitchcock's bench, how will he react to being in a new situation without Hitchcock? That, however, is not a major concern for me personally. He comes highly regarded from Hitchcock, but I have some questions about him. Louis, Agnew was in charge of the power play unit, and it's lack of success (2-for-23) in the playoffs was part of the reason for his dismissal. The Pens hoped to hire the former Winterhawk assistant under Johnston, but he declined to remain the head coach of Vancouver's AHL squad. ![]() Louis, again under Ken Hitchcock, before being let go following the Blues early playoff exit. Agnew will embark on this new venture in Pittsburgh and it will be his third team in eight years.Īgain, Agnew was not the first choice. He has spent the previous two seasons as an assistant in St. He spent the 2006-2010 seasons as an assistant coach under Ken Hitchcock behind the Columbus bench. He is no stranger to being behind the NHL bench either. He coached at his alma mater (University of New Brunswick) and was head coach of the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL for six years (2000-2006). The new assistant has a plethora of coaching experience. The newest addition, 54 year old Gary Agnew. New coach Mike Johnston's staff is complete as of this morning. Not sold? Well here are a couple of examples to sway your opinion. And let's be honest, Geno is just downright lovable. If you follow his Twitter or Instagram you know exactly what I'm talking about. Without a doubt, Evgeni Malkin is the guy. All these guys are worthy candidates for the NHL's "Most Interesting Man," but known of them hold up to my pick. You have Ilya Bryzgalov with his love of the cosmos and fear of bears. You have guys like Brent Burns who went from a clean shaven school boy to looking like Chewbacca in recent years. No, the purpose of this article is to talk about the NHL's most interesting man in the world. The purpose of this article isn't to talk about golf, though I could easily be swayed when it comes to the interestingness of Jimenez. If you don't know Jimenez, he is a 50 year old Spaniard who smokes huge Cuban cigars, has a wacky warm-up routine and sheaths his putter like a sword after particularly nice putts.Īlright, let's get back on track here. One that springs immediately to my mind will be familiar to golf fans, Miguel Angel Jimenez. Since the commercials first appeared, there have been comparisons from the Dos Equis commercials to many around the world. We have all seen the Dos Equis commercials with the preverbal "Most Interesting Man Alive" for years now. ![]()
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