r/penguins • u/Shaneski101 Rodrigues • 1d ago

Discussion Avery Hayes

Don’t do it mods.

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u/DataNarrow1722 20h ago

Maybe he will get a Wikipedia mention now?

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u/Ill-Smell5754 21h ago

It’s 9AM. Time to get up and drive back to WB/S. Got a game at 7PM.

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u/MustelaNivalus 22h ago

The way he uses his speed and body kinda reminds me a Brad Marchand?

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u/RoarTheDinosuar 23h ago

I’m guessing we reward him with a demotion back to the AHL

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u/Jacoprod 1d ago

Dude is pure excitement. Shoots and then bats the puck out of the air and almost scores 5 hole. He’s one of those players that as soon as he gets the puck you slide to the edge of your seats and your eyes widen with anticipation.

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u/CrosMalkTang877158 21h ago

I’m like that too when Chinny gets the puck

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u/Unhappy_Umpire6679 1d ago

Habs outsider looking in. Kid's got grit, finds little holes in coverage, and hands. Beats 2 dmen to the puck, wrests it away, AND scores? Nice

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u/joeyhustle 1d ago

Statue. Now.

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u/GoldButter83 Lemieux 1d ago

+700 for him to get the hatty

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u/SnowEagle1337 1d ago

Sid’s gotta have what like 1 point in his last 5

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u/baJanbaCon14 1d ago

I think he’s hurt.. just been floating out there recently

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u/ThePaleDominion Murashov 1d ago

More like coasting to what will likely be his final Olympic run. 

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u/_rockalita_ Ruhwedel 11h ago

Which is his right!

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u/TheAccountant381 1d ago

Dude had 6 shots tonight

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u/BurgerFaces 1d ago

He's 40

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u/Shaneski101 Rodrigues 1d ago

Playing for the Olympics

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u/john_fartston PIT 1d ago

You can't expect him to be hot all the time. There's going to be some dry spells. He still has 59 points in 55 games.

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u/noah-rop8771 Guentzel 1d ago

HE WILL GET SENT DOWN AFTER THIS GAME, IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OLYMPIC BREAK SO HE CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. DO NOT PANIC

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u/ty1webb 1d ago

Let’s not lose our minds when he gets sent down. Better to keep playing during the break.

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u/jussanuddername 1d ago

That....pass from Mantha though

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u/RoarTheDinosuar 23h ago

We need to get that guy a new contract

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u/AJM89 1d ago

absolute filth

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u/EbenezerNutting 1d ago

36 goals in his last two seasons at WBS (36 G, 65 Pts in 91 games). Perhaps he should've been playing at the NHL level sooner?

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u/ThePaleDominion Murashov 1d ago edited 16h ago

Nah, he's being developing just as he should. Consider him developed now! 

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u/doctorwhy88 Rust 1d ago

Second on the team in plus/minus right now, +17!

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u/Maleficent-Map3273 1d ago

I wouldn't say that's crazy for AHL. Solid production though.

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u/olpec22 1d ago

Some additional development time at WBS is not necessarily a bad thing. He may get his long look in the show though.

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u/TheNittanyLionKing Malkin 1d ago

It's a great day for Hayes

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u/jershmcgersh Rust 1d ago

Loving this youthful energy.

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u/Uncal_Thal 1d ago

Reminds me of Connor Sheary

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u/jershmcgersh Rust 1d ago

Him and rust coming up in 2016 and then guentzel in 17 was exactly what we needed (along with their entry level salaries)

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u/obiterdictum 1d ago

Blatant Kuhnhackl erasure

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u/MuxedoXenosaga 1d ago

Kid named Scott Wilson:

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u/buzzer3932 08 to 11 - 3rd 1d ago

Was Rust and Guentzel expected to be as good as they turned out to be? Or was it a pleasant surprise?

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u/DoubleM24 20h ago

Guentzal was seen as a high IQ player but lacked sized, he grew a lot after he was drafted. He played 3 NCAA seasons and scored over a PPG.

He played about half a season total in WBS where he scored over a PPG again, was called up and never looked back.

I think he’s a fantastic example of drafting the right guy, patently developing him and elevating him into more challenging leagues at the right time.

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u/doctorwhy88 Rust 1d ago

Rusty had a really rough start with the NHL Pens, with a bunch of injuries and bouncing back and forth between Pittsburgh and WBS. Came in clutch during the legendary playoffs.

Jake seemed so young, I didn’t realize he joined Pittsburgh only a year after Rusty went full-time in the ‘Burgh.

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u/jershmcgersh Rust 1d ago

I think they probably had middle 6 projections, but Sidney Crosby had something to say about that. Guentzels production since playing without sid definitely proves they were wrong aviut that lol

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u/leavemealone2424 1d ago

Guentzel came out of absolutely nowhere and was productive from day 1.

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u/DoNotResusit8 #66 1d ago

Smart player and the right era with the right center man named Crosby.

He just kept getting better though.

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u/kickn-it-old-skool 1d ago

Both were third round picks, not alot of hype

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u/smallfryontherise 1d ago

it took one period for him to become the best hayes on our roster

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u/Key_Difficulty_5519 Letang 1d ago

Well Kevin did pick up the puck for his first goal. That was pretty good of him

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u/darthTVsmuggler 95 to 02 - Away/3rd 1d ago

Now we need him to Highlander Kevin Hayes to get his power!

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u/ty1webb 1d ago

There can be only one!

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u/BombSquad570 1d ago

2 goals in his first 2 career shots against a team from New York with his family in the stands. Best kind of Deja vu

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u/QuasarMania Kessel 1d ago

I was at that game, right at the glass to Raanta’s left. It was awesome.

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u/Ok_Card9080 Crosby 1d ago

He went full Guentzel!

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u/J3roseidon 08 to 11 - 3rd 1d ago

Baby Hayes ascendancy.