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Four-Time Stanley Cup Winner Chris Kunitz officially announced his retirement on Tuesday.
“I feel very fortunate to have been a part of four amazing organizations over the last 15 years.” pic.twitter.com/QEoc7iZuCG
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) July 30, 2019
The 39 year old collected 268 goals and 351 assists in 1,022 career regular season games. Winning four Stanley Cups, three with the Pittsburgh Penguins and one with the Anaheim Ducks, Kunitz posted 93 points in 178 career postseason games.
It wasn’t an accident Kunitz ends his career with four Stanley Cups.
He was the perfect type of glue player for championship level teams, a top-6 winger who was a great teammate on and off the ice that brought great intangibles to the table with speed, smarts and physicality. You win championships with the type of player and person Chris Kunitz is. There wasn’t a classier guy in that room over his years as a Penguin.
On the ice, Kunitz’ ability to mesh with elite level talent was also something else from little things like how great he was with his wall play at hitting Sidney Crosby in stride with the puck through the neutral zone.
Kunitz had quite the career in how his prime years ended up being age 31-36. During that span he totaled at least 17 goals and 40 points in six straight seasons.
In 2013-2014, Kunitz set a career in goals (35) and points (68) at age 34, while also being a member of Team Canada that year in the 2014 Olympics. The season before was even better for Kunitz.
During the 2013 shortened lockout season, Kunitz totaled 22 goals and 30 assists in just 48 games, producing at a 38 goal, 89 point pace.
As the hands started to slip in his final two years as a Penguin, Kunitz kept finding ways to contribute.
In 2015-2016, Kunitz put up a 17 goal, 40 point season at age 36 with a +29 rating. He added 12 points in the 2016 playoffs as Pittsburgh captured a Stanley Cup.
Kunitz last season in Pittsburgh (2016-2017) saw him finally start to slip offensively where he had just a 9 goal, 29 point season but big time moments followed him once again in the 2017 postseason, scoring the overtime winner in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to punch another ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.
Kunitz ranks ninth in Penguins history with 169 goals and is 14th in points (388). From the numbers to what he brought to the table in so many facets, Kunitz deserves to go down as one of the best left wingers in team history.
I know Stan knows everything before the news even is created
Do guys think Bill Guerin will join the wild as GM
Sam is still upset he gets called out for week old news he just found
Raw was in Pittsburgh what a museum atmosphere filled up with fat slobs . Next Monday in Toronto watch and see how passionate Canadians are
Imagine a fully grown adult that still watches wrestling this regularly hahahahahaha! What a fucken total loser you are
Beto gets crazier every day. Lol what an idiot
It’s a normal behavior. He’s a democRAT
I wonder how much people cringe when you agree with them.
I just posted on the DK Simon article. I’m sure they’ll look at it as trolling, but it isn’t. It’s just being honest.
So now that Shattenkirk signed with Tampa I wonder where Shatinkirk will sign? Maybe Montreal??
You must be sad since you drooled him over letang
This is the first time I ever mentioned his name on this board ever. Try again tomorrow.
And how does one “drooled him over?”
Nice try stan
Whaaaaaaaaaaa!
https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2019/08/05/dominik-simon-penguins-crosby-guentzel-stats-tlh/
The analytics community always said that the Crosby line had it’s best possession and attack time with Simon on the line. That is why he saw so much time on the top line.
I really wish he had more ability to finish, it’s not like I don’t have some frustration with him myself but the data doesn’t lie. If he could amp up his finish the line would be lights out
DK moderates my comments on there now. I cancelled my subscription because of his analytical BS and Taylor pushing her feminist agenda. Meanwhile, DK threw Kessel under the bus constantly because he wasn’t friendly with the media. That site is for people that don’t know much about hockey and think it’s cool to interact with media members.
I left quite awhile back myself, When Gatjka bailed I was out. Too much drama and interesting behaviour
Walls work
DemocRATs don’t
Kunitz was legit and exactly the type of “tough to play against” player Pens have been chasing for last few years. I believe Yoda and Same hated Kunitz, which seals his HOA credentials.
Trump is an embarrassment
I’m confused please clarify me
Which DemocRAT Suckss more Biden or Sanders
“I’m confused” is easily the most accurate thing you’ve ever said on this site.
Clarify me you must, English I know not, yes!
What’s more embarrassing is that he’s going to win a second term. #DemsStandForNothing
R.I.P to the original stone cold Steve Austin. Harley Race
Nerd. You suck.
I see Sam went on record saying the Pens will miss the playoffs and this will be the last year Malkin is a Penguin (again). Will be fun to watch him continue his streak of nonsensical and incorrect predictions.
If you say the same thing every year for years eventually you will be right, especially in sports.
He’s like a broken clock.
A broken clock is right twice a day… you are giving him way to much credit.
I wish you were even right once.
Go drool over shatinkirk
Who is shatinkirk?
Good call. He’s a village idiot.
Ryan Wilson with a terrific breakdown on how fucken bad everyone seems to be with JJ on the ice. Pettersson is of the utmost importance to be resigned and JJ has to be moved. His overall negative impact when deployed is a fucken team killer
Well duhhh. Glad you just woke up .just the plus minus gives you a hint although average fans think it’s a useless stats. Since their Box score indicater satisfy their needs. Example our Russian you seem to be content from his game
How is chubby doing btw ? Was I right a player at his caliber wont finish with penguins and be on his 3rd team under same original contract. Oh yeah he had 92 points He must be amazing Mr Box score It’s people like you that is making the league become more and more a joke when you drool over Garbage No wonder All star games have become a popularity contest. No wonder in last decade or so players become captain based on droolers wanting them to wear the C. I bet if Babcock wasnt leafs coach Mathews wouldve been… Read more »
Kessel was a major piece of two cups…. who fucken cares he was traded before that deal ended, he helped win 2! That’s all that matters. The Penguins won that trade in fucken spades because he contributed majorly to 2 championships you stupid mother fucker
I hope he was major part for the 2 cups a talented caliber player like him playing on 3rd line must be cake walk while top lines focused on Sid as I’ve said over and over back in days this team had a lot of holes most of the Crosby era. You shut Crosby and Malkin and penguins playoff was done luckily they had that hbk line clicked up until teams adjusted to them.
You mean the guy who by all means should have won the Conn Smythe trophy but was robbed bc his last name was not Crosby? All the Cup winning teams roll out 4 lines now. The days of thugs is over. It is called depth. You just hate Malkin and Kessel bc they are not from Montreal. It is so sad how obvious your trolling agenda is.
Keep going to that well, it confirms you as the fucken moron you are. He was L3 in 2016 sure but was L2 in 2017. Regardless without him the Pens don’t win either year and that’s a mother fucken fact. They did, however, win without Letang;) eatshit retard
Actually you fucken retard I was very well aware it was just interesting putting figures to it… you know those “box score” stats you’re so fucken sure don’t say anything while people like me use advanced data to back up conversations. As for “you Russian” and “Chubby”…. deployed much of the year with JJ and had immensely better performance with out JJ. I’ll note this…. Crosby flirted with 100 points late in the year, he had 95 with 6 games left. Started to see a lot of 5v5 with JJ and it shut him off. So while dink’s like you… Read more »
Remember our genius Npl and other clowns wanted letang gone and replaced by shatinkirk and same said he is Garbage and nothing but a pp specialist and penguins already have too many of them. Well rags might buy that frauds contract soon. I guess another thing same is right.
No. Nobody recalls you ever being right. We do recall you stating the Pens should sign retired players. #dumbestguyintheroom
The beauty of this… he’s claiming “right” but says might when it’s already been confirmed it’s happening
Sam(e) what else might happen that already happened?
Penguins missing the playoffs this year and end of the Russian era
Well they won three cups largely in part due to that Russian, can’t say the same for most! Good era, even the large Frenchman only did it twice
What a scumy move by Npl and his DemocRATS. Having Democratic presidential debates in Detroit explains it all.
They must be real desperate to get black voters votes. They haven’t damaged enough that area over the past decades or half a century
You guys have to quit fighting all summer save and rest up for the season or you will be burned out. Opps reread some of the posts. Never mind too late.
What else are we going to do, be nice to each other?
Well it is Christmas in July
Sam(e) is on Unit watch.
You guys think npl, tbj and Stan are all glued in front of their TVs watching their hero DemocRATS Clinton News Network apparently CNN is npls favorite news channel gets all his news from there the way he gets his hockey news from this website
Go play your beta NHL20 you gay nerd. Another useless post from you. Sad.
Unit retired.
kunitz had his prime from 31-36 because he skated with crosby. i would not put him as one of the best LW in pens history. he was a great 3rd liner who played with the best player in the league.
And how many players skated and played alongside Sid and failed? Kunitz was by no means a perennial all star or an NHL Super Star but he was very important to the success of the Penguins franchise. Sids best years where when Kunitz and Duper where on his wing. That was not by luck, that was by design. Kunitz knew his role and he played it to perfection.
If your theory is true about playing with Crosby then explain Kessel, Hossa, Neal, Hags, Iginla, Perron…
hossa was pretty great, last year sid and kessel put up 6 even strenght goals in 21 minutes, james neal was never allowed to play with sid, iginla skated one shift with sid and scored and then moved to the LW, and perron was on the 3rd line. pens coaches overall are annoying with sid’s wingers. look what sid did when he skated with burgeron and the rodent boy from boston for team canada. if sid played with guys like that, he’d put up 140 points per season. really sad that after sid’s career is over, it will be said… Read more »
You have a hardon for All Stars. If you paid more attention to actual hockey games and not the all star games or the Olympics you would learn that depth players and grinders win you cups not a star studded NHL team. That concept went out the window when the salary was implemented and the NHL has been much better for it.
Crosby has 3 rings playing with the guys he’s had… again I would rather see a winning, balanced line up than you getting to rub one out over production
So then your box score IQ convinces you players like sheary and other bums are worth a lot of money once they leave Pittsburgh. Let’s remember a few Armstrong ,Malone, TK, sheary. All players got money that they didn’t deserve except for in the books of Box Score Experts like you ,npl mstartari and stan
Of all those names only Malone seen a big deal and that was derailed by a cocaine habit you stupid fuckk
more production = more wins genius
Cool story Bro… name the NHL that had two 100 point guys on the same line and in the top 5 that was in the bottom five of all teams… fucken dumbshit!
Shuuuut tha fuckk Up!
We are all very aware of who Kunitz was and why he did what he did on Sids wing. He has 20 goal and 60 point seasons before he arrived you fucken donkey. All star caliber naw but a very capable top six who played a great game next to Sid, without question.
This is more evidence of how fucken little you actually understand about the game
He’s not very intelligent.
Was he top 6 caliber like TK and sheary?
Sheary was Sids 8th most productive winger in his career…. eat shit lol
Dupuis had 36 goals assisted by Crosby in the what, 9 years? Together… Sheary has 20 in parts of 3
We were a few hours away from a Daily Five!!!! Things are picking up at TIOPS!!!
Hey D oprig retired too you should make a page like this for him too
Sad day for droolers for wanting a washed up Player.
Keep your hopes up fools there is still justin Williams
You have literally lamented him moving on a couple years back you fucken donkey
The “Unit” – Sam(e) lol!!!!!
#Nashwatch