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It was a pick that changed the face of the Pittsburgh Penguins. An early pick of a sure-fire core player. A pick that became a key to the Penguins' Stanley Cup victory of 2008-2009.
And the words of Gary Bettman changed the lives of Penguins fans everywhere:
"With the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins select Evgeni Malkin, out of Russia."
Ahem. Sorry. I actually meant:
"With the ...
Andrea Bargnani is the Origin of the Toronto Raptors’ Issues
Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Vishaal Gupta in NBA
Don't get me wrongùAndrea Bargnani is a great basketball player. Blessed with the rare gifts of height and the ability to knock down a long range shot, which for some reason, seem to have an inverse relationship in basketball, the Raptors thought they knew what they were getting in to when they took Bargnani 1st overall in 2006.
Over the next few years, Bargnani's offence progressed slowly, until he finally had ...