‘Anybody can play with those guys,’ said Tocchet, now an analyst for Comcast SportsNet. In Tampa, Downie thrived under head coach Rick Tocchet, and would act as right-hand fist to top Lightning scorers Steven Stamkos and Marty St. 7, 2008 with Steve Eminger for defenseman Matt Carle. And that’s Steve.’ The young Downie was traded by the Flyers to Tampa Bay Nov. You want hard players you want players that are hungry and get in front of the net and do things. ‘But he still plays the game hard and he’s going to take the odd penalty just because he plays the game hard. ‘I think he’s probably matured exponentially in that regard,’ Holmgren said of Downie’s purported self-discipline improvement. That didn’t make Downie a favorite of coach John Stevens, which put him in a bad light during his time here. of 2007 with a vicious hit on Ottawa’s Dean McAmmond in a preseason game, earning a 20-game suspension. Downie also started his NHL career in Sept. The altercation was said to have stemmed from a hazing incident and wound up with his coach, Moe Mantha, getting fired. Downie’s history included a suspension in junior hockey when he cross-checked a teammate in the face, knocking out three of his teeth. That began with Philadelphia, where in 38 games as a Flyer he scored six goals and 12 points while putting up 84 penalty minutes. He can make a lot of plays.’ Downie also brings a reputation for taking bad penalties.
‘He’s good with the puck, strong on the puck. ‘Steve’s a good player a better player than maybe people give him credit for,’ Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. He registered 22 goals and 46 points in 77 games with the Lightning in 2009-10, and in 285 career NHL games has 56 goals and 145 points. But Downie has had his moments as a scorer, too. Downie, who had a goal and seven points in 11 games with Colorado this season, is coming off a torn ACL in his right knee that wiped out essentially all of his 2013 short season. – The Flyers Thursday traded defensive forward Max Talbot to Colorado for Steve Downie, a forward with a sharper scoring sense who is a former Flyers first-round draft pick.
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