| Fact: Marian had 18 assists last season and has 25 so far this season. This means he is on pace for 45 assists, an increase of 80%. If this improvement trend (most likely) continues, Marian will record 2,755 assists in the 2007-2008 NHL season. This would be an NHL record for assists in a single season, currently held by Wayne Gretzky when he had 163 assists in the 1985-1986 NHL season. Fiction: The Pittsburgh Penguins are good at ice hockey. Fact: Jarome Iginla and Mike York combined for 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) and a -7 rating at the all-star game, the worst performance by a duo in all-star history (we think). Fiction: Marian Gaborik would lose to Jarome Iginla in a game of badminton, tennis, shuffle board, checkers, chess, or handball. Fact: Mario Lemieux was held pointless during his only two appearances at the XCel Energy Center. Fiction: Mario Lemieux has scored at least one point ever at XCel Energy Center. Fact: Marian Gaborik was invited to the 2003 all-star game. Fiction: Ziggy Palffy was invited to the 2003 all-star game. |
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