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Max Talbot

This was Max Talbot(notes) after his fight with Daniel Carcillo during Game 6 of the 2009 Eastern Conference quarterfinal. His shushing of the Philadelphia crowd and Penguins comeback soon after that moment made him an even bigger "superstar" in Pittsburgh than he already was. He's definitely one of those tough, bottom-six kind of forwards. Is he in the mold of Ian Laperriere? Yeah, that's probably the easiest comparison to make if we had to do so. Talbot's deal is worth $9 million, and he became the second former Penguin in one day to decide to play on the other side of Pennsylvania. However, Talbot cemented his place in Penguins lore by scoring the only two goals in Game 7 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Detroit, helping clinch the third title in franchise history. In Pittsburgh I played a little bit of everywhere the last three years. When I played my best hockey when we won the Cup, I was right wing on the second line. But I was center o...