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17. Ziggy Palffy

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17. Ziggy Palffy

Ziggy Palffy played the first six years of his career with the New York Islanders, where he had a three-year run of at least 87 Points.  The Isles dealt Palffy to the Kings in a large transaction in the summer of 2000, and Palffy achieved approximately the same level of success in LaLa Land.

The Right Wing had three consecutive 30-plus goal seasons for Los Angeles2-03), with his best year being 2000-01, scoring 89 Points and finishing fifth in the Lady Byng voti (2000-01 to 200ng.  Twice an All-Star as a King, Palffy scored 340 Points in his five seasons in Los Angeles, nine more than he had with the Islanders.  He also had a Plus/Minus of +85 in L.A.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Right Wing
  • Acquired: Traded by the New York Islanders with Marcel Cousineau, Bryan Smolinski, and a previously acquired 1999 4th Round Pick (which would be Daniel Johansson) for Mathieu Biron, Josh Green, Olli Jokinen, and a 1999 1st Round Pick (which would be Taylor Pyatt) 6/23/00.
  • Departed:

    Signed as a Free Agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins 8/6/05.
  • Games Played: 311
  • Notable Statistics:

    150 Goals
    190 Assists 
    340 Points 
    137 PIM 
    1.09 PPG 
    +85 Plus/Minus 
    44.1 Point Shares 

    24 Playoff Games
    9 Goals
    10 Assists 
    19 Points 
    8 PIM 
    0.79 PPG 
    +4 Plus/Minus 
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (2001 & 2002)
  • Notable Top Ten Finishes: Top Ten Lady Byng Trophy Finishes:
    5th in 2001
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