Unfortunately, discipline was a real issue. Any time a mainly bottom-6 winger can be on the positive side of that simple breakout is a great thing. He was also on the ice at 5v5 for 30 Goals For to go up at 26 Goals Against. He was physical with his body checking, willing to block shots and shot an impressive 13.5%. If he'd had an off button when the whistle sounded, he probably would have been as effective as just about any 3rd liner in the league. He scored goals, he showed a surprisingly nice amount of playmaking ability and skill. The result is a player on an already short leash who cuts ruts to the penalty box at a league-high rate.īetween the whistles, Downie was an effective player. Refs don't like to do this every single time. Almost literally every whistle he could be found barking at opponents, exchanging slashes, jabs, insults and more. But too often Downie's "bad" was reckless. It's protecting your teammates, it's standing up and showing some backbone. However, bad can be good when it is focused. Steve Downie is a bad man, no doubt about it. "There were two bad people….One was John Wayne and he’s dead, brother, and the other is right here." - Dusty Rhodes Downie racked up a league high 238 PIMs (no other player had more than 191), a league high 49 minors (no one else had more than 42) and a league high 9 misconducts (no one else had more than 4). For crimes real as well as based on reputation. For a long time the team searched for bottom-6 forward options that could produce points, and to Downie's credit, he did that. And you have to say "on paper" because perhaps no member of the team plays more differently in reality than his stats might show than Downie.ĭownie ranked 7th among Penguin forwards in 5v5 goals (10) and 8th for the team in assists (12). Contract Status: Pending UFA as of J($1.0 million cap hit for 2014-15) 2014-15 StatsĪfter an abysmal start in possession (boosted by a high PDO and Goals For %), Downie's season ended pretty respectably on paper.
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