Phaneuf needs 130 penalty minutes to catapult from 11th overall to
first to pass Steve Downie of the Penquins as Overall Penalty Minute Leader. Steve Downie is in first place with 236 minutes while Phaneuf is in 11th with 106 minutes.
Dion
Phaneuf with 3 games remaining, averaging 27 minutes playing time per
game, or 30 shifts a game would need to pull off a miracle. CAN IT BE
DONE? Let's examine.
Assuming
Phaneuf draws a fighting major at the drop of the puck tonight against
the Sens & spears the ref on his way to the penalty box, now he
needs just 121 minutes to surpass Steve Downie. For argument sake we're assuming
Steve Downie plays good samaritan hockey for the balance of the season. It could happen. Mathematically Phaneuf would need to draw double majors misconducts without getting himself thrown out of any games. If he is tossed from a game ; first place is virtually impossible. If Phaneuf could volunteer serve team mates penalty minutes this would help. I see a sequel to "A Miracle on Ice" in the works. Who should play Dion Phaneuf in the movie ? Jim Parsons or Johnny Galecki ? Phaneuf vs Downie the race is on for King of the penalty Minutes.
