Players from Forgotten Penguins Teams: Alexandre Daigle.

Before the 1993 NHL Draft, top prospect Alexandre Daigle scored an astounding 137 points in 53 games with Victoriaville Tigers of the QMJHL and emerged as an obvious first selection by Ottawa Senators on June 26, 1993. Chris Pronger (second) and Paul Kariya (fourth). Daigle outranked future Hall-of-Famer Chris Pronger for selection as Rookie of the Year; Daigle scored 20 goals during his rookie campaign and totalled 51 points overall with 14-61-9 record (worst record in NHL). Yet Daigle failed to receive any votes for Rookie of Year honors from fans or media. That year, Martin Brodeur took home 60.74% of the vote. Unfortunately for Daigle, however, life in the NHL proved too challenging and never adjusted well to him. Daigle had only modest offensive production during his five seasons in Ottawa: scoring just 74 goals and 172 points over 301 games despite their unfavourite team status; his final rating with Ottawa being an even-par minus-137 rating, nearly equivalent to his point production statistics. Ottawa traded him away to Philadelphia Flyers for two second-round picks (Pat Falloon and Vaclav Prospal); though his plus/minus improved significantly there, production did not follow and so three more trades occurred throughout 1999: first from Philadelphia Flyers to Edmonton Oilers for Andrei Kovalenko followed by Montreal Oilers to Winnipeg Oilers before finally returning him home a third time to Philadelphia Flyers for another second-round pick (this time Andrei Kovalenko), before finally being traded three more times before finally returning him home after spending five seasons there with them (first sent back again; after Edmonton Oilers sent him away before sent him off to Edmonton Oilers in 1999 before finally returning him back for Andrei Kovalenko from whom Philadelphia sent him off the Alberta Oilers for Andrei Kovalenko before finally sent by Philadelphia Flyers to Edmonton Oilers before finally traded him back out that year by Philadelphia who traded him back out again before trading him back into Edmonton Oilers where his production declined considerably while Philadelphia flew his production declined furthermore before eventually trading him back again to Edmonton Oilers sent him off to Philadelphia Flyers before finally traded onto Philadelphia before Edmonton Oilers then trade saw him back out finally sent him before Alberta sent Dai before back again). 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Finally! for Andrei then later traded back out before finally traded… then traded finally sent then sent then before eventually traded then finally traded back finally traded back again later before finally sent another trade and final. Finally Trade By Both On that same day, Edmonton traded Daigle to Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Alexander Selivanov. Daigle played 32 games with them – collecting 12 points while being minus-12 overall. Philadelphia was home for Daigle where he scored 12 goals and 31 points over 68 contests, before Tampa Bay sent him over to New York Rangers for cash considerations before 1999-2000 season began. Daigle set career-high marks with 51 points and 20 goals during that season. Following the NHL lockout, Daigle returned to Minnesota where he scored 28 points in 46 games during 2005-06 before heading back home to Switzerland where he joined HC Davos, Fribourg-Gotteron, and finally SCL Tigers before finally calling it quits after 2009-10 season. Despite his early 1990s draft status as an elite prospect, Daigle never reached his potential in the NHL. Daigle managed only 129 goals during his 10-year NHL career and 327 points over 616 games despite an outstanding junior career that culminated in being recognized at multiple tournaments; moreover, despite not making an All-Star Game or receiving votes for awards he never was considered by fans and peers alike as worthy nominee. He achieved two National Lacrosse Association (NLA) championships and one Spengler Cup championship all achieved in Europe, related to Mario Lemieux still owning the Penguins?Despite playing 33 games for Pittsburgh (more than any forgotten players) Daigle did not leave an indelible mark during his short stay there – bookmark THN’s Pittsburgh Penguins site for updates, interviews, breakdowns and much more about them!