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04-29-2008, 08:54 PM
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Two Degrees of Mike Sillinger
A co-worker and I came up with a theory today.

Every player in the NHL is, at most, two degrees away from Mike Sillinger.

That is, every player in the NHL, at the very least, has played on a team with a player who has played on a team with Mike Sillinger.

I can't think of anyone who hasn't.

Can you?

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lol, actually a pretty funny concept.
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Hmmm...Todd Marchant?
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Hmmm...Todd Marchant?
Marchant played with Tom Poti on the 1998-99 Edmonton Oilers
Poti played with Sillinger on the 2006-07 NY Islanders
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Haha good point. He's the proverbial town bicycle
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Hobey Baker.
Hobey Baker was won by Paul Kariya in 1992-93
Kariya played on the 2005-06 Nashville Predators with Mike Sillinger



I meant active players, goofball.
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okay:
Alexander Frolov.
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okay:
Alexander Frolov.
Alexander Frolov, LA Kings 2007-2008
Ladislav Nagy, LA Kings 2007-2008

Ladislav Nagy, Phoenix Coyotes 2003-2004
Mike Sillinger, Phoenix Coyotes 2003-2004


Nice try!



Fact is, Sillinger has played for 12 teams over 17 years.

Assuming each team has 25 players (call ups and such), assume a turnover rate of 8 players a year (meaning 17 on average stayed the same), account for playing with maybe 1 person per team twice...

17 times 25 is 425 players, - 8 times 17 makes for 289 players...account for some double counting...

He's played with like 275 players still in the NHL.

There's what, like 750 players in the NHL?

The odds of this happening are very small indeed; maybe only a handful can claim this title.

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okay:
Alexander Frolov.

Frolov played with Jerred Smithson on the Kings in his rookie year.

Smithson played with Sillinger on the Predators.
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tommi santala
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Taking some guesses.....

Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
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I thought I had one with Kris Letang, but then I discovered Sillinger played on the Flyers with John LeClair.

Sillinger a Flyer? Now that I don't recall.

Then I thought about Tyler Kennedy, but Jeff Taffe ruined that.

Thanks, I'm going to be doing this for hours now.
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Markus Naslund
Well, they played together in Vancouver.


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Sam Gagner
Plays with Steve Staios, who played with Mike Sillinger in Vancouver.
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Taking some guesses.....

Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
Nash has played with Jamie Allison.

Allison played with Sillinger in Nashville.
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Hey where did LaFleur go?????????????? You could do him too......

1990-1991 Quebec Nordiques - Guy LaFleur to Curtis Leschyshyn

2000-2001 Ottawa Senators - Curtis Leschyshyn to Mike Sillinger
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Got it.

Check out the Habs.
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Taking some guesses.....

Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
Pominville --> Spacek (Sabres, 2006-present) --> Mike Sillinger (Blue Jackets, 01-03)
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Taking some guesses.....

Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
Pominville has played with Spacek.

Spacek/Sillinger were Bluejackets together.
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Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
Spezza plays with Alfredsson, Fisher, Redden and Phillips who played with Sillinger in 2000-01.

Nash played with Sillinger in 2002-03

Pominville played with Miroslav Satan in 03-04 who currently plays with Sillinger now.
(this one is kind of cheap, but it was the first one I found).
EDIT: The Spacek one is better, but a game is a game).
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Taking some guesses.....

Rick Nash? Pominville? Spezza?
Spezza/Randy Robitaille

Robitaille/Sillinger on Islanders
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Spezza with Randy Robitaille
Randy Robitaille with Sillinger on 06/07 Isles
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EDIT

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Santala/Shawn McEachern in Atlanta.

McEachern and Sillinger teammates in Ottawa.
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