Lovin Jiri Fischer

I guess the only option is to keep Crosby against him so that his heavenly spirit might come down and clean away the evil that is Zetterberg's soul.

Pens and their fans are in denial. I love it. If we win two games with "luck" what's gonna start happening when we win with skill?

2008 2002 1998 1997 Four Cups, maybe 5 within the last 11 or 12 seasons. That is about once every three years. Eighteen straight playoff appearances (longest streak in pro sports) Three straight conference finals appearances I believe the most President's Trophies since the lockout. Norris and Selke and Lady Byng winners consistently The Wings are more than just a good record.

I was there. I begged my bf to get me tickets and he did because he loves me. Then they scored that goal with 34.7 seconds left...RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I did not speak the entire way home. But that won't be the case this time. But I will admit that I will be a little bitter if we do win it in 5 and I'm not there because I should have been.

Wow. Those are deep.

Oh I know. I am a proud Italian and my uncle's name is Gino. That is his name. It is not Evgeni. He is ruining my heritage.

Don't spread the Cup. Spread the work ethic.

I found this shirt on nhl.com

Personally, I think we need to expand the league a little more. I'm willing to go as far east as Nairobi or Baghdad

Can I be the whiny pretty poster child?

I'm still in favor of signing Hossa, Hudler, and Sammy for about 2 million each and then having Illitch pay them each another 4-6 million for Little Caesar's promotions

Here is the video. At 0:19 you can see Malkin going after Zetterberg behind the net when Z has no idea At 0:22 you can see Malkin swing his stick at Zetterberg's head At 0:27 you see two Pens trying to hold down Zetterberg So how was he outclassed?

I'm not worried since we already beat them twice with Malkin. And we might get Dats back??? But I am angry that it's different rules for different players. This crap is making the NHL so pathetic. First it's the All Star Game fiasco. Then let's set a date for the finals to be June 5th so everyone can buy tickets and then change our mind and decide to rush through. Then it's this crap. I agree the rule is dumb but it is there to protect certain players. Yeah it was Malkin coming after Z this time, no big threat. But it could be Pronger next time. And if Pronger does go after anyone's star player at the end of the game he wouldn't get suspended either because Malkin didn't. I don't care what Malkin's intentions were. The rule is black and white, and by not suspending him, the NHL is giving future offenders a free pass. If it was the other way around and Z going after Malkin like that (not that he ever would because he has an ounce of class in him) they wouldn't even be reviewing his suspension.

Whiny Pens fans... How about you score more than 1 goal.

I guess it's back to his lair where he, Watson, O'Halloran, Pierre, and Crosby can come up with a new plan.

Sexy sexy Hank

To the few saying "Of course they will...they will do anything to win the Cup" or "It's part of the game. He should have been secretive": In what way is trying to rip open an already stitched wound part of the game? What happened to winning the Cup by playing hockey?

Let's go boys!!!

Hossa if he stays or Franzen for sure. I want ot say Helm, but if Lids retires in 2010 when is contract is up or even a couple years after that, Helm would have been playing full-time in the NHL for what like 3 years? His time will come.

What I love about Hank's performance tonight is that he frustratd and pissed off Crosby and it really showed in his little tantrums. There was one point where Ozzie was off to the side of the net and Crosby was in front of the empty part with the puck right in front of him, and he went after Hank instead. I love it.

In 08 no Datsyuk would have meant series over. This year, as much as we love Datsyuk, we have the depth to work around this. And very off-topic but I find it funny that they misspelled "Bret" Lebda at the end of the article. I know we all make mistakes but isn't NHL.com supposed to be professional?

Last year the Pens breezed through the playoffs. They made it all the way to the finals with only two losses. One to Philly and one to the Rangers. This year they lost two against Philly and went to seven games against the Caps. So my question is how exactly are the Pens better this year than last year? Okay, Malkin is better this year and Crosby is better this year. But as an entire team, the Pens were much better last year because they hardly ever lost. Isn't 08's two losses in the first three rounds much better than 09's five losses? The only series they breezed through this year was Carolina for crying out loud! Am I missing something?

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Here is my question. What exactly makes the Pens sooo much better this year than last year? Yes, Malkin is scoring more, awesome. But last year the Pens breezed through the playoffs and made it to the finals with only 2 total losses. This year they came close to being eliminated by the Caps and had a tough series with Philly. So far, they have 5 losses which is over twice as many. I'm not saying the Pens are a bad team because they aren't. But what makes them better this year than last year when last year they hardly ever lost? Just because they swept the Canes? Big deal.

Oh absolutely. On gamedays I have to have one meal prior to the game that consists of red and whtie foods. I also have a thing where once I put my Wings gear on for the day, it cannot come off unles i have something else Red Wings on. So say I'm wearing a jersey and i get a stain on it before the game and I want to change into a tshirt instead. My options are to either put on my Red Wings scrunchie and then change, or to put my tshirt on under the jersey. I also have a playlist that I listen to before the games. If I want the score/momentum to change, I make everyone in the room with me switch seats. If I am alone, I go sit somewhere else. Also, once it turns into midnight on game day, I am no longer allowed to look at other teams' boards because it brings bad karma. I only look here until the game is over. Also, when I have tickets to the game, I never ever put it on my facebook status, away message, or post it here. No one is allowed to know via the internet that I am going to the game. I learned that the hard way for last year's game 5 in the finals when I called up everyone I knew to tell them I was going.