Pasha13

being the poster boy for the nhl and reebok isn't enough...guess he wants to be the poster boy for concussions too

pierre mcquire ACTUALLY just said "imagine for nilsson, one day he can tell his grandkids, 'i gave up crosby's first goal back.'"...please tell me somebody else heard that

I've taken several business law classes, and like it or not, Konnan's right...a business simply saying "we're not liable for <whatever>" does NOT make it so. You can print it all over the ticket and have signs up around the venue, but if you get assaulted by a hockey player while you're just sitting there, then you have a slam dunk case. I'd like to think most of us wouldn't sue, but we'll likely never be in that situation. Just let him sue, they'll settle out of court.

He looks like Ron Jeremy...what a total ding dong, he was wearing this at a Blues vs. Wild game, too... Anyone who would wear such a thing must have a child's mind, so maybe he's sincerely mentally retarded and we should go easy on him...just sayin.

There was also an article out of Montreal speculating that Babcock was planning to coach the Canadiens because his wife and daughter were taking French lessons...these people are clowns with way too much time and a hard-on for shock value...don't bother with it.

Easy killer...Hasek was outstanding at just that...guarding the net. But be honest with yourself, Hasek was one of the all time worst at playing the puck away from the crease, and while it was usually harmless, he didn't always have Lids there to save him. And it did cost us a goal in the playoffs in '07, when he lost it to Michalek behind the goal line and it was in the net off Thorton's stick not even a second later... All that said, nobody's trying to take away from this play by Nick or the career of Hasek...sheesh.

Dude's a beast, no doubt about that. Super brilliant play... If only there was one of these plays for every time Hasek burped up the puck 30 feet from the crease...that certainly happened a lot.

Yeah, well...I think it's a great idea...EVERY SINGLE new hockey fan HAS to be a Penguins fan...they just have to...it wouldn't make sense for ANY OTHER TEAM to grow their fanbase...ever again. The league MUST make sure this trend continues, as Piitsburgh is a model franchise (Bettman's own words) and Sidney is truly the best possible example of a pro athlete...ever.

I dunno...not much of this is realistic...however someone mentioned Moen, who I like...he's not very expensive. Tough to say...with these new contracts for Z and Mule starting next year, we don't have much cap room at all... I mean even without Hossa coming back, some of our players are gonna have to take a hike.

Definitely...nothing can be taken away from their win. Pens beat some really bad odds against a team that is not easy to beat, period. Cheers, Pittsburgh. This cup was well earned. :beerbuddy:

4-2 Wings after an empty netter...it has to be...I'll be an empty shell of a man unless we win tonight. And I hope Bettman gets an octopus to the head, regardless of who he's presenting trophies to.

I had several beers leading up to the game on Tuesday, thinking it would calm my nerves, but the frustrating start to the game just made me a nervous, buzzed, disoriented mess... As for tonight? I'm thinking...sleeping pills. Just enough of them to slow my heart-rate to a crawl.

While I don't deny that he's contributed some very timely assists and created some energy with his hitting...THAT'S NOT WHAT WE SIGNED THIS CLOWN FOR. He's making Lidstrom's salary...we pay him $7.45M to SCORE BIG GOALS...something he's done in only 3 games in this playoff run...damnit, he's a goal scorer...I WANT GOALS OUT OF HIM.

Want in one hand, **** in the other...see which gets filled first. :violin:

I'm startin to get waaayyy too anxious...I have to work tomorrow at 5:30, but...I may have to drink tonight.

I agree...get all the booing and whining out of the way...then they can just go the hell home. I'm gonna get an iTunes playlist ready with some victory songs...cuz the silence of winning it on the road can be a bit lame...

Guys...just in case...keep a trash can by the couch with you, because you may be vomiting...they've been talking all week long on NHL Home Ice radio about how the Conn Smythe WILL go to Malkin no matter who wins...and...I dunno whether or not I'll be surprised... Disgusted? Yes. Surprised... ...?

Lol, in this case, it means Novacaine, or a similar drug...just like when a puck hits a player in the mouth, they "freeze" it, sew it up, and voila! Obviously freezing Pavel's foot solid would mean frostbite, and maybe even amputation...Cortizone is an anti-inflamatory, and usually is used when theres flare-ups in tendons and joints, so I doub this is the drug of choice considering the type of injury...

I think what the kid (I'm guessing he/she is young) was saying is that we were putting bodies between the Pens players and loose pucks (not blocking the passing lanes)...which is true, we do that. What is NOT true however, is that it should be called for interference. As long as the skater is standing still, or (if they are skating) skating toward the puck...THAT IS NOT A PENALTY...sheesh... If they step up and make contact on the player persuing the puck, sure call it...but for cryin out loud, do they want our defensemen to watch the dump in and say "Why excuse me, sir...let me get out of your way, so you can scoop that up and set up your team's attack!" What a tool shed...

I saw a few replays...maybe a bit of a hook by Hossa, but NO WAY there was a slash in there...a slash is swinging the stick at another player...and that didn't happen.

LOL...Pierre playing Therrien...but in all honesty, this "slash" talk is likely a precursor to the bitching and moaning that will surely radiate from the Pens if we hang on to win this game...

Not to mention the best they could come up with for the intermission was interviews with the Penguins players about whether or not they've had the soup Evgeni's mom makes...

McCreary's in...he, Paul Devorski, Dennis Larue, and Marc Joannette are the final four.

And then he went to the locker room and gave himself a two-handed whack just for the fun of it.