stud_defenseman 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 Those guys over at LGP have taken the Hossa signing a little too seriously if you ask me. The thread has been at the top of the page for months now and there is no sign of it slowing down. It has become a joke even to them. I guess it could possibly be due to the fact that it is summertime, but oh well. Check it out for a good laugh. Obsess much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holiday 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 Yeah I don't think they care to talk about Hossa unless he comes up in some cruel joke. Glad to know Pens fans are sane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 yea that thread is kinda rediculous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therock48880 14 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 One day I was really bored and scrolled back to the trade deadline threads. Ironically, back then, Hossa was considered one of the greatest players in the game. Now, according to that thread, he isn't nearly as good. For an interesting read, you could also read the thread over there about the top 5 forwards in the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stud_defenseman 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 One day I was really bored and scrolled back to the trade deadline threads. Ironically, back then, Hossa was considered one of the greatest players in the game. Now, according to that thread, he isn't nearly as good. For an interesting read, you could also read the thread over there about the top 5 forwards in the game. It's amazing how opinions can change so quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiss_fan 3 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) and so funny they rate crosby and malkin the number 1 and number 2 forward in the game Edited August 8, 2008 by swiss_fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therock48880 14 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 One of them had Zetterberg as the 8th best forward and Datsyuk as the 10th best. Of course Crosby and Malkin were 1 and 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Some other funny posts include "We actually have more talent than Detroit does" and such posts like "I HOPE WE PLAY DETROIT IN THE SCF NEXT YEAR AND DESTROY THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Gotta love "fans" who have followed the Pens all of two years. In other news, Jesus Himself came down from heaven today to personally wish his son Sidney Crosby a happy 21st birthday. Edited August 8, 2008 by Hockeytown0001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnny Diamonds 25 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) That's nothing compared to the Wings fan/Pens fan board war over on ESPN for the last couple months. Edited August 8, 2008 by Johnny Diamonds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stud_defenseman 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 I say some of us should register on their boards just to make sure the thread will go on forever. We won't let the pain go away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 Pens fans are proven to be a very classless breed. Read pg. 9 of that post, one fan actually wishes Hossa to have a career ending injury while in Detroit. now, now, not every pens fan is classless. Just most of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 I say some of us should register on their boards just to make sure the thread will go on forever. We won't let the pain go away. Careful. That could be considered trolling, and trolling other boards is a major LGW.com no-no. In short, it tends to lead to more of their fans coming over here to troll our boards. And we all know how much we hate that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saran 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 Careful. That could be considered trolling, and trolling other boards is a major LGW.com no-no. In short, it tends to lead to more of their fans coming over here to troll our boards. And we all know how much we hate that... +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stud_defenseman 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) I wouldn't be saying anything rude, but every once in a while we can go back, post something pointless on the thread to make sure it pops back up again on the front page. That way they wil never forget ... would that be wrong? haha. edit: I guess I don't really want a bunch of crybaby pens fans here anyways, so maybe its not a good idea Edited August 8, 2008 by stud_defenseman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grsbmd 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 It was probably the same way on LetsGoPistons.com (I don't know if that actually exists) when Ben Wallace went to Chicago. So, I wouldn't put it past Detroit fans to do the same thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUkrainian 49 Report post Posted August 8, 2008 I like their 3 most common excuses: 1) They have crosby and malkin... 2) He's likely to get injured 3) Marian is a female name....(as if Crosby and Malkins aren't)... They also believe that Crosby and Malkin are cheaper alternatives...I wonder how much they will be asking when their contracts expire... And, they seem to think that we're going to have one hell of a hard time trying to re-sign Zetterberg...good thing we have "hometown discounts" and the cheapest goalie duo lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrossoverThrash 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 I like their 3 most common excuses: 1) They have crosby and malkin... 2) He's likely to get injured 3) Marian is a female name....(as if Crosby and Malkins aren't)... They also believe that Crosby and Malkin are cheaper alternatives...I wonder how much they will be asking when their contracts expire... And, they seem to think that we're going to have one hell of a hard time trying to re-sign Zetterberg...good thing we have "hometown discounts" and the cheapest goalie duo lol. I have a female cousin named Sydney ahaah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevie for president 42 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Fedorov gets booed here in Detroit and its been 5 years. I have no source but i think i remember hearing Malkin's contract insulted Hossa because it was so similar. so pens fans can think all they want of him, hossa, a former linemate, isnt too crazy about malkin ill try to find a source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted August 9, 2008 Shouldn't be much of a shock to anybody, regardless of how little time his career was with the Penguins. Hossa's time with them may have been short, but he produced during that short time period, and the Penguins played and lost to the Wings to the Finals. One of your top point getters in Hossa bolts from the Penguins, a legit Cup contender next season, to the team that they lost to, the Red Wings. If I were a Penguin fan I'd be a little disappointed as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 Shouldn't be much of a shock to anybody, regardless of how little time his career was with the Penguins. Hossa's time with them may have been short, but he produced during that short time period, and the Penguins played and lost to the Wings to the Finals. One of your top point getters in Hossa bolts from the Penguins, a legit Cup contender next season, to the team that they lost to, the Red Wings. If I were a Penguin fan I'd be a little disappointed as well. There's a layer even deeper than that though. Yes, everything you said is true, but there's a bit more to it. Hossa had previously said that he would like to sign in Pittsburgh. He even said that he would take less money to sign with a contender. So the fans got their hopes up that he would be returning, and that a full year's worth of ice time with Sid & Geno would build up their chemistry. Pittsburgh's front office put together several deals to offer to him, varying in length and money. But Hossa asks to be given the chance to test the open market. Everyone knows that Edmonton put together a 7 year, 60 million deal, to which Pitts had zero chance of matching. But when Hossa surprises EVERYONE and signs a one year deal, with the team that barely a month ago beat him out for the Stanley Cup, and on a one year deal that was right in the range of what Pittsburgh was offering? To borrow a quote from Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters... "There's your problem..." Signing with the team that eliminated your team? That hurts. Signing a deal that Pittsburgh would have matched given the opportunity? That stings. But the true salt in the wound for Pittsburgh's fans is this line by Hossa when he signed with Detroit... "I want to have a best chance to win the Stanley Cup. I feel like Detroit is the team." That's just a slap in the face, no matter how you look at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 People need to stop mentioning Fedorov's situation with Detroit being in line with Hossa's situation whatsoever. Fedorov was playing for an organization that went through hell to even get him into the NHL, and then gave him everything he could've dreamed of while he was here. The Pens have had one year of bona fide success and then went on to lose a few key pieces to their playoff run. The only situation that is comparable is Schneider. He was a huge point producer for Detroit, and what he didn't have in game-taking presence a la Hossa, he had in tenure with the wings. Were Wings fans pissed? Yes. Did we go on a booing streak with him, bestowing him withe nicknames like "Schneiderasshole" or "Judas" like Pens fans have? No. The only answer I have is that its a patently young fan group, due to the fact that a pair of youngsters lead the squad and a teenager was their renaissance man. And that translates into a lot of immaturity that other fan bases don't have to such an extent.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 There's a layer even deeper than that though. Yes, everything you said is true, but there's a bit more to it. Hossa had previously said that he would like to sign in Pittsburgh. He even said that he would take less money to sign with a contender. So the fans got their hopes up that he would be returning, and that a full year's worth of ice time with Sid & Geno would build up their chemistry. Pittsburgh's front office put together several deals to offer to him, varying in length and money. But Hossa asks to be given the chance to test the open market. Everyone knows that Edmonton put together a 7 year, 60 million deal, to which Pitts had zero chance of matching. But when Hossa surprises EVERYONE and signs a one year deal, with the team that barely a month ago beat him out for the Stanley Cup, and on a one year deal that was right in the range of what Pittsburgh was offering? To borrow a quote from Adam and Jamie of Mythbusters... "There's your problem..." Signing with the team that eliminated your team? That hurts. Signing a deal that Pittsburgh would have matched given the opportunity? That stings. But the true salt in the wound for Pittsburgh's fans is this line by Hossa when he signed with Detroit... "I want to have a best chance to win the Stanley Cup. I feel like Detroit is the team." That's just a slap in the face, no matter how you look at it. Yep, I definitely didn't forget the extras there, but I didn't feel the need to mention that extra stuff b/c the simplicity of it would seem obvious that Penguins fans would be upset with him leaving without going into details of the circumstances, yet people here act so shocked that they are angry about it. And for people who get on Penguin fans who will boo Hossa when the Wings play @ Pitt and say that they are wrong or stupid for doing so...remember when Wings fans booed Todd Bertuzzi last season when he was a Duck? Was the booing of Bertuzzi jusitifed even though he underperformed during his short time as a Wing during a similar time period as Hossa's time with the Penguins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 See, I remember Hossa saying he would like to sign "with a good team...like Pittsburgh." LIKE Pittsburgh. I seriously don't remember him saying the words "I want to sign with Pittsburgh." I think he was very careful with the way he chose his words when free agency approached. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted August 10, 2008 In all honesty I think he went about this in the best way possible. He obviously wanted to play for Detroit and nobody else; we offered him the least out of everyone who was trying to get him, and reports say that Hossa's agent was the one to call Holland, and not the other way around. How else could he have left Pittsburgh for Detroit without hurting all their fans? And as for Babcock tampering, the amount of time he spent with Hossa during the handshakes isn't nearly enough time to efficiently tamper with some other organization's player. If the Wings were really to tamper, they would've got in touch with Hossa and/or his agent during the year in an off ice scenario and would've seriously thrown some bait his way. A simple "you would've done great in Detroit, Hossa, we'd love to hear from you when your contract expires" hardly counts. Besides, no one has a copy of exactly what Babcock and Hossa talked about. What if they were talking about those Krispy Kremes Hossa owed the Wings for winning the cup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
