I got home just in time for the 3rd..so I got to see that deflection from Sid....WOW!!!

Yeah, I thought Hall was out for the year with that hernia? Kind of suprised he was in the lineup...that will also add some grit to the team. Looks like we may actually be completely healthy for the playoffs....well minus Eaton.




LET'S GO PENS!!!

Go Pens!!! :D

Go Pens!!! :D

PLayoffs start tomorrow...LET'S GO PENS!!!

now to play the mini and record the game...or stay home and watch it live...that is the question???

the pens will go as long as they can avoid the caps! WEEEEE'RE BAAAACK!

GO CAPS!!!

I hate the Caps.

the Crapitals made an AWESOME run, however, they are going NOWHERE in the playoffs... MAYBE, MAYBE win first round. thats all. Sorry to hear about the Crapitals Luck.

and MTL, dont be hating, your team imploded. It was their own fault.

GO PENS!

Oh I know....we did implode.

It was a crazy year with injuries and stuff for us, but I honestly thought we would have done it and got in...but oh well, we didn't.

To think, we hit the crossbar in a shootout against Washington that cost us the division....that stings.

^^ you werent outdoors in Alaska were you?

can you say... "Miracle"?!? :confused: :p :o:(

:D

The Playoffs are here....and it's raining this morning....KEEP IT UP MOTHER NATURE, that way I don't feel so bad for missing the mini tonight!

LET'S GO PENS!!!
LET'S GO PENS!!!
DOWN WITH THE SENS!!!

Warlock, you seriously need DVR dood. :o
Playoff hockey all around is so so awesome, not just our beloved Pens. Im just as excited for the Sharks Flames later tonight. I have MSG network now too so I should get NYR vs. NYD as well. Oh man, this is great. Playoff hockey, nothing like it.

any predictions?!? I say San Jose (flat out best team in hockey right now) vs. the Pens.... who knows for sure though. To quote one of the best sportscasters ever:
"That's why they play the game." :D

only time will tell......

GO PENS!

Go pEnS!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

yessir . . .good sTarT

Only one thing to say...Scary Gary is an Monster!!!

yessir . . .good sTarT



I'm thinking this was a typo and it should read

"yessir. . . good sTarRs"

:cool::D

Silly Goocher, Stars are for skygazing.
PENS LIVE ON ICE!!! :cool:

Scary Gary. Whitney woopin' Redden's arse. Fleury shutout. PLAYOFFS ARE AWESOME.

and Jarome Iginla basically beat San Jose by himself... doods a winner, plain and simple.... Joe Sakic with a shootout game winner vs. the Wild, how old is he again?!? :D

this is absolutely the best sports time of the year. LETS GO PENS!!!!

JoshC, I've got a dvr, but it's not the same as watching it as it happens. Plus with my buddies, if they would have lost I would have started getting phone calls as soon as the whistle blew...and they would have screwed it all up. As it was, I was about 20 minutes behind the game...right after they scored the 3rd goal, my 1 year old got a hold of the remote(I wasn't recording, just behind) and I lost the time between that goal and the 4th goal. Lesson learned....I will be recording from now on.

How great was it to see Robers score that first goal with all the questions about is he ready. That was great!!

LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS
LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll probaby be missing the next one as I'll be in Wimbereley at Am World Doubles this weekend. Maybe the hotel will have VS.

How great was it to see Roberts score that first goal with all the questions about is he ready. That was great!!




I pulled the Roberts jersey T-Shirt out last night cuz he's playing again. I dont think I need to tell you how amped I was!


Maybe the hotel will have VS.



Find a local bar or something if they don't.

Yeah, I asked Mitch(the TD) about finding a sports bar to watch it...he says it's a one bar, one TV town. So we'll see how the local feel about hockey Friday..... :cool:

Locals Schmocals.... inflict your will!!!

There is a bar closer...but in the other direction(wimberley)...so you have 2 chances...and I will not be the TD this weekend(I will be spotting) :D

W.W.G.R.D.???

He would walk in that bar, punch someone out, then turn the **** TV to the game of his choice...

Do What Gary Roberts Would Do.

^^^^ :D

HOW BOUT THEM PENS!!! Couldnt see the game friday, but i saw highlights, and it was awesome.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/starsdrink.gif (http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/?action=view&current=starsdrink.gif)

c'mon Goocher, who you kidding, your team drinks like the "Stars" of Hollywood....

http://www.thestalwart.com/the_stalwart/images/cocaine.jpg

:o:eek: :cool::D:D:cool::eek: :o

1 to go to the next round...LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Did Roberts play game 2?

Here we go again...watch the game live, or play the mini!!!





LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS!!! BEAT THE SENS!!!

Roberts did play Game 2 but not Game 3. He has a groin problem. We did look less physical but it didn't matter. The Senators looks pitaful after Crosby scored.

13 more wins = Lord Stanley

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yessir

Well its looking like we are going to play the Rangers as I dont see the Caps winning their series and the Devils got nothing for the Rangers right now.

I hope Scary Gary comes back with force for one reason, to shart all over Sean Avery's face.
WWGRD? He'd take Avery's stick from Fleury's face, shove it up his arse like Avery is a corn dog ready for eatin, then Gary would show some good ol' Pittsburgh Passion by Iron'in Avery's face flat with those fists of fury. That's WGRWD.

... as T.O. puts it "Get your popcorn ready, it's time for a show!"

LETS GO PENS!!! :cool:

my pick of the penguins winning it all looks good at this point.

of course, they did play a team that has looked like total crap for a month.

MTL, did you pick the Pens to win the cup for $25 when they were 18 to 1?!?.... :o:cool::D

C'MON PENS, LET'S DRINK THAT 'PAGNE AND BRANDY!!!!!!! WOOT WOOT!

WHOOOHOOO!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Decided to go to the mini after all, set the DVR....and probably played my worst round in months. Must of had the Pens on my mind. I know I was wondering what I was doing out there...hehe...Got home, watched the game all the way till 3:30 left. and it asks me if I want to delete the recording....Missed the last 3 minutes, gotta remember record longer than the broadcast next time.

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

robert always picks the winners... he just never bets $$$ or tells anyone

I honestly think the Pens are coming out of the east now.



This was posted on Feb. 27th.

I honestly think the Pens are coming out of the east now.



This was posted on Feb. 27th.



hmmmm... is that the same as:


my pick of the penguins winning it all looks good at this point.


i guess if winning it all is the east. it was a good call though, i mean the pengs were 2nd in the east 1 point back at that point.

how bout the pengs will win the cup... posted on 4/17/08

my $25 dollars came from the second week of July last year! Foresight?!? Nah, just commitment.

MTL, haven't you ever heard "put your money where your mouth is?" :)

my $25 dollars came from the second week of July last year! Foresight?!? Nah, just commitment.

MTL, haven't you ever heard "put your money where your mouth is?" :)



yeah and I lost a pretty big bet for running my mouth and I learned my lesson.

I'm just not into sports betting. I do it with NCAA touranment, fantasy football, but thats about it.

Man I always lose when betting on sports. Don't think I have ever won a bet. I remember a few years back when I was in Vegas, the Steelers where playing the 49ers on MNF(could have been sunday night). As I said I was in Vegas, so I had to bet. The Steelers lost......

W.W.G.R.D.????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z17JP8AuKsc

was that "when gary roberts plays monopoly, he affects the worlds economy"?

nice

That's a funny video....as were some of the others that came up. Wasted a good 45 minutes here at work watching them.

Sooo Who's it gonna be??? The Rangers or The Crapitals.

Well, the Crapitals crapped themselves so BRING ON THE RANGERS!

what a game that was last night. The Crapitals did shoot themselves in the foot though... I mean you get away with one trip, then you immediately pull another and think they wont call that? Dumb. Thats why they lost. Being dumb.

Pens in 6 over the Rangers. This is gonna be a tough one.

and I want to take a bet on an over/under for first fight of the series... any guesses when it will occur?

Bring on the stinkin rangers.....I can already hear the booooooos from the igloo when Jagr gets the puck!!!

Guessing the series will start on Friday...which means probably another missed game for me(BOOO). Going to be at another tourney in a fairly small town that I doubt will have VS in the hotel room, and probably no sports bar.

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

Man I hope Robert's is back, and he smashes Avery right off the bat....

LET'S GO PENS!!!

:mad:SCARY GARY :mad:IS PLAYING!!!!! The Pens update on ESPN 1250AM this morning said he's back in the lineup after missing two games in the first round.

I hope he scores a goal a minute and a half in like game 1 vs. Ottawa. THAT would be better than anything he could do to Avery, well almost. :eek: :D

white out lights out. LETS GO PENS!

Go STaRs!

The master plan is set into motion... :D

Goocher, I would love to see a STARS-PENS matchup. Talk about some awesome hockey.

Too bad they wont beat the Sharks. :p

PENS FIGHTS of 2007-2008 (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/every-2007-2008-pittsburgh-penguins-fight-1-10/1214150440)

this is 1-10, however located on the side of the page are more links for videos showing full or partial clips of EVERY fight the Pens were in this year set into groups of 10 to 20

LETS GO PENS!

I would love to see a STARS-PENS matchup.



Me to, I'd be doing whatever I could to get some tickets to just one of the games. My other Pens buddy here in San Angelo, and our Stars buddy have already talked about it...now we just have to make it happen. Anybody ever been to a Stanly Cup Finals game? If so how much did the ticket cost you?

I'm with you though, I think the Stars are going to have a tough time of it.

That was one heck of an exciting game in the Igloo last night... :cool:

THE PENS RULE. THATS ALL I GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

Four, Four, Four, Four would be cool. :cool:

That was one heck of an exciting game in the Igloo last night... :cool:


AMAZING game

Wish I could have seen the whole thing...but I did get to see the 3rd of friday's game, LOVED IT as my ranger fan brother was right there with me. Then we found out they came from 3 back....LOVED IT EVEN MORE!!!

It was storming in my area yesterday so it messed up my DVR recording. So I missed yesterday's game, but I SURE LOVE THAT SCORE!!!! 2-0 in more ways that one!!!


LET'S GO PENS!!! (I promise I won't be missing the next one)

Go Pens

tonight is HUGE, if the Pens pull game 1 off in the Garden it'll be great going forward. If they lose then the Rangers have some life and thats the last thing we need to give them. Come out early, hit 'em hard. LET'S GO PENS!

btw Goocher, your Stars are looking tough man. 2-0 on the Sharks and looking good doing it... can't believe I doubted.

...your Stars are looking tough man. 2-0 on the Sharks and looking good doing it... can't believe I doubted.



The path to Lord Stanley's Cup goes through here. (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/dallas_skyline.jpg) :)

LET'S GO PENS!!!

The path to Lord Stanley's Cup goes through here (http://www.pghasis.org/grafix/pittsburghlge.jpg). :D

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Get your brooms back out. :D

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Get your brooms back out. :D



yessir... the one-leg saves by fleury in the 3rd were SICK

crushing their power plays sun

I think we got away with one there. Guess it just shows we are the better team. Get out played and still win by 2!!! That first goal just put them on their heels. Jagr sure looked like he had something to prove.


LET'S GO PENS!!!!

the Pens are on FI-AAAAH!!!



Jagr sure looked like he had something to prove.



HAVE YOU SEEN JAGR's SISSY-ARSE PLAYOFF BEARD?!?

you'd wanna try to prove something too. :o:eek: :o

the Pens are on FI-AAAAH!!!



Stars are hotter... :D

Watch out the Best line in Hockey looked Pretty good last night. I forsee Pens-Wings

the Pens are on FI-AAAAH!!!



Stars are hotter... :D



Jerry Jerry Jerry, when will you learn. Your team MAY be hot right now, BUT, If I've told you once it's been said a hundred times. If I wanted to see Stars I'd fight Chuck Liddell or go to Hollywood...

PENS ARE BRED FOR ICE. WE OWN THIS!

9 more baby. GO PENS!

Stars (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/sun.jpg) are hotter than penguins on FI-AAAAH! (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/penguinonfire.jpg)

:D

this is what we are gonna do to anyone in our way.....

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.... BRING OUT THE BROOMS!!!

^^^ That's Awesome....I just watch that two night ago.

10 teams have started 7-0. All 10 have made the finals. 8 of them won the Cup. The numbers are in are favor.

GO PENS!

how bout dem Flyers, who'da thunk it?!? Up 3-1 on the Canadiens... RJ Umberger, a Pittsburgh native and Penguins killer, is on FI-AAAAH. Briere too... They are getting superb goaltending from Biron. Looking tough right now. Dont see how the Canadiens would pull this one off.


anywho, back to the regularly scheduled programming....

LETS GO PENS!!! cuz right now we have some serious cleaning to do.....

http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/contractor-broom.jpg

Let's GO PENS!!!!


can't wait for 6 O'clock!!!!


LET'S GO PENS!!!

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HECK YEAH KURT!!!!!!! he's scoring a goal and beating the snot outta Dubinski(y)... I'm calling it now.

Ouch....didn't see the game, but saw the score.

The birds shoulda stepped up on the equipment. (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/angle-broom-large.jpg) :o

That's 2 bad games in a row for the Pens...and this time Fluery wasn't able to save them.

Maybe they just wanted to win this series at home....or not have such a long layover between rounds. Yeah that's it!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!!
(I'll be missing the sunday mini to watch this one live)

It's better this way. Jagr will end up playing his last game in the NHL at the igloo. It's perfect.

sid and malkin uncharacteristically mishandled the puck a lot and malkin should have had AT LEAST 2 goals (1 penalty shot). rangers wont win 2 in a row without avery... pengs domination at home continues sunday

<font size=5>[b]EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS!!! BRING ON THE FLYERS!!!</font>
:cool:

JEFF MEANS CRYERS, I APOPLOGIZE ON HIS BEHALF. HE'S JUST A LITTLE SLOW SOMETIMES! :o

GO PENS!!!!!!!!
GO PENS!!!!!!!!
GO PENS!!!!!!!!

GOOCH, I saw your Stars won in 129 minutes. WOOT WOOT! Beat Detroit so you can never hear the end of the agony!

GOOCH, I saw your Stars won in 129 minutes.



I was sawing logs before the 2nd intermission....

Go STaRs! :)

Wow! I made it through 3 of the OT's. Could not watch any longer, needed slumber.



<marquee> <font size=6> GO STARS!.........GO STARS!.........GO STARS! </font> </marquee>

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

WHOOOHOOOO!!!! I can't wait to see Philly go next, man I hate the flyers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Happy birthday Jason! :cool:

Thank you Jeff....quite a present the Pens gave me yesterday...and a day early at that!!!

http://www.post-gazette.com//pg/images/200805/20080507pd_penguinsmain_500.jpg

Well todays the day and i'm going to miss the game because i'm driving to Codorus for Saturday Tourney. I did some research and got all the radio stations that carry the Pens and Cryers. It sucks once I get past Breezewood i'll have to listen to the Cryers station. I'll bet they'll be crying about getting thier arses kick right out of the Igloo.

Well the shoe is on the other foot this time. Only a 1 day local event here tomorrow, so I will be watching with the prologic blarring so loud I hope to think I am there. hehe....


LET'S GO PENS!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!

BEAT THE STINKIN FLYERS....man I hate the flyers!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!

Gotcha, My_Hero....what the hell man, how am I suppose to get to see a Stanley Cup Finals game(and play some DFW DG) with that kind of performence....4-1?????

wowzo, I watched that whole game last night. The Detroit Red Wings look like nothing is going to stand in their way. I'm worried.

Gotcha, My_Hero....what the hell man, how am I suppose to get to see a Stanley Cup Finals game(and play some DFW DG) with that kind of performence....4-1?????



First game nerves......or else part of the plan to over-pump the wings' confidence then knock 'em down later in the series. :D

Go STaRs!

it also could have been the fact that the Stars played what amounts to two games in one night for their deciding game 7 on Sunday night.

you figure, monday off, tuesday prepare, wednesday travel, thursday play. thats tough, going up against a team like Detroit.

Im hoping thats the case, cuz Detroit, they owned the Stars last night. Owned.

the Stars need three things that I saw:
NO PENALTIES.
Neutral zone presence.
Net Defender (good luck on that one)

do those and you win. plain and simple.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/kUrTpOoLe/Philly_homos.jpg

see dangit... I knew they werent the Cryers for nothing!!!!

Kurt that is AWESOME! Even their fans are sissies.

and once you get past the two "men" in the front row dig the sweet butt end save going down..... hehe, Stella said BUTT END. :o

That's funny!!!!


LET'S GO PENS!!! Only 3 1/2 till the drop of the puck!!!!

Gotcha, My_Hero....what the hell man, how am I suppose to get to see a Stanley Cup Finals game(and play some DFW DG) with that kind of performence....4-1?????




I have 2 excuses for their play. One being that it took 8 games(if you add up all of the OT periods) to settle the Stars / San Jose match and two, i wasn't wearing my 1999 Stanely Cup Champions hat! D'Oh! <font color="green"> We will be better prepared for game 2. </font> Oh, DG is on the back burner until <font color="green"> THE CUP</font> is <font color="red"> KISSED! </font>

Oh, DG is on the back burner until <font color="green"> THE CUP</font> is <font color="red"> KISSED! </font>



By Pittsburgh???

Only three more wins and the Pens are playing for the Cup! :cool:

^^^ 2. :)

GO PENS!!!

What a game...who would have guessed Robets to Talbot for the game winner???

2 more Ws till the next round....LET'S GO PENS!!! I need this to be over Thursday so I don't miss a game because of next weekends tourney in Austin!

Just a little article that I would like to share with the masses of Pens Fans...

Believe it or Not!!!

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08130/880449-61.stm

While I do agree that the Pens are on the rise in popularity. There is no way they will become a "bigger" team than the Steelers. The last time the Steelers came to Dallas to play a game, you would have thought it was almost a home game. The preseason game before that...WAS A HOME GAME. There were more black and gold wearing fans there than the stinkin cowgirls, and by half time it was almost all black and gold.

I hope they do continue their growth in popularity(even though I am sure to be called a banwagon jumper in these parts...even though I have been a Pens fan for 14 years...been a Steeler fan all my life, my dad..even in West Texas raised me to bleed black and gold. And no he has no ties to PIttsburgh, just that he hated the cowboys and the oilers of the 70s)

You guys that are from PA, what's your take? Are they becoming as big as the Steelers?

While I do agree that the Pens are on the rise in popularity. There is no way they will become a "bigger" team than the Steelers.



One of the local bumper stickers that always makes me smile:

Pittsburgh: A drinking town with a football problem.

I also agree that the Pens popularity is on the rise but there is absolutely no way they will become MORE popular than the Steelers.

Put it this way...I believe there is now a 15 year waiting list for season tickets to the Steelers.

While I do agree that the Pens are on the rise in popularity. There is no way they will become a "bigger" team than the Steelers.



One of the local bumper stickers that always makes me smile:

Pittsburgh: A drinking town with a football problem.



Got one on my beer fridge in the garage....Had to pick it up when I was there to see the last Steelers vs. Brownies games in Three Rivers(17-0 shut out btw, and quite an expensive couple of tickets...way more than that article was talking about for the Pens playoff tickets that's for sure, and it was a regular season game). STEELER NATION IS EVERY WHERE!!!

<font color="red"> 5 </font> - <font color="green"> 2 </font>

Uh-Oh!

Osgood started game 5 against Nashville on April 18 and they have not lost since. He replaced Hasek in game 4 with Nashville (which he stopped all 9 shots he faced) in Detroit's last loss.
Hard to believe that the Predators, the team gutted after last season for the sale, even made the playoffs and is so far the only team to beat the Wings.
The Preds are still there by proxy, Hartnell and Timonen were lost after last season to Flyers and earlier Upshall went in the 'rent a Forsburg' deal.

"Anyone stop the Wings???"

That's a good question for Penguin fans.... :o:D

And your answer is YES!!!! The Pens WILL stop the red wings, but we have to get by Philly before looking to the Wings. Game 3 tonight, would be huge to win game 1 in Philly, and be up 3-0.

LET'S GO PENS!!!

"Anyone stop the Wings???"

That's a good question for Penguin fans.... :o:D



Who Cares about any other team than the Pens. Just because your team is going to lose, there's no need to hype up the Wing Dings.

It's Detroit's year to win, just kick back and watch the arse whipping ;) Go Redwings! :cool:the Stars are out.

It's Detroit's year to win, just kick back and watch the arse whipping ;) Go Redwings! :cool:the Stars are out.




Who Cares about any other team than the Pens. Just because your team is going to lose, there's no need to hype up the Wing Dings.

I thought the Stars looked pretty good until they stepped on the same sheet of ice with the Detroit Red Army. Holy cow.... :o

I thought the Stars looked pretty good until they stepped on the same sheet of ice with the Detroit Red Army. Holy cow.... :o



Who Cares about any other team than the Pens. Just because your team is going to lose, there's no need to hype up the Wing Dings.

I know my team is going to lose after last night's game.

Hopefully, they can win the next one to avoid the broom and dust pan...

That's more like it...You should keep you focus on the team that's is you backyard.

Well, the master plan is not going as planned....

Well, the master plan is not going as planned....



We have a master plan??!!

Well, the master plan is not going as planned....



We have a master plan??!!



YES! Win 4 straight! :D

Well, the master plan is not going as planned....



Are you saying you should play masters??? :confused:

PENS, as much as I HATE to say it, will NEVER pass the Steelers. It just isnt possible for multiple reason which I wont get into right now.


Put it this way...I believe there is now a 15 year waiting list for season tickets to the Steelers.



per seat licenses, which have to be purchased for season ticket rights for all NFL teams, FREQUENTLY sell for over 20,000 dollars a piece for the Steelers. Compare that to 1,500 for a Browns seat. LOL.

If you dont have that license YOU dont own the season ticket, someone is selling you theirs and thus your right for future seasons is not guaranteed unless you have some type of backdoor agreement.

If you are on that Steeler list, good friggin' luck.

oh, and the Pens, as I predicted, will split in Philly and win in 5.

The Red Wings, however, are looking brutally tough. Maybe its just cuz they're playing Goocher's team?!? :o

guess we'll see how tough they really are in a week or so...

GO PENS!

Go Oilers! (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/gooilers.jpg) :)

Well, the master plan is not going as planned....



We have a master plan??!!



YES! Win 4 straight! :D



You know you always hear it is impossible to beat a team 4 straight...but it happens all the time. It's just losing 3 straight, then winning 4 is hard. Hope they can pull it off.

http://www.dve.com/pages/pens/images/headlines/kennedy.jpg

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

3 hours...

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WHOOOOHOOOOO!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!

One more till the Stanley Cup finals!!!

Come on Thursday...Come on W!!!! and come on Dallas at least extend the series out to game 5, 6 would be better!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

Take this photo how ever you like. But, I wouldn't say anything to Big George's face.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/kUrTpOoLe/BigGeorge2.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/Ice-Hockey.jpg (http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/?action=view&current=Ice-Hockey.jpg)

^^ is that your Stars forming the flying "V" as a last ditch effort? :)

GO PENS!!!

Here's the answer to the Flyer's lame attempt at a marketing ploy...
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did anyone see the Cryers fans actually shedding tears on Versus after the game last night? Friggin' Priceless.

If I find photos I'll post.

GO PENS!

Doesn't matter...It was probably close to this...

http://www.health-in-action.org/library/pdf/Shaken%20Baby/Images/Waa%20cry%20baby2.jpg

it wasn't whining cries, they were more sincere, as in knowing the team you love just lost any chance of hope to the cross state rivals.

ouchers. :D

HOW 'BOUT DEM PENS N'AT?!?!?!?

GREATEST BEST-OF-7 COMEBACK EVER

Original presentation from March 2000:

WhoWins� -- an organization which thoroughly analyzes best-of-7-games format playoff series in Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League -- is recognizing the 1975 New York NHL Islanders for achieving the Greatest Comeback Ever in a best-of-7 MLB, NBA, or NHL playoff series. Such recognition coincides with the 25th anniversary of this Comeback, which began 20 April 1975 on Long Island and was completed on 26 April 1975 in an NHL Quarterfinal round series vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Why the 1975 Islanders? The most difficult comeback to achieve in a best-of-7 series is rebounding from a three-game deficit. In the 797 best-of-7 MLB, NBA, and NHL series that have been played from 1905 through 1999, 211 times has a team taken a 3-0 series lead. In theory, if the competing teams have equal chances of winning each game, then the probability of the trailing team winning four straight games is 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/16 or 6.25%. But in practice, only twice in these 211 series (0.95% -- well under 6.25%) has the trailing team rebounded to win four straight. Both rebounds occurred in the NHL: In WhoWins� series 42 (the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals), the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3; in series 295 (the 1975 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals), the Islanders defeated Pittsburgh 4-3. In the NBA, teams with a 3-games-nil lead have a 60-0 series record through 1999, with only two of the losing teams (the 1951 New York Knickerbockers in series 85; the 1994 Denver Nuggets in series 669) even forcing a Game 7. In Major League Baseball, teams leading 3-games-nil have a 25-0 series record through 1999, and it wasn't until 1998 that a losing team (the 1998 Atlanta Braves in series 771, followed only by the 1999 New York Mets in series 796) so much as forced a Game 6. Thus, considering the obvious difficulty of winning a series once down three games, WhoWins� limited its Greatest Comeback Ever candidates to the 1942 Toronto NHL Maple Leafs and the 1975 Islanders.

Why not the 1942 Leafs? This Toronto entry is without question the most worthy runner-up for the Greatest Comeback Ever crown. It was, after all, the 1942 Maple Leafs which became the first and only other team to surmount a 3-games-nil deficit, and the Leafs' 1942 feat stood alone for thirty-three years. It remains the only comeback from a three-game deficit in best-of-7 Stanley Cup Finals history -- or, for that matter, in NBA and MLB Finals history. But in awarding the Greatest Comeback Ever title to the 1975 Islanders, WhoWins� takes into consideration 1) the inexperience of the franchise, 2) the depth of the hole in which the team found itself, 3) the extra difficulty of completing the Comeback, and 4) the noteworthy aftermath of the Comeback.

*** Inexperience: In the context of the 1975 Islanders, these traits centered on the inexperience of the team. The 1974-75 NHL season was only the third for the Long Island expansion team, and while it posted an improved 33-25-22 (88-point) record that season, its expansion and sophomore season records were the worst and next-to-worst, respectively, in the NHL. The 1974-75 Islanders also finished one point below the Comeback-opposing Pittsburgh Penguins (37-28-15, 89 points). Entering the series vs. Pittsburgh, the Islanders franchise had but one round of playoff experience - the preceding best-of-3 series vs. the New York Rangers, which it barely won (on an overtime goal, in the third and deciding game, on Rangers ice). WhoWins� best-of-7 series 295 vs. Pittsburgh would be the first in Islanders franchise history. By contrast, the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs were a well-established franchise, whose 1941-42 season record of 27-18-3 (57 points) was 15 points better than the 19-25-4 (42 points) Detroit Red Wings of 1941-42, and which upon entering series 42 vs. Detroit had played in four of the seven NHL best-of-7 playoff series to that point. Inexperience leads to low expectations; low expectations open the door to great surprises.

*** Depth of the hole: After 17 April 1975, the likelihood of both Pennsylvania NHL teams reaching the Stanley Cup Semifinals was extremely high, as the Philadelphia Flyers led Toronto 3-games-nil in WhoWins� series 292, and the Pittsburgh Penguins led the Islanders 3-games-nil in series 295. Indeed, Philadelphia would oust Toronto in four straight games to complete the thirty-third sweep of an NHL best-of-7 series. But Pittsburgh was doing more than merely sweeping the Islanders -- the Penguins were annihilating the Islanders. WhoWins� defines an NHL "annihilation" as a best-of-7 series sweep in which the losing team never, ever (not even for one single second) holds a lead. Through 180 minutes (three games) of series 295, the Islanders had never led, the games had been tied for 26 minutes 41 seconds, and Pittsburgh had held leads for 153 minutes 19 seconds (85.18%) of the series. As Pittsburgh sought the eighth annihilation and thirty-fourth sweep in best-of-7 series NHL playoff history, its 85.18% of time spent leading a best-of-7 series en route to an annihilation was the third-highest such percentage in NHL history at the time, behind only the 95.15% of the St. Louis Blues in the 1969 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals (series 204 -- see the story of that eventual annihilation on this web site) and the 90.12% of the Montreal Canadiens in its 1960 NHL Finals round vs. Toronto (series 133 -- an annihilation completed by Montreal to cap a fifth-straight Stanley Cup victory). What's worse than finding your team down 3-games-to-none in a best-of-7 series? Watching the other team lead each game, for almost all of the three games. And if that 85.18% is a value of a "misery index" for the team suffering the annihilation, then the 1975 Islanders and their fans were the third-most miserable entity in NHL history up to that point. Note that the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, though down three games to Detroit, were not en route to suffering an annihilation in series 42, while the 1975 New York Islanders in series 295 clearly were.

*** Extra Comeback-completion difficulty: The Pittsburgh Penguins would realize neither an annihilation nor a sweep vs. the Islanders, as New York would win games four, five, and six of WhoWins� series 295, thus setting the stage for the Greatest Comeback Ever in a best-of-7 MLB, NBA, or NHL series. But unlike the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders would play its deciding seventh game on road ice. What did that mean? From 1939 through 1974, NHL teams playing seventh games on road ice were 11-16, for a 40.74% winning percentage. Yet again, historical probabilities favored the home-ice Pittsburgh Penguins. Of course, on that fateful night of 26 April 1975, with 5:18 remaining in regulation, the Islanders tallied the only goal of that seventh game, denying Pittsburgh the series victory (to complement their lost annihilation and blown sweep), and completing the Greatest Comeback Ever in a best-of-7 MLB, NBA, or NHL playoff series. And (as if this Comeback needed a footnote), during the last four games of series 295, the Islanders had held leads for 126 minutes 54 seconds, the games had been tied for 113 minutes 6 seconds, and . . . most ironically in a savory way for the Islanders and their fans . . . Pittsburgh had held leads for not so much as a single second. It is as if -- from the opening face-off of Game 4 through the final horn of Game 7 -- the Islanders defeated, swept, and annihilated their opponent in series 295. It is appropriate that the team achieving the Greatest Comeback Ever faced not only a sweep but also annihilation after three games . . . and responded with not only a sweep but also an annihilation of its own -- culminating, on road ice, in the first-ever best-of-7 series for the franchise -- in games four through seven to win the series.

*** Noteworthy Comeback aftermath: The stellar comeback by the 1942 Toronto team in WhoWins� series 42 won the Stanley Cup for the Maple Leafs, and winning the Cup -- especially upon facing an inferior Detroit team on Leaf ice in Game 7 -- had to have been the primary aim for the 1942 Leafs. After the Greatest Comeback Ever, the New York Islanders would not win the Stanley Cup in 1975. But in the 1975 NHL Semifinal series that is WhoWins� series 296, the Long Island team would draw another Pennsylvania-based opponent: The heavily-favored Philadelphia Flyers -- the defending 1974 and eventual 1975 Stanley Cup champions, well-rested after its sweep of Toronto in series 292, and superior to the Islanders by 25 points through its 51-18-11 (113-point) record in the 1974-75 regular season. (From 1939 through 1999, only eleven times has an NHL team down 25 points or more in the regular season to another team defeated that other team in a best-of-7 series). Indeed, through the first three games of this series, Islanders fans felt a strong sense of d�j� vu, as Philadelphia stormed to a 3-games-nil lead in a series it had led for 122 minutes 9 seconds (66.77%); in those three games, the Islanders had led for 0 minutes 0 seconds. But by winning games four through six, the Islanders yet again thwarted a Pennsylvania team's drive for an annihilation and a sweep. The Flyers ultimately won Game 7 on Philadelphia ice, thus halting a most improbable run by the upstart Islanders. But even the Islanders' loss in WhoWins� series 296 is noteworthy: It marks the last time that an NHL team trailing 3-games-nil in a best-of-7 series forced a seventh game in that series. Since series 296, 77 times have NHL teams taken 3-games-nil series leads: Those teams swept 53 of those series (including seven annihilations), won 21 of those series in five games, and won 3 of those series in six. That a team should follow up the Greatest Comeback Ever with another stellar comeback effort vs. a vastly superior team is a testament to the never-say-die attitude clearly inherent in the 1975 Islanders, the only MLB, NBA, or NHL franchise to twice force a seventh game after trailing 3-games-nil . . . and in its first two best-of-7 series, no less.

The New York NHL Islanders franchise has fallen on hard times in recent years. It will again miss the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in 2000, and it has not made those playoffs since it was swept in WhoWins� series 651 - a 1994 Preliminary round best-of-7 series vs. the New York Rangers. (In that series, the Islanders tied an NHL record for fewest road goals in a best-of-7 series -- zero - and set an NHL Preliminary round record for fewest total goals in a best-of-7 series -- three). Nevertheless, these recent hard times do not diminish the magnitude of the Greatest Best-of-7 Comeback Ever, whose 25th anniversary the Islanders now celebrate.

Update in November 2004:

With the Boston Red Sox' best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 936 comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit vs. the New York Yankees in the 2004 MLB Semifinals, the 2004 Boston Red Sox join the 1942 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 NHL New York Islanders as the only MLB/NBA/NHL teams to accomplish this rare feat. Since the original March 2000 presentation through October 2004, twenty-nine more MLB/NBA/NHL teams had taken 3-games-nil best-of-7 playoff series leads, and twenty-eight (96.55%) won the series. In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 894 (in the first-ever NBA best-of-7 format Preliminary round in 2003), the Dallas Mavericks saw their 3-games-nil lead over the Portland Trailblazers disintegrate into a 3-games-all tie; only a Game 7 victory on their home court kept the Mavericks from becoming the third MLB/NBA/NHL team to take a 3-games-nil playoff series lead but lose the series in seven games. The history of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series that lasted the full seven games after one team took a 3-games-nil lead was laid out in the March 2000 presentation of this document. Such series seem to occur in clusters to some extent: Before the New York Islanders' back-to-back feat of Spring 1975, the only previous NHL playoff series to go the distance in the wake of a 3-games-nil lead occurred in 1939, 1942 (the year of the great Toronto Maple Leafs comeback in the Finals), and 1945 (in which Finals the Detroit Red Wings fell one game short of returning the favor vs. Toronto).

How do the 2004 MLB Boston Red Sox in series 936 compare to the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs in series 42 and to the 1975 New York Islanders in series 295? It has been noted that best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 295 was the first-ever best-of-7 playoff series for the New York Islanders. It happens that 1942 was only the fourth year of full-fledged best-of-7 playoff series in the NHL, so not only the Toronto Maple Leafs but also the other NHL teams were relatively new to best-of-7 play. Interestingly, the first-ever best-of-7 NHL playoff series played to completion was series 32, pitting the Boston Bruins vs. the New York Rangers: In that series, Boston took a 3-games-nil 1939 NHL Semifinals lead, but needed seven games to dispose of the Rangers. In the 1941 NHL Finals, Boston swept Detroit 4-games-nil. Thus, when the Detroit Red Wings took a 3-games-nil 1942 NHL Finals series 42 lead, the historical probability of that series lasting the full seven games was a perfect 50% (albeit based on a statistically insignificant two previous NHL series in which one team had seized a 3-games-nil lead). In terms of the NHL, the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs were shouldering a relatively light historical burden en route to becoming the first MLB/NBA/NHL team to surmount a 3-games-nil deficit for a 4-games-3 series win.

In contrast to the 1975 NHL New York Islanders and the 1942 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, the MLB Boston Red Sox have a best-of-7 playoff history dating all the way from 1912, when they defeated the New York Giants in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 8 to win the 1912 MLB Finals (World Series). Unlike the 1942 Leafs or the 1975 Islanders, the 2004 Red Sox were historically very experienced in best-of-7 playoff series. But aside from series 473 (in which Boston surmounted a 3-games-1 deficit to the California Angels to notch a highly improbable 4-games-3 MLB Semfinals-round victory in 1986), the Boston Red Sox' best-of-7 playoff series history had largely been a negative one since the 1910s. Their series 936 opponents, the New York Yankees, had won 26 MLB titles between the Red Sox MLB titles in 2004 and in 1918. That Boston should complete a comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit against a rival that has had so much more best-of-7 MLB playoff series success is noteworthy: The New York Yankees not only had 26 more MLB titles than the Red Sox since the 1920s, but also had a perfect best-of-7 MLB Semifinals series record of 6-0 before series 936.

The concept of the best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series "annihilation" has been explained elsewhere in this document and on this site. In series 295, it is especially noteworthy that 1) during Games 1-3, the New York Islanders never once led, and that 2) during Games 4-7, the Islanders never once trailed. The Pittsburgh Penguins through three games of series 295 were en route to not only a series sweep but also an annihilation of the Islanders; if series 295 Games 4-7 were the first four games of a best-of-7 playoff series, the Islanders would have achieved not just a sweep but an annihilation vs. the Penguins. Series 295 remains unique (through October 2004) in that never before or since had a team been so thoroughly dominated during the first three games . . . and so thoroughly dominant during the last four. Thus, it may be better to compare series 42 and 936. Before doing so, however, one should note that in Games 1-3 of series 936, the Boston Red Sox held a lead after only a single half-inning (after the bottom of the second inning of Game 3), while the New York Yankees led after 48 half-innings, and the teams were tied after three half-innings. One should also note that the 19 runs plated by the Yankees in Game 3 set a new high for runs by one team in a best-of-7 MLB playoff series game. The New York Yankees were not en route to a WhoWins� annihilation after three games of series 936, but their failure to meet the annihilation criteria certainly did not prevent them from dominating the Boston Red Sox during those first three games.

In best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 42 Game 4 on Detroit ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs trailed the Detroit Red Wings 3-games-nil and 2-goals-nil with 33:53 elapsed. In the history of completed best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2003, when the home team led by two goals with 33:53 elapsed in regulation, its game record was 314-23 (93.18%). Thus, the Toronto likelihood of a Game 4 victory at that low ebb was only 6.82%. In the history of completed best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series from 1905 through 2003, teams opening the series with a LLLW win order had a post-Game 4 series record of only 2-79 (2.47%). Thus, at low ebb in Game 4 of the 1942 NHL Finals (and considering all of the unwritten assumptions and limitations behind the calculation about to be made), one might say that the Toronto Maple Leafs had only a 6.82% x 2.47% = 0.17% historical probability of winning the 1942 NHL Finals.

Of course, as was noted earlier, the weight of history was much greater on the 2004 Boston Red Sox in series 936 than it was on the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs in series 42. In Game 4 of series 936, the Red Sox in Boston trailed the Yankees by one run after eight full innings. In the history of completed best-of-7 MLB playoff games from 1905 through 2003, when the home team trailed by one run with eight innings elapsed, its game record was 11-79 (12.22%). Thus, at low ebb in Game 4 of the 2004 MLB Semifinals between Boston and New York (and again considering all of the unwritten assumptions and limitations), one might say that the Boston Red Sox had only a 12.22% x 2.47% = 0.30% historical probability of winning series 936. Of course, Boston also hosted and trailed New York by two runs after seven full innings of series 936 Game 5: In the history of completed best-of-7 MLB playoff games from 1905 through 2003, when the home team trailed by two runs with seven innings elapsed, its game record was 11-66 (14.29%). In the history of completed best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series from 1905 through 2003, teams opening the series with a LLLWW win order had a post-Game 5 series record of 2-18 (10.00%). If allowed one more calculation and its attendant assumptions, one might note that the historical probability of a team 1) trailing Game 4 by one run after eight innings and 2) trailing Game 5 by two runs after seven innings had a historical series victory probability of 12.22% x 14.29% x 10.00% = 0.17% . . . ironically, a percentage previously seen in the context of the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs.

After accomplishing the first-ever MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 comeback series victory from a 3-games-nil deficit in playoff series 42, the Toronto Maple Leafs were the 1942 NHL champions - they had nothing left to accomplish in 1942. After replicating the Leafs' feat in series 295, the New York Islanders faced the Philadelphia Flyers in series 296: Again, the Islanders' opponents were en route to not only a sweep but also an annihilation after three games of series 296; again, the Islanders forced a Game 7 (before finally succumbing to the eventual 1975 NHL champions). In the history of completed best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series from 1905 through 2003, teams trailing 3-games-nil had a series record of 2-231 (0.86%), and had forced a Game 7 in eight of those 233 series (3.43%). Thus, using data through 2003 in the wake of a number of assumptions, the historical probability of a team trailing 3-games-nil in consecutive series but winning the first and forcing a Game 7 in the second is 0.86% x 3.43% = 0.029% . . . roughly three in ten-thousand. As for the 2004 Boston Red Sox: After surmounting a one-run deficit after eight full innings in series 936 Game 4, and after surmounting a two-run deficit after seven full innings in Game 5, the Red Sox never tasted another deficit during the rest of the 2004 MLB post-season. Not during series 936 Games 6 and 7 in New York; not during series 938 vs. the St. Louis Cardinals (which won the 1946 and 1967 MLB Finals in seven games vs. the Red Sox) in the 2004 MLB Finals. So dominant were the Boston Red Sox after series 936 Game 5 that they led New York after 30 of 36 half-innings in Games 6 and 7, and led St. Louis after 64 of the 70 half-innings in the 2004 MLB Finals. The Red Sox both swept and annihilated the Cardinals in the 2004 MLB Finals - it was the first MLB best-of-7 playoff series WhoWins� annihilation since the 1989 MLB Finals. Exiting the 2004 MLB playoffs, the Boston Red Sox hold an active MLB-record streak of 59 consecutive innings without having trailed in a best-of-7 MLB playoff series game; this streak broke the record of the 56.5 consecutive deficit-free innings set by the Oakland Athletics in best-of-7 MLB playoff series during 1989 and 1990. [The 59 and 56.5 numbers disregard ninth innings in which the Red Sox in Boston and the Athletics in Oakland did not bat; if such innings were considered, those numbers would be 60 and 57.5, respectively.] Exiting the 2004 MLB playoffs, the Boston Red Sox hold an active MLB-record streak of 51 consecutive innings with a lead at some point in a best-of-7 MLB playoff series game; this streak shattered the record of 27 consecutive innings with a lead at some point, set by the New York Yankees in a best-of-7 MLB playoff series during 1998 vs. the Cleveland Indians (Games 4 through 6). In terms of following up a comeback series victory in the wake of a 3-games-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series deficit, the 1975 New York Islanders and the 2004 Boston Red Sox are profiles in dissimilar excellence.

Look for more updates to this document with the next MLB/NBA/NHL comeback from a 3-games-nil deficit in a best-of-7 playoff series. Do not look for a subsequent awarding of a "Greatest Best-of-7 Comeback Ever" title. It is evident that the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders, and most recently the 2004 Boston Red Sox have accomplished outstanding feats in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff history. The braintrust of WhoWins� (or at least what passes for it) now believes that it does a disservice to all three teams by attempting a ranking; it hopes that readers will find the information presented above to be a testimony to the greatness of these three very special teams.

Hmmmm.....interesting to learn which two NHL teams blew their 3-0 lead. :o :D

Come on, Stars....

My eyes are about to melt after that... :confused:

words.... umm, words. words. hey, w-o-r-d-s.

tell us something we didnt already know Jerry. You cant meltdown like that and expect it to not live in infamy. anyway...

where the heck were your Dallas Stars the first three games Goocher?... they showed up last night, thats for sure... what a game. There was the potential for 7-1 if the Stars got ANY breaks at all or if they could score on a flippin' power play. Stars hitting posts, pucks sliding right through the paint.
Turko stood on his head too. that never hurts.

Too bad I agree with Barry Melrose when he said had that first Detroit goal counted (which it absolutely should have) the game would have been totally different.
I cant see why the refs didnt just say goal and have Toronto review it. Bad call all around.

anyway, we will be done tonight and Detroit will wrap it up Saturday.

Kissin the cup baby, kissin the cup....

WOW, that is a lot of freaking reading!!!

Glad to see(well I got to see the last 10 minutes) the Stars pull out a W...even if it was only to extend the series. Can they take it to game 6??? That would be nice...


LET'S GO PENS!!!! Less than 12 hours till the drop of the puck...can't wait to send the flyers home!!! Hurry up work day and get over with..........


LET'S GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody know how is home ice determined in the Finals? I've only been watching the Pens since '93, yes the year after they one their second Cup and basically the start of the spiral downward. So I guess I have never paid any attention to home ice since my team wasn't in it.

The Red Wingdings will have Home ice. They lead the league in points during the regular season.

So it is top points...Kind of what I thought, but I was wondering if it was something silly like who won the all-star game or something.

^^^ all-star game is for the national steroid league.. aka sissy ball.. aka I cant play with a hangnail... aka the MLB

I thought it was baseball that did that, but wasn't sure. Like I said, it's been a while since I have really cared about who is in the Stanley Cup Finals.


LET'S GO PENS!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Count down is on...

LET'S GO PENS!!!

Count down is on...

LET'S GO PENS!!!



Count down 'til what? Game 5? :o:D

again someone brings out the broom too early and the sweep is avoided.

staal became a man last night, hossa looked like [censored]

I was thinking the same thing. I did it during the Rangers Series and LaGrassa did it this series.

Count down is on...

LET'S GO PENS!!!



Count down 'til what? Game 5? :o:D



Hey there Gotcha...I'm one of the few on here pulling for your Stars... :mad:GIVE ME A BREAK :p

:D

LET'S GO PENS!!!! Now I get to DVR it, hope another storm doesn't come threw and mess it up like the last game I was out of town for. I will not be happy.....

i knew 4 in a row was expecting too much. no worries though....

I'm kissin' the cup in the 724 this summer just like I did in 1992 at the ripe age of 12. thats all there is to it.

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THE PENGUINS ARE IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS!!!</FONT>

GO DALLAS, BEAT DETROIT!

Monday night, go STARS

Time of the year I just want 7 game series with OT's.

Get in the Cordova Baby...We're going dancing with Lord Stanley.

note to wings, thats how you finish a series

16th straight at the igloo... last home loss was FEBRUARY 24TH

what a R O M P I N G.... emphasis on ROMPING.

the best part was the IDIOT NBC reporter after the game with Mike Richards. He asks Mike "would it have been better if you guys suffered a 4-3 OT loss instead of this 6-0 defeat. The look on Richards face was priceless. one of "do you realize what your stupid @$$ just said to me?"

I CANT WAIT TO KISS THE CUP. PENS GOT THIS!

btw, just for my man Goocher.... GO STARS! ROMP THE WINGDINGS!

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What is up with those silly Flyer T's that read "Why not us?" I saw those stupid shirts during the first Philly home game. Even if I was a fan, you wouldn't see me wearing one of those wimpy slogan tees.....nice confidence in your team, Philly.... :D

Go STaRs!

it would have been more accurate if they said:

"The Filthadelphia Cryers... if Dave Mustaine is our celeb spokesman you KNOW we suck."

WHOOOHOOO LET'S GO PENS!!! Got home from COTO last night at 10:00pm, watched the entire game, barely could hold my eyes open, but I did it!!! That is the way to end a series!!!

Lord Stanley here we come!!!

come on Stars....but

LET'S GO PENS!!

16th straight at the igloo... last home loss was FEBRUARY 24TH



Wow.

That is sick.

The Pens also haven't lost back to back games in two and a half months... Feb. 28th to the Bruins (5-1) and March 1st to the Senators in a 5-4 barnburner.

Goocher, is there going to be anything on TV tonight?!? :D

for this one series only, GO <font color="black">S </font> <font color="green"> T </font> <font color="black"> A </font> <font color="green"> R </font> <font color="black"> S </font> <font color="green">!!! </font> :)

Remember Goocher, if your Stars make it to the cup finals there is dinner on the line at the end with an endless supply of rub it in the others face as a complimentary side dish.

Monday night, go STARS



working so far :confused: :p

3-0 OUCH

****! It's over. 4-1. Next year baby!

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Go Pens! :D

So I talk my wife into playing her first round of dg in 8 months and we go out to Moraine State Park in the early evening hours. We had a great time....nice temps....flowering trees &amp; shrubs everywhere.....freshly mowed grass on most of the course....it was perfect! When we finish and hop into the car, I turn on the XM radio and BAM!....the National Anthem is playing! Talk about perfect timing! By the time we get home, however, the Wings are up 2-0 and by the time I take off my shoes and plop down on the couch, the score is now 3-0.....

Uh-oh......it ain't lookin' good at this point. Once the third period comes around, the momentum changes.....I mean, they might as well have kept the camera focused on Detroit's net as that was where most of the action was that entire period! Dang....if the boys could have played like that the entire game, maybe we'd be talking about game 7 right now.

Nonetheless, it was not to be. We took a spanking (big time) in this series. Obviously, every Stars fan is bummed out with the end result, so as I'm licking my wounds and I'm channel surfing for something to watch, I come across this (http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/gotcherj/hooters3.jpg). It wasn't long before I forgot about the game... :D

Go Pens!

I wish I would have found this photo last week but it's still funny today... http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn153/kUrTpOoLe/FPhilly.jpg

That would still be funny in August!!!

This week has been H - E - double hockey sticks. Nothing on TV, no talk about the stanley cup finals from any sports media except Fox Sports Pittsburgh. I can't wait until Saturday night.

Me either!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

Where'd all those Pens fans go

I'm still here, I just took one minute to check this thread. Then I'm going back to the TV because I'm waiting for the Pens to finally do something. This entire situation is a bunch of B__S.

they did something... knocked franzen on his [censored] again.

back to the igloo, where it is reported malkin will show up

i dont know what to say or do, the Wing Dings have handed us our jock two games in a row. We HAVE to sweep at the igloo or this is over. :(

Man I just can't figure out if the Wings are just that good, or if we are just playing bad. Seems like the Pens have lost some of their hustle to lose pucks....plus no one is stopping in front of the net....how many rebounds were just sitting there last night???? Don't they still teach players to stop in front of the net any more???

COME ON MALKIN!!! COME ON SID!!!! COME ON HOSSA!!! COME ON PENS!!!! TIME TO TURN IT ON AT THE IGLOO!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

yeah, they still tell them to get to the net, then the players get a 2 minute penalty for being within three feet of the goalie.

I HATE SEAN AVERY WITH A PASSION for all the hoopla he's created from his shielding antics. This goalie interference stuff is total CRAP now.

oh, and the Red Wings are just that good. They make us look bad. thats part of being good.

Q: How many penalties does it take to lose game 2 in the Stanley Cup finals?

A: Ask Pittsburgh.

Stupid, stupid penalties.....and bad luck bounces. Warlocks is right....the pens didn't camp out in front of Ozzy as much as they should have. In their defense, however, a lot of those rebounds went nowhere near a Penguin and ended up on the tape of a Wing. The birds better tie this series up in the Igloo or it's octopus for dinner.

Q. When was the last time a team was shut out 4 straight games in the finals?

Q. Is that the sound of a Fat Lady pushing her chair away from the doughnut table?

Gotta clear the throat before the big goodbye song.

Ouch

Do or die time in about 12 hours....LET'S GO PENS!!!

we have to win or its over.

Stat of the Day, as much as I don't like it but there has only been three teams that came back from down 0-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals. But, it has been the Red Wings twice who have fallen. Last time was in the 70's.

Stat of the Day, as much as I don't like it but there has only been three teams that came back from down 0-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals. But, it has been the Red Wings twice who have fallen. Last time was in the 70's.



At least the Pens have that goin' for 'em.... :o

with a stat like that chances are good that detroit, who has been there 85 billion times, would come up on the short end once or twice.

If we do not take BOTH games at home its over, and that would suck.

GO PENS!

WoW. Ya'll seem so defeated already. And that's four Growlers and a broom Juff

not defeated, just not blind. Detroit is playing way too well for us to think that if we split at home we still have a chance.....

I'm a supporter til the end and will never give up on the Pens, I'm just concerned right now.

I'm a supporter til the end and will never give up on the Pens, I'm just concerned right now.



Concerned about losing the series or simply being able to score a goal? :o:D

haha HAHA hardy har har Gooch, knew YOU couldnt resist. :)

and what are your Stars doing right now? oh yeah, playing ball golf. :eek:

WoW. Ya'll seem so defeated already. And that's four Growlers and a broom Juff


different story at the igloo sun

The Stars are probably watching this series and saying, "****....the Pens look like we did....on-ice spectators! At least we were able to get some past Ozzy!"

:D

The Stars are probably watching this series and saying, "****....the Pens look like we did....on-ice spectators!

:D



I was just talking to a Stars Fan buddy of mine yesterday...he was saying the same thing. That we look like the stars did! Hopefully tonight is the turning point!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!

WoW. Ya'll seem so defeated already. And that's four Growlers and a broom Juff


different story at the igloo sun



Well ju better have a pep rally for the rest of your Fans.

we dont need a pep rally, TRUST ME.... if you were in Pittsburgh you know what the fever is at right now. Alot is bandwagoning, which really grinds my gears, but you cant go anywhere without Pens talk, flyers, shirts and hats on peeps.

We just need the paid participants to earn their check, and maybe some lucky bounces along the way.

Can you say Detroit Red Wings!

But why the hel L is every game the same time as the Pistons? Worse scheduling ever.

Did you just mention Basketball??? Who in their right mind cares about that sport!!!

obviously not someone who has to suffer watchn the 76ers?

it's not like I mentioned the Tigers and the most boring sport to watch besides figure skating

Oh and bless me the Pistons are on the 19 incher in low def

B____S... wrong side of the state there buddy, we dont give a rats behind about anything that comes from filthadelphia.

and enjoy your pistons while they last, Kobe's taking it all.

NOW BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING:

GO PENS! KNOCK TEETH AND FINALLY, PLEASE OH PLEASE, SCORE SOME GOALS FOR A "W"!!!

KNOCK TEETH



Has Georges Laroque been reigned in or just afraid of taking another penalty. He needs a massive check and to dominate the ensuing bru ha ha. Pens gotta do something to change the tone.

Gorgeous Georges was a healthy scratch for game 2.
to say the least that p-ed George off.
he'll be back in the lineup tonight.
expect change. or missing teeth. or both

it's also the igloo. we havent lost there since February. These two games may be just what the Pens need.

LETS GO PENS!

So I've got this good friend of mine from Detroit and we always razz each other during the playoffs.....and he had plenty of ammo for me during the Detroit vs Dallas series.

Anyway, I just sent him a text which said "Glad I'm not a Pens fan" to which he simply replied "Me too.." :o:D

Only If I could write curse words on this message board....I'll save them until next time I see you GOOTCHER

it's also the igloo. we havent lost there since February. These two games may be just what the Pens need.



What the Pens need is for Malkin to get another shot on goal. That would double his Finals output.

WOOT WOOT. All I know is that was one heck of a game. way to get one at home Pens!

Saturday is SO far away

Another win on Saturday and the first two games mean absolutely nothing.

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Great game with 60 minutes of excitement....BIG hits, good goals and great saves....
that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!
Hope the Penguins turn this into a best of three series..... :)

Man, The Cup Changes Everything.

I'll try to be quick...

Brooks Orpik, 4 hits and a laid out block in ten seconds. Dude was a BEAST last night.

Jordan Staal, doing the little things.

Hossa, how the heck did he not put one of those doorstomper chances in?

Ryan Malone, hes a yinzer, which makes him a workhouse by nature.

Hal Gill, if he wasnt playing defense last night we lose. plain and simple. two penalties, ehhh, one iffy call in my eyes but both well taken if you must and he had to. I think Holmstrom isnt going to get away with that shoving back and forth in front for much longer.

Crosby, well as is typical, he just shows he wants nothing more than to win.

Tyler Kennedy is still playing like it will be his last game ever every time he steps on the ice. Wonder where that was during the regular season?

and last but not least, Gary Roberts. You all know the catch phrases by now, but I've been aboard since day 1. Hated when he was a Leaf and Panther, love him when hes on our team. He's 41 and given the chance he'd destroy you. thats all you need to know.

oh, and Detroit is the best team I've seen play hockey all year. So if, no, WHEN we win, its against the best.

GET GAME 4 AND MAKE THIS A SERIES... LETS GO PENS!

oh, and what about the 6 solid minutes of nonstop action in the third period after I SWORE the WingDings had a goal? After I saw the replay I realized the puck actually hit Fleury's stick (sickest save I've seen in a minute).... WHAT HOCKEY!!!

anyone know how to fast forward time?!?.. it needs to be Saturday.

WOW what a game.....The Pens finally woke up...guess that crazy loud Igloo did it. That thing was rockin' on T.V. at the start(wish I could have been there to "feel" it), and I don't think I have ever heard a LET'S GO PENS chant go so long.

Could you see the weight get lifted off when Sid scored that first goal? And how bout Hall getting the game winner..role player playing a huge part.

In the 3rd I looked at the clock, then the next thing I know there is a little over 5 minutes left in the 3rd...non-stop action.

I knew it wasn't that Det. was that good...just that we were playing that bad to make them look that good(not to say they aren't good...just not 2 shutouts on the Pens good)

And I sure thought that goal...or non-goal you are talking about went in also. Way to stand on your head Fluery!!!

LET'S GO PENS......LET'S GO PENS!!!!!
LET'S GO PENS......LET'S GO PENS!!!!!

WOW!!!

WOW what a game.....The Pens finally woke up...guess that crazy loud Igloo did it. That thing was rockin' on T.V. at the start(wish I could have been there to "feel" it



pregame....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2533893366_6187d1d0ae_o.jpg

cant believe sid didnt have more points... off the crossbar to start the 2nd, and countless perfect passes to hossa who couldnt cash in (one off the post and one dribbler an inch from the line among others). still, GREAT game by sid.

great win when we needed it.

where's malkin?

different story at the igloo sun


WELCOME

where's malkin?



Anticipating Game 4! :D

different story at the igloo sun


WELCOME


Nice to finally see the Pens play with some Passion, might actually make it a good series

Brooks Orpik laying down the law in game 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpBXdefDulU)

I love how the crowd goes nuts with each hit. :cool:

The Penguins had a 5 on 3 late in the third period for almost a full two minutes and couldn't connect, and that was pretty much the game. Amazing that this was the first Penguins loss at home since February!

Down 3-1 and headed back to Detroit, the odds are stacked against the Pens. :(

LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Do or die time for real tonight...if we could only steal a game tonight, it could shift momentum our way and change the series. Come on Malkin...it's time for you and your line to do something!!! Other than fan on shots!!

Let's go Sid!!!
Let's go Malkin!!
Let's go Fluery!!!


LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS....LET'S GO PENS...LET'S GO PENS!!!!

:(

its not looking good....

Well...I guess it's LET'S GO BUCCOS TIME.

OR...Should I say, Pre-season starts in about 2 months. I can hear the chants now...DE-FENCE DE-FENCE

:(

its not looking good....



Yeah, but it's not over yet!!! Anything can happen still!!!


I blame the scheduling...Why was there a 2 day break between home games for the Pens???? And not for the Red Wings? Gave them an extra day after their loss to get re-grouped...we didn't have that chance in between their home games? Why is there not a 2 day break between game 4 and 5 like in all the other series??? Giving us more time to regroup for a "last stand".....


No matter...tonight we turn it around!!! LET"S TO PENS!!

...tonight we turn it around!!!



I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

It's do or die time! Come on Pens!

:(

its not looking good....






I blame the scheduling...Why was there a 2 day break between home games for the Pens???? And not for the Red Wings? Gave them an extra day after their loss to get re-grouped...we didn't have that chance in between their home games? Why is there not a 2 day break between game 4 and 5 like in all the other series??? Giving us more time to regroup for a "last stand".....


No matter...tonight we turn it around!!! LET"S TO PENS!!



Are you serious? I love when the excuses start flyn. Maybe on that day off the Pens should've learned how to score on a 5 on 3

You are 100% right there. That was the killer the other night...well that and Fluery's weak goal he let in.

and I am not throwing out excuses...cause We're still going to win!! It just seemed odd to me that the schedule changed for the finals from all the other rounds. Does no one else think that is strange?

...well that and Fluery's weak goal he let in.



What weak goal? I thought both of Detroit's goals were solid...

Come on, Penguins! Push it to game 6!

You will find out tonight.

I can't wait to go to the parade.

Go Wings!

I would consider Jiri's backhand a soft goal.

yeah Gooch, that second goal was indeed soft. you are at the nhl level, on that play there is only one thing you do as a goalie... HUG THE POST! NO EXCUSE for that one sneaking off the arm/shoulder shortside and in. However, with only 2 goals against your team there is no way you should not win a Stanley Cup game, goaltending is not the issue. Where's the frickin' offense?

on another note... if i ever meet the [censored] that threw an octupus on the ice at the igloo on Saturday, wow, say your prayers for that guy. Lets just say that a little band called Hit the Lights said it to near perfection:

"You're gonna need a bodybag, I'll break bones you didnt know you had."

there's more but Im on a probationary period so we will steer clear of the outright threats....

what I want to see is 500 Yinzers throwing open cans of Iron all over the ice @ the Joe tonight in Detroit when Malkin FINALLY gets off the schnide. :p tell me that wouldnt be sweet sweet redemption!

EAT CRAP DETROIT. GO PENS!

and there will be no excuses coming from this kid. The Pens made it farther than ANYONE expected this year. Not that second in the league is good enough, but its more than we really thought possible on September 29th watching preaseason action. Its been ups and downs all season, injuries, trades, are we coming or going, but I'll say one thing... The Pens NEVER disappointed. Games were mad exciting, the will of those kids to win just blows my mind even to this day, and that right there says alot. Sure, experience may be rearing its ugly head right now, but at least we showed the grit and determination to stand up and fight for every game and inch along the way. Best team in hockey, even if we dont prove it by winning the cup.

and if we do prove it by winning, well bloody h-e-l-l, I'll be dancing in the streets with pots and pans like I was 10 all over again! hope you're not sleeping Marion Street! GO PENS!

I would consider Jiri's backhand a soft goal.



If that was the 2nd goal from the other night...that's the one. And by saying it's a weak goal, I mean this is the Stanley Cup Finals. If you're going to win the Cup, those goals can't go in. He was pretty square to the shooter, and he let a backhander from a some what poor angle in. Can't happen....

Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go
Here We Go Steelers Here We Go

but its more than we really thought possible on September 29th watching preaseason action.




Very, Very true there. At the start of the season, all I wanted was to get through the second round of the playoffs. It wasn't until the Hossa trade that expectations went through the roof.


Sure, experience may be rearing its ugly head right now, but at least we showed the grit and determination to stand up and fight for every game and inch along the way.



Look at th experience we gained from just making the playoffs last year to this year. Now we have gained the experience of making a run in the playoffs. Look out for the years to come....as long as we can keep the core together.

Did I mention that there is only 2 months left before STEELERS FOOTBALL?

I would consider Jiri's backhand a soft goal.



If that was the 2nd goal from the other night...that's the one. And by saying it's a weak goal, I mean this is the Stanley Cup Finals. If you're going to win the Cup, those goals can't go in. He was pretty square to the shooter, and he let a backhander from a some what poor angle in. Can't happen....



I respectfully disagree as I thought that was a great goal by Detroit....Hudler stopped a pass on the tape of his stick and immediately backhanded it toward the upper portion of the net....with his backside to Fleury! Totally caught him by surprise! What Hudler did is exactly what the Pens seemed to lack in game 4.....putting the puck on net whenever possible. I thought they spent waaaay too much time trying to set up perfect passes (especially on PPs) rather than throwing the rubber toward Osgood every chance they had.

Game 4 Highlights (http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?hlg=20072008,3,414)

Did I mention that there is only 2 months left before STEELERS FOOTBALL?



Football's boring compared to playoff hockey! :D

Did I mention that there is only 2 months left before STEELERS FOOTBALL?



Football's boring compared to playoff hockey! :D



It's very boring compared to Stanley Cup Finals Hockey but that's all we have to look forward too. Not that I don't want the PENS to drink Brandy with Lord Stanley but let's face the facts here. They dug themselves a major hole and it's been 60+ years since a team has come back from 3-1 in the finals. :(

Lets put it this way...The Pens have a SERIOUS case of POOLEYOSIS.

Holy S$%#%^!)) Way to go Talbot!!!! You da man. Lets win this overtime.

Second OT just ended...
And the Pens sure did luck out on that dropping puck that almost ended it. Man is this an intense game, Fluery is keeping them in there.


I might get chewed out for this one... but them wingers have always been my team, living here in Wisconsin...
and they are looking pretty strong as of right now...

Cant wait to see how this one ends... :D

OH YEAH PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! I love these guys so much.

<font size=6>TRIPLE OVERTIME WINNER!!!</font>

what a game!

Did you see the Sergei Gonchar pre game interview? He looked/sounded like someone just ran over his dog. Then he played a spectacular game. Was + 2 after the first period. And that heads first crash into the boards .... reminded me of my favorite Pens Defenseman who always played with his heart first, Darius Kasparaitis. {OK sometimes his hip first}

The goal Kronwall put in his own net past Osgood was helpful too.

Thanks 55, both of you!

YES!

YES!!

YES!!!!!!!!

The turn around begins!!!!!!!!! WAY TO KEEP US IN IT FLUERY!!!!! WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL MALKIN HE'S ON THE BLACK AND GOLD, and to quite passing it to the red team behind the back!!!!

LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!
LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!!

It's Destiny, I wrote earlier that it's been 60+ years since a team has come back from 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals. Well, I should have looked at the math a little closer because it's been 66 years.

i cant believe I stayed up til 2am and am at work right now.....

Fleury. The end. nuf said.

IGLOO HERE WE COME!