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orbital42		2009-05-22 06:06:56 AM

i personally liked the Headline from the article better

RIDICULOUS
backhand shot

nstutsman		2009-05-22 06:22:46 AM

You know how I know he was in the zone?

MIguy		2009-05-22 06:49:55 AM

That shot was so good you have to call it lucky.

sckonkh		2009-05-22 06:51:17 AM

I agree. All luck.

Now Zettebergs falling down shot in last years playoffs was ridiculous.

00ghost27		2009-05-22 07:07:41 AM

Go Pens

Express Train to Bonertown		2009-05-22 07:12:04 AM

I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

I am Jack's user id		2009-05-22 07:20:05 AM

MIguy: That shot was so good you have to call it lucky.

Except that it's a set faceoff play they've been practicing. According to Bylsma (who may have been facetious with this part), it's called the "Geno".

SVC_conservative		2009-05-22 07:40:08 AM

I was listening to the game up until about 3am krakow time, (midway thru 2nd period)... sad I missed this, but glad I got the video recap! (Loved the whiteout too!)

treecologist		2009-05-22 07:51:53 AM

Sick goal!

I am not sure how this could be considered lucky - he knew exactly what he was doing and he absolutely owned both the defenseman and Cam Ward on the goal.

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 07:53:45 AM

Express Train to Bonertown: I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

It's easy to be low profile when someone who isnt as skilled as you is the NHL's boytoy and on your team.

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

Smiths		2009-05-22 08:03:16 AM

i turned off the game after that and went to sleep. it was that good.

even if carolina came back and won and i woke up and saw SERIES TIED 1-1, i would be like "i don't care, that goal was beautiful"

Malkin is dangerous as hell. Saw this in Game 1 vs Philly and was wondering what was taking him so long to bust the fark out of Crosby's shadow and take this shiat over.

Agent Nick Fury		2009-05-22 08:19:51 AM

zippolight2002: Express Train to Bonertown: I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

It's easy to be low profile when someone who isnt as skilled as you is the NHL's boytoy and on your team.

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

Up 2-0 heading back to Mayberry.

On a side note, what the hell is a bandwaggon, Sally?

Brooklyn Irish Mets Fan		2009-05-22 08:22:09 AM

zippolight2002: The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

You could say that about most successful hockey team's fans. Having recently moved to Pittsburgh, its true that there are a lot of bandwagoners, but bandwagoners buy merch, and theyre certainly watching the games, which is great for the NHL.

You may hate them, but its "bandwagon" groups like the yinzers that will eventually save the nhl (if it can be saved)

Sprachkundige		2009-05-22 08:25:31 AM

I'm duly impressed.

If only damn New Hampshire Comcast would actually air any of the games, I could actually watch it live.

Preferred Nomenclature		2009-05-22 08:26:23 AM

I think that surpasses the Patrick Kane backhander for the nicest one of the playoffs thus far

LesserEvil		2009-05-22 08:41:15 AM

That was an impressive goal, and I'm sure Datsyuk (while healing) will be studying that shot, along with a few other Red Wings sharpshooters.

As for the Penguins, Crosby has already been quoted saying that his team won't be playing a rematch (new window) for the Stanley Cup against the Red Wings this year. Sucks to be them, when your star player flatly denies they'll make it to the SCF to play Detroit again this year.

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 08:45:43 AM

zippolight2002:

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

Maybe an announcement was made?

Crosby getting 1 hat in DC was the icing on that whine cake. The Caps may have lost the series but that moment will be laughable for a very long time.

spacechicken170am		2009-05-22 08:49:54 AM

zippolight2002: Express Train to Bonertown: I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

It's easy to be low profile when someone who isnt as skilled as you is the NHL's boytoy and on your team.

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

You can't be a bandwagon fan if you're rooting for the home team. That just shows how much you know about sports.

kronicfeld		2009-05-22 08:50:26 AM

Did Crosby whine about his own fans' hats being on the ice? No? Shocker.

SeamusFerrell		2009-05-22 08:56:38 AM

In other news, Kyle Beach is signed to the Blackhawks. I would prefer a good defense player, but whatever. I did not submit a story for tonight's game. Someone make it so.

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 09:03:44 AM

kronicfeld: Did Crosby whine about his own fans' hats being on the ice? No? Shocker.

My understanding of the Caps hat trick was that just as the ice was almost clear, more hats would come down. And again, and again, and again. It was a long stoppage in play.

In Pittsburgh, it was over in a minute or two. And let's be honest- as the team captain, part of his job is bugging the refs about anything he thinks might hurt his team on the ice.

zippolight2002: bandwaggoners

I, sort of fall in that category. New to Pittsburgh, I just can't work up much care when the hockey isn't playoff hockey. Playoff hockey is one of the most exciting things ever. The regular season, not so much. There are so many games that no one is particularly important. The playoffs though- it's edge of the seat action the whole time.

So I don't pay much attention to the regular season. If the Pens don't make it to the playoffs, I don't suffer along with the die-hard fans. I just wait till it comes around again.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 09:12:52 AM

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 09:14:22 AM

t3knomanser: kronicfeld: Did Crosby whine about his own fans' hats being on the ice? No? Shocker.

My understanding of the Caps hat trick was that just as the ice was almost clear, more hats would come down. And again, and again, and again. It was a long stoppage in play.

.

Your understanding would be wrong, the stoppage was less than 3 minutes total. In other words, shorter than a commercial break. And there were 2 rounds of hats, 1 from the lower seats and then 1 from the hats from up top not making it to the ice and the lower seat people tossing them on.

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 09:16:45 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: Your understanding would be wrong, the stoppage was less than 3 minutes total

That's what I get. I missed that game.

But Malkin's hat trick was way more awesome, so I don't feel like I missed anything.

Rahl		2009-05-22 09:17:15 AM

spacechicken170am: zippolight2002: Express Train to Bonertown: I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

It's easy to be low profile when someone who isnt as skilled as you is the NHL's boytoy and on your team.

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

You can't be a bandwagon fan if you're rooting for the home team. That just shows how much you know about sports.

Speaking as a Pens fan, you can absolutely be a bandwagon fan rooting for the home team. However, ignore the butthurt going on around here from either their team not making the playoffs or the Farkers who reflexively make fun of Pittsburgh.

NewcastleBrownAle		2009-05-22 09:23:30 AM

MIguy: That shot was so good you have to call it lucky.

You are soooo right..it was lucky. I bet Matt Cooke or Craig Adams or some other plugger almost did one of those win the faceoff, forecheck the puck to yourself..wrap around with a player on your back and unleash a wicked backhander over the goalies shoulder goals. They were just minutes from pulling that out of their ass too. I guess that they were UNlucky that they didnt do it first.

Loomy		2009-05-22 09:25:06 AM

LesserEvil: As for the Penguins, Crosby has already been quoted saying that his team won't be playing a rematch (new window) for the Stanley Cup against the Red Wings this year. Sucks to be them, when your star player flatly denies they'll make it to the SCF to play Detroit again this year.

I don't know you well enough to gauge my sarcasmomemeter reading, but that's a very nice misquote you've got there.

FTA:

Reporter: Have you though about a re-match with the Wings?
Crosby: No.

Author: "Enough said."

This was probably a waste of my time, as everyone knows he wouldn't -actually- say what you inferred, but still....

/Go Canes!
//Because they're playing the Penguins

LSDemon		2009-05-22 09:25:53 AM

Katalyst, I'm the biggest Ovie fan there is, and I lolled.

spacechicken170am		2009-05-22 09:26:39 AM

Rahl: spacechicken170am: zippolight2002: Express Train to Bonertown: I mean, that's just retarded good. How this guy is so (relatively) low-profile is mind-boggling.

It's easy to be low profile when someone who isnt as skilled as you is the NHL's boytoy and on your team.

The real question is, did Crosby cry about the hats being thrown on the ice. Though, from what I saw, not awhole lot of them were thrown. Just goes to show how little Pittsburgh really knows about hockey. 90% of them are bandwaggoners.

You can't be a bandwagon fan if you're rooting for the home team. That just shows how much you know about sports.

Speaking as a Pens fan, you can absolutely be a bandwagon fan rooting for the home team. However, ignore the butthurt going on around here from either their team not making the playoffs or the Farkers who reflexively make fun of Pittsburgh.

I disagree. You want all the hometown support you can get so you do not call hometown fans bandwagoners. It's counterproductive. A true bandwagoner only follows winning teams. If the Pens fans had put on Avs, Devils, Ducks, or Wings jerseys then they are bandwagoners. Pens fans are always Pens fans. You can say they are fair weather fans and that would be accurate. As for the hate I like it. See the hate goes into Crosby and goals come out. He's a machine that turns the craps and cryers butthurt into points.

knifefish		2009-05-22 09:27:11 AM

Ward looked like a total spaz, and Malkin caught him cheating. He was waiting for the centering pass and instead Malkin took the (semi-blind) shot. The shot itself wasn't overly remarkable, but it was a very smart play by Malkin, and I am not a fan of his.

/Go leafs go?
//Drive leafs drive :(

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 09:33:40 AM

spacechicken170am: I disagree. You want all the hometown support you can get so you do not call hometown fans bandwagoners

People are confusing "bandwagon" with "fair-weather". Fair-weather fans root for their team when it's doing well. They're consistent about who they root for, but when the team isn't doing well, they don't pay much attention. With hockey, I fall into that category, because, as previously stated, regular season hockey strikes me as kinda boring.

Bandwagon fans are people with no real allegiance, but who like to root for whatever team is winning.

Bartleby the Scrivener		2009-05-22 09:35:18 AM

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 09:37:15 AM

t3knomanser: DoBeDoBeDo: Your understanding would be wrong, the stoppage was less than 3 minutes total

That's what I get. I missed that game.

But Malkin's hat trick was way more awesome, so I don't feel like I missed anything.

Nah the Ovie/Crosby combined tricks were something that should go down in Hockey lore. However the whine taints it and makes it a joke. Which is just sad.

Jaromir		2009-05-22 09:37:31 AM

Jaromir who?

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 09:38:37 AM

LSDemon: Katalyst, I'm the biggest Ovie fan there is, and I lolled.

/agree
//With the speed he must put on a club head I imagine he spends a lot of time in the woods.

Rahl		2009-05-22 09:39:52 AM

spacechicken170am: I disagree. You want all the hometown support you can get so you do not call hometown fans bandwagoners. It's counterproductive. A true bandwagoner only follows winning teams. If the Pens fans had put on Avs, Devils, Ducks, or Wings jerseys then they are bandwagoners. Pens fans are always Pens fans. You can say they are fair weather fans and that would be accurate. As for the hate I like it. See the hate goes into Crosby and goals come out. He's a machine that turns the craps and cryers butthurt into points.

Fair weather fan is an absolute better description; I stand corrected.

It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans...

Katalyst		2009-05-22 09:41:18 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: LSDemon: Katalyst, I'm the biggest Ovie fan there is, and I lolled.

/agree
//With the speed he must put on a club head I imagine he spends a lot of time in the woods.

The fact that he plays for the Capitals is enough reason why he spends a lot of time in the woods.

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 09:43:38 AM

Rahl: It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans.

Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Katalyst		2009-05-22 09:45:15 AM

LOL. Flyers fans calling Sid a whiney biatch.

At least he leaves his "whining" on the ice like a captain and doesn't run to the media to cry and biatch and moan like Mike biatchards does.

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 09:45:47 AM

MugzyBrown: Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Crosby gives and takes hits. He's no Orpik or Gill when it comes to physical play, but he's not really supposed to be.

Magics5RIP		2009-05-22 09:48:07 AM

MugzyBrown: Rahl: It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans.

Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

You must not watch a lot of hockey. Both of them take their share of hits to make plays.

immrlizard		2009-05-22 09:50:09 AM

LesserEvil:
As for the Penguins, Crosby has already been quoted saying that his team won't be playing a rematch (new window) for the Stanley Cup against the Red Wings this year. Sucks to be them, when your star player flatly denies they'll make it to the SCF to play Detroit again this year.

Reading is fundamental. You should try it some time, or at least post a link to the article that he said it in (if he said it)

FTA Sidney Crosby was asked if he's thought about a possible re-match with the Detroit Red Wings in this year's Stanley Cup Final.

Crosby replied: "No."

They must have cut out the part where he said they won't make it.

The first rule about going to the Stanley cup is don't talk about going to it until you are there.

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 09:50:19 AM

t3knomanser: MugzyBrown: Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Crosby gives and takes hits. He's no Orpik or Gill when it comes to physical play, but he's not really supposed to be.

On his way to the bench or when he's standing next to the linesman doesn't count. It's easy to be a tough guy when you have somewhere to run.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 09:51:26 AM

Magics5RIP: MugzyBrown: Rahl: It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans.

Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

You must not watch a lot of hockey. Both of them take their share of hits to make plays.

Yeah. He is a Flyers fan. He doesn't get to watch what you and I and the rest of the world would call "hockey" unless the Pens are in town putting a beatdown on the Orange clad retards.

Seriously. If anybody would know what Sid can take a hit and make a play it would be a Flyers fan. Sid farking owns that team.

The Flyers are Sid's biatch. Plain and simple.

Rahl		2009-05-22 09:51:38 AM

MugzyBrown: Rahl: It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans.

Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Have you ever watched the Pens play? Crosby is the guy who sits in front of the net every chance he gets to handle any deflections and he's smacked by every crossing defenseman.

Bartleby the Scrivener		2009-05-22 09:53:14 AM

t3knomanser: MugzyBrown: Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Crosby gives and takes hits. He's no Orpik or Gill when it comes to physical play, but he's not really supposed to be.

Agreed that Crosby gives and takes hits (and he takes many of them). Hal Gill, not so much. Last night I think I actually saw Gill politely ask Erik Cole if Cole would mind if he could bump into him while making a play, stating there were definitely no hard feelings and if Cole had a grievance it would be best of they could work things out, perhaps over a cup of coffee and a cheese danish.

Orpik on the other hand: who can forget Game 3 SCF (new window)

atomhead		2009-05-22 09:54:29 AM

one of the best goals i've seen in hockey

Magics5RIP		2009-05-22 09:56:27 AM

Bartleby the Scrivener: t3knomanser: MugzyBrown: Because Malkin isn't a whiney biatch who will actually take a hit to make a play?

Crosby gives and takes hits. He's no Orpik or Gill when it comes to physical play, but he's not really supposed to be.

Agreed that Crosby gives and takes hits (and he takes many of them). Hal Gill, not so much. Last night I think I actually saw Gill politely ask Erik Cole if Cole would mind if he could bump into him while making a play, stating there were definitely no hard feelings and if Cole had a grievance it would be best of they could work things out, perhaps over a cup of coffee and a cheese danish.

Orpik on the other hand: who can forget Game 3 SCF (new window)

Craig Adams summoned Game 3 Orpik for a shift last night, just leveling the Canes to take the wind out of them. Simply amazing.

BobXXL		2009-05-22 10:01:03 AM

Rahl:

It's amazing to me how the people who seemingly despise the Pens and Crosby can be such gigantic Malkin fans...

The whine from the anti-Crosby crowd is worse than he ever will be.

/by the way, who has the most goals in the playoffs?
//cheese wit that

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 10:06:00 AM

Rahl: Have you ever watched the Pens play? Crosby is the guy who sits ~~in front~~ to the side of the net every chance he gets to handle any deflections and he's smacked by every crossing defenseman.

FTFY

Everytime Sidney ends up on the ice, he's looking at the ref for help.

DoBeDoBeDo: On his way to the bench or when he's standing next to the linesman doesn't count. It's easy to be a tough guy when you have somewhere to run.

I've seen this move countless times.

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 10:06:44 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: On his way to the bench or when he's standing next to the linesman doesn't count. It's easy to be a tough guy when you have somewhere to run.

Who was the player that pussed out of fighting Crosby? It was a regular season game against the Bruins I think. I forget who it was, but the basic tale is Crosby challenges him, and he scoffs, because he's not going to fight a puss wearing a visor. So between periods, Crosby removes the visor from his helmet and challenges him to a fight again- and the guy still pusses out.

Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

I blame the NHL for all the Crosby hate. He's a solid player, a great captain, and he's got a bright future ahead of him. But the NHL decreed him as the face of the league, and that's just not right. Because of that, it doesn't matter what he does- he could score three five goal games in a row, and people would be mocking how overrated he is.

All I can say: I'm glad he's playing for Pittsburgh. I enjoy watching them win.

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 10:10:38 AM

t3knomanser: Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

lol

I saw the fight where he jumped a player in the faceoff circle and kept pulling his jersey so he couldn't ever stand up.

Link (new window)

I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

Katalyst		2009-05-22 10:11:08 AM

t3knomanser: DoBeDoBeDo: On his way to the bench or when he's standing next to the linesman doesn't count. It's easy to be a tough guy when you have somewhere to run.

Who was the player that pussed out of fighting Crosby? It was a regular season game against the Bruins I think. I forget who it was, but the basic tale is Crosby challenges him, and he scoffs, because he's not going to fight a puss wearing a visor. So between periods, Crosby removes the visor from his helmet and challenges him to a fight again- and the guy still pusses out.

Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

I blame the NHL for all the Crosby hate. He's a solid player, a great captain, and he's got a bright future ahead of him. But the NHL decreed him as the face of the league, and that's just not right. Because of that, it doesn't matter what he does- he could score three five goal games in a row, and people would be mocking how overrated he is.

All I can say: I'm glad he's playing for Pittsburgh. I enjoy watching them win.

Savard.

t3knomanser		2009-05-22 10:12:26 AM

MugzyBrown: I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

He's tougher than I am.

I didn't say he was an especially tough hockey player. Just that he's not the nancy people act like he is.

Rahl		2009-05-22 10:15:55 AM

Crosby isn't an enforcer on the ice. He's out there to score goals and he's incredibly good at it. Just ask the Flyers.

iron_city_ap		2009-05-22 10:19:25 AM

MugzyBrown: t3knomanser: Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

lol

I saw the fight where he jumped a player in the faceoff circle and kept pulling his jersey so he couldn't ever stand up.

Link (new window)

I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

I don't know how many hockey fights you've seen, but its not unusual for guys to do this. Even the big bad brawlers. Sure, its not toe to toe knuckle down fighting, but at the same time, how many fights did Gretzky get into? Of those, how many did he 'dishrag' the other guy?

I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 10:20:33 AM

I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

I don't know how Flyers fans can respect pretty much any and all current and former Flyers players then.

There is nothing tough about being cheap shot artists.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 10:23:14 AM

iron_city_ap: MugzyBrown: t3knomanser: Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

lol

I saw the fight where he jumped a player in the faceoff circle and kept pulling his jersey so he couldn't ever stand up.

Link (new window)

I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

I don't know how many hockey fights you've seen, but its not unusual for guys to do this. Even the big bad brawlers. Sure, its not toe to toe knuckle down fighting, but at the same time, how many fights did Gretzky get into? Of those, how many did he 'dishrag' the other guy?

I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 10:23:32 AM

iron_city_ap: MugzyBrown: t3knomanser: Crosby isn't the nancy on the ice people make him out to be.

lol

I saw the fight where he jumped a player in the faceoff circle and kept pulling his jersey so he couldn't ever stand up.

Link (new window)

I don't know how you could respect a player who'd do this and pretend to be tough

I don't know how many hockey fights you've seen, but its not unusual for guys to do this. Even the big bad brawlers. Sure, its not toe to toe knuckle down fighting, but at the same time, how many fights did Gretzky get into? Of those, how many did he 'dishrag' the other guy?

I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

The point is that he had plenty of opportunity to throw a punch, but instead just tugged on his jersey over and over because he doesnt have enough balls to throw a punch. Holding the jersey is normal in a fight, jerking it like that is not.

SigmaAlgebra		2009-05-22 10:23:41 AM

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 10:25:40 AM

SigmaAlgebra

Wow... thats just ASKING to get rephotoshopped with a cock.

Rahl		2009-05-22 10:26:15 AM

Katalyst: iron_city_ap: I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

This. It's his job to talk to the refs, it's just amplified because he gets so much more attention.

spacechicken170am		2009-05-22 10:26:55 AM

Crosby gets either punched in the face or smacked in the face with a stick every game. Last night he got both. No penalties were called. It's blatant and happens every farking game. He has every right to biatch. Suck ass defensemen can't stop him so they resort to trying to injure him. When this happens it's not his job to beat them up. It's the enforcers job. Sid know this. He is the most valuable when he's on the ice shooting the puck or setting up a shot. He stays out of the penalty box as he should. He will take the abuse and let someone else dispatch the beatings. This usually results in him scoring goals and his team winning. As much as we love tough hockey players we have to admit that shooters belong on the ice.

BobXXL		2009-05-22 10:27:22 AM

Rahl: Crosby isn't an enforcer on the ice. He's out there to score goals and he's incredibly good at it. Just ask the Flyers.

moar funny pictures

SigmaAlgebra		2009-05-22 10:28:50 AM

zippolight2002: SigmaAlgebra

Wow... thats just ASKING to get rephotoshopped with a cock.

LOL. Is that really the first thing you think of when you see that picture? "That would look really good with a cock!"

Agent Nick Fury		2009-05-22 10:39:13 AM

spacechicken170am: Crosby gets either punched in the face or smacked in the face with a stick every game. Last night he got both. No penalties were called. It's blatant and happens every farking game. He has every right to biatch. Suck ass defensemen can't stop him so they resort to trying to injure him. When this happens it's not his job to beat them up. It's the enforcers job. Sid know this. He is the most valuable when he's on the ice shooting the puck or setting up a shot. He stays out of the penalty box as he should. He will take the abuse and let someone else dispatch the beatings. This usually results in him scoring goals and his team winning. As much as we love tough hockey players we have to admit that shooters belong on the ice.

So true.
I don't remember people calling out Gretzky or Lemeiux for not fighting.

jdog71		2009-05-22 10:44:47 AM

zippolight2002: SigmaAlgebra

Wow... thats just ASKING to get rephotoshopped with a cock.

i178.photobucket.com

SomeSmith		2009-05-22 10:45:59 AM

iron_city_ap		2009-05-22 10:46:48 AM

Katalyst: When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

It just seems to me that he talks to the refs more than most do, and in interviews, he complains more than I think he should.

zippolight2002:
The point is that he had plenty of opportunity to throw a punch, but instead just tugged on his jersey over and over because he doesnt have enough balls to throw a punch. Holding the jersey is normal in a fight, jerking it like that is not.

I agree that he had plenty of opportunities to throw punches and think it would have been sweet if he had. You have to admit having someone throw you around without punching you would be pretty embarassing. Jerking the guy around by the jersey is something I don't see as being any more unusual than pulling the other guy's jersey over his head so he can't swing back.

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 10:51:55 AM

Rahl: Katalyst: iron_city_ap: I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

This. It's his job to talk to the refs, it's just amplified because he gets so much more attention.

It's amplified because when he talks to them about stupid shiat he repeats it to the press. Ask any other captain what they were talking to the refs about and you'll get a non answer. Ask Sydney and he repeats his argument word for word like the press corps is going to take his side. That's called whining.

His mouth far overshadows his skill, which is sad because he has a ton of talent. If he'd shut the fark up he'd garner way more respect.

Which is why non pen's fans like Malkin, he's great, and you never hear shiat out of him.

SigmaAlgebra		2009-05-22 10:53:14 AM

mikaloyd		2009-05-22 10:58:53 AM

Uh oh theres a thread about Malkin singlehandedly making an impossibly good goal.

TO YOUR KEYBOARDS CROSBY WHINERS! ITS TIME TO WHINE!

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 11:00:31 AM

mikaloyd: Uh oh theres a thread about Malkin singlehandedly making an impossibly good goal.

TO YOUR KEYBOARDS CROSBY WHINERS! ITS TIME TO WHINE!

While a nice backhand I wouldn't call it impossibly good, Malkin has scored better.

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 11:02:44 AM

SomeSmith: Come on now. You've just removed all doubt that you're simply a troll. You know nothing about hockey.

Please show me an example of a similar situation.

1) He jumps a player who isn't expecting a fight
2) He just holds his jersey and jerks it around so a fight never actually starts
3) Skates away as if he did something tough

abmoraz		2009-05-22 11:03:28 AM

iron_city_ap: Katalyst: When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

It just seems to me that he talks to the refs more than most do, and in interviews, he complains more than I think he should.

This is cause the camera is ALWAYS on him. Go see a few live games and you'll see that EVERY captain does it. The NHL has made Crosby their "face" and as such, the networks will have the camera on him at every opportunity. So the 15 times a game where he talks to a ref or a linesman is seen whereas when other captains are doing it, the camera is on the bench, penalty box, crowd, sideline reporter, etc...

This all comes down to the farking NHL hype machine trying to market a true team sport like hockey in the same fashion that basketball is marketed.

I wonder if Jeremy Roenick thinks that Sid talks to the refs too much, cause he was notorious for talking/yelling at the refs?

Rahl		2009-05-22 11:03:50 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: It's amplified because when he talks to them about stupid shiat he repeats it to the press. Ask any other captain what they were talking to the refs about and you'll get a non answer. Ask Sydney and he repeats his argument word for word like the press corps is going to take his side. That's called whining.

His mouth far overshadows his skill, which is sad because he has a ton of talent. If he'd shut the fark up he'd garner way more respect.

Which is why non pen's fans like Malkin, he's great, and you never hear shiat out of him.

You say whining. I say explaining why he was talking to the refs. Not only is he one of the youngest captains in the history of the game, but he also has the unenviable spot of being the face for an entire sport. If he was complaining about a bad call and didn't explain himself at the press conference everyone would just jump on him for whining anyways, at least this way he gets a say in it.

It probably doesn't hurt that Malkin doesn't speak fluent English.

jake3988		2009-05-22 11:03:54 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: Your understanding would be wrong, the stoppage was less than 3 minutes total
====================================

It was longer than 3 minutes.

And even the commentators mentions that there was an absolute shiatload of hats.

SomeSmith		2009-05-22 11:04:03 AM

zippolight2002: The point is that he had plenty of opportunity to throw a punch, but instead just tugged on his jersey over and over because he doesnt have enough balls to throw a punch. Holding the jersey is normal in a fight, jerking it like that is not.

I seen you say a lot of stupid shiat in these threads, but this takes the cake.

Let me give you a little lesson about hockey sweaters... They come with things called "fighting straps". They're on the back of the sweaters and loop around the belt that hold your pants up. You yank on a back of the sweater hoping to pop the button and pull the sweater over the head. This is what he was doing. You can even see the strap and see that he eventually pops it right as the refs move in.

Your ignorance about this sport is exposed with every post you make.

mikaloyd		2009-05-22 11:05:16 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: While a nice backhand I wouldn't call it impossibly good, Malkin has scored better.

OK maybe impossibly good was too much, since it happend and all.

HamBurghlar		2009-05-22 11:05:40 AM

Once again, the collective hate sustains me.. He's a phenominal player (as is Malkin, the guy can score at will) and he can whine the Pens all the way to the Cup this year.

Spacechicken170am: Seconded

BobXXL		2009-05-22 11:09:40 AM

SigmaAlgebra
Second shot is hilarious, hadn't seen that before.

NittLion78		2009-05-22 11:10:16 AM

I encourage anyone who dislikes Sidney Crosby enough to get good enough at hockey to be drafted by an NHL team other than the Penguins and knock his block off.

Until that time, pls stfu. kthx.

/LET'S GO PENS

Katalyst		2009-05-22 11:12:04 AM

iron_city_ap:

It just seems to me that he talks to the refs more than most do, and in interviews, he complains more than I think he should.

Now I don't live in Pittsburgh, so maybe I'm not reading all the articles and interviews that you might be, but can you please give me a few examples of him whining in his interviews?

Most, if not all, of his interviews are boring politically correct crap where he compliments the other team and spouts off cliche after boring cliche.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 11:14:53 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: Rahl: Katalyst: iron_city_ap: I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

This. It's his job to talk to the refs, it's just amplified because he gets so much more attention.

It's amplified because when he talks to them about stupid shiat he repeats it to the press. Ask any other captain what they were talking to the refs about and you'll get a non answer. Ask Sydney and he repeats his argument word for word like the press corps is going to take his side. That's called whining.

His mouth far overshadows his skill, which is sad because he has a ton of talent. If he'd shut the fark up he'd garner way more respect.

Which is why non pen's fans like Malkin, he's great, and you never hear shiat out of him.

Aren't you a Caps fan?

What did you think of the deluge of whining that came from your entire organization - owner, coach and players during the Craps/Pens series?

No wonder why the rest of the league's fans hate the Craps.

/you never hear shiat out of Malkin because the farker doesn't speak english
//I sure wish the Pens had a guy like Semin on their team. What a farking maroon. Nope. Nothing special about Crosby. LOL

Katalyst		2009-05-22 11:17:21 AM

Agent Nick Fury		2009-05-22 11:17:51 AM

Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

Bite it, haters.

The third Cup will look nice next to the six Lombardis.

MOSTLY CERVICAL KREMS		2009-05-22 11:19:04 AM

Glad to see that the vagtastic Red Wings fans made an appearance in this thread.

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 11:21:14 AM

Rahl: DoBeDoBeDo: It's amplified because when he talks to them about stupid shiat he repeats it to the press. Ask any other captain what they were talking to the refs about and you'll get a non answer. Ask Sydney and he repeats his argument word for word like the press corps is going to take his side. That's called whining.

His mouth far overshadows his skill, which is sad because he has a ton of talent. If he'd shut the fark up he'd garner way more respect.

Which is why non pen's fans like Malkin, he's great, and you never hear shiat out of him.

You say whining. I say explaining why he was talking to the refs. Not only is he one of the youngest captains in the history of the game, but he also has the unenviable spot of being the face for an entire sport. If he was complaining about a bad call and didn't explain himself at the press conference everyone would just jump on him for whining anyways, at least this way he gets a say in it.

It probably doesn't hurt that Malkin doesn't speak fluent English.

Like I said anyother captain in the league gives a non answer. "Just trying to help the team", "Just trying to work a situation in our favor" etc. Crosby gives exact details like he's still arguing the point. Yes he is young, he could learn a lot from watching how an older captain handles himself in the interview process. And he should do this, ESPECIALLY because he is the face of the sport.

Had a couple of our Indian contractors watch the CAps/Pens series to introduce them to hockey. "The three top players and arguably the best rookie net minder in one series, you gotta watch". The caps guy celebrates more than anyone else and the pens guy seems unhappy at the outcome of everything, was about the consensus from the two of them. However there are now 2 new NHL fans in the world, I was surprised that they got together for beers and last night's game without me telling them it was on.

They promised to teach me to watch Cricket.

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 11:21:19 AM

Katalyst: What did you think about Carcillo sucker punching Talbot right off the face off?

Oh yeah. Carcillo had balls because he actually threw a puch.farking Philly mentality. You are all farking retarded.

Carcillo sucks and he got suspended.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 11:24:19 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: .

Like I said anyother captain in the league gives a non answer. "Just trying to help the team", "Just trying to work a situation in our favor" etc. Crosby gives exact details like he's still arguing the point.

Examples please.

And anyway, you are wrong. I remember vividly Mike biatchards whining to the press last year about Ovechkin's headhunting and this year about reffing. So it's not anyother captain.

Erom		2009-05-22 11:24:34 AM

That is such a difficult shot to put under the bar like that.

legion_of_doo		2009-05-22 11:26:52 AM

t3knomanser: I blame the NHL for all the Crosby hate. He's a solid player, a great captain, and he's got a bright future ahead of him. But the NHL decreed him as the face of the league, and that's just not right. Because of that, it doesn't matter what he does- he could score three five goal games in a row, and people would be mocking how overrated he is.

Exactly. There's a reason for the Crosby hate, and it's not really Crosby's fault. He's the symbol of everything that is wrong about hockey... even if it's for all the wrong reasons (pretty much anything not related to the actual sport of hockey). Ditto to Ovechkin.

I can't help but dislike Crosby & Ovechkin, myself. Of course, I think the league is better when there is dislike & outright WHARRBLGARBL between teams & fans.

Series like Flyers/Penguins & Ducks/Wings are good for hockey, even if I don't like the Sucks at all. I'd puke if Anaheim did go through after defeating the Red Wings... I just can't say that about the Blackhawks right now, and that's kind of sad. Bettman might as well put on some figure skating exhibition instead, for all that most fans care about the games.

/get rid of the Instigator rule so that the enforcers can clean up the cheap shiat against Crosby, Datsyuk, etc.

DoBeDoBeDo		2009-05-22 11:27:01 AM

Katalyst: DoBeDoBeDo: Rahl: Katalyst: iron_city_ap: I agree that Crosby is whiny. Being a Steeler fan, if Big Ben was as whiny as Crosby, people would be out for blood. I'm not saying I don't like him as a player, or I don't want him playing for the Pens, but he needs to quit biatching about stuff and knuckle down.

When was the last time you saw Sid "whining" or "biatching" beyond talking to the refs like every single captain in the league does?

This. It's his job to talk to the refs, it's just amplified because he gets so much more attention.

It's amplified because when he talks to them about stupid shiat he repeats it to the press. Ask any other captain what they were talking to the refs about and you'll get a non answer. Ask Sydney and he repeats his argument word for word like the press corps is going to take his side. That's called whining.

His mouth far overshadows his skill, which is sad because he has a ton of talent. If he'd shut the fark up he'd garner way more respect.

Which is why non pen's fans like Malkin, he's great, and you never hear shiat out of him.

Aren't you a Caps fan?

What did you think of the deluge of whining that came from your entire organization - owner, coach and players during the Craps/Pens series?

No wonder why the rest of the league's fans hate the Craps.

/you never hear shiat out of Malkin because the farker doesn't speak english
//I sure wish the Pens had a guy like Semin on their team. What a farking maroon. Nope. Nothing special about Crosby. LOL

Oh I hated it, no one outside of Ovie and Varlamov showed up for the whole series. So complaining was stupid.

As for your slashies.

1) They are called interpreters and every team has at least one.
2)Read what I wrote, Crosby has a ton of skill here I'll bold it for you.

When you are ready to have a civil conversation I'll happily oblige.

SomeSmith		2009-05-22 11:28:11 AM

MugzyBrown: SomeSmith: Come on now. You've just removed all doubt that you're simply a troll. You know nothing about hockey.

Please show me an example of a similar situation.

1) He jumps a player who isn't expecting a fight
2) He just holds his jersey and jerks it around so a fight never actually starts
3) Skates away as if he did something tough

I don't keep a tally of all the fights in the NHL at my ready with associated YouTube clips of the altercations, but I'll respond to your points.

1.) I wasn't on the ice, so I can't say exactly how it went down, but I know enough that it probably went like this:

1.) Crosby and Mclean get in an altercation that is interrupted by the officials earlier.
2.) One of them says something about the other's mother and it escalates in the rhetoric.
3.) Mclean calls Crosby a diver.
4.) Crosby tells Mclean that next time he's on the ice he's gunning for him
5.) During the face off, he goes after him.

2.) See my post about fighting straps above.

3.) I don't think there was any more swagger in his skating away than anybody else - but of course I don't have my "Crosby Hate" brand glasses on.

MugzyBrown		2009-05-22 11:35:02 AM

SomeSmith: I don't think there was any more swagger in his skating away than anybody else - but of course I don't have my "Crosby Hate" brand glasses on.

No but you have your Crosby lust panties on. You make up a complete scenario just to justify pussy behavior.

I've seen many situations like this, typically, both players drop their gloves right after the faceoff and they go at it. I've never seen somebody just jump on the back of a player trying to win the faceoff to fight him.

I can rip the players of the Flyers that do cheap things, because I understand the game and I can watch it objectively. I don't need to defend the Flyers like they're my lovers.

Rahl		2009-05-22 11:39:00 AM

DoBeDoBeDo: Like I said anyother captain in the league gives a non answer. "Just trying to help the team", "Just trying to work a situation in our favor" etc. Crosby gives exact details like he's still arguing the point. Yes he is young, he could learn a lot from watching how an older captain handles himself in the interview process. And he should do this, ESPECIALLY because he is the face of the sport.

Had a couple of our Indian contractors watch the CAps/Pens series to introduce them to hockey. "The three top players and arguably the best rookie net minder in one series, you gotta watch". The caps guy celebrates more than anyone else and the pens guy seems unhappy at the outcome of everything, was about the consensus from the two of them. However there are now 2 new NHL fans in the world, I was surprised that they got together for beers and last night's game without me telling them it was on.

They promised to teach me to watch Cricket.

I don't agree with you and I can't think of a single example outside of the Ovechkin hat trick of Sid "complaining" more than any other captain, but I get your point.

Take my advice. Stay as far away from cricket as possible. Think of baseball where the hitter wasn't trying to crush the ball and teams willingly give up their turn to bat while killing the other team to keep the game from ending in a tie.

legion_of_doo		2009-05-22 11:39:50 AM

Agent Nick Fury: Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

See, this kind of manufactured story is annoying about Crosby(TM) & the hype machine.

Guerin & Roberts & Hossa have played with all-world types of players before, and yet the media needs to make hay about how they have never played with someone as great as Crosby(TM). There's ALWAYS those types of questions when a Crosby(TM) teammate is on the TV, i.e. "How great is Sidney Crosby?"

It's like everything those guys have accomplished & every experience they've had in the sport of hockey just pales in comparison to the privilege of playing alongside Crosby(TM).

Why does the media set up questions like that? I GET IT ALREADY! CROSBY(TM) IS THE BEST PLAYER EVAR!

Gary Roberts - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with Calgary Flames)
Bill Guerin - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with New Jersey)
Sidney Crosby(TM) - Stanley Cups: 0 (best player ever!)

... but Guerin & Roberts have only ever played with scrubs on their teams.

/not Crosby's fault that this shiat happens, but it happens

merkey88		2009-05-22 11:40:05 AM

Did Crosby cry about too many hats then?

That was a helluva shot.

Agent Nick Fury		2009-05-22 11:43:45 AM

legion_of_doo: Agent Nick Fury: Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

See, this kind of manufactured story is annoying about Crosby(TM) & the hype machine.

Guerin & Roberts & Hossa have played with all-world types of players before, and yet the media needs to make hay about how they have never played with someone as great as Crosby(TM). There's ALWAYS those types of questions when a Crosby(TM) teammate is on the TV, i.e. "How great is Sidney Crosby?"

It's like everything those guys have accomplished & every experience they've had in the sport of hockey just pales in comparison to the privilege of playing alongside Crosby(TM).

Why does the media set up questions like that? I GET IT ALREADY! CROSBY(TM) IS THE BEST PLAYER EVAR!

Gary Roberts - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with Calgary Flames)
Bill Guerin - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with New Jersey)
Sidney Crosby(TM) - Stanley Cups: 0 (best player ever!)

... but Guerin & Roberts have only ever played with scrubs on their teams.

/not Crosby's fault that this shiat happens, but it happens

Where did I quote them as saying he's the greatest player ever, knob breath?

SomeSmith		2009-05-22 11:52:08 AM

MugzyBrown: I can rip the players of the Flyers that do cheap things, because I understand the game and I can watch it objectively. I don't need to defend the Flyers like they're my lovers.

But that's it, you can't watch the game objectively. In any thread that involves the Pens, you're running your mouth about Crosby? The Pens-Flyers threads, you're running your mouth about Crosby. Pens-Caps thread, running your mouth about Crosby. Pens-Canes - guess who you're talking about?

Now we have a thread about the best score of the playoffs to date and what are you doing? And you accuse me of wearing "lust panties"? Ha.

/threadjack over
//done feeding the troll

S.A.S.Q.U.A.T.C.H.		2009-05-22 11:58:31 AM

More like more brilliant defense from Seidenberg. He set Malkin up perfectly for that. Stop skating and screen the goalie. But certainly, kudos for Malkin for realizing the situation. Maybe Malkin could lead Seidenberg around by the nose a little more next time.

Desquamation		2009-05-22 12:02:40 PM

I love Crosby threads. :)

legion_of_doo		2009-05-22 12:03:57 PM

Agent Nick Fury: legion_of_doo: Agent Nick Fury: Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

See, this kind of manufactured story is annoying about Crosby(TM) & the hype machine.

/not Crosby's fault that this shiat happens, but it happens

Where did I quote them as saying he's the greatest player ever, knob breath?

You brought in weaksauce crap that referencing Roberts & Guerin being required to kiss Crosby(TM)'s ass right there in your previous post.

Winterstar		2009-05-22 12:12:01 PM

MOSTLY CERVICAL KREMS: Glad to see that the vagtastic Red Wings fans made an appearance in this thread.

Jealous much?

Agent Nick Fury: The third Cup will look nice next to the six Lombardis.

While I'm all for the Six Lombardis (hopefully 7th this year)...I'm looking forward to the TWELFTH Cup. :)

/Born in PGH, went to college near DET.

Duke_Phillips		2009-05-22 12:25:58 PM

Winterstar: MOSTLY CERVICAL KREMS: Glad to see that the vagtastic Red Wings fans made an appearance in this thread.

Jealous much?

Agent Nick Fury: The third Cup will look nice next to the six Lombardis.

While I'm all for the Six Lombardis (hopefully 7th this year)...I'm looking forward to the TWELFTH Cup. :)

/Born in PGH, went to college near DET.

Bandwagon jumper much?

IMDWalrus		2009-05-22 12:26:46 PM

Agent Nick Fury: Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

Bite it, haters.

The third Cup will look nice next to the six Lombardis.

Yeah, because Pittsburgh did so well against Detroit last year. How's Hossa doing this year, again? :¬)

spacechicken170am: A true bandwagoner only follows winning teams. If the Pens fans had put on Avs, Devils, Ducks, or Wings jerseys then they are bandwagoners.

I don't think you understand what "winning" means.

/not in the past eight years, at least

Doublespeak		2009-05-22 12:35:33 PM

maxspeed		2009-05-22 12:40:51 PM

Enjoy it while you can, once they play a real team like Detroit I'm sure they'll go down in 4 again.

Wut? again? wut?

blanstuf		2009-05-22 12:41:47 PM

Since it's Friday and I don't feel much like working, I grabbed the tape from the 3rd period last night; From the time play stopped for the goal until the time play resumed, 4 min 2 sec passed.

Awesome goal

FreakinB		2009-05-22 12:43:41 PM

Good lord.

One of the best goals I've ever seen. Who even thinks to shoot that? Wow.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 12:59:09 PM

Wow. All these cocky Red Wings fans are brutal.

I guess it makes sense for them to be pumped about the Wings. They are the only thing in that shiat state that wouldn't make me want to kill myself.

/go down in 4 again...lol

Agent Nick Fury		2009-05-22 01:08:11 PM

Katalyst: Wow. All these cocky Red Wings fans are brutal.

I guess it makes sense for them to be pumped about the Wings. They are the only thing in that shiat state that wouldn't make me want to kill myself.

/go down in 4 again...lol

Good for them but could you see if four of the six Super Bowls the Steelers won happened when there were only six teams in the NFL?

Desquamation		2009-05-22 01:09:14 PM

maxspeed: Enjoy it while you can, once they play a real team like Detroit I'm sure they'll go down in 4 again.

Wut? again? wut?

I'll second the WTF??

Went down in 4, when?

Katalyst		2009-05-22 01:10:37 PM

You'd think that fans of the Wings (a team who often lost to much lower seeds in the first round or two of the playoffs) would be a little more humble. Especially if they lived through the "Dead Things" era.

I've never seen such poor "winners".

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 01:11:11 PM

SomeSmith: zippolight2002: The point is that he had plenty of opportunity to throw a punch, but instead just tugged on his jersey over and over because he doesnt have enough balls to throw a punch. Holding the jersey is normal in a fight, jerking it like that is not.

I seen you say a lot of stupid shiat in these threads, but this takes the cake.

Let me give you a little lesson about hockey sweaters... They come with things called "fighting straps". They're on the back of the sweaters and loop around the belt that hold your pants up. You yank on a back of the sweater hoping to pop the button and pull the sweater over the head. This is what he was doing. You can even see the strap and see that he eventually pops it right as the refs move in.

Your ignorance about this sport is exposed with every post you make.

Yes, because no one can fight unless they make sure they pop those. Its an unwritten rule. stfu, thats a formality and I've seen plenty of fights which dragging the jersey over someone's head DOESNT HAPPEN. Come to think of it.... MOST of the time that doesnt happen.

vento		2009-05-22 01:23:55 PM

I love how the Crosby-haters whine more than Crosby ever did. They turn *every* NHL-related thread into a Crosby hate-fest. It's such poetic justice.

drkdstryer		2009-05-22 01:31:04 PM

drkdstryer		2009-05-22 01:33:13 PM

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 01:33:46 PM

vento: I love how the Crosby-haters whine more than Crosby ever did. They turn *every* NHL-related thread into a Crosby hate-fest. It's such poetic justice.

Because its fun. Just like how we turn Bush threads into a Bush-bashing thread every time.

drkdstryer		2009-05-22 01:40:03 PM

zippolight2002: vento: I love how the Crosby-haters whine more than Crosby ever did. They turn *every* NHL-related thread into a Crosby hate-fest. It's such poetic justice.

Because its fun. Just like how we turn Bush threads into a Bush-bashing thread every time.

This isn't a Crosby thread.

Just a by the way.

IMDWalrus		2009-05-22 01:46:15 PM

Doublespeak: Enjoy it while you can, once they play a real team like Detroit I'm sure they'll go down in 4 again.

If Wikipedia's right, the Pens haven't been swept in a series since 1978.

Um...what?

Agent Nick Fury: Good for them but could you see if four of the six Super Bowls the Steelers won happened when there were only six teams in the NFL?

I fail to see how that's a bad thing - fewer teams means less dilution of talent across the league.

Katalyst: You'd think that fans of the Wings (a team who often lost to much lower seeds in the first round or two of the playoffs) would be a little more humble. Especially if they lived through the "Dead Things" era.

Us? Cocky? Take a look in the mirror - how many times has Pittsburgh won in the past decade? Given that your team is more than likely going to face the team that they lost to last year, I'm not sure where your confidence is coming from.

And lest we forget, which team is your leading playoffs goal scorer playing for now? Oh, yeah...

/this is fun!

Katalyst		2009-05-22 01:55:41 PM

A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 02:00:30 PM

Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 02:01:58 PM

zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 02:03:14 PM

Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 02:05:19 PM

zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

We all know that Crosby isn't the second coming of Jesus. That would be Carey "Jesus" Price.

What team do you root for anyway? I haven't seen you in a lot of hockey threads.

maxspeed		2009-05-22 02:05:47 PM

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 02:24:32 PM

Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

We all know that Crosby isn't the second coming of Jesus. That would be Carey "Jesus" Price.

What team do you root for anyway? I haven't seen you in a lot of hockey threads.

Take a wild guess. And I'm not in threads because I watch all of my hockey from online streams that run anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes behind people watching it live on TV. I don't like spoilers.

abmoraz		2009-05-22 02:28:16 PM

zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

No, he isn't the second coming of Jesus. The Jews have been right all this time and he's the FIRST coming of the son of god! ;)

/hockey flame war, meet religious flame war.

bglove25		2009-05-22 02:43:09 PM

zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

I mean, maybe I'm crazy, but if I had to pick one player to build around, he has to be in the discussion. He's won a scoring title, he passes the puck like crazy, plays with good balance and is a great skater. Also, he's done all this by age 21, so yeah, I'd say some of the hype is warrented.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 02:50:18 PM

zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

We all know that Crosby isn't the second coming of Jesus. That would be Carey "Jesus" Price.

What team do you root for anyway? I haven't seen you in a lot of hockey threads.

Take a wild guess.

Nah. I'd rather just ignore you from now on.

blanstuf		2009-05-22 02:52:28 PM

"Oh, my bones are so brittle. But I always drink plenty of... malk?"

The Simpsons are applicable to anything in life.

redpanda2		2009-05-22 03:20:44 PM

That was some Houdini Matrix shiat

zippolight2002		2009-05-22 03:34:24 PM

bglove25: zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

I mean, maybe I'm crazy, but if I had to pick one player to build around, he has to be in the discussion. He's won a scoring title, he passes the puck like crazy, plays with good balance and is a great skater. Also, he's done all this by age 21, so yeah, I'd say some of the hype is warrented.

Sure, but he wouldnt win. His D is nowhere close to that of the other 4 front runners.

Flashman73		2009-05-22 03:53:54 PM

Agent Nick Fury: spacechicken170am: Crosby gets either punched in the face or smacked in the face with a stick every game. When this happens it's not his job to beat them up. It's the enforcers job. Sid know this. .

So true.
I don't remember people calling out Gretzky or Lemeiux for not fighting.

Here's your courageous captain, Pittsburgh. A sad excuse for a "man". Pathetic. When this player is on his knees and being held by a teammate, then Cindy doesn't have a problem throwing punches.

img.photobucket.com

/Cindy!

Magics5RIP		2009-05-22 04:04:36 PM

legion_of_doo: Agent Nick Fury: Players like Guerin, Hossa, and Roberts say they've never been with a teammate who works harder than Sid, even during pratice.

See, this kind of manufactured story is annoying about Crosby(TM) & the hype machine.

Guerin & Roberts & Hossa have played with all-world types of players before, and yet the media needs to make hay about how they have never played with someone as great as Crosby(TM). There's ALWAYS those types of questions when a Crosby(TM) teammate is on the TV, i.e. "How great is Sidney Crosby?"

It's like everything those guys have accomplished & every experience they've had in the sport of hockey just pales in comparison to the privilege of playing alongside Crosby(TM).

Why does the media set up questions like that? I GET IT ALREADY! CROSBY(TM) IS THE BEST PLAYER EVAR!

Gary Roberts - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with Calgary Flames)
Bill Guerin - Stanley Cup championships: 1 (with New Jersey)
Sidney Crosby(TM) - Stanley Cups: 0 (best player ever!)

... but Guerin & Roberts have only ever played with scrubs on their teams.

/not Crosby's fault that this shiat happens, but it happens

To be fair, the media simply asks what it is like to play with Crosby. None of them flat out ask people to shore up how great he is. The players respond with THEIR opinion. The media just reports it.

This isn't Dems vs Repubs. Its hockey.

jekostas		2009-05-22 04:20:10 PM

Flashman73: Agent Nick Fury: spacechicken170am: Crosby gets either punched in the face or smacked in the face with a stick every game. When this happens it's not his job to beat them up. It's the enforcers job. Sid know this. .

So true.
I don't remember people calling out Gretzky or Lemeiux for not fighting.

Here's your courageous captain, Pittsburgh. A sad excuse for a "man". Pathetic. When this player is on his knees and being held by a teammate, then Cindy doesn't have a problem throwing punches.

/Cindy!

What about the great Flyers captain Mike Richards punching Fedotenko when he was being held down by the linesman this year?

Yeah, Flyers fans, you really don't have the right to call out Crosby for this kind of behavior AT ALL.

jekostas		2009-05-22 04:31:20 PM

Smiths: i turned off the game after that and went to sleep. it was that good.

even if carolina came back and won and i woke up and saw SERIES TIED 1-1, i would be like "i don't care, that goal was beautiful"

Malkin is dangerous as hell. Saw this in Game 1 vs Philly and was wondering what was taking him so long to bust the fark out of Crosby's shadow and take this shiat over.

It's funny, Smiths, that you'll shiat all over Crosby for scoring goals by going to that front right corner of the net, but two of Malkin's were scored on rebounds from that exact same spot and all you say is "Malkin is dangerous as hell"...

Odd, really.

Magics5RIP		2009-05-22 05:01:44 PM

Flashman73: Agent Nick Fury: spacechicken170am: Crosby gets either punched in the face or smacked in the face with a stick every game. When this happens it's not his job to beat them up. It's the enforcers job. Sid know this. .

So true.
I don't remember people calling out Gretzky or Lemeiux for not fighting.

Here's your courageous captain, Pittsburgh. A sad excuse for a "man". Pathetic. When this player is on his knees and being held by a teammate, then Cindy doesn't have a problem throwing punches.

/Cindy!

Dig through anyone's career. You'll find them being a 2nd man in a fight at some point over 15-20 seasons.

bglove25		2009-05-22 05:27:02 PM

zippolight2002: bglove25: zippolight2002: Katalyst: zippolight2002: Katalyst: A huge gripe from Crosby haters is how he is shoved down their throats by the league and the media. And yet they are the first ones to bring him up in threads that have nothing to do with him.

Thats a good point. There are atleast 4 guys who are better than him all-around but don't get any of the attention from the NHL as a company. And your right, we don't like that. They want to shove Crosby down our throats, so we're gonna shove Crosby-hating down your throats. Get used to it.

Cry moar.

Once Pittsburgh fans start admitting Crosby isnt the second-coming of Jesus, I'll stop crying. But they won't, so I won't.

I mean, maybe I'm crazy, but if I had to pick one player to build around, he has to be in the discussion. He's won a scoring title, he passes the puck like crazy, plays with good balance and is a great skater. Also, he's done all this by age 21, so yeah, I'd say some of the hype is warrented.

Sure, but he wouldnt win. His D is nowhere close to that of the other 4 front runners.

Well, its not like he plays 5 on 1. I'll take the scoring, passing, making everyone on the ice better guy. I think he can learn how to stick check more effectively by the time he's done (plus he plays decent D just because he sees the ice well).

whereisian		2009-05-22 05:55:46 PM

Always with the Crosby threadjacks. Why are people not posting videos of amazing backhand goals? For shame.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 05:56:05 PM

jekostas:

What about the great Flyers captain Mike Richards punching Fedotenko when he was being held down by the linesman this year?

Yeah, Flyers fans, you really don't have the right to call out Crosby for this kind of behavior AT ALL.

What about the great Flyers captain Mike Richards punching Fedotenko when he was being held down by the linesman this year?

Yeah, Flyers fans, you really don't have the right to call out Crosby for this kind of behavior AT ALL.

What about the great Flyers captain Mike Richards punching Fedotenko when he was being held down by the linesman this year?

Yeah, Flyers fans, you really don't have the right to call out Crosby for this kind of behavior AT ALL.

Just so the Criers fans don't miss it.

Barry DinPoen		2009-05-22 06:24:06 PM

Can I haz links for Red Wings Game Friday Night?

Katalyst		2009-05-22 06:28:53 PM

Barry DinPoen: Can I haz links for Red Wings Game Friday Night?

Yesh. A few to pick from on this site.

http://www.myp2pforum.eu/nhl-icehockey/39022-ice-hockey-today-may-22th-playoffs - day-34-a.html

Barry DinPoen		2009-05-22 06:34:05 PM

Thanks friend...sorry for 'jacking'

MrAwesomeSquared		2009-05-22 06:41:19 PM

Awesome goal. That wasn't luck, that was skill, talent, and ability. Every so often a player can put it together and just take over. Malkin did it last night, particularly on his first and third goal.

Wait...why are people talking about Crosby or the Flyers?

Didn't the Penguins beat them in the 1st round?

I mean, I am one of those idiot Flyers fans, so I might be mistaken. Maybe Malkin went back in time and scored a different hat trick than the one I saw last night. I hate fan bases. Just because you root for a rival team doesn't mean you can't admit a team is good. The Flyers are a good team. The Penguins are an excellent team, and this year (like last year), they were better. People should just let the facts speak for themselves without shoving it down each other's throats. None of you look intelligent, you all kind of make hockey fans look bad.farking shut up and enjoy some great hockey. Then go online and talk about good hockey. It's very fun to do.

temmerling		2009-05-22 07:36:12 PM

MrAwesomeSquared: Awesome goal. That wasn't luck, that was skill, talent, and ability. Every so often a player can put it together and just take over. Malkin did it last night, particularly on his first and third goal.

Wait...why are people talking about Crosby or the Flyers?

Didn't the Penguins beat them in the 1st round?

I mean, I am one of those idiot Flyers fans, so I might be mistaken. Maybe Malkin went back in time and scored a different hat trick than the one I saw last night. I hate fan bases. Just because you root for a rival team doesn't mean you can't admit a team is good. The Flyers are a good team. The Penguins are an excellent team, and this year (like last year), they were better. People should just let the facts speak for themselves without shoving it down each other's throats. None of you look intelligent, you all kind of make hockey fans look bad.farking shut up and enjoy some great hockey. Then go online and talk about good hockey. It's very fun to do.

THANK YOU. Jesus christ it is ridiculous in here.

Of *course* there's an element of luck to any hockey goal. Even Ovechkin misses the net entirely sometimes. The really good ones just have a higher chance of making a shot like that, not to mention the ability to put themselves in a position to make that play.

He may not have been looking at the net when he began the shot but you can bet your ass Malkin knew exactly where he was on the ice and where the goal was. He made the conscious decision before-hand to win the faceoff chase it to the boards, come around to that side of the goal and shoot. When he got there, (or before), he consciously decided to spin and back-hand the puck above the goalie's left shoulder and in. And he accomplished exactly that. Luck is a bad bounce. That was a sick play.

S.A.S.Q.U.A.T.C.H.		2009-05-22 08:01:46 PM

The TROLLING that surrounds Penguins fans on FARK is worse than the NE Patriots trolling. You all make me *facepalm* in the name of hockey.

Katalyst		2009-05-22 08:09:16 PM

S.A.S.Q.U.A.T.C.H.: The TROLLING that surrounds Penguins fans on FARK is worse than the NE Patriots trolling. You all make me *facepalm* in the name of hockey.

Yeah. It's really the Pens fans trolling. If you noticed this is a thread about Malkin and the Caps fans brought Sid into it with their trolling.

Then the biggest hockey hypocrites, the Flyers fans start ragging on Sid too.

It's almost as pathetic as you and your Bruins.

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