A Return To Scene Of The Triumph
Just found this video documenting Wings fans during game 7.
"Ozzie, Ozzie , Ozzie."
Huge question to ask. Why are there fans watching the game outside?
Thought that was illegal, no?
Suck it.
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Super Mario
From NHL.com
Part of the NHL's new playoff ad campaign.
A week of huge opponents coming up.
Go Pens.
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McBain. PENS LOSE.
If this is some run-of-the-mill 1:00 game in January, who even cares.
But the implications alone made a game like this huge.
And it didn't disappoint.
The Pens at least got a point. In a month, we won't be able to use that as a crutch.
In fact, if the Pens lose a game like that in the playoffs, people commit suicide.
The Canes are on a magical mystery tour right now.
Their last three games have all been OT wins, twice against the Pens, once against the Caps.
They are like 6 points out of a playoff spot.
They'd have to get lucky, but teams like that are why having a high seed doesn't matter.
Playing a hot team like the Canes in the first round is bad news.
But on the other hand, Montreal, who is red hot, can go into fifth place tonight with a win.
Bottom line on all of this is, no matter what, there are no good matchups in the first round.
The key is just to be playing good hockey.
And the Pens will have that chance to get rolling this week.
All hate, all the time: Monday till next Saturday.
Buckle up.
GAMEDAY 72 - HURRICANES
1:00 PM
Mellon Arena
Listen to the game at [WXDX]
The road trip is over.
The hype has died down.
The streets of Boston have not been stained red with blood.
We're back at Lady Mellon and it feels good, even if it's only for one game.
Only seven regular season games left for the old girl, including today.
After this game the Pens head back on the road for games against two big opponents: Detroit and Washington.
Then they'll settle into a nice six game homestand.
Is today a trap?
An afternoon game against the Hurricanes sandwiched in between games against New Jersey, Boston, Detroit, Washington and Philadelphia.
If any game was going to be overlooked, it would be this one.
The Canes defeated the Capitals in overtime on Thursday.
They defeated the Penguins in the last meeting between the two teams.
They're 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.
The playoffs are just around the corner.
It's time to bring that killer instinct back and crush the Canes.
Do what needs to be done.
The Night They Turned The Lights Out In Boston. PENS WIN.
The Boston fans went from booing Cooke to booing their own team.
The Penguins whipped out their balls, and they whipped them all over the Bruins, their fans, and their building. Other than the X morning show with Tim Benz, it's hard to imagine a bigger, more disappointing three hours for people.
There appears to be a giant rat in the background. And that dude with his hand in his pocket?
[thanks to whoever sent this in]
If we were Bruins fans, we'd probably light ourselves on fire.
What a gutless, uninspired effort. Thank God Marc Savard isn't alive to see it.
But that doesn't surprise us.
No one even came to Savard's defense two weeks ago when it happened.
The next time anyone hears anything from the Bruins, it will be at the draft. For all their crowing, the Boston media looks even dumber than it normally does. Some guy actually found a way to make the Cooke/Savard hit about Crosby.
Want to know where the Boston media's minds are?
They gave Shawn Thoronto the number-3 star in this game...for fighting Cooke.
So now the Boston faithful can pull out their pics of Larry Bird and rub themselves down in fading memories.
As for the Pens, looks like we read our Mayan calendar wrong. One day off.
A great recovery game for MAF. Only made 17 saves.
But if one goes in during the first ten minutes, it's a whole different game.
And the game brought us a new nickname:
7
This could be 6, but first tiebreaker is wins.
Pens have 42 wins. Atlanta has 30 with 12 games left.
Tiebreakers are wins, then points earned head-to-head, then goal differential head-to-head.
GAMEDAY 71 - BRUINS
7:00 PM
TD Garden
Listen to the game at [WXDX]
Know the Enemy:
They're really angry over there.
We can't possibly figure out why.
Gameday 71 and no Geno.
"By Gawd! This is gonna be a slobberknocker!"
And the cell is lowered....
We've already mentioned it earlier, but the Boston Herald, one of the oldest daily papers in America and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes, unleashed this piece of fine quality journalism this morning:
"Take Sidney Crosby down every chance they get. He, not Cooke, is the Penguins’ heart and soul. Make him bleed for the sins of his teammate.
Take him into the boards. Knock him down every chance you get. Bounce a puck off his nose if you can. If you get a blind side shot at him, put your body through his chest."
The Bruins may want to focus on winning a hockey game instead.
Making Crosby bleed won't widen the gap between the Bruins and the Rangers for the eighth and final playoff spot.
The NHL has brought in veteran officials for tonight's game.
Colin Campbell and directory of officiating Terry Gregson will be in attendance.
Vince McMahon will be there to order Earl Hebner to ring the bell.
Maybe not.
"Wait.... oh my gawd! That's Eric Godard's music!"
Amateur Hour At The Boston Herald
From the [BOSTON HERALD] this morning.
Somewhere in a dark room Marc Savard nods his head in approval. Then he throws up.
What lesson would a Bruin be teaching Cooke? How to choke in the playoffs? Could someone advise?
No one is afraid of the Boston Bruins.
What's Chara going to do? Look at someone? Joke.
But the best part of the Boston Herald's coverage comes here. From some guy named Turd Borges:
What the Bruins should do instead is play their most physical game of the year. Contest every loose puck. Take Sidney Crosby down every chance they get. He, not Cooke, is the Penguins’ heart and soul. Make him bleed for the sins of his teammate.
Take him into the boards. Knock him down every chance you get. Bounce a puck off his nose if you can. If you get a blind side shot at him, put your body through his chest.
Same is true of Evgeni Malkin if he plays. He may not due to - as the insurance companies say - a pre-existing condition (he missed last night’s game against New Jersey). If he does try to skate, put a body on his already injured body every chance you get.
He goes on to compare Colin Campbell to Pontius Pilate.
This should be fun.
Poni up.
Go Pens.
[Thanks to Jim B. for the tip]
This. Ain't. Over. PENS LOSE
"You can't beat us."
"You can't beat us."
"You can't beat us."
Those were the chants of Devils fans as the Devils went on to clinch a 5-2 victory over the Pens.
We need the video and audio, because we're going to make that our ringtone until the playoffs
Look, is it good that the Pens have lost six straight to the Devils? Nope.
But despite the resounding tones of bridge jumpers, we love it.
Because when the band rolls into New Jersey come Mid-April, the world champs will be left for dead.
If any team on the planet feeds off being not given a chance, it is the Pens.
And before we get ahead of everything, the Devils haven't clinched or won anything yet. Tons of hockey to be played.
All these people speaking about playoff matchups are garbage. How did that UPDATED two third seed work out for the Devils last year?
Bottom line, once the playoffs start, all bets are off. It'd be nice to have home ice in the first round. There is no easy path to the promise land. If that isn't in you're mind already, no clue why you read this site.
And as for wrestlemania tonight against the Bruins.
Bring it.
