For All You Caps Fans

[godsshoeshine]

that and dc isnt much of a hockey town

[TomJaworski]

i've enjoyed the thread, it's just like going to a real caps game and having pens fans take over.

Haha!!!
 
 See you on Sunday.
 
 2007-08 Hart Trophy = Evgeni Malkin.

[slappy]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  30% pens fans, 20% caps fans and half empty

Let's kill some myths for functionally retarded Pen's fans.
 1. There is no Santa
 
 2. Caps attendance is continuing to do well.
 Last two games have been a sellout and close to sellout. And how soon we forget, the rabid Pen's fans were close to losing their team to KC last year. And hey? What was Pittsburgh's attendance like just a few years ago? Oh yeah...that's   right!
 
 3. Photo with boss...Creepy
 Photo with boss that you happen to live with... Super Creepy Ghey
 No Sidney, that's not a pen in Mario's front pocket.
    <img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAGS131~2005-Sidney-Crosby-Mario-Lemieux-Draft-Day-Posters.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 4. Malkin getting the Hart? Bwhhaaa. haaaa. Let me know when he can beat Ovie's stats - Ranks in the NHL (through Monday's games): first in points, first in goals, first in PPGs, tied for first in GWGs, first in shots, 12th in hits, sixth in takeaways
 
 Thanks for playing along.
 
 Can't wait to see all 50 gagillion billion Pen's fans at the next game. Hope they make enough cotton candy for you all.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by slappy:
  4. Malkin getting the Hart? Bwhhaaa. haaaa. Let me know when he can beat Ovie's stats - Ranks in the NHL (through Monday's games): first in points, first in goals, first in PPGs, tied for first in GWGs, first in shots, 12th in hits, sixth in takeaways

I know he has no chance with the 3 week injury, but Nick Lidstrom. Best defenseman, leads the league in +/-, leads defensemen in scoring, should win the Norris in a walkaway, and you can't argue he's a product of the system... see how the system has done without him.
 
 That said, AO would be my #2 vote.
 
 Not to sound like a total hockey nerd, but who do you guys like for the Selke? I think Datsyuk and Heatley is the best race in YEARS.

[Frank Gallagher]

Penguins fans are the biggest bandwagoners in American sports.

[grotty]

see below

[grotty]

Originally posted by slappy:
   

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  30% pens fans, 20% caps fans and half empty

Let's kill some myths for functionally retarded Pen's fans.
 1. There is no Santa
 
 2. Caps attendance is continuing to do well.
 Last two games have been a sellout and close to sellout. And how soon we forget, the rabid Pen's fans were close to losing their team to KC last year. And hey? What was Pittsburgh's attendance like just a few years ago? Oh yeah...that's   right!
 
 3. Photo with boss...Creepy
 Photo with boss that you happen to live with... Super Creepy Ghey
 No Sidney, that's not a pen in Mario's front pocket.
      <img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAGS131~2005-Sidney-Crosby-Mario-Lemieux-Draft-Day-Posters.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 4. Malkin getting the Hart? Bwhhaaa. haaaa. Let me know when he can beat Ovie's stats - Ranks in the NHL (through Monday's games): first in points, first in goals, first in PPGs, tied for first in GWGs, first in shots, 12th in hits, sixth in takeaways
 
 Thanks for playing along.
 
 Can't wait to see all 50 gagillion billion Pen's fans at the next game. Hope they make enough cotton candy for you all. [/b]

You are kidding right? Either that or all those playoff losses to the Pens over the years have poisoned your soul.
 
 Doesn't this mean that the Caps are...um...not very good?
   Conference Standings

[slappy]

Originally posted by i'm her slave:
 You are kidding right? Either that or all those playoff losses to the Pens over the years have poisoned your soul.
 
 Doesn't this mean that the Caps are...um...not very good?
   Conference Standings

I'll take it sloooooowly with you, I know it was a lot to take in.
 There was no kidding in my post, even the part about the man/boy relationship of Mario and Sid.
 
 - If you go back and look at my posts, NOWHERE do I say the Caps are 'very good'. They will be lucky to make the playoffs, but they do have a shot.
 
 -If they do get lucky and meet the Sens in the first round, there is a good chance on them going to the second round to then be eliminated.
 
 -Just looking at the Conference Standings doesn't tell the whole picture. Their record is MUCH better since changing coaches in November.
 
 Selke could be tough to pick this year, I could see Datsuk, Zetterberg, Heatley, or even Iginla getting it.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by slappy:
 Selke could be tough to pick this year, I could see Datsuk, Zetterberg, Heatley, or even Iginla getting it.

Yeah, those four have been awesome this year, but I'd list Iginla a distant 4th, personally. I think the Wings organization is pushing Datsyuk (who, by the numbers alone should win this thing) over Zetterberg  for consideration , so hopefully their won't be alot of vote splitting between the two. Definitely an interesting race to watch.

[TomJaworski]

4. Malkin getting the Hart? Bwhhaaa. haaaa. Let me know when he can beat Ovie's stats - Ranks in the NHL (through Monday's games): first in points, first in goals, first in PPGs, tied for first in GWGs, first in shots, 12th in hits, sixth in takeaways  

Yeah, Ovie is sooooooo far ahead in points. I don't know how anyone could catch him. Puh-leeze....
 
 A. Ovechkin = 90 points
 
 E. Malkin = 89 points

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by slappy:
 

2. Caps attendance is continuing to do well.
 Last two games have been a sellout and close to sellout. And how soon we forget, the rabid Pen's fans were close to losing their team to KC last year. And hey? What was Pittsburgh's attendance like just a few years ago? Oh yeah...that's   right!
  [/b]

how is up to 23rd in the nhl doing well? and if you look at  percentage of capacity the caps are 28th! and that's with one of the best, most exciting players in the league, and in a huge city
 
 the pens issues had to do more with the city being broke and the civic arena sucking than with the amount of fans they have
 
 i wish dc was a better hockey town, and hopefully things are looking up. harder to find tickets to sunday's game than it was for the game back in the fall. that one was pretty sparcely attended
 
 my favorite part was when the manchester united supporter calls out the pens fans for being bandwagoners. hahahahaha

[slappy]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
 how is up to 23rd in the nhl doing well? and if you look at  percentage of capacity the caps are 28th! and that's with one of the best, most exciting players in the league, and in a huge city
 
 the pens issues had to do more with the city being broke and the civic arena sucking than with the amount of fans they have
 
 i wish dc was a better hockey town, and hopefully things are looking up. harder to find tickets to sunday's game than it was for the game back in the fall. that one was pretty sparcely attended
 
 my favorite part was when the manchester united supporter calls out the pens fans for being bandwagoners. hahahahaha

Amazing what Pens fans will believe.   :roll:  
 You're gonna use the percent capacity, the biggest grain of salt in all of the ESPN attendance 'stats'  as a rebuttal? You do realize if an arena really was at 120% capacity it would be a fire code violation. Ever notice the Rangers home attendance as been exactly 18,200 for every game this year?
 
 The ESPN attendance stats are complete BS. The only thing to take from them is the teams at the top are doing well, the bottom ... is just that. Everything in the middle is murky at best.
 
 Pitt and Buffalo fans commenting on Caps attendance is a complete joke when you also look at their success to attendance ratio. Hell, I have more respect for Flyer's fans after seeing them continue to fill their arena even when they stunk the last few years. And they don't act like complete douche bags.

[godsshoeshine]

yes, i wish we could all be like philly fans   :roll:  
 
 do you have a source for your attendance figures that isnt the owners blog?

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
 

Originally posted by slappy:
 [qb]

2. Caps attendance is continuing to do well.
 my favorite part was when the manchester united supporter calls out the pens fans for being bandwagoners. hahahahaha [/b]

I think you misunderstand what "Bandwagoners" mean?
 
 In the EPL Chelski are the bandwagoners/johnny come lately's. United have had millions of fans from around the world for years regardless of wether they were winning trophies or not.
 
 GEDDIT NOW???

[godsshoeshine]

half the people i know that picked up the epl in the last 10 years support manusa
 
 90% of the people i know that root for the pens are from southwestern pa or have relatives from there. everyone leaves for jobs, what can i say
 
 isnt the knock that 75% of the prawn sandwich brigade live in london anyway