For All You Caps Fans

[grotty]

Originally posted by slappy:
 
 
 Once you start learning the NHL doesn't revolve around the Pens the more respect you'll earn as fans.

Again...the irony.
 
 You think it is ok to walk out of the Stanley Cup presentation
 
 You can't respect greats like Mario & Sid
 
 You start contributing by disparaging fans of other teams.
 
 It is you who needs the lesson grasshopper.
 
 
   <img src="http://roaringshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/slappy.jpg" alt=" - " />
 Starring your 2008 Washington Capitals!!

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by slappy:
 Once you start learning the NHL doesn't revolve around the Pens the more respect you'll earn as fans.

but for pens fans, the game does revolve around the pens.  good for them.
 
 once you start sticking around to see the Cup being awarded to the league's champion - your team or not - the more respect you'll earn as a real NHL fan.  only bandwagoners and cry-babies bail when their team loses the finals.  a true hockey fan can appreciate the special moment that is the hoisting of the Cup, no matter who is underneath it.
 
 sorry slappy, but it's getting harder and harder to take you seriously.

[godsshoeshine]

i just dont understand the relevance of a hypothetical situation a quater century ago. youre whole banter relies on lots of 'if'

[grotty]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i just dont understand the relevance of a hypothetical situation a quater century ago. youre whole banter relies on lots of 'if'

It's an acute case of inferiority complexia

[slappy]

Originally posted by i'm her slave:
  reason #1,098 why Crosby is better than Ovechkin.
 
  <img src="http://www.nhldigest.com/wp-admin/images/Ovechkin%20Lookalike.jpg" alt=" - " />

That's funny!
 Tip: If you're attempting to dis Ovie to prove Crosby superiority. Don't use a picture of Ovie next to the Calder trophy that Crosby LOST.
 
 Tip 2: It's hockey, not America's Top Model. I'll take Chelios and Brind'Amour on my team anyday. You seem to like Malkin even though he looks like Frankenberry.

[slappy]

Originally posted by i'm her slave:
   

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i just dont understand the relevance of a hypothetical situation a quater century ago. youre whole banter relies on lots of 'if'

It's an acute case of inferiority complexia [/b]

Hey, if the shoe fits. I'm not continuing this thread on my own.
 Funny you guys seem to forget about this time last year!
 
 Pens' Pittsburgh Future Still Unsure

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by kosmo:
  i have fond memories of watching the red wings hoist the stanley cup in dc, where there were probably more red wings fans in attendance than caps fans...  and talk about tacky a good number of them left, not sticking around to watch the cup be presented...

Were you actually at game 4 or did you mean on TV? I was at game 3 and had tickets for game 6 (which, of course, never happened).

[godsshoeshine]

Originally posted by slappy:
   

Originally posted by i'm her slave:
     

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  i just dont understand the relevance of a hypothetical situation a quater century ago. youre whole banter relies on lots of 'if'

It's an acute case of inferiority complexia [/b]

Hey, if the shoe fits. I'm not continuing this thread on my own.
 Funny you guys seem to forget about this time last year!
 
 Pens' Pittsburgh Future Still Unsure [/b]

which...didnt happen. another if i see

[grotty]

Originally posted by slappy:
  Funny you guys seem to forget about this time last year!
 
 Pens' Pittsburgh Future Still Unsure

What a crock that was - pure leverage to get a new arena. Do you really believe the Pens were ever going to KC?
 
 Next you'll be telling me that the Steelers are moving to Columbia MD & they'll be playing in Merriweather.    
 
 You seem awfully obsessed with the past today Slappy. Nothing good to look forward to? Alex is already gearing up:
 
   <img src="http://www.fanatique.ca/images/golf/ovech_golf.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 Ovechkin is a better golfer than Crosby. There. I said it. Happy now?

[BookerT]

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
   

Originally posted by kosmo:
  i have fond memories of watching the red wings hoist the stanley cup in dc, where there were probably more red wings fans in attendance than caps fans...  and talk about tacky a good number of them left, not sticking around to watch the cup be presented...

Were you actually at game 4 or did you mean on TV? I was at game 3 and had tickets for game 6 (which, of course, never happened). [/b]

i was at verizon center for game 4, there were absolutely more red wings fans than caps fans. it was pretty neat to see the stanley cup awarded in person, and then they rolled out the dude in the wheelchair and he held the cup and it was kinda touching. konstantinov? kozlov? who knows?
 
 i'll sell you that memory/story, kramer-peterman style, julian. how much you willing to give me for it?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

The Penguins problems with surviving financially in Pittsburgh aren't centered around fan support but the fact that even when their arena sells out, because of its diminutive size, they're barely financially viable. If they'd get a larger venue and keep the current level of fan support (which they will with the offensively exciting team they have), they'd become a top 5-8 financial market easily... unless their lease was crazy or something.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by BookerT:
  i'll sell you that memory/story, kramer-peterman style, julian. how much you willing to give me for it?

No, we're good, man. I still have it on VHS and can relive the memories of watching it on my Detroit REd Wings: A Celebration Of Champions DVD boxset.
 
 I've never gotten to see the Cup presented, but I have attended at least one game in the Cup finals for each of the Wings 4 modern cup finals appearances, including Game 3 vs. Carolina which was that triple OT that Larionov finally won in the middle of the night.
 
 And the guys name was Vladimir Konstantinov. He was a beast, and I remember the city being crushed when he got in that limo wreck after winning the Cup the first time.      
 
 When Lindstrom retires and they retire his number, they need to officially raise the #16 to the rafters as well.

[godsshoeshine]

the salary cap saved the pens the second time more than crosby did. sure didnt hurt to get him

[grotty]

I'm only showing this because you said if:   <img src="http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/PittsburghPenguins/new.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 It's a done deal. Prep construction has begun.
 
 There's a waiting list for tickets in the new building.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by i'm her slave:
  I'm only showing this because you said if:  

You're right, I should've used "when." I knew they had a plan in place.