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if only the caps showed more spunk like barbs did in the playoffs, they might still be playing.

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:lol:lol

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Fucking Panthers fans ruined it though. Octopus could get picked up quickly, there weren't hundreds thrown out. Hats take a while but how often do hat tricks happen so it's not a big deal. The rats took forever because everyone could bring in 10 in a bag and so it blew.

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I'm a user of these messageboards just like you and I was just replying to a view he had about only people in Western PA caring about the Penguins winning. I don't know how that is considered "randomly going after" someone but if that's what people think then so be it.

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A Penguin being thrown on the ice in Nashville would be no chill haha. It would be epic.

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I'd like to reiterate how much of a horse's ass Ron Cook is. Please cover hockey for more than 3 weeks a year or simply retire.

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/r...s/201705310129

JFC.

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I saw a clip of the article going around twitter this morning. I dont even want to click the link.



Love when journos conveniently just disregard PP production by a player because it doesnt fit the narrative, as if its not a giant aspect of the game.

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Colin Dunlap hinted as such this morning. His stance was (and I'm paraphrasing), "since when did power play goals take a back seat to even-strength?"

Kessel is third in scoring in the league at a point a game. How much more does Cook want?

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19 points in 20 games this playoffs... after he probably shouldve won the Conn Smythe last year... yeah he sure isnt earning that paycheck :lol

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What's the deal with throwing animals on the ice? Go Preds

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The more i read it the more the article is laughable.

He is saying Kessel isn't scoring enough... but then he says he has 7 post season goals this year and 10 last year. He conveniently doesn't mention that the Pens have at least 3 more games to play this post season.

I should never have read the article. It's clearly click bait. He should leave the PG and join Dejan.

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Cook was also advocating for a week of prison time for catfish guy yesterday, so things are going well for him.

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charges are being dropped against catfish thrower.

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indeed....

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BUwveo_D...y=justinbieber

WTF!

Pens are doomed

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fucking beibs

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:lol you made a comment about my behavior. Which is weird in itself (like, what are you, 60? my behavior?? lol, sorry gramps) but also pretty much exactly what singling someone out is.

But enough about some guy who I've now wasted two posts on...

Anyway, that's great to hear that catfish guy is free and that Justin Beiber is now a Penguins fan. Tremendous day for the NHL.

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Going to the game tonight, got great seats

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So fucking pumped. Go Preds!

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Hahaha fucking Beiber. Enjoy that one, Pens fans!

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Eerily quiet in here for a Cup Finals game going on.

Beauty of a goal by Aberg
Lucky goal by Guentzel

Guentzel sure knows how to playoff hockey though

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Refs are so inconsistent for both sides. It has got to be tough out there to not know what will get called. They call these ticky tack things, but punches to the face are cool

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O boy. Pens woke up

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Sucks for hornqvist. Cullen was just offsides.

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Apartment all packed. What great background noise. Baby pens alum doing moves tonight

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Only 10-ish months til next year's playoffs. So there's that.

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Great win. Love jake. Love murray, kept them in it bigly.

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This series sucks

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Agreed, they have been awful.

I am no Pens fan (truthfully I did not want them to repeat since CHI could not nor did I want Crosby to captain a third cup and equal Toews) but I have no desire to see trashville to win a cup. Helluva game by Guentzel and Murray.

No idea how subban was not given a penalty for spitting on the guy he was fighting. He is scum, nothing more.

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Also hope Guentzel gets 2 or 3 more goals to overtake (or tie) Ciccarelli for most goals in a single playoff!

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Pennns!! Jake freaking Guentzel! I have to say, this does not get old. (I know full well I've been spoiled.)

^ Yes! I could never stand Ciccarelli

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:eiffeltower

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U mad bro?

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Yea your first and only mistake was reading a hockey article by Ron fucking Cook

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Pens are juggernaut status right now. By no means is the series over, but Preds are rattled harder than the Caps in a 2nd round playoff series.

Malkin is in Subban's head

Guentzel scores more than h2p in college

PPG was ROCKIN tonight


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2 more boys...2 more...


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Woo yay go Penguins

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I can tell this is heart-felt

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Two. More. Wins.

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My old ass heart can't take this madness

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Ouch.

https://mobile.twitter.com/IslesRW/s...10345045491712

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interesting post from a fan base not in the SCF.

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I can't believe Kessel only had one assist last night. What a bum! :rolleyes

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:lol Pens fans.

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:lol I wasn't being serious.

:lol :lol

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It's humor. Heard of it? Many of the last 25 years, we needed one to watch the Islanders.

Michael Jordan must be excited. The tiger woods face might be replacing the crying Jordan

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Rangers fans seem to struggle with jokes :lol

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No idea what you are talking about. What joke? I didn't back read when I posted.

My post was laughing at Pens fans for trying to convince me why the Pens can't repeate this year after I called they would one game into the playoffs. When the Pens ultimately win this series I plan on making a fun compilation of all the crazy posts Pens fans made in here when I said that :lol

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Pretty sure it was only H2P who said they had no chance. We were all down after game 6 loss to the caps but otherwise I really think youre overstating a bit.


But my post was because it looked like you were :lol -ing at jrkarger's post about Kessel

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:lol

:lol

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I will backread and post if the Pens win, it was more than just H2p haha

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I posted they were EFFED with a capital (no pun intended) F after losing Letang. I even thought so during and after the first round when the shot totals were so lopsided.

Glad I was wrong. Thanks, Flower!

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I just want something different :lol Our rivals have had enough success already to last my lifetime :lorraine

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This is how I feel about the Devils. I could not handle that team winning another cup before the Rangers get one. If that happened, I would probably never watch hockey again :lol

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Right now, it's the Penguins for me. But it will be 10,000,000 times worse if the Cowboys ever figure their shit out because that fanbase is the worst collection of human beings on God's green earth.

It's why I don't want the Capitals or the Nats to get their first titles, because I just can't stand seeing rivals succeed while I've gone almost 29 years of my life seeing one title.

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I fully admit that I have been spoiled as a fan of fairly small market franchises. I am very fortunate to have witnessed 6 titles. Yes, as a Steelers fan it sucks to see the Pats win a bunch, but at least the Steelers have won 2 Super Bowls and played in two more during my lifetime, and of course have all the history. I'm soaking up every minute of this Pens dominance because I know it won't last forever and I remember the Rico Fata era. They've been my favorite team in any sport since I was a little kid, so these past couple years have been beyond joyous.

Then there are the Pirates. Sigh....:lol

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man, the hate for Pekka Rinne this week is so strong.

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He's been unarguably awful in the first two games

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Go figure, I would love for the Pirates to break through. One of my favorite memories with my grandfather (on my mom's side from western PA) is talking sports with him. He was a huge Pirates and Steelers fan (loved Franco Harris and Roberto Clemente). He wanted the Buccos to win so bad.

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EFFE the pirates.

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Oh, no doubt.

But people are acting like he's Michael Leighton all of the sudden.

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how many times do you have to see him being awful before you go another way though? no goalie in the history of the league has earned the right to just go out there and be allowed to suck b/c of past success

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1-10 against the Pens in his career, with the only win coming in relief is very telling.

If they had a better backup I think Laviolette would make a change, but with a nobody backup, and them going back for game 3 at home, hes gonna start Rinne.

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Saros is actually considered to be a very good goalie.

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Putting in Saros, though, takes away the preds puck handling and break out from their zone. Would change things.

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Yikes what a pathetic tweet from CSNCapitals

https://twitter.com/csncapitals/stat...82397522288640

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Hope they have some pretzels for all that salt.

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I know Saros is supposed to be good, but if they pull Rinne youre right they lose the puck handling which is a huge aspect of their gameplan... I also think it would fully deflate that team.

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:lol :lol

Exhibit #21352761 why no one takes the Caps seriously

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Guess thats what happens when the entire organization lets the Pens live rent free in their heads for a decade

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What a dumb tweet

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A decade? Try almost 3

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I think this is similar to when Trotz pulled Holtby that one game. Everyone was wondering if Grubauer would start the next game, but of course it was Holtby and he was much better.

Would be really surprised if Rinne isn't starting game 3.

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Hey. Sup guys.

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too quiet in here for it being the finals

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Been packing my cooler for the parade.

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Going to miss game 3 for the D&T show in Philly.

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Just waiting for the expansion draft and amateur draft. Can't wait.....

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Im missing it too. Ill be in the pit at jack johnson in ohio

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:thumbsup

That's one less night we have to strain our eyes looking at the Pred's hideous yellow sweaters.

As awesome as the Pen's whites are they are more than offset by the Preds yellows.

:AntsNeedsAVomitEmoji

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Totally disagree here. I love the Preds jerseys. The biggest issue is the yellow helmet. When they wore those jerseys with the blue helmet, I thought they looked amazing.

Hate to say this, but I am not a fan of the Pens jerseys. I preferred their 1990's whites.

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:confused

The white 1990 jersey was the same as the current one.

Current Pens whites are the best jersey in the league.



I normally like colorful jerseys but the Preds just has way too much yellow, its not broken up well with blue.

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I don't like the Preds yellow but I like the idea of it in the stands with the fans. It's crazy and would be distracting for me as a player.

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I said 1990's not 1990, sorry for the confusion. Here is a link to my favorites.

https://www.google.com/search?q=1990...I5zQ0c-iB7p7M:

Nashville with the blue helmets:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Nash...46ZYp2h7mkMJM:

That is when I think the Preds jerseys looked great!

Also, I don't agree that the current white Pens jerseys are the best in the league, unless you just mean best white jersey in the league. If you only mean of all the white jerseys, I might agree, but I would have to take a look haha.

Edit: I do like the current Pens white jersey too. It was their home jersey I was saying I was not the biggest fan of. I still prefer the link I posted though.

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:lol oh god I hated those Pens jerseys and especially that logo.


NSH with the blue helmets looks better, but the yellow logo on yellow jersey thing I think is the issue I take with it.


And clearly im biased but the Pens whites are my favorite in the entire league.

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Funny how that works. I didn't like that logo on the black jersey back then. I loved it on the white though.

The 1990's produced some different, weird and funny NHL jerseys for sure :lol

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This http://www.inthecrease.co.uk/jerseys/pensaway.jpg

and this http://www.rarevintagewear.com/wp-co...9/IMG_7416.jpg

were my favorite 90's/early 2000's jerseys

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https://ursportsreport.files.wordpre...ins-jersey.jpg

http://www.rarevintagewear.com/wp-co...9/IMG_7418.jpg

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Best white jerseys in the league are Chicago's.

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First link was blocked at my work for some reason.

Second link surprises me though. I hate any team jersey that does the NY Rangers style lettering. I find it really weird to copy it to be honest.

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https://twitter.com/deadspin/status/870645907783602176

Apparently Leonsis is a conspiracy theorist that the league favors the Penguins over the capitals.

The meeting in that write up took place in 2010, and there's really not much substance behind it, it's click bait bs, but still.

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Heres another link for the first http://3951-presscdn-28-25.pagely.ne...xalternate.jpg

I mean other places have used it. Alot of NHL jerseys in the past have used the same templates and just changed the colors.

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I have that lettered with a FRANCIS "C". My all time favorite.

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If the league did care, then why didn't they win anything until 6 years after that? League only wanted them to do better than the Caps but not win it all?

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:lol

Pens own all the real estate in Leonsis' head

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Bummed there's no game tonight

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Oilers whites are really good too.

Pens the best tho. :D

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obviously to not make you think it's a conspiracy.

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It's been a pretty vanilla playoffs to be honest

Edit: Aside from Game 7 of ECF, but every year there's a playoff game like that