May have to get off this board for a while......

Why no note about Neal throwing flying elbows as a subplot? Or his reluctance to fight Wayne Simmonds afterwards? Or Evgeni Malkin elbowing Flyers' defensemen behind the net? Goes both ways buddy.
- jmatchett

This makes sense anywhere but a Pens blog. Not sure what you expected to read in here or why you are shocked.

Aww my poor team, poor me, I need a scapegoat to justify my reality. My team cant settle it on the ice, it must my settled on the interweb.

This makes sense anywhere but a Pens blog. Not sure what you expected to read in here or why you are shocked.
- dbell646

I'm going to go to a rival team's fan blog, and then get outraged by what I read lol.

It reminds me of the people who listen to opposing political talk radio, just to get pissed off.

Do you expect anything different from the Pens blogger? He thinks the Flyers are dirty when he has cheap shot artist cindy on his team. Also Neal elbows players all the time and pens fans don't have a problem with that. Looking forward to Giroux besting cindy crybaby again.
- Allstarzz

Oh goodie ... look what the cat brought in. I love it when fans of meaningless teams come in and flex their muscles. This is like a Pirate fan barging into a Texas Ranger thread.

This makes sense anywhere but a Pens blog. Not sure what you expected to read in here or why you are shocked.
- dbell646

Well, the Flyers have dirty players, and I'll give it to you. Every team does. But nothing the Flyers did last year is up there with Neal's shot at Couturier or Asham (no longer on the team, I know) crosschecking Schenn in the throat. If we're expecting a non-homerized version of the subplots, I think Neal would be one of the main ones. I like reading Toperzer daily, and just didn't think he's be such a homer as to only point the finger one way.

Edit: I'd like to add that I actually enjoy watching the Penguins, and as a whole, they're a fun team, and a very talented one. So I'm not in here to go "Cindy's dirty tee hee, Malkin is a stupid poo!" or anything, just trying to calmly state that yes, while there are subplots, they're not all Flyer-driven.

Oh goodie ... look what the cat brought in. I love it when fans of meaningless teams come in and flex their muscles. This is like a Pirate fan barging into a Texas Ranger thread.
- Oneonta Penguin

^This

- cap1681

Aw, you beat me to it!

Ovie still has more goals and points than Crosby in his career. And he did that with no Malkin on his team. Enough said.
- Allstarzz

With no Malkin but with Backstrom and mostly STEROIDS ...anyway, a hockey carreer don't end in 4-5 years. Good luck with your pathetic team trying to make the playoffs, LOSER

This is like a Pirate fan barging into a Texas Ranger thread.
- Oneonta Penguin

Yes, because the Pirates and Rangers play each other so often and have had such a heated rivalry the past few seasons. Totally the same.

Yes, because the Pirates and Rangers play each other so often and have had such a heated rivalry the past few seasons. Totally the same.
- jmatchett

He was talking about the Maple Leafs fan that's trolling in here.

Yes, because the Pirates and Rangers play each other so often and have had such a heated rivalry the past few seasons. Totally the same.
- jmatchett

I'm not sure you understand where I'm going. A person with any smarts understands. Then, there is you ...

More the reason to ignore him
- rival22

Speaking of monkeys, er I mean morons

Good job John...you got the Flyer fans riled up...but I'm sure you had NO INTENTION of doing that...right?

C'mon guys...it's Pens vs Flyers game day...it would be so boring if we just said the stats and then didn't have some fun talking about the history with hope for more history making moments in tonight's contest.

I'm gonna say 10-3 Pens. Crosby and Malkin and Giroux get hat tricks...Crosby and Malkin get Gordie Howe hat tricks too.

Crosby fights Giroux.

Malkin fights Couturier.

Edzo fights Pierre McGuire. (okay, not even sure they are doing the game).

Flyers finish the game with 75 pims...Hartnell is ejected for getting into a confrontation with Cy Clark.

Do you expect anything different from the Pens blogger? He thinks the Flyers are dirty when he has cheap shot artist cindy on his team. Also Neal elbows players all the time and pens fans don't have a problem with that. Looking forward to Giroux besting cindy crybaby again.
- Allstarzz

I don't know about my fellow Penguin fans, but I love this guy. I mean how can we honestly get mad at a guy who uses the not at all played out insult of Cindy. I mean he obviously isn't attempting to demean women by implying that someone name Cindy is worth less than an individual with a males name.

As for the Giroux vs Crosby comment here is a simple graphic that explains why Giroux wins:



As you can clearly see, league accomplishments mean nothing. Only video game covers matter.

5-2 Penguins tonight. Malkin/Neal with a big night and Giroux sulking (calling his mum) about how his wrists haven't been the same and he can't score anymore.

WOW John what kind of blogger are you. Brayden Schenn will try something dirty? Teach his brother. What about Neals 3 attempted elbows to Giroux head in game 3 last year(too bad giroux is faster than Neal) Grow up and worry about the stats. Im not trying to start something here but every NHL player does stupid stuff but caliing it out like that is ridiculous. The Pens have a great team yes but WOW chill out. We could even prolly throw out Cookes irresponsiblity of his body that lead to Karlsson being hurt among other things!!
- BernieKorch

You beat me to it. He obviously forgot (or left out) the part where he predicts that Neal will try to take off Giroux's head by jumping at him with a flying elbow (again), Vitale will try to take out Grossmann's knees (again), Malkin will try to decapitate at least 2 Flyers players with dirty cheap shots (again), Fleury will flop at least once like he was shot by a 12-gauge at point blank range after not being touched (always), and Cooke will be his usual bushleague self trying to hurt half the team. The Pens will have sad faces that they have one less target in Hartnell as Scotty always seems to be a favorite for Cooke, Fleury, et al.

I'm going to throw a prediction out there for tonight.

Penguins - 4
Flyers - 2

Goals:
Pittsburgh - Malkin, Crosby (x2), Dupuis
Flyers - Read, Schenn

I'm not sure you understand where I'm going. A person with any smarts understands. Then, there is you ...
- Oneonta Penguin

I understand you're comparing two teams in another professional North American sports (sorta) league who never ever play each other to teams in another North American league who play each other several times per season. Even with the Leafs, there's still some history there, more so than the Rangers and Pirates. I'd say Cardinals might be more fitting.

Yes, because the Pirates and Rangers play each other so often and have had such a heated rivalry the past few seasons. Totally the same.
- jmatchett

He's talking about allstarzz. Glad to see that your hackles aren't up though.

He's talking about allstarzz. Glad to see that your hackles aren't up though.
- Ben37

That may be the first time I've actually seen someone use hackles in a sentence. Honestly, I'm hoping for a (mostly) clean, hard fought game with a lot of skill on display tonight. I want to see if Couturier can once again contain Malkin. Although I would like to see Neal fight Simmonds, just to try to put the thing to bed.

Well, the Flyers have dirty players, and I'll give it to you. Every team does. But nothing the Flyers did last year is up there with Neal's shot at Couturier or Asham (no longer on the team, I know) crosschecking Schenn in the throat. If we're expecting a non-homerized version of the subplots, I think Neal would be one of the main ones. I like reading Toperzer daily, and just didn't think he's be such a homer as to only point the finger one way.

Edit: I'd like to add that I actually enjoy watching the Penguins, and as a whole, they're a fun team, and a very talented one. So I'm not in here to go "Cindy's dirty tee hee, Malkin is a stupid poo!" or anything, just trying to calmly state that yes, while there are subplots, they're not all Flyer-driven.
- jmatchett

Well said. And no Pens fan seems to have a reasonable explanation for why the subplots are completely one-sided in the blog or why it's seemingly acceptable for JT to throw stones in his glass house.

I posted this on the old thread, and wanted to see what people think.....



I've come to the conclusion that if a trade does happen, it's going to be for somebody that no one expected. A guy in his 20s who is a 20 goal scorer with the ability to be a 30+ goal scorer on the wing of a Sid or Geno. Going completely off the board, i could see a guy like Partic Hornqvist from Nashville or David Jones from Colorado being targets.

Well said. And no Pens fan seems to have a reasonable explanation for why the subplots are completely one-sided in the blog or why it's seemingly acceptable for JT to throw stones in his glass house.
- shonoff95

Here is a reasonable explanation.......It's a Pen's blog

Here is a reasonable explanation.......It's a Pen's blog
- cap1681

And therefore nothing negative about past Pens exploits can be uttered even when relevant to upcoming events?