I’m so sick of hearing about hockey in Detroit.  You have a good team but the fans suck.  Hockeytown, my ass!  The Stanley Cup Champs, the best player in the league (Malkin) comes to town, and the place is half empty.  Pathetic!

Posted by Matt from Montana on 11/12/08 at 06:11 PM ET

They do get their panties in a bunch over there when someone insults their team. Nice work.

Posted by Nate A from Detroit-ish on 11/12/08 at 06:39 PM ET

The Stanley Cup Champs, the best player in the league (Malkin) comes to town, and the place is half empty.  Pathetic!

Funniest thing I’ve read all week.

Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 11/12/08 at 07:08 PM ET

you’re doubting that the player with the longest point-streak this season isn’t the best in the league?

what do you think… good ol’ don’t-look-back-&-get-my-stick-lifted-turnover-to-game-loser datsyuk is?

as a pens fan, I’ve got some respect for alot of DET players; Franzen (incredible player), Ass in your goalie’s face Holmstrom, Filppula, St. Nik, Capet matches the Drapes, Conker, and M. Samuelsson…

but lets face it… DET’s depth is what makes that team… take your Zett-Dats-Hosshit line and replace the 2,3,4 with mediocre players and you guys are mud.

thanks for the recap, Charlie and myself were pleased.

WOOOOOOOOOOO

Posted by Anony from California on 11/12/08 at 07:18 PM ET

take your Zett-Dats-Hosshit line…

Nice research.  Watch the game last night?  At all?

Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 11/12/08 at 07:21 PM ET

That’s funny, the funniest thing I’ve read all week was your coach:

“I thought it was going to be over.  Then we self-destructed.” 

...............

Oh, and your “backup” goalie:
“There was some serious turnover, but they’re still a pretty good team,” said Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin, the Penguins’ backup last season to starter Marc-Andre Fleury. “I certainly wouldn’t bet against that group, the guys in that locker room that I know. A lot of real high character guys in there.

“I wouldn’t bet against them.”

Posted by nu on 11/12/08 at 07:22 PM ET

not research, just your paper’s top 3 FWDs mashed together.

Posted by Return of Anony from CA on 11/12/08 at 07:24 PM ET

not research, just your paper’s top 3 FWDs mashed together.

what team exactly could excel with 3 lines of mediocre players? god learn a little something about sports and pull your ass out of your pisshole before spewing that crap in here

Posted by rwingscup19 from Dallas on 11/12/08 at 07:25 PM ET

1993 Los Angeles Kings.

I COULD go on.

Posted by It's OK to be bitter, rwingscup19 from I was in June, Myself. on 11/12/08 at 07:27 PM ET

you’re doubting that the player with the longest point-streak this season isn’t the best in the league?

A season long point streak?  And THIS season?  That makes him the best…the best player?

You’re not actually serious?

Holy crap…you are. That’s fricken awesome! I thought nothing could cheer me up today…but having you come over and represent Pens fans with that little mental gem…it did the trick.  Thanks!

Posted by Gabriel from San Diego, CA on 11/12/08 at 07:27 PM ET

Malkin is the best player in the world.  End of story.

Posted by hossucks on 11/12/08 at 07:30 PM ET

the best player in the league (Malkin) comes to town

I haven’t laughed that hard since I was a little girl.

Posted by Incognetis from Delaware... Hi... I'm in... Delaware on 11/12/08 at 07:30 PM ET

Gabriel, as a fellow Californian, I can disregard everything you say…

WHY?

Because SD obviously sucks cocks.

Shouldn’t you be rooting for the Ducks or something?!  It seems like everyone else in this state does.

enjoy your immigrants, and methamphetamines down there, buddy.

-Anony from Silver Lake

Posted by As a californian, on 11/12/08 at 07:31 PM ET

MALKIN 4 PRESIDENT

Posted by Anony from Silver Lake, CA on 11/12/08 at 07:33 PM ET

MALKIN FOR PRESIDENT

Posted by Ken Holland from Detroit, MI on 11/12/08 at 07:35 PM ET

MALKIN DA PRESIDENTSKI

Posted by Pavel Datsyuk from DA MOTHERLAND on 11/12/08 at 07:36 PM ET

-twitch-
-twitch-
MALKIN FO’ PRESIDENT

Posted by Henrik Zetterberg from Some shady Detroit, MI corner... scoring crack roc on 11/12/08 at 07:38 PM ET

“Geno gave me $5 dollars when we passed eachother in the hallway to come here and say MALKIN 4 PRESIDENT”

Posted by Marian Hossa from Detroit, MI on 11/12/08 at 07:39 PM ET

Hey Guys, Gary Bettman of the NHL here…

first and foremost, let me start by saying i’d appreciate if you guys would lay off the accusations that myself and Captain Sidney Crosby are close, or in league, in any way, shape or form…

lastly, you all should know that I favor Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins, and will do anything to make him the face of the NEW NHL… I would even go so far as to nominate him president of the United States.

so, there you have it… I, Gary Bettman officially endorse;

MALKIN FOR PRESIDENT

-G. Bettman

Posted by Gary Bettman from A Cave Where I Control The Outcome Of Every Game on 11/12/08 at 07:43 PM ET

1993 Los Angeles Kings.

and how did that season end for them? about as well as last season for the pens?

MALKIN 4 PRESIDENT

sorry, malkin hasn’t even made it through an entire season without disappearing, let alone 4 years

Posted by rwingscup19 from Dallas on 11/12/08 at 08:05 PM ET

Wow.
This is like an internet hacker-attack on our home blog: 
Multiple non-sensical postings from losers, attempting to drown our intelligent, mature, measured, insightful and witty discourse.
I guess that is what you do when you do not understand the game, and are not mentally stable enough to handle the loss of the Stanley Cup. 
Sadly, they may never recover.

Posted by w2j2 on 11/12/08 at 08:46 PM ET

This made my day.  We lose the game, and the bet, and therefore Chief gets to mock them on their own blog.  Lollipop anyone?

Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/12/08 at 08:51 PM ET

Malkin for President?  Don’t read the Constitution much, do ya douchebag?  He’s not eligible.  Not old enough, born in the wrong country, not nearly enough stamina.

Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 11/12/08 at 08:53 PM ET

Didn’t you know? Because they have The Golden Boy, the Stanley Cup is now rightfully theirs until the end of time. There’s no argument about it! Their loss last year in the SCF has thrown the universe out of whack, and soon a black hole will develop and suck away everyone but the Penguins and their bandwagon fans.

It’s funny, I went to a Wings/Pens game at Mellon (aka The Other Dump) in 2003 and it was pretty funny not seeing anyone in the stands, even with Lemieux playing. Those fans sure have a lot to talk about when it comes to not filling a building before Golden Boy came along and has “saved” their franchise. But, none of those “fans” even cared about the team in 2003, let alone knew what hockey was.

I remember when Zetterberg scored in that game against Fleury, it was his 1st year in the league. Some kid turned around to us and said he was another player the Wings had “bought” with their millions. I had to subtlely remind him that Hank was indeed a draft pick.

Let them be happy for beating the Wings. I remember last year when the Wings beat the Ducks, it felt good, but in the end, it didn’t cash a check to the Finals (although one could argue that since it actually happened). Kudos to their team for not quitting, but in the end all it ended up being was two points. Before I left the Joe last night, I looked up and saw the 2007-08 Stanley Cup banner, and I felt better about everything.

Posted by Jeremy from Bowling Green, OH on 11/12/08 at 08:55 PM ET

IWO did the honorable thing in paying off his bet…
So guess what?
They all come over here and crash “The House that Stevie built”
Sad.

Posted by w2j2 on 11/12/08 at 08:56 PM ET

Before I left the Joe last night, I looked up and saw the 2007-08 Stanley Cup banner, and I felt better about everything.

word

Posted by rwingscup19 from Dallas on 11/12/08 at 09:07 PM ET

I’m usually a fan of Pensblog, but man some of the commenters can’t read or choose not to.

We blew big hairy, yes, Charlie balls yesterday and I couldn’t be happier for it. If loosing that game, in that way, doesn’t energize this team I’m lowering my expectations by a round or two. Or three.

Posted by Osrt on 11/12/08 at 10:12 PM ET

*losing*

Posted by Osrt on 11/12/08 at 10:13 PM ET

...the best player in the league (Malkin) comes to town, and the place is half empty

Funny, just funny..the quote of the year so far. Malkin is a fine player and maybe will be great in the future..but the best player now? Hell, he’s not even the best Russian in the NHL.

Posted by UMFan from Colorado on 11/12/08 at 11:22 PM ET

Very nice, Chief. 

“It’s uncharacteristic, the way we’ve been playing without the puck in our own zone,” Osgood said. “We’re just cycling around in our own end. If we continue this all year, we’re not going to go anywhere in the playoffs.

“But let’s put it in perspective and let’s not overreact to the situation. We’re playing teams that are gunning for us every night, and we’re not even playing good defensively. Are we going to play like this in April? No, I 100% guarantee that. When you look back on these games, it’ll probably be a good thing for us. They taught us a lesson, slapped us down a bit.”

Is it just me or has HStJ been churning out some good stuff lately?

Posted by yawt from norcal on 11/13/08 at 04:55 AM ET

Hilarious.  Wings fans just can’t give it up.

I would like to see a game without lidstrom and rafalski in the lineup.  Pens would wipe the floor with the wings, esp if gonch and whitney were back.

Both the teams are good, and the rivalry is great. Good to see some fancy bickering like this.

Posted by DrW from Detroit on 11/13/08 at 07:50 AM ET

“I would like to see a game without lidstrom and rafalski in the lineup.”

Did you watch even one game last February?  The entire “D” was sidelined with injuries. Raffi, Nick,Cheli,Kronners.

“Pens would wipe the floor with the wings, esp if gonch and whitney were back.” 

Just like they wiped the floor last June. Huh?

Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!

Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 11/13/08 at 08:22 AM ET

Look up.
Now you see why I don’t wander into the shallow end of the gene pool (aka Pens blog).  Dunno ‘bout you 19, but I’d rather not attempt to argue with teenagers.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/13/08 at 08:58 AM ET

Here’s the thing that I have not seen from Penguins fans, either here or on their home blogs.  While I’m sure there are a few people saying it and a few more people thinking it; you can rest assured that the 19 of us at the A2Y would not still be bragging about a 7-6 overtime victory, no matter who the opponent or how exciting the game.

We’d be thanking our lucky stars that we were able to pull off a game like that and be talking about what the hell happened that made us give up 6 goals.  Let go of the thrills for a second and take stock of what really happened on Tuesday.  Two good teams made themselves look ridiculous while making the other team look very good.  Being on the losing end of that tilt makes it much easier for us to say that this should be the team’s wakeup call.  Are the Penguins mature enough as a team to realize that they have a lot to learn from this as well?

Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 11/13/08 at 09:34 AM ET

I missed all but the last ten minutes of the game. Did the French goalie fail again in attempting the most difficult of all techniques to master—that of stepping down onto the ice from the bench area? 

(Yeah, dats frozen water down dare, douchegargle.  It’s slippery).

Posted by O-Joe on 11/13/08 at 09:47 AM ET

quote]Two good teams made themselves look ridiculous while making the other team look very good.

there are some people here that are much smarter than me. good point.

Posted by rwingscup19 from Dallas on 11/13/08 at 10:19 AM ET

there are some people here that are much smarter than me. good point.

And our collective IQ is only about half of what it is when Baroque’s around.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/13/08 at 10:27 AM ET

and the rivalry is great.

I don’t think the Penguins are even in the top 5 of Detroit’s rivals…

Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 11/13/08 at 10:57 AM ET

Who are these clowns?  Not the “Malkin 4 Prezzz” clowns, I mean the clowns skating around in Wings shirts.  To the clown who suggested the Wings play without Lids (only +1 this year) and Raffi (-1), I’m still waiting for them to start the season.

And I agree with JJ above, a 7-6 win in November is nothing to be proud of.  That was an ugly game.

Posted by cephalopod from Chicago...nope, still not over it. on 11/13/08 at 10:59 AM ET

I don’t think the Penguins are even in the top 5 of Detroit’s rivals…

Not even close. But I don’t think we’re on their list either, and if we don’t meet them in the finals again this year most tensions will fizzle out.

Posted by Osrt on 11/13/08 at 11:10 AM ET

Man, there are a lot of haters over at the penisblog.  They seem to feel for Detroit more or less the same way I felt for the Ducks and their fans, if they had any, all of last year.

Posted by lilja4ever on 11/13/08 at 11:30 AM ET

Meanwhile, on the Ocho (er, TSN2): The Pens and Wings took Rememberance Day to a whole new level by remembering what the NHL was like in 1988-89. 7-6 in overtime after the Wings blew a 5-2 lead in the third. Yzerman to Gallant looked like the winner until Lemieux set up Robbie Brown for the tying goal, then won it in overtime himself. Yowza.

from Four Habs Fans

just thought the 19 would like that

Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 11/13/08 at 11:36 AM ET

What continues to amaze (and annoy) me is the Pens fans that constantly give Detroit crap about game attendance.  NEWS FLASH:  If Cros-baby had landed in any other city in North America THERE WOULD BE NO PITTSBURGH PENGUINS TODAY…therefore who knows where Malkin would have ended up, and all those idiots that come on here and talk smack (poorly) about a franchise never on the cusp of leaving town (something that has happened TWICE in Pittsburgh) they would be cheering on the FLYERS instead of trying to convince everyone that because they won the draft lottery a couple years ago, that they are the new Mecca of hockey.  Get real, and get off our board…you’re all a bunch of morons.

Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 11/13/08 at 11:49 AM ET

“Did you watch even one game last February?  The entire “D” was sidelined with injuries. Raffi, Nick,Cheli,Kronners.”

Yeah, i watched all the games.  They sucked too!  They were awful.  They were well below .500 for a dozen games.

The pens have a pretty damn good record considering the missing D.

And about last June, yeah I get it.  Just keep holding onto the scraps from your past.  San Jose is going to roll over you at some point come playoffs (eventhough I dont want to see it)

Posted by DrW from Detroit on 11/13/08 at 12:13 PM ET

Just keep holding onto the scraps from your past.

like the 4 cups in the last 11 years? or the 11 total? man, that is some helluva scrap-book

Posted by rwingscup19 from Dallas on 11/13/08 at 12:29 PM ET

Look, I’m a Pens fan and I am NOT a moron, you feckless dicks(or dickless..uhhh…fecks?) I freely admit that I do have a “stick up my ass from last June” and my hatred for your team isn’t driven by the immature douchebaggery of the fans on here(which, when looked at objectively, closely resembles the immature douchebaggery of the Pensblog crew), or the grungy, inner-city blasted landscape of a financially failing town(but these days ALL towns are financially failing) or even the much-vaunted franchise history of 11 Stanley Cups(7 of which were in the Original 6 days, when there were really only 3 teams) I hate this team because for right now, this season and last, the Wings are hockey’s New York Yankees and N.E. Patriots. You guys have everybody. Detroit, for whatever reason is an all-star team..for now. I think that at the end of this season, the poison that is Marian Hossa will spread and you guys will feel the pain of free agency. You will be victimized by the idiot GMs offering 10 million a yr. or more and THEN I won’t hate your team so badly.  You assholes though, are pretty fuggin funny. Even Chief, who sucks only because he’s a Navy puke(God help him). Nice blog though. I laughed out loud several times. See yinz in February….dicks.

Posted by Charles Limerick from N.C. on 11/13/08 at 12:41 PM ET

Because SD obviously sucks cocks.

Nice talk sugar mouth.

Wow, Gabe, a town and an entire region dissed by Gomer from Silver Lake.  (ed note: Silver Lake?) Glad to see he doesn’t let any particular bias show in the comments section on a ......... Hockeyblog.  Tough guy.

Win one game against the Wings and it seems a lot of folks lift their rock and crawl out to comment.  At the very least it does seem to indicate that internet connectivity continues as a growth market.

Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, sippin rum & catchin some rays on 11/13/08 at 12:59 PM ET

Wings are hockey’s New York Yankees

Name ONE player who’s ever left cash on the table to play for the Pinstripes?

You guys have everybody. Detroit, for whatever reason is an all-star team..for now.

Well lemme see….  excellent scouting and drafting and keeping our picks is one reason. Players choosing to come here is another. Pssst, the all star tag has been around for over what… a decade or more?

the poison that is Marian Hossa will spread and you guys will feel the pain of free agency.

Dig around a little, we’ve all openly acknowledged there’s a very good chance he’ll be gone after this season. We get it and have gotten it before you came along with such an epiphany. And why all the bitterness of he’s such poison.. or why the attempt to keep him?
Moron, maybe not. Blinded from reason by hatred, yes.

Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 11/13/08 at 01:00 PM ET

Seriously, every Pen fan hates Hossa but not because he left money on the table or because he’s good.  It’s because he ‘sold his soul at a discount price’ to the Red Wings.  You don’t see this form of hatred for Malone or Hall or any of the other number or ex-Pens who have moved on.  Nope, it’s soley for Hossa.  They talk about how he’s a whore for teams.  And this is supposed to be a surprise for us?  It’s the same rage filled reasoning that I spoke about yesterday.  I think it makes Pens fans feel just a little bit smaller to know that their team wasn’t good enough for all these players to want to stay.  I know their excuse will be that they probably couldn’t keep them all because of the salary cap and what not but you know what?  I don’t see any of those guys offering themselves up to stay with the Pens at a discounted rate.  Hmmmmm….I wonder why that is?

And now that I’ve engaged full-fledged mud slinging mode, I feel much better about myself.

Posted by clemshady from Greenwood, SC on 11/13/08 at 01:17 PM ET

Oh my, you guys have already covered it but I’m still laughing about the Malkin best player in the league.

I’ll take Alex Ovechkin any day over Malkin.  At least Ovechkin always gives 100% on the ice.

Hope the Wings wipe the ice with the Mullet’s joke of a team tonight.

Posted by hockeychic from Denver, CO on 11/13/08 at 01:19 PM ET