really think are stanley cup material again this year as long as they can hold consistent with goaltending/defense, although I only watch penguins games so i'm not sure if blackhawks detroit are just as good if not better this year. thoughts? watching this pit vs FL game (yes its FL i know) has me pretty happy after coming off a 6-1 win against phoenix(again i know) but they also had that 12 or 13 winning streak which was hot too.

in the end this could just be an i love penguins thread but truly curious who i should be worried about taking my pens out this year? :D

LOL @ the Pens coming out of the East, gl beating the Flyers this year.

pretty sure you have to be a philly fanboy to think that they will definitely crush pens this year... come on now

haha was expecting that response... but what do you expect realistically? you think they will crush pens without a worry? you dont think it will be close at all? have you watched every pens vs phi game this year? pens have wayy too much clutch factor for that

 

Originally Posted by HITTHEPANDA

haha was expecting that response... but what do you expect realistically? you think they will crush pens without a worry? you dont think it will be close at all? have you watched every pens vs phi game this year? pens have wayy too much clutch factor for that

lol'd pretty good at the bolded part. I obv dont think that they Flyers will run over them, that will never happen with it being such a HUGE rival for both teams. I do however know that the pens can not match the Flyers line for line, the Flyers are very very deep and any team that takes 1 shift off vs them is gonna look very bad. I dont like how the Pens matchup with the Flyers line for line this year.

=) i'll admit i love my pens more than anything and i think the pens vs flyers series will be pretty awesome and they will most likely be the team that takes us out if someone does. so i guess the flyers are the answer to my thread question =p

also even tho i am supposed to hate the flyers i have a lot of respect for them in the past couple years with what they've done with their team to make them what they are today.

I would have more respect for the Pens if they lost Crosby, but my pure hatred for him makes that nearly impossible.

why do you hate him?

is it cause he bitches to refs or something? i've never understood it.

is it cause hes not a big burly man?

 

Originally Posted by HITTHEPANDA

why do you hate him?

is it cause he bitches to refs or something? i've never understood it.

is it cause hes not a big burly man?

the constant crying, not bitching he does to the refs is one. But the fact that is a POS that dives non stoped is the one that puts it over the top for me. But that is just me, i have played hockey my entire life and still do to this day.

not nearly as bad as he has been, but the diving has been passed from him to the rest of the team. Tilts me to watch a pens game.

 

Originally Posted by Burying_Luck

and you playing hockey and hating crosby correlates how?

If you want to stick to your "i play hockey so i know" defense then you don't need to be told that the guy playing harder, going faster and keeping his legs moving is going to draw penalties. Besides that I would imagine a hockey player like yourself would support the games superstars instead of blindly hating them for essentially playing too hard.

LOL @ all of this, you are either a HUGE pens fanboy, or you suck Crosby's dick. either way gtfo.

let's go flyers! dun dun dundundun

you mean shot blocking? really dont understand what you're talking about here

woooooooooooo! i'm down

 

Originally Posted by sellittojohn

Blonde and I, as well as my brother and our wives are going to a game in March?? when Blonde decides he can leave his house again. I hope to meet you and S1nner there as well.

Im hibernating till spring. Plus my income tax check will pay for my tickets.
Pens have surged lately, especially with Malkin putting up some stats. But the Flyers had their own surge going until they let their guard down vs FLA. In comparison, the Flyers are a better team than the Pens when healthy. Both goaltenders are playing well (which is a surprise since boucher is apparently made of swiss cheese). And the D is much improved from last year. Zherdev is also a surprise scoring machine this year. A good replacement for Gagne. Pronger needs to stay healthy tho.