What, no hockey fans?

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Originally Posted by SugarCube 

Game 5 was tough to watch, outplayed and to some degree beat themselves with all those silly penalties.  Game 6 will be our rebound night, game 7 a nailbiter.  It'd be nice to see the Cup go to back to the Steel City, but the Wings won't make it easy at all.  I'll settle for a good close game, no more whooping, please!

Tough to watch?  I walked into a sports bar in Leesburg, Va with a Pen's sweater on, surrounded by Cap's fans that would rather see the Wing's win then cheer for another Eastern conference team After EVERY Detroit score I was "reminded" by the local supporters of my teams inferior play. After the game when I was leaving, the bar manager, also a Cap's fan, shook my hand and said he lost a bet that they would drive me out before the game ended

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

 

surrounded by Cap's fans that would rather see the Wing's win then cheer for another Eastern conference team After EVERY Detroit score I was "reminded" by the local supporters of my teams inferior play. After the game when I was leaving, the bar manager, also a Cap's fan, shook my hand and said he lost a bet that they would drive me out before the game ended

 

 

 

Bunch of Washington DC  fans?  Just ask them "how bout those Nationals"?  They're like 15 and 40 at the bottom of the National League, heck, worst team in Baseball EVER!  Then you might mention the Redskins

As probably the most vocal Wings fan in the bunch, I agree that is the way it looks.

However, in my case I did not watch games 3,4 and only a few minutes of 5, due to moving.  Moving and unpacking a family of 8 is not fun, nor does it lend itself to watching hockey or commenting on it.

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Originally Posted by crgildart 

I'll give the "most heart" nod to the Penguins fans here.  The Wings fans had no comments + or - when they lost games.  Lots of smack when their team wins, but nothing to say when they lose. Pens fans step up and have comments either way.  

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Originally Posted by fischermh 

As probably the most vocal Wings fan in the bunch, I agree that is the way it looks.

 

However, in my case I did not watch games 3,4 and only a few minutes of 5, due to moving.  Moving and unpacking a family of 8 is not fun, nor does it lend itself to watching hockey or commenting on it.

 

Ok but no more excues for youI guess if you had to miss any games those would be the ones to skip LOL!

Moving and unpacking?  What you got all those kids for if they can't move and unpack stuff?  Just have them unpack and bring you stuff so you can direct them where to put it.

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Osgood is not a great goalie by any means, he is average at best surrounded and held up by a great defense.  His team collapses around him and the crease at every opportunity.  The fact that he's going to go into the HOF is a joke.

 

Osgood next to Roy?  Sawchuck?  Joke.

 

You could take any starting goalie in the league and put them on the Red machine and they would have Osgood's Cup record.

 

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Originally Posted by fischermh 

Osgood is a great goalie.  Not a Roy or Sawchuch, but in the level below them.  It is like saying that since Lou Gehrig is notas good as Ty Cobb, he is not a great player.  Look at Ozzie's numbers, he is around number 10 in most categories for his career.  It is absurd to say that because he plays for the WIngs, he is not good. He has won many games single handedly over the years.

Elements of truth to both comments.  Osgood is an above-average goalie who has benefited from playing on some exceptional teams and has one great gift in that he consistently elevates his game when the playoffs start.  Is he an HOF goalie?  Probably not, but his playoff record and Cup wins will probably get him in.  One of the biggest reasons for doubts about him comes from his current team which for most of his career expected him to share goaltending duties with Vernon, Legace, or be the backup to Hasek.  He really doesn't have many seasons where he was expected to be THE #1 goalie.  Put him on a more avereage team, i.e. his stints with the Islander's or the Blues, and he achieved average results.  However, like I noted earlier, when given the opportunity with several very good Detroit teams, he has pulled his game up a notch and made the team better and brought home the Cup.

I'm still looking for a game 7 back in Detroit.  I don't expect the Pen's to win going away in game 5, but my bet is that this will be the first series in many years where the home team wins all their games.  Suppose the Wings might get over-confident about getting back to the Joe for a game 7, but I doubt Babcock will let that happen. 

We're a day away from our must win game 6

If we can play our game and with the loyal fans in the Igloo

we will go to a seventh game back @ the Joe.

GO PEN'S

We will see a LOT of this tomorrow

Actually, my 13, 11 and 9 year olds worked well.  My wife is demanding that we take a vacation to reward them.

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Ok but no more excues for youI guess if you had to miss any games those would be the ones to skip LOL!

Moving and unpacking?  What you got all those kids for if they can't move and unpack stuff?  Just have them unpack and bring you stuff so you can direct them where to put it.

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Originally Posted by fischermh 

Actually, my 13, 11 and 9 year olds worked well.  My wife is demanding that we take a vacation to reward them.

 

Like a trip to Detroit for a hockey game?  (pleeeezze, Dad? Pleeezzee, pleeeezze?!? Canwe go?!?  Pleeeezze!?!)

 

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Originally Posted by fischermh 

Actually, my 13, 11 and 9 year olds worked well.  My wife is demanding that we take a vacation to reward them.

 

Awesome!  Better do it.  If mama ain't happy, nobody's happy

Hey, should the Gwins knot it up how bout fischermh and Smash or Matt make it interesting?  Say if Detroit wins game 7 the Pens fan has to buy a championship t-shirt, post a photo of them wearing it in this thread, then mail the shirt to the winner .  If the Penguins win the cup then fishcermh buys the Stanley Cup Champs shirt, posts a photo here of him wearing it, then mails the shirt to the Penguins fan.

If Detroit wins tonight then whatever..  But, if they don't

Being the second best team in the NHL is one thing....

But wear a Detroit sweater.........NEVER

Besides we may still pull this Cup off

Not "sweater", I said t-shirt.  You know, the official 

<Whatever Team Wins>

2009 Stanley 'Cup Champions 

That t-shirt...

Almost as bad,,,

It's game time

GO PEN'S

Pens pulled it off.  If the Wings could have came back, Ozzie would have won the CS.

Friday night should be interesting.

Pens in 7.

  LETS GO PENS

Excellent come back last night.  i dozed through the first 2 periods and watched the 3rd; quite a showcase for both goalies...well-done, and nice to see the Pens take it to 7.

Game 7 is on.  No friendly wagers between Bears? You folks must not be confident or really believe your team will win.  Oughta be a good game anyway.   I wouldn't wager a large sum on either team, but would certainly bet a t-shirt if either of my favs were in it.  It's game 7 of the Stanley Cup for cryin' out loud!

I got enough bets going with friends in MI.

Besides, I wouldn't wear a f-ing Detoit shirt if my life depended on it.

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I got enough bets going with friends in MI.

 

Besides, I wouldn't wear a f-ing Detoit shirt if my life depended on it.

Good for you.  To be honest, last time my team played a friend's team in a bowl game we bet the official t-shirt but chickened out on agreeing to wear it should our team lose.  Just trying to make things fun around here. 

We're a day away from being either the Stanley Cup Champions or the 2nd best team in the NHL (again)

What's it going to take for the Pen's to win at the Joe? I really think the boys are up for it.

It should make for one hell of a good game

If the Pens can bring the physical game they had going at home it should be interesting

Stanley Cup Finals, Game 7

GO PENS!!!

Good game.  Fleury won that game.

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Originally Posted by Rossi Smash 

Stanley Cup Finals, Game 7

 

 

GO PENS!!!

And they did.  All game 7s should be that well-played, exciting, and right down to the wire.  Well done, Pens...good to have the Cup back in Pittsburgh.
 

YES !!!

Wow, that was a great game, even if my wings lost.

WTG Pens. This series got me interested in  hockey once  again . I dont know these teams much at all but it seemed to me like a big physical team(Pens) against a finesse team(Redwings ).  The bigger team was able to apply pressure , endure the defense and finally get some got shots because of it.  When the Redwings took off you would wonder why they didn't score more often but the Pens would just smash their hopes into the boards and head the other way.

 Maybe I'm wrong because I don't watch much hockey but that's what it looked like to me. Good series.

Max is my man! What a great post season he had....

The Pen's really worked hard for this, nice to see them take the Cup!