Posted on 06/12/2009 8:04:35 PM PDT by Perdogg
scored two second-period goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby(notes) and a whole lot of history to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Friday night in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup for the third time.
Instead of the Red Wings becoming the NHL’s first repeat champion
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If Detroit put Obama in as goalie, they would have won.
don’t like Pittsburgh, but I’m glad Detroit lost
WOW If I was a Detroit fan, I wouldn’t be gracious either. First they lose GM/Chrysler plants to Obama, then they lose the Stanley Cup to the team from the same town that Obama rooted for in the Super Bowl! How horrible!
“Instead of the Red Wings becoming the NHL’s first repeat champion”
Don’t know who wrote this but its as wrong as wrong could be.
Way to go PENS!!!! Congratulations on a great year and an exciting finish!!!
Looks like it was ok in the article, the sentence was cut off here.
It was a helluva game to watch sober. I didnt think we would pull it out.The Pentagon should rename the Anti Missle system Marc Andre Fluery because he blocks just about every shot.
Eat This Detroit.......
Had to get an anti Steeler shot in didnt ya. the Rooneys may have been in the Obama Glory hole, but a lot of the fans werent. SO EAT THIS BUDDY......
Congrats, Pens. Good serious....
Great game!
See yunz all Monday!
prisoner6
OHHHHHHH, YEAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
Eat that, Detroit!
Never would. I LOVE the Steelers. All the way back to the Noll/Bradshaw/Harris/Swann/Greene/Lambert days.
I was raised a Dolphins fan, and Danny Marino was my childhood hero. I would never punk Pittsburgh ;)
I love hockey. I’m from Minnesota. It’s almost like an official state sport here.
But truthfully, I really didn’t care if either team won. The Red Wings don’t do it for me and I’m sick of this “Sid The Kid” idol worship.
I didn’t watch any of the games in the Finals this year. Hopefully next year, we can see some new teams playing in the Finals rather than the Dead Wings and the Pencildicks.
I had a hard time when Dan Rooney thanked Obama before he thanked his team after the Super Bowl. Like Obama was the 12th man on the field or threw the winning touch down. I predicted that Rooney was sucking up to BO for a job as Irish Envoy.....
But as great as the Steelers and the Penquins are, Pittsburgh is still cursed with the Pirates.
PS...I thought Marino was a better QB than Bradshaw...But dont tell anyone here....
Sid the Kid is a great player, but I am glad Malkin won MVP.Since he only knows 20 word of english, the interviews are going to be a blast.
Me too! The one place I don’t want to see politics played is during major sports events, even if I DID like the President. I think it’s out of place.
Hey Hossa, how’d that trade work out for you?? Heh!!!
GO PENS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Cyber high five FRiend!!!!!WoooHoooo!!! Guins win!!! Guins win!!! We have pxi on...alby ox is in the lockerroom...oh my!!! Geno was funny!!! Ennjoy the win!!!
Hossa must be kicking himself about now. Great game, great series. Congrats to Pens. Next year the Flyers kick their butts. :^)
Tell that to the Rocket...
Detroit played a great game. The seven game series was fantastic. I wasn’t sure the Pens would pull it off but I’m glad my home team did. Go Pens! BTW Mario Lemieux is scheduled to be made a knight of Quebec next week - big ceremony at their Parliament house. Gee I thought he was a Pittsburgher now.
Yes, FANTASTIC SERIES! I was very worried when Crosby was hurt, but we pulled it off!
Shame on Sidney Crosby and a few other members of the Pittsburg Penguins for disrespecting the Red Wings. I guess Lebron James is their role model.After being defeated by the Penguins in game 7, the Red Wings gave the Pens a few minutes to celebrate the win. The Wings then lined up for the traditional handshake. Sadly, Crosby and few other Penguins were too busy celebrating to notice that the handshakes had begun. By the time Crosby did join the line many of the Detroit players had already come to the end of the line and headed for the dressing room. This left Crosby to shake the hands of a couple of players and some members of the Detroit training staff. Shameful, and a mockery of what the CBC announcer described as one of the greatest traditions in sport. In case Sid or any other members of the Pens are curious about how thew whole handshake thing works here' a video of the 2008 postgame handshake. Not surprisingly, every member of the victorious (and classy) Red Wings managed to get to the line in time to shake the hand of every Penguin player.
That boy has a long way to go before he's a true superstar in a man's game in the NHL. You'd never see Lemieux do that. Nor Yzerman. When Detroit won in Pitt last year, every single player lined up and shook the Pens hands.
He’s a classy kid. If the Flyers couldn’t stand the celebration time that’s their crybaby fault.
Sore losers! L
Whatever.
Crosby is a great player, and is very respectful of his foes, and they respect him in return.
So what if he was the last one to shake hands, after all he is the captain. Did you hear Babcock tell Crosby he showed great leadership as they shook hands?
Crosby is and always will be a champion. Suck on that .
It wasn't their best game of the series. In fact, their best players-Datsyk, Zetterberg, Hossa, Franzen- didn't really do much.
Pittsburgh gutted out a great road win: score first-better yet, score 2, first- and go into defensive mode, and say to Detroit, "catch us if you can."
It's always more enjoyable to watch a sporting event sober.
I dont know..that last super bowl wasnt for the faint of heart.
It's common political knowledge that the owner of the Detroit Red Wings, Mike Ilitch; his son Christopher Ilitch who is President & CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., which manages the businesses of his father including the Red Wings; and Mike's daughter Denise Ilitch, who is a practicing attorney and previous co-president of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., all whore themselves via political donations and favors to Nationally recognized scumbag Democrats. Collectively, they have donated money to Barack Obama; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Harry Reid; Charles Rangel; Carl Levin; Edward Kennedy; Daniel K. Inouye; Debbie Stabenow; and John Conyers Jr, among other scumbag DemoRats.
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Denise Ilitch, with support from the DNC, the MDP, the local Detroit Democratic Party, and ACORN, hosted the below rally for Obama and Biden. ~ FlA
09.28.08: Detroit, Mich. — Addressing a boisterous crowd of 28,000 that filled the street in front of the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, Sen. Joe Biden touted the support of a “real hockey mom.” Biden, as well as Sen. Barack Obama, was introduced by Denise Ilitch(shown in photos), former president of a company that managed the Detroit Red Wings. She is “the first lady of hockey,” Biden told the crowd. Ilitch gave both Biden and Obama Red Wings jerseys, and said the Democratic ticket would be as successful as the local team — which won the Stanley Cup last year. When Obama took the stage, he reprised the hockey theme, asking supporters if they had any extra tickets for the coming season. <> Article snip courtesy of the Michigan Messenger. Photos from various news sources. ~ SFARI
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Red Wings have 11 Cups. Pens 3. Suck on that.
And Cindy didn’t shake the team’s hand. He only shook a few training staff and Babcock’s. Respect, yeah right.
Flyers? Uh, it was the Red Wings. And you clearly don’t understand hockey traditions. Did you even read the article?
Oh, excuse me. Red Wings. We were doing something called ‘celebrating’ at the time of my post and I suppose the beverages made me forget the losing team’s name.
I read your post. Which is bubbling over with a sore loser attitude.
I’ve been a Pens fan since I was young and Pierre LaRouche was the biggest thing they had and we had absolutely no hope of even getting to the playoffs, much less a Stanley Cup Final. So, yes I know hockey traditions. I just don’t know why you’re whining and hating on Crosby other than Detroit (See, I know the city too.) lost.
Super Bowl.
Stanley Cup.
World Series? Not a chance in hell.
All the Pirates do is sign great players, grow them a little, then trade them when the price is right.
Real classy. That’s twice now you’ve made an ass of yourself.
Although the World Series trophy will remain in the Keystone State.
The Fightin Phils will repeat.
The Phils knock the cover off the ball like no other team in MLB.
Detroit: starting from the modern era, 1927-2009 (40 years in a 6-team league): 11 cups, not bad.
Pittsburgh: vying for the cup since 1967: 3 cups, not bad.
Suck on that.
Not suckable. BTW, you can stop sucking whenever you like. If....
Crosby was pulled in several different directions after the game. Whether you like it or not he is the face of the NHL because he is a boy showing grown men how the game is played and how one lives off the ice.
He shook as many hands as he can and it's not his fault that the losing team traditionally and understandably doesn't want to hang around very long on the ice. Comparing Crosby to LeBron's disappearing act is ludicrous.
Sid and the Penguins' fans were much more gracious in the loss last year than were the Detroit fans. They booed when the Pens received the Cup and they cheered when Crosby was hurt. I think I smell some sour grapes.
All I know is I saw Coach Babcock shake Crosby's hand and say some very kind words about Sid and his leadership. It Babcock was okay with Sid's performance I don't see why anyone else shouldn't be.
We’re a AAAA minor league team.
Do you honestly believe if Hossa had been hurt in Pitt, that the crowd wouldn't have cheered? Oh, and I watched the finals last year, did you? There were boos everywhere when the Wings won. And lets be real here. If the Wings had a young captain that pulled the same thing Crosby did, Pens fans would be complaining as well.
And whether you like it or not, until Crosby starts acting like a man on the ice, in all possible aspects (esp. crying about non calls, etc.), he's going to get guff from thousands of hockey fans. Pulled in all directions, excited, etc... those sound like excuses people make for a boy, not a man.
One last thing. If you can't handle the 'language' used in hockey, perhaps you should find a new sport to watch.
Enjoy your Cup.
And this ain't the rink it's a discussion board - show some class - or is that asking too much from a Wings fan?
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