It becomes Even more glaring that the Bruins only managed one Cup during their window.
Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles all have multiple Cups.
From an all time standpoint, would you rather have six Cups in over 90 years or five Cups in over 50 years?
I'd rather 1 cup in last 6 years than 0 cups in the last 24.
It becomes Even more glaring that the Bruins only managed one Cup during their window.
Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles all have multiple Cups.
From an all time standpoint, would you rather have six Cups in over 90 years or five Cups in over 50 years?
It becomes Even more glaring that the Bruins only managed one Cup during their window.
Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles all have multiple Cups.
From an all time standpoint, would you rather have six Cups in over 90 years or five Cups in over 50 years?
We should have had the 2013 Cup. Its the one that got away in our short (Thanks Chia you ****ing idiot) window. But we could be sitting there in 5 years from now after winning two cups saying who gives a ****? No one saw the Pens winning the cup last year. Nor did they see them repeating this year with injuries. I mean ****, they won 2 cups with that defence. It helps too when you have to of the leagues best players on the same roster though
I'd rather 1 cup in last 6 years than 0 cups in the last 24.
I think sarge88 and myself are about the only ones happy with this result. Here's a few random thoughts:
I just could never get on the Nashville bandwagon. I think the Preds' popularity was primarily fueled by hatred for the teams they played (mainly Chicago and Pittsburgh). As players, Subban and Neal are extremely unlikable. And while fast, as Pat Kane alluded to, they drop guys back a lot. Back to back shutouts against a depleted Pens defense.
And I asked in another thread and got no answer - but exactly how does publicists informing their 'country' clients to attend a hockey game translate to anything meaningful long term for the NHL?
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw make Nickelback sound like freaking Mozart. And every time they showed Keith Urban, I though it was Jon Bon Jovi (have those two ever been seen in the same room at the same time?). It reeks of the NHL's obvious desperation - 'Look at us, we're cool, too.' It fails, because outside of its demographic, most people think country music is awful.
At the end of the day, it's about winning Stanley Cups.
When I look up at the rafters, I see ONLY six championship banners.
Feels like a major underachieving franchise.
I feel like it's always "but something" with this organization.
But Orr's knees
But the Canadiens getting first dibs on Canadian players
But WHA player exodus
But the Oilers
But Neely's knees
I don't care about playoff streaks in a 21 team league.
I don't care about Adams Division Championships.
I think it's disgusting how little this club has to show for the last ten years.
One Cup.
Better than Washington, I suppose.
I'll take one Cup over knocking on the door repeatedly with nothing to show.
However, I feel that there are many who would give this organization a pass and look fondly on 2011 with rose colored glasses while other teams are actually winning.
There are many ways to skin a cat.
Sure, Pittsburgh and Chicago sucked for years and got too talent to show for it.
The Bruins did their share of sucking. They had Kessel. They moved him and had Seguin.
Not looking to open that can of worms again, but it's a fair comparison IMO.
Slice up the blame pie however you see fit.
Blame the Jacobs, Neely, Chiarelli, Sweeney, Clode, the players, Don Delnegro.
It doesn't matter anymore whose fault it is.
Scoreboard.
(And yes, I'm pissed off)
At the end of the day, it's about winning Stanley Cups.
When I look up at the rafters, I see ONLY six championship banners.
Feels like a major underachieving franchise.
I feel like it's always "but something" with this organization.
But Orr's knees
But the Canadiens getting first dibs on Canadian players
But WHA player exodus
But the Oilers
But Neely's knees
I don't care about playoff streaks in a 21 team league.
I don't care about Adams Division Championships.
I think it's disgusting how little this club has to show for the last ten years.
One Cup.
Better than Washington, I suppose.
I'll take one Cup over knocking on the door repeatedly with nothing to show.
However, I feel that there are many who would give this organization a pass and look fondly on 2011 with rose colored glasses while other teams are actually winning.
There are many ways to skin a cat.
Sure, Pittsburgh and Chicago sucked for years and got too talent to show for it.
The Bruins did their share of sucking. They had Kessel. They moved him and had Seguin.
Not looking to open that can of worms again, but it's a fair comparison IMO.
Slice up the blame pie however you see fit.
Blame the Jacobs, Neely, Chiarelli, Sweeney, Clode, the players, Don Delnegro.
It doesn't matter anymore whose fault it is.
Scoreboard.
(And yes, I'm pissed off)
BMC will be so happy when she wakes up and sees this
I am on board with you, the only defense I will give is this lack of true success can be traced to one man and his minion, Jacobs and Sinden. When your idea of a successful season is defined by profit and loss and you don't care about winning and have a hitman in place as your GM it's tough to win championships.
All the failures lead back to Jacobs, they always have and always will.
Love them, hate them or perhaps indifferent the Pens are to be congratulated on the cup win. Winning one is a major accomplishment in any era but back to back in the cap era is noteworthy. The way the first 4 games had unfolded, just could not see how they could prevail but they did. Overcoming adversity is part of a champions DNA. Nashville deserves full credit for being a deserving finalist and creating such a favourable buzz in the hockey world.
This season will forever be the year officiating died. How anybody in the NHL brain thrust can not see a broken system that is in desperate need of an overhaul is simply in denial. Will add my desire for off ice offical additions to work with on ice officials. The game is simply too fast and the abundance of video footage and a semi reliance on a flawed review system as made the job for any on ice official near impossible. Paralysis by analysis from the unrelenting scurinty on seemingly ever play is not effective nor fair to players or officials. Sadly I don't foresee the NHL's lead denial poster boy being prepared to do anything about the situation.
At the end of the day, it's about winning Stanley Cups.
When I look up at the rafters, I see ONLY six championship banners.
Feels like a major underachieving franchise.
I feel like it's always "but something" with this organization.
But Orr's knees
But the Canadiens getting first dibs on Canadian players
But WHA player exodus
But the Oilers
But Neely's knees
I don't care about playoff streaks in a 21 team league.
I don't care about Adams Division Championships.
I think it's disgusting how little this club has to show for the last ten years.
One Cup.
Better than Washington, I suppose.
I'll take one Cup over knocking on the door repeatedly with nothing to show.
However, I feel that there are many who would give this organization a pass and look fondly on 2011 with rose colored glasses while other teams are actually winning.
There are many ways to skin a cat.
Sure, Pittsburgh and Chicago sucked for years and got too talent to show for it.
The Bruins did their share of sucking. They had Kessel. They moved him and had Seguin.
Not looking to open that can of worms again, but it's a fair comparison IMO.
Slice up the blame pie however you see fit.
Blame the Jacobs, Neely, Chiarelli, Sweeney, Clode, the players, Don Delnegro.
It doesn't matter anymore whose fault it is.
Scoreboard.
(And yes, I'm pissed off)
A few feel good story's from this years champs.
- Hainsey plays in his first playoff game of his long career and fulfills his and every NHL players dream.
- the Pens entire no-name type defence gets it done. Interesting that there was not one Norris vote recipient in the mix.
- Fleury arguably was the Pens best player and the main reason they were in the Eastern finals. Murray's reemergence was largely a seamless transition. Can't recall a recent winner that did not ride just one goalie on their way to winning it all. Great way for a Fleury to end his time in Pittsburgh.
- Gunzel's had a magical run and played such an important role in stepping up when others faltered. Heady stuff.
- Kessel has found the perfect home as a Pen. Was on a track to be labeled a major career underachiever and now is forever a two time cup champion and counting.
- Sid, love him or hate him - and it seems to be decidedly one or the other, has cemented his legacy as deserving to be in the conversation when discussing who are the NHL greats of all time. His resume is impressive and he still has runway in front of him.
And this was posed to make me "feel good" why?