Miscellaneous NHL Discussion: Off-Season Edition

[Hollywood Cannon]

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[GKJ]

I'm going to repeat what I said because I truly feel it was a stroke of internet genius:

"Strange happenstance as we root/irrationally cheer against former Flyers in the Cup Finals this year as Dainius Zubrus' entire Flyers tenure pre-dates HF Boards."

Think about the world in between 1996-1998.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This dude is legitimately a Pens fan.

 

[TCTC]

I don't root against former Flyers. The Sharks are a likeable team and winning the Cup for the first time in their 25th anniversary year would be pretty neat.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

That's so weird. I completely forgot Zubrus was only here until 1999. It feels like the only things I particularly remember about him were scoring the Flyers' only goal in the WFC opener and not ever loving him as a player.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I remember going to a World Cup game in Philly in 96 and Zubrus was sitting behind me. We weren't exactly near the ice either.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

thanks alot TBL... you useless bunch of scrubs...

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Sharks sweep would be brilliant. It would make up for Tampa not beating the Pens this round

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Sharks sweep would be brilliant. It would make up for Tampa not beating the Pens this round

i'd settle for this... and only this now...

 

[BillDineen]

Such a great story if SJS wins. Such a pain in the butt if Pissburg does.

 

[PALE PWNR]

I want Jumbo Joe to get one so bad. One of my favorites for a long time.

 

[Psuhockey]

If someone can crack Sullivan's system it would be Deboer. He made Laviolette's Flyers look bad in the playoffs with a Devils team pretty devoid of talent and I think Sullivan's system is very close to Laviolette's.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Uggggh

 

[macleish1974]

Rooting for San Jose. To be fair, I hate the Penguins but Pittsburgh,the city, has some really decent restaurants. And to the person who mentioned smog......well.....the steel industry died and was buried ~ 20 years ago. High Tech and Research replaced virtually all the steel mills along the river.

 

[Psuhockey]

Rooting for San Jose. To be fair, I hate the Penguins but Pittsburgh,the city, has some really decent restaurants. And to the person who mentioned smog......well.....the steel industry died and was buried ~ 20 years ago. High Tech and Research replaced virtually all the steel mills along the river.

The only redeeming quality about the city is that they play heavy metal in the bars. Outside of that, everything else about that city stinks. That's why it's losing population. Anybody who can leave, leaves. Of the top 30 cities in the country it's the only one to lose population over the last 5 years.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/r...ine-in-Pittsburgh-region/stories/201603240067

 

[Mkoll]

The only redeeming quality about the city is that they play heavy metal in the bars. Outside of that, everything else about that city stinks. That's why it's losing population. Anybody who can leave, leaves. Of the top 30 cities in the country it's the only one to lose population over the last 5 years.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/r...ine-in-Pittsburgh-region/stories/201603240067

Yeah its not a great city, lived there for a little while, and was bored out of my mind. Not that it doesnt have its moments, but they were few and far between.

 

[Rebels57]

Rooting for San Jose. To be fair, I hate the Penguins but Pittsburgh,the city, has some really decent restaurants. And to the person who mentioned smog......well.....the steel industry died and was buried ~ 20 years ago. High Tech and Research replaced virtually all the steel mills along the river.

Every city has some decent restaurants.

 

[Halladay]

I think the Sharks win in 6. This isn't just wishful b thinking, they have been really impressive. They took apart the Kings and Blues without home ice. Pavelski to win the Con Smythe.

 

[Mkoll]

Hope Pitt enjoys this run. They must realize their door is essentially shut with no future depth.

 

[renberg]

If someone can crack Sullivan's system it would be Deboer. He made Laviolette's Flyers look bad in the playoffs with a Devils team pretty devoid of talent and I think Sullivan's system is very close to Laviolette's.

TB was fast but had no size on the front end to compete with the Penguins lousy defense. It won't be that way with SJ. The Sharks should be able to take advantage of that.

 

[Roo Mad Bro]

Went to Pittsburgh for the first time for a Flyers Pens game this past January. Ugly city and it felt depressing just being there.

Pens fans were a joke. Didn't hear one peep from them until after the game was over and they had won.

 

[YEM]

Hope Pitt enjoys this run. They must realize their door is essentially shut with no future depth.

I feel like I've read this here pretty much each of the last 3 or 4 seasons
I give them a lot of credit for revamping their roster...their window is gonna be open for a good bit longer than we're hoping

 

[Mkoll]

I feel like I've read this here pretty much each of the last 3 or 4 seasons
I give them a lot of credit for revamping their roster...their window is gonna be open for a good bit longer than we're hoping

If they are going to be rebuilding through FA like they have been, it wont work. Think Paul tried that...And Pitt does it by trading away prospects, they dont have much more to trade away. Not as many as they had the last 4 years.

 

[Rebels57]

I feel like I've read this here pretty much each of the last 3 or 4 seasons
I give them a lot of credit for revamping their roster...their window is gonna be open for a good bit longer than we're hoping

They caught lightning in a bottle if you ask me.

If they dont win it this season, they wont win it again because Sullivan isnt going to get this type of effort out of them next season.

They remind me of the 2010 Flyers a bit. A few trades that paid off..a coaching change..flip-flopping goalies..etc.

 

[Psuhockey]

I feel like I've read this here pretty much each of the last 3 or 4 seasons
I give them a lot of credit for revamping their roster...their window is gonna be open for a good bit longer than we're hoping

There is a reason the owners are despartely trying to sell right now. This is the absolute peak of this franchise and they know it is only downhill from here.

The Penguins are only profitable with playoff runs even with the building regularly selling out. The television contract with Root Sports is front loaded (why would Root do that which is against what every other local sports television deal does). And their major stars are 28 or older with Malkin having not played a full season since 2008-2009 and Crosby and Letang with a history of concussion issues.