Anacybele Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) It's about that time again! Time flies, huh? It still feels like my Penguins won the cup only mere days ago. :P But preseason starts up real soon and then the regular season will be upon us too! And I think the Penguins can repeat! They looked dominant against every team they played in the playoffs. Nobody could stop these guys, not even if you put them in a hole like the Lightning did. They still climbed out and got to the Stanley Cup final! It wasn't like they were against easy teams either, they had to get past the President's Trophy guys (the Capitals) and the Rangers (who had a history of beating this team a lot). And then the Lightning was able to match their speed. And I don't even need to talk about the Sharks, right? All I can really say is PRAISE COACH SULLIVAN! He came in mid-season and turned this squad into champs. Do you think the Penguins can keep the cup? Or will someone dethrone them? Either way, they'll be really good again, because veterans and young rookies contributed to that victory. They won the cup with a rookie goalie and two more rookies scoring goals. Also, Sidney Crosby is like hockey God right now. I don't really watch much hockey until the playoffs, since that's a lot of hockey to watch lol, but I do watch regular season games if I'm bored or it happens to be on TV in a restaurant I'm in or something. :P But playoff hockey is pretty exciting! Btw, the Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh broke the record for number of people attending a big Pittsburgh event! :O Edited October 15, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nym Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) Yea, the Canadians will obviously detrone them in a blink of an eye. It's kinda sad when the last time that your team won the Stanley Cup was when you were not even born :( Edited September 27, 2016 by Nym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 Man, that is sad. :( But if it's any comfort to you, the last time the Penguins had won the cup before 09 was either 91 or 93. I can't remember which. :P And 91 was the year I was born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moblin Major General Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I'm silently waiting for the day the Stanley Cup sits in Bridgestone Arena. Granted, the Predators aren't even 20 years old at this point, meaning it could be years to decades before they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Sidney Crosby and Team Canada just won the World Cup of Hockey! Which means Sid now has the Stanley Cup, the Conn Smythe, an Emmy, and now the World Cup of Hockey trophy for this year. Like I said, he's hockey God! Is there anything this guy can't do? :O GO SID! Edited October 1, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TapdancingCrabdemon Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 The pain when your team (Lightning) haven't resigned their best player (Kucherov) and the season is only 11 days away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Opening day of the new season has come! The Penguins' raising of their 2016 championship banner was spectacular. :D (I didn't watch it live, though, I just saw the video) Edited October 14, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Auston freaking Matthews. He's going to make Leafs fans insufferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) Getting killed 4-0 by the Canadiens and getting a bunch of penalties ain't cool, man. :( Pens gotta do better, and thankfully, we can be confident that Sullivan will fix things. He did before, he can do it again! Btw, next up is a Stanley Cup rematch with the Sharks! I wonder if the big fish are mad about getting beat by us? lol Which reminds me, here are some fun facts about the Penguins' Stanley Cup playoff run! - Sidney Crosby was the one that called that one OT play in a game against the Lightning (I think) It's the one where he passed it to Letang, who then handed it off to Sheary who found a soft spot in coverage and buried it in! - Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino, and Phil Kessel, despite being the third line, were the most productive for the Penguins. They earned the nickname HBK line for this outstanding work! - And speaking of which, these three also got a sandwich named after them at this cafe in downtown Pittsburgh, much like Big Ben of the Steelers got the Roethlisburger way back when. It's called the HBK, of course, and uses ham (the H), bacon (the B), and kabasi (the K). - Phil Kessel was especially productive. One of the games was, in a nut shell, Lightning vs Kessel, pretty much. XD I think it was the Lightning, anyway. At one point, Kessel had eight shots on goal while the Lighting combined had ten. lol - Matt Murray is the fourth or fifth rookie goalie in NHL history to win a cup. Can't remember which. One road in Pittsburgh, due to originally having a similar name, was named Matt Murray Avenue for a day as well! Kudos to this dude! Edited October 20, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TapdancingCrabdemon Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Getting killed by the Colorado Avalanche at home ain't cool man :( 4-0, Eh, whatever. A nice fat 7 game road trip starting in Ottawa will be a nice test for the bolts. Also Vancouver as the only team unbeaten is a bit of a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) Pens win 5-ZIP against the Sharks in another Stanley Cup rematch, lol Sharks and their fans must HATE us now. :P (Sharks lost the first rematch too) And this is Matt Murray's second shutout of his career. Man I LOVE having two Stanley Cup winning goalies! Edited November 6, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwine85 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Meanwhile, Caps just Brazil'd the Penguins tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Yeesh, no kidding. Apparently Murray took a bad hit in the middle of the game and Fleury had to go in for him at goalie though, so I'm sure the sudden change was somewhat of a factor. For some reason, the defense tends to play worse when Fleury's in the net. :/ But yeah, this...is the worst loss I've seen for this team so far. Edited November 17, 2016 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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