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05-29-2009, 08:47 AM
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05-29-2009, 09:32 AM
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05-29-2009, 09:44 AM
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This is an outrage. The schedule clearly favors the Pens. Bettman must be getting teabagged by Lemieux. First Crosby AND Malkin and now this?
It's a shame because if the Pens win the cup, in the minds of true hockey fans (and I don't mean those who started crowing about their team after the team became really good *cough*), it will have an asterisk. And then the question will be: when will Crosby win his first non-asterisk cup? Poor guy- as if the pressure wasn't enough already.
It's a shame because if the Pens win the cup, in the minds of true hockey fans (and I don't mean those who started crowing about their team after the team became really good *cough*), it will have an asterisk. And then the question will be: when will Crosby win his first non-asterisk cup? Poor guy- as if the pressure wasn't enough already.
05-29-2009, 09:44 AM
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05-29-2009, 09:46 AM
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And once again you're talking out of your ass, trying everything you can to not give the pens any of their dues. The pens didn't make the schedule, and if the wings were that worried about the schedule, they could have lost a game to extend the break another week, please take your asterisks somewhere else.
remember yesterday when I was talking about thick skin well
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05-29-2009, 09:47 AM
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They could have thrown the game like the Pens did last year last game of the season.. 
05-29-2009, 09:58 AM
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05-29-2009, 10:16 AM
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05-29-2009, 11:34 AM
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05-29-2009, 11:43 AM
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05-29-2009, 11:46 AM
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05-29-2009, 11:54 AM
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There's a TON of tickets left on ticketmaster in Detroit and TONS of tickets on ticketexchange for like $150-$200.. And only around 4 1/2 hour drive... hmmmm....
Pens tix are like $300-$400 a pop
Pens tix are like $300-$400 a pop
05-29-2009, 12:01 PM
Fairweather fans don't do that.
05-29-2009, 12:04 PM
Interesting. Interesting.
Yeah, I agree. It's a shame that it's not Pens fault that, if they win the cup, it's not a real win. But I guess there's nothing anyone can do about that now.
05-29-2009, 12:18 PM
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05-29-2009, 12:25 PM
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05-29-2009, 12:32 PM
05-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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I cried when Yzerman lifted the Stanley Cup for the first time.
Most Wings fans did.
No one deserved that more than Stevie Yzerman. A true gentleman of the greatest sport.
I love the Detroit Red Wings. Let's be clear about that. Ask anyone who knows me. They are my team. Always will be.
But if the Red Wings lose to the Penguins, I'll be okay with it because Dan Bylsma deserves it too. The new coach of the Penguins is the real deal, just like Yzerman.
In a world of selfish, spoiled athletes making all the wrong headlines with arrests, abuses, and drugs, Dan is one guy that all Detroiters should know (and would normally root for...if he wasn't going against their team).
So if we lose, I'm okay with it.
This one time only.
Dan Bylsma (Biles-muh) is a regular blue-collar guy, who loves his family, likes to hunt and fish, and has done all the right things to get to a very elite level of hockey that has a membership of only 29 other guys.
Heck, the most elite club in our country, the United States Senate, has three times as many members! Chicken scratch compared to coaching in the NHL. You must be the best of the best.
And even though you may be the best, that doesn't mean everyone knows who you are...yet.
My "yet" for Dan Bylsma began years ago when I read Dan's book, So Your Son Wants To Play In the NHL. I was unequivocally impressed.
My son has played travel hockey for 10 years and after reading Dan's book, I signed him up for his hockey camp in Grand Rapids, MI.
A week of driving back and forth to Grand Rapids every day for a week was so worthwhile, we did it five years in a row. Crazy? I don't think so.
After being around so many bad role models in travel hockey, privileged players and classless coaches, I wanted my son to see someone who got it; that life was more important than fleeting glory on the ice.
At his camp, Dan reinforced all the things I read about in his book. Study hard and get good grades. Respect your parents and do what they say. Play other sports. Go to church. Work hard. Respect your teammates. Don’t cheat. Make a difference.
Great stuff for a young kid to hear from an NHL player who really believed it.
“Always try to brighten your corner of the locker room,” Dan would say to the kids. “Make a difference.”
And he did just that with us on more than one occasion, but one stands out.
Youth hockey can be brutal at the travel level. I don't remember many scores from over 1,000 games from Moose Jaw to Niagara Falls, but I do remember Dan writing a personal letter to my son after he was unfairly cut from his first team.
That was classy and it brightened our "corner" quite a bit.
If you were playing in the NHL with Wayne Gretzky and Rob Blake, would you bother to let a kid know you were cut unfairly once too? To let him know it was okay?
I doubt I would, but Dan did and it made a huge difference with my son who didn't quit hockey. My son worked all the harder and played nine more years at a very high level.
Once Detroiters get to know who Dan is, they're gonna' root for him too because he's one of us. The classic guy next door.
Most Wings fans did.
No one deserved that more than Stevie Yzerman. A true gentleman of the greatest sport.
I love the Detroit Red Wings. Let's be clear about that. Ask anyone who knows me. They are my team. Always will be.
But if the Red Wings lose to the Penguins, I'll be okay with it because Dan Bylsma deserves it too. The new coach of the Penguins is the real deal, just like Yzerman.
In a world of selfish, spoiled athletes making all the wrong headlines with arrests, abuses, and drugs, Dan is one guy that all Detroiters should know (and would normally root for...if he wasn't going against their team).
So if we lose, I'm okay with it.
This one time only.
Dan Bylsma (Biles-muh) is a regular blue-collar guy, who loves his family, likes to hunt and fish, and has done all the right things to get to a very elite level of hockey that has a membership of only 29 other guys.
Heck, the most elite club in our country, the United States Senate, has three times as many members! Chicken scratch compared to coaching in the NHL. You must be the best of the best.
And even though you may be the best, that doesn't mean everyone knows who you are...yet.
My "yet" for Dan Bylsma began years ago when I read Dan's book, So Your Son Wants To Play In the NHL. I was unequivocally impressed.
My son has played travel hockey for 10 years and after reading Dan's book, I signed him up for his hockey camp in Grand Rapids, MI.
A week of driving back and forth to Grand Rapids every day for a week was so worthwhile, we did it five years in a row. Crazy? I don't think so.
After being around so many bad role models in travel hockey, privileged players and classless coaches, I wanted my son to see someone who got it; that life was more important than fleeting glory on the ice.
At his camp, Dan reinforced all the things I read about in his book. Study hard and get good grades. Respect your parents and do what they say. Play other sports. Go to church. Work hard. Respect your teammates. Don’t cheat. Make a difference.
Great stuff for a young kid to hear from an NHL player who really believed it.
“Always try to brighten your corner of the locker room,” Dan would say to the kids. “Make a difference.”
And he did just that with us on more than one occasion, but one stands out.
Youth hockey can be brutal at the travel level. I don't remember many scores from over 1,000 games from Moose Jaw to Niagara Falls, but I do remember Dan writing a personal letter to my son after he was unfairly cut from his first team.
That was classy and it brightened our "corner" quite a bit.
If you were playing in the NHL with Wayne Gretzky and Rob Blake, would you bother to let a kid know you were cut unfairly once too? To let him know it was okay?
I doubt I would, but Dan did and it made a huge difference with my son who didn't quit hockey. My son worked all the harder and played nine more years at a very high level.
Once Detroiters get to know who Dan is, they're gonna' root for him too because he's one of us. The classic guy next door.
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05-29-2009, 01:56 PM
nice article. speaking of Yzerman, he was always one of my all time favorites. i want to get his jersey and hang it up (and i love the way their name is on an arch)
05-29-2009, 02:00 PM
Yes, good article, but I don't see RedWings fan routing for him at this time.
05-29-2009, 02:12 PM
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with you once..
05-29-2009, 02:14 PM
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Guy sounds too good to be true.
anything is possible..
05-29-2009, 02:34 PM
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05-29-2009, 02:48 PM
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I wasn't being defensive I was asking if you were saying it was made it? fake? etc..
05-29-2009, 02:52 PM
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Its Friday....
I don't doubt the article. Just saying he sounds like a really good guy that deserves all the success.
I remember when they hired him me and a few others thought it was a bad idea. Recycling the same old coaches may be the bad idea.
I don't doubt the article. Just saying he sounds like a really good guy that deserves all the success.
I remember when they hired him me and a few others thought it was a bad idea. Recycling the same old coaches may be the bad idea.
05-29-2009, 04:08 PM
I feel the need...
Thought you made the trip last year? Do it. Take advantage of the crappy local economy and spend a few bucks here. Despite the misinformed national reputation, Hockeytown is safe and fun. In the past few years we've hosted the Superbowl, MLB All-star game, had a World Series, Final Four - prob missing something - but the point is everyone has come away with nothing but nice things to say about our downtown.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
05-29-2009, 04:16 PM
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Thought you made the trip last year? Do it. Take advantage of the crappy local economy and spend a few bucks here. Despite the misinformed national reputation, Hockeytown is safe and fun. In the past few years we've hosted the Superbowl, MLB All-star game, had a World Series, Final Four - prob missing something - but the point is everyone has come away with nothing but nice things to say about our downtown.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
Everyone was gung ho earlier.. Now that they actually had to ask their significant others I can't find anyone to make the trip.. yet..
If I do I'll be there Saturday..
And I'll where my "Ovechkin - Russian for douche bag" shirt instead of Pens jersey 
05-29-2009, 04:21 PM
I feel the need...
05-29-2009, 06:02 PM
Thought you made the trip last year? Do it. Take advantage of the crappy local economy and spend a few bucks here. Despite the misinformed national reputation, Hockeytown is safe and fun. In the past few years we've hosted the Superbowl, MLB All-star game, had a World Series, Final Four - prob missing something - but the point is everyone has come away with nothing but nice things to say about our downtown.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
05-29-2009, 06:24 PM
Thought you made the trip last year? Do it. Take advantage of the crappy local economy and spend a few bucks here. Despite the misinformed national reputation, Hockeytown is safe and fun. In the past few years we've hosted the Superbowl, MLB All-star game, had a World Series, Final Four - prob missing something - but the point is everyone has come away with nothing but nice things to say about our downtown.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
If you promise to keep your Pens underRoos tucked in, I'll even buy ya a beer or two.
05-30-2009, 02:40 PM
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05-30-2009, 02:56 PM
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Go Redwings 