Agreed, they’ve had some bad rosters, too. Even with the injuries they could have made a better go of it if they hadn’t been so dependent on that core group of Crosby, Malkin, Letang, and Fleury. In previous years, they were the load-bearing pillars and if you removed one, especially Sid, then it wouldn’t take long…

Even Malkin has caved in to the pressure and is growing that... uh... “beard”... all over his face. I really wish this was one hockey tradition Sid and Geno would just skip, for all our sakes.

As a Crosby fan, I cannot in good conscience star this comment. But I agree that his facial hair is... unfortunate.

But when you consider Crosby’s concussion / broken neck that kept him from playing for almost a full calendar year (one and half seasons), and then Malkin’s knee injury with required total reconstructive surgery, and then Crosby getting hit in the face with a puck which shattered his jaw, and then Letang having a damn…

Ever since the coaching change in January, the Penguins have been a joy to watch. Watch the rest of the final. You’ll be seeing history in the making.

You’re welcome! It amazes me that Crosby doesn’t get the same kind of universal respect from hockey fans that someone like Michael Jordan or Brett Favre did in their respective sports. Especially in light of the fact that his personal life is so pristine - virtually 100% scandal-free and numerous charitable acts…

I’m new to hockey and not from Pittsburgh, so you can count that for or against me as you like.

Poor Phil Kessel looked kinda offended for a split-second like “wow, did this guy just say my breath stinks?” and then he goes over all awkward and self-deprecating.

people are so dug in that they will not vote the other way in the general

The issue of whether the general public will vote for a party’s candidate or not is wholly irrelevant to the issue at hand - namely, who gets to pick the party’s nominee. Democrats get to pick the Democrats’ nominee. It’s that simple.

I understand that in the democratic party’s primary, is for registered democrats (generally), but that leaves a large part of the population in limbo during these primaries, essentially having no say until it is between 2 people they don’t like and a third that no one knows about.

This has nothing to do with the article but I have to say - the hockey press has been so gd annoying about Murray. They want Murray to be shaking in his boots, pissing himself under the pressure and they want Fleury to be throwing fits about being the back-up instead of the starter. And they are pissed that reality…

What do you mean “this” version of the Pens? Their defense has done an amazing job overall and so what if Murray is a rookie, he’s phenomenal. His age and rookie status should mean nothing in light of the fact that he was crushing it in the AHL before Sullivan called him up.

They managed to throw a wet blanket over Crosby by double-teaming him and sticking to him like white on rice every single time he was on the ice and yet Crosby still managed to play some amazing hockey - his puck handling truly is a thing of beauty. And a lot of Malkin’s lack of points stem from the fact that his…

Geno is easily worth four Russians.

Except... None of those guys actually defeats the evil. Obi-wan, Dumbledore, and Gandalf are all tired old men whose glory days are long gone, who were unable to actually win the fight against evil so they got someone else to do the heavy lifting. Also, they all sacrificed themselves at some point so that better, more…

Hoping for the day when WaGs turn into SOaPs (Significant Others and Partners).

I also was unfortunate enough to watch a few episodes before I had to stop for the sake of my own mental health. The last episode I saw was the one where one woman invited the others to come to her husband’s (I think?) hockey game in the fancy-pants suite at the stadium and these two cousin girls showed up late, got…

I KNEW that I knew him from somewhere, not from when he was younger, but at his age now! He’s the reporter/host of the “Black White Supremacist” documentary from Chappelle’s Show.

“Can I just say that you’ve transitioned beautifully and you look male enough that you could use the men’s restroom and no one would bat an eyelash. Using the women’s restroom when you don’t look feminine at all anymore is going to make us think that you’re a creepy rapist looking to get blinded by pepper spray, ya…