Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins(1) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets(WC 1)| ECQF

[pixburgher66]

People are trying SO HARD to continue previous years narratives:

theScore

That and every article talking about MAF (and Price) being "just good enough". Push your narratives all you want, but don't make up crap that didn't happen. Heck, that article shows a gif of Sid getting hassled and NOT responding. Sooooo...

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Melrose struck again.

 

[pixburgher66]

@stevelepore 1h
Blue Jackets/Penguins drew a 16.9 in Pittsburgh, a 4.4 in Columbus.

4.4 is actually solid for CBus. Season average was a 0.8, and Cinci drew a 1.9. 16.9 is sort of insane.

 

[dare2be]

@stevelepore 1h
Blue Jackets/Penguins drew a 16.9 in Pittsburgh, a 4.4 in Columbus.

4.4 is actually solid for CBus. Season average was a 0.8, and Cinci drew a 1.9. 16.9 is sort of insane.

Count me in that 16.9, even though I'm in FL.

 

[pixburgher66]

Top 3 best gifs ever.

 

[dare2be]

Top 3 best gifs ever.

Get him some hockey equipment!

 

[elocomotive]

^Cries less than Crosby

Alternatively - Why was Crosby sitting in the stands for the game?

I kid, I kid.

 

[thedddd]

^Cries less than Crosby

Alternatively - Why was Crosby sitting in the stands for the game?

I kid, I kid.

Keeping OVIE's seat warm



Sorry I am kidding.

 

[forty_three]

@stevelepore 1h
Blue Jackets/Penguins drew a 16.9 in Pittsburgh, a 4.4 in Columbus.

4.4 is actually solid for CBus. Season average was a 0.8, and Cinci drew a 1.9. 16.9 is sort of insane.

There was around 350 in the R Bar downtown and close to 3000 watching one screen at the official viewing party as well. Watching games at bars/wing joints is a pretty big thing so that's a lot of eyes on one "household".

Plus Fox Sports Ohio had it on, for those of us that didn't want to hear "rifled/knifed/shot/wired/hammered" all night long, we watched that.

 

[forty_three]

Keeping OVIE's seat warm

Then he wouldn't have been at a hockey game, he would have been on a golf cart.

 

[thedddd]

Then he wouldn't have been at a hockey game, he would have been on a golf cart.

Good point.

 

[forty_three]

People are trying SO HARD to continue previous years narratives:

theScore

That and every article talking about MAF (and Price) being "just good enough". Push your narratives all you want, but don't make up crap that didn't happen. Heck, that article shows a gif of Sid getting hassled and NOT responding. Sooooo...

I was pretty impressed that Sid turned the other cheek. I guess he learned his lesson after Chara last year. He still spent a lot of time doing his thing at the refs, but... he *is* captain.

What surprised me was Malkin. I didn't think he could get angry. And Letang. Would love to have heard what was said to cause that spear.

 

[dash]

eloco's just sore because that kid has more hair than him.

 

[dare2be]

eloco's just sore because that kid has more hair than him.

/2nd appearance of this gif in this thread

 

[pixburgher66]

I was pretty impressed that Sid turned the other cheek. I guess he learned his lesson after Chara last year. He still spent a lot of time doing his thing at the refs, but... he *is* captain.

What surprised me was Malkin. I didn't think he could get angry. And Letang. Would love to have heard what was said to cause that spear.

Both those guys are known to have short fuses. Geno didn't take a stupid penalty, so I was happy with that. They were all over Geno, so I'm not surprised he looked angry/frustrated. He didn't have a great game, even though he had two points. Letang had a fairly rough night in general...heck, half our D did. Nisky-Maatta were great with more limited minutes. Niskanen has a big pay day coming...I just hope that he somehow he gives a hometown discount.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Both those guys are known to have short fuses. Geno didn't take a stupid penalty, so I was happy with that. They were all over Geno, so I'm not surprised he looked angry/frustrated. He didn't have a great game, even though he had two points. Letang had a fairly rough night in general...heck, half our D did. Nisky-Maatta were great with more limited minutes. Niskanen has a big pay day coming...I just hope that he somehow he gives a hometown discount.

so you think the Wild will be interested in signing him?

 

[pixburgher66]

so you think the Wild will be interested in signing him?

Hah, the Wild have their hugely overpaid (but not really since he's the best in the league) defenseman.

 

[pixburgher66]

Faceoff-Factor

FF does a good job with some of the advanced stuff. Most interesting point is one that I somehow picked up on too: behind the net work. The Pens got a lot of chances working from behind the net, and I expect them to hone in on that a bit going forward. I called for that on the PP merely because the Jackets gave Sid a lot of time and space there.

EDIT: Also, they need to make Bob play the puck as much as possible.

 

[Jims_Doors]

 

[forty_three]

Pretty cool to see driving across 670 at night. That building is right next door to the arena.