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

[pixburgher66]

The internet is hard sometimes.

 

[forty_three]

 

[evolver115]

I mentioned after the loss the other night: wonder how the Ducks fan base is feeling. They blew a 2 goal lead, and a 2 game series lead, to what is the "worst team" in the postseason points wise. Yet the national media is ignoring it. The Ducks were, at one point, a dominant team in the league this year. Yes, Getzlaf was out for game 4, but man...East Coast bias strikes big. The cynicism is forced from the media at every level, and it just makes it hard to cheer for a team with such an awful fan base. Basically you're told you're an idiot for having any sense of optimism.

Yes, I hate the national media. Especially the collection of jackasses from NBC that broadcast the games. The hate this team gets is only exasperated by their comments/opinions.

Your point about the Ducks/Stars series is a pretty good one, too. Not a peep is being made about that in the nat'l media, yet it is very likely the biggest potential upset there is going so far in these playoffs.

 

[dash]

Holster your weapon.

This made me lol. Nice work dare.

 

[thedddd]

The internet is hard sometimes.

LOL...yes it is and so are phones when trying to add spaces or spelling Bettman. For some reason mine likes to put in Buttman. I guess I like the latter better?

 

[pixburgher66]

Yes, I hate the national media. Especially the collection of jackasses from NBC that broadcast the games. The hate this team gets is only exasperated by their comments/opinions.

Your point about the Ducks/Stars series is a pretty good one, too. Not a peep is being made about that in the nat'l media, yet it is very likely the biggest potential upset there is going so far in these playoffs.

I wouldn't call it "hate" persay (unless we're talking about Milbury...he hates the Pens), but cynical (there's plenty of Pens lovers on those broadcast crews too). Then, when the Pens do indeed fail, they puff out their chests righteously. Which is also what the local media does. They drum up a story about how the team is primed to fail, waiting impatiently for the other shoe to drop, and then flaunt their correctness about valiantly.

 

[Vadered]

How does this thread have FOUR TIMES as many posts as any of the other ones?

Is there a Columbus/Pittsburgh rivalry of which I was until now unaware?

Edit: Well, four times the other ones minus Wings/Bruins, but that one I get!

 

[dash]

How does this thread have FOUR TIMES as many posts as any of the other ones?

Is there a Columbus/Pittsburgh rivalry of which I was until now unaware?

Boston/Detroit currently has 855 posts - I know I utilize Canadian math, but...

Edit: I just saw your edit (lol)

 

[evolver115]

I wouldn't call it "hate" persay (unless we're talking about Milbury...he hates the Pens), but cynical (there's plenty of Pens lovers on those broadcast crews too). Then, when the Pens do indeed fail, they puff out their chests righteously. Which is also what the local media does. They drum up a story about how the team is primed to fail, waiting impatiently for the other shoe to drop, and then flaunt their correctness about valiantly.

I mean that their lavishing of praise (Eddie O. and Pierre) on the Pens just makes the average NHL fan hate the team with even more passion. And you are right about Milbury, he does hate the Pens and his opinions on them just validates that hate.

How does this thread have FOUR TIMES as many posts as any of the other ones?

Is there a Columbus/Pittsburgh rivalry of which I was until now unaware?

Edit: Well, four times the other ones minus Wings/Bruins, but that one I get!

It's simple, really.

Go look at reax post game 2 and game 4 and see who the majority of posters are. I'll make it easy for you, 75% of them aren't Pens or CBJ fans.

 

[IPostedWhat]

How does this thread have FOUR TIMES as many posts as any of the other ones?

Other threads would have to eat 40 bowls, just to equal the posting content that this thread has.

 

[esls79]

^ is that colon blow or super colon blow?

 

[pixburgher66]

How does this thread have FOUR TIMES as many posts as any of the other ones?

Is there a Columbus/Pittsburgh rivalry of which I was until now unaware?

Edit: Well, four times the other ones minus Wings/Bruins, but that one I get!

Mostly gifs. And non-Pens/Jackets fans. I mean, we only have one Jackets fan.

 

[forty_three]

It's simple, really.

Go look at reax post game 2 and game 4 and see who the majority of posters are. I'll make it easy for you, 75% of them aren't Pens or CBJ fans.

That and the fact that we can (mostly) have some good rational discussions about the way each game is going. Those threads have gone on for a while.

I suppose there would be less posts if we just called each other poopyheads and stopped trying to talk like grown ups.



poopy heads

 

[evolver115]

That and the fact that we can (mostly) have some good rational discussions about the way each game is going. Those threads have gone on for a while.

I suppose there would be less posts if we just called each other poopyheads and stopped trying to talk like grown ups.



poopy heads

Actually, I think between you and the Pens fans on this board, we do have fairly intelligent discussions about this series. It's just that a lot of other teams fanbases have a lot emotionally invested in watching the Pens lose, so when that happens... well, they tend to overreact.












poopyhead

:ss:

 

[dare2be]

The most shocking thing is that the Sharks-Kings thread has more posts than the Flyers-Rangers thread. Where's this East Coast Bias I keep hearing about?

 

[pixburgher66]

The most shocking thing is that the Sharks-Kings thread has more posts than the Flyers-Rangers thread. Where's this East Coast Bias I keep hearing about?

I think most Flyers fans around here tend to stay on the Flyers board. And for Rags we seem to only have Johnny these days.

 

[thedddd]

Just think if Matt Cooke was still a Penguin and he took out Jack Johnson's knee we would have 242,424,242,424 posts in this thread.

Poopyheads!

 

[dare2be]

Just think if Matt Cooke was still a Penguin and he took out Jack Johnson's knee we would have 242,424,242,424 posts in this thread.

I see what you did there.

 

[evolver115]

The most shocking thing is that the Sharks-Kings thread has more posts than the Flyers-Rangers thread. Where's this East Coast Bias I keep hearing about?

It's because they know Philthy is goin down

 

[dash]

I have a request for IPW's talents - Any chance you could photoshop Bill Buckner in place of Marc Andre Fleury fielding that grounder err puck behind first base err I mean the net?