to be honest. I don't think he will be signed. with the cap pretty much staying in the same place as last year not many teams are going to sign a player who is in his 40.
Got my tickets to the Pens home opener, and my tickets to see "Let's Play Two" the night before. Looking forward to an awesome couple of days in, as Ed would say, "the City of Champions."
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Where is your team? Kings @ 25-1. Probably better odds than I would give. Suspect D beyond the top and our O wasnt good enough last year. Hopefully with Quickie in net all year and some changes on Offense, we position well to make a run. Should be interesting with new coaches to see if the philosophy changes much from Sutter's forumula.
Blackawks are 11-1. Not great odds, but that seems like the highest they have been for the past few years. After 1st round exits the last 2 years, anything but a deep playoff run would be disappointing.
I bet they get a bargain out of him at 1m. I'm a Blues fan and was hoping they'd give him a shot. I think I'm going to re-write Ed's "All The Way" lyrics and relate them to being a die hard Blues fans. Another season and playoff series or two of disappointment coming my way.
Where is your team? Kings @ 25-1. Probably better odds than I would give. Suspect D beyond the top and our O wasnt good enough last year. Hopefully with Quickie in net all year and some changes on Offense, we position well to make a run. Should be interesting with new coaches to see if the philosophy changes much from Sutter's forumula.
I'm just going to do what I do every other year as a Habs fan - hope for the best, expect the worst.
Predictions? Playoff teams: Montreal, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Toronto Pittsburgh, Columbus, Rangers, Devils Nashville, Chicago, St Louis, Minnesota, Dallas Anaheim, Edmonton, Calgary
Columbus vs Edmonton in the SCF. Edmonton wins
McDavid gets the Hart and Art Ross again Carey Price - Vezina Hedman - Norris
if we are looking for good value odds for winning the cup. I would go with one of Columbus +2000 Montreal +2000 Calgary +2500 St. Louis +2800 Ottawa +4000
hoping Pitt doesn't repeat again this year. that's all i want
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Is he? I figured that when you're the greatest player to play for the franchise and literally save them from going under...fans would want you to be last. I know nothing of the guy though beyond I loved him growing up.
He always has seemed so full of himself, has never been a great ambassador to the game, and him and the Penguins were always given preferential treatment. Cried when things didnt go his way. How many times did he threaten to quit if the rules werent changed? Remember when he quit on the team and got Ubriaco and Esposito canned? The team was bankrupt and owed him money, and he claimed an ownership stake at pennies on the dollar which was a no-brainer investment.
it isn't shifty... it was smart. But on the other hand, he is put out there as a hero swooping in and for saving the team as if it were some sort of sacrifice, but it has made him a rich man. In the process, he threatened, almost to the point of no return, to move the team to kansas city, only to get Pennsylvania to pay for $317 Million on a $321 Million dollar building.
I am always extraordinarily cynical toward him and the Pens. He was the over-saturating hype master before Crosby. I remember the Sabres played them in a playoff series, and the Sabres would score, and instead of showing them celebrate, the cameras would be on Lemieux to show his reaction.
then he continued to carry his crybaby mentality to the owners box. The Islanders and Pittsburgh had a fight filled game, and much like when he played, he threatened to take his ball and go home http://www.espn.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=6118511 "If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to rethink whether I want to be a part of it."
oh, and not to mention, the Penguins proceeded to employ a few of the most dangerous cheap shot artists in the league, mainly James Neal who nearly killed Marchand a few years later https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ft_DciAac
He was a very on and off player who would get moody. It wasnt always a great relationship with Pittsburgh fans. In the late 80s, he got his record breaking contract, quit on his coach and GM, and was getting booed.
Now with all that said, if I were a Pittsburgh sports fan, I would worship the guy.
Calling Mario a cherry picker is absurd. Talking about him taking partial ownership of the penguins being shady is absurd. Showing a video of him losing his mind and condemning him as some kind of drama queen is absurd. I don't even know how to respond to the cherry picker thing so I won't, how do you argue against something that doesn't exist? The penguins signed Mario to contracts they were never going to be able to pay him. At the time of taking partial ownership of the team it did not look like an equitable solution for Mario, it looked pretty bad, thank god for crosby. And the video thing, jesus, half the time Mario was on the ice he was being hit cheaply.
Happy birthday Mario, hopefully you weren't at the game tonight.
almost forgot Las Vegas has a hockey team which apparently are undefeated.
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Kings on fire...but Carter is out for 4-6 weeks....a bug loss. Love Kempe and Brownie is scoring again
Saw them on Saturday when they were here in Columbus. They look like a dangerous team, very quick. Fun game to be at but sure was not expecting a 6-4 final score with Bob and Quick in goal.
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Where is your team?
Kings @ 25-1. Probably better odds than I would give. Suspect D beyond the top and our O wasnt good enough last year. Hopefully with Quickie in net all year and some changes on Offense, we position well to make a run. Should be interesting with new coaches to see if the philosophy changes much from Sutter's forumula.
http://www.tsn.ca/jagr-signs-one-year-1m-deal-with-flames-1.872620
I think I'm going to re-write Ed's "All The Way" lyrics and relate them to being a die hard Blues fans. Another season and playoff series or two of disappointment coming my way.
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Playoff teams:
Montreal, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Toronto
Pittsburgh, Columbus, Rangers, Devils
Nashville, Chicago, St Louis, Minnesota, Dallas
Anaheim, Edmonton, Calgary
Columbus vs Edmonton in the SCF. Edmonton wins
McDavid gets the Hart and Art Ross again
Carey Price - Vezina
Hedman - Norris
if we are looking for good value odds for winning the cup. I would go with one of
Columbus +2000
Montreal +2000
Calgary +2500
St. Louis +2800
Ottawa +4000
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Asshole
I know nothing of the guy though beyond I loved him growing up.
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I am always extraordinarily cynical toward him and the Pens. He was the over-saturating hype master before Crosby. I remember the Sabres played them in a playoff series, and the Sabres would score, and instead of showing them celebrate, the cameras would be on Lemieux to show his reaction.
this incident
then he continued to carry his crybaby mentality to the owners box. The Islanders and Pittsburgh had a fight filled game, and much like when he played, he threatened to take his ball and go home
http://www.espn.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=6118511
"If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to rethink whether I want to be a part of it."
oh, and not to mention, the Penguins proceeded to employ a few of the most dangerous cheap shot artists in the league, mainly James Neal who nearly killed Marchand a few years later
He was a very on and off player who would get moody. It wasnt always a great relationship with Pittsburgh fans. In the late 80s, he got his record breaking contract, quit on his coach and GM, and was getting booed.
Now with all that said, if I were a Pittsburgh sports fan, I would worship the guy.
Happy birthday Mario, hopefully you weren't at the game tonight.
Go Kings Go!
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Love Kempe and Brownie is scoring again
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Wrigley-2013
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