PENGUINS BUILDING STANLEY CUP CONTENDER

PITTSBURG PENGUINS WEBSITE ^ | 9/9/05 | Joe Sager

[airborne]

It loooks like the Penguins have put together a strong team, in large part thanks to the lockout. I'm anxious for the season to start, and I have preseason tickets to the Pens vs. Caps in Hershey, PA on September 25.

LETS GO PENS!

[airborne]

HOCKEY PING!

[Willie Green]

yinzer ping

[dfwgator]

Doobee doobee doo....beware of the Penguins.

[Xenophobic Alien]

Avs All the way..

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I remember the Stanley Cup.

That was a trophy for winning a sport they used to play long ago called hockey...right?

[mallardx]

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Woo- haaaa! The Penguins indeed are going to have a great team. Can't wait to see my Av's play without Forsberg and Foote, I think the divisional domination period is definitely over (Canucks stole it from us in '04 after nine years). Calgary and Vancouver are looking good. Philly is looking good. And the Rangers - let's place a bet on when they go from contender to pretender this year - I'm saying february 15th.

[infidel29]

[threeleftsmakearight]

While I'm glad that fans in Pittsburgh are excited about hockey again, they'll have to play way over their heads to be as good as Philly.

[Betis70]

>>Avs All the way

I think the Avs are really going to struggle this year, but who knows. Everyone practically gave the Flyers the Cup already and Hatcher just went down with a knee injury (again).

I think the 'Guins have a chance to build up a strong team again, which is a good thing.

I'm going to try to get tickets to the home opener for the Sharks (vs the Bluejackets). Hopefully Rick Nash is in mid-season form ...

[Rippin]

I've been looking for a good reason to stop being a St. Louis Blues fan now that I live in PA. Maybe now's the time to switch!

[Betis70]

You just lost one of your big UFA signings (Hatcher). Hopefully it is not serious, but if it is ...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=135759&hubName=nhl

[ßuddaßudd]

GO SHARKS !

[aumrl]

the way 2 the cup is thru Philly. LETS GO FLYERS!

[mak5]

I have been following the Pens since their first games with Hank Bassen in goal. Remember Andy Bathgate? How about Mike Briere, our first superstar, who gave us hope, only to be killed in a car crash after his first season? The team lurched from financial crisis to financial crisis. It has usually been a long season (except for the two Cups in the '90's). Now I'm in Cleveland, without major league hockey, but watching the Pens from afar, and I must say that things look good!

[slapshot]

What's black white and red and plays golf in April?

A Chicago Blackhawk

Lots of 2-1 games in Chicago with Khabibulin. However I fear he will succumb to Karpotsevitis, i.e. sleepwalk through the season since he got his $$$$

Until the old drunk Wirtz leaves this planet and his gin soaked buttboy Pully depart, no cups. ever.

[sharktrager]

When flightless waddling birds are prepared to dominate your sport, you need to do something.

[MplsSteve]

Go Minnesota Wild!

Oh...and Go Carolina Hurricanes too!

[Alberta's Child]

Before all you Pittsburgh fans get all excited over this upcoming season, you might want to make note of a few things:

1. With his history of health problems, Mario Lemieux will be lucky to play more than 40 games this season.

2. Sidney Crosby may become a star someday, but I think he may be the most overrated NHL prospect in years. He's been described as the next Gretzky/Lemieux/etc., but his junior record doesn't give that indication at all.

3. Most of the players listed in this article are aging NHL stars who are long past their primes.

[Williams]

Real penguins? How cute!