A Night to Remember
by HighSchoolSteeler on Jun 12, 2009 11:45 PM EDT
16 comments
Now that I'm done crying with laughter over Louis Castillo's play of the century, I can actually type something up. You know Bill Buckner has to be laughing his ass off right now.
So anyway, I'm not gonna lie to you. I know little to nothing about Hockey. The few things that stick out in my mind are Wayne Gretzky is Canada's Jesus, and that in the former USSR the year 1980 does not exist.
So anyway, I tuned into the Pens game tonight, remembering it was on, and being the Pittsburgh-lover that I am, I immediately immersed myself in the game remembering to set the TIVO to record in case history was about to be made. Within 3 minutes my heart rate was at a dangerously high level. After checking in with ESPN, I knew Crosby was out, and about 10 minutes after I started watching, the Red Wings cut the lead to one, only making things a little more dramatic. So as the minutes dragged by, Detroit again and again advanced on the net, making the room a little fuzzy each time an announcer thought a goal had been scored. Being the hockey noob, the one thing I really picked up on was that the Pens were protecting their lead with all they had, rarely taking the offensive; good Defense-it's just a Pittsburgh thing. As the final minutes ticked away, I kept thinking "City of Champions, City of Champions, City of Champions" and finally as the closing seconds off the scoreboard vanished, that dream became a reality. For the first time since 1979, Pittsburgh is once again THE City of Champions.
via i.cdn.turner.com
via a.espncdn.com
Congrats to the Steelers, the Penguins, and to the great City of Pittsburgh, may this just be the beginning of a trophy filled future!
-
0 recs |
16 comments
| Add comment
Email
Print
Comments
epic
what a game – I watched it through, start to finish – was biting my nails off for about the last half hour – amazing team defense by the Pens, and key play by Fleury. One of the more exciting games of any sport I’ve ever watched…
by acrollet on Jun 13, 2009 1:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too, the only game I watched all year.
Actually one of the only 5-10 hockey games I’ve ever watched, and 3-4 of those were live.
I’m on the SB, other championship, SB band wagon all of the way. Heck I hope the Pirates win it all too, just for good luck.
by SNW on Jun 13, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sweet post btw HSS
awesome that you dug up those old photos :)
by acrollet on Jun 13, 2009 1:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
It's true what they say...Even the NFL's Big Wigs hate the Steelers. On the plus side, I can now tell my future grand kids about Hines Ward and how the NFL made rules because of him. Roger Goodell, you make me sick.
by HighSchoolSteeler on Jun 13, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at the organizations.
the Pens and Steelers are being run very well, intelligently with regards to finances and phenomenal in finding the right players to complete the puzzle.
Get ready for a steady dose of winning from these teams, and if teh Pirates are on the right track (I’m buying in) by the time Crosby hits his “prime” we’ll have three teams that win a lot.
Mind you the Pirates won’t win it all, but seriously, a playoff appearance every three or four years would be great.
Max Talbot is The Superstar.
Tikka da da, tikka da.
by Phantaskippy on Jun 13, 2009 3:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
a playoff would be great.
pirates haven’t been to the playoffs since 1492.
by SteelersVT on Jun 13, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know how well run the Pens are as much as they just landed two of the 3 best players in league in back to back years. I’m not saying they’re poorly run or anything but it’s pretty hard to go wrong with Sid and Geno running the show.
charity standing orders
by BadMaafala on Jun 13, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sid was luck... Geno...
Getting Sid was luck — we had to win the lottery. But Geno was different. We picked him even though he wasn’t available to play.. .drafting him out of the Russian league with the second pick of the draft. That was really ballsy, since he may have never come to America. Pundits at the time were talking about how we threw away a pick…
by MarkJoel66 on Jun 15, 2009 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The moves Shero has made have been great. and look at the players who were series changers.
Talbot with his defense and scoring in game 7, he was on every puck.
Craig Adams (guy dominated the boards and hitting)
Letang’s defense and skating
Scuderi, he was no top pick.
Orpik, he sucked when we first got him.
Fleury, look at how he has improved.
Staal, a super smart pick even though we had two centers.
Gill, a great pick up, he’s got weaknesses but paired with Scuderi he can focus on cleaning the net (how well did Holmstrom do this series with Hal all over him.)
The list goes on and on, Crosby played good, but the Wings shut him down, Malkin played phenomenal, but we outplayed the wings in the end with depth. Building a team around a great core is not easy, but the moves they make are the right ones, and the results show.
Max Talbot is The Superstar.
Tikka da da, tikka da.
by Phantaskippy on Jun 17, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right now
the Lombardi Trophy, the Stanley Cup, and the Commissioner’s Trophy all rest in Pennsylvania. And the NIT trophy too! (I know it’s not the same level). Hell, didn’t the Hershey Bears just win the Calder Cup too? The Bears are my boys man. Good times.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
by showtime on Jun 13, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good game
Not my favorite game of the series quality wise, I’d still say I preferred game 4.
But in general it was another fine outing. To me they were the best team, and even in the losses were not bad looking. Game 1 was flukey, game 2 the shots were gold but wouldnt go in, and game 5 was Fluery being off.
I enjoyed the game sitting at a bar in Canada throwing back brew-daddys and talking to a blind man who was cheering for pittsburgh. And I made a bet with the bartender that if we won he had to buy me a drink and vice versa. Got me a good big mug at the end of it all :D
by Mechem on Jun 13, 2009 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Games 6 and 7 were brawls. I preferred Game 4 as well — the last truly skillful game of the playoffs.
But if the Refs are going to keep swallowing the whistle, we’ll have to play like game 6 and 7 in order to win…
by MarkJoel66 on Jun 15, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked the series, it was playoff hockey. Reminded me of the old NBA knicks series, you had to be focused and tough as well as talented.
Max Talbot is The Superstar.
Tikka da da, tikka da.
by Phantaskippy on Jun 17, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Join the community and dive in!
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
