Official 2007-2008 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Thread - "And a child shall lead them"
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GoutPatrol
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bishoptl said:
The whole tape trading part reminds me of pro wrestling tape trading in the 80s, and how the old guys are pissed about how its so much better now.
scissorfight
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purg3 said:
Well I think that's not out of the ordinary, Mellon arena is one of the smallest, isn't it? 16K seats. The JLA outsells that with an average of 17K a night.
But you can't under-estimate the difference another $20-40 makes in your attendance. If the Mellon arena was larger (20K seats) and had higher prices...I don't think the answer is definite, especially when to my knowledge, the economy in Pennsylvania is just as bad as Michigan's.
The prices are probably similar considering these are the Finals.
Of course they will, at one point or another, but not in our lifetimes.
FightyF said:
Yeah our arena is 17,132 at max standing room capacity. It will be interesting to see what happens when the new arena is built. If the season ticket waiting list is any indication, we will probably sell out every home game. I'm just curious to see how bad the hike in ticket prices for regular season will be.
What really sucks is that they had to axe almost 1000 ticket seats for media and other garbage for games 3 and 4.
scissorfight
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franzen is practicing...they still say he's doubtful for game 1, i guess they need doctors to clear him first.
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purg3 said:
If only the Pens still had Colby Armstrong to counter him. But I'm sure the Hossa/Dupuis tradeoff is alot better.
scissorfight
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he was on the ice today and will practice with the team tomorrow:SantaC said:
"He's ready," said Babcock. "There's no coaching perspective in this. It's all doctors. He's tipping pucks in the back of the net. He's flying around at 100 miles an hour. ... He's ready to go. He's just got to get the OK."
I feel as though this is the best chance the Pens will have to win the Cup for years. I just don't see us keeping this squad together. Apparently, the Pens may have to choose between keeping either Malone and Staal, or just keeping Hossa. Yipes. I don't see them getting rid of Staal, who really started to blossom in the second half of the year, and has been a horse in the playoffs. I don't want to look too far ahead, but the future of the team is a little uncertain, and I would really like to see this version of the Pens win the Cup, since I pretty much like every single player on the squad and think everyone has been pulling their weight.
scissorfight
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the nhl stuff on the onion lately is more entertaining then the conference finals were :lol
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Stop posting those, you'll offend all the Pens fans.
Kabuki Waq
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No roberts for game 1? I think that may be a Mistake.
purg3 said:
I would like to read that. Even in southern Ontario Canada I'm seeing a LOT more Pens fans than I've seen in a long time. I don't really have a problem with it if they stay fans over the long run, but if they're in on it just because the team is winning, then that's bad form.
Kabuki Waq said:
thats crazy, Roberts was an impact player in the games I caught of him against Philly, I don't see how they can't squeeze him in the fourth line.
The more and more hype I watch about this final, the more crazy I feel about thinking the Pens have a shot at this thing. Just about every match up possible favours Detroit, and the one thing that puts it all over the top is the faceoff statistic.
The Wings have dominated draws while the Pens have been struggling big time. It's hard to imagine the Pens being able to overcome constant Detroit puck possession and scoring chances.
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