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What happend to all the Pens hype. "THIS TEAM IS GOING TO BE TOGTEHER A LONG TIME" It looks like the Pens fans have more faith in that team than it's own player's. Don't start comparing them to the Oiler teams of Gretzky just yet.

SQUIRT

So now that Hossa is in Detroit do you think they'll be able to sell out some games next season?

Can Detroit sell out some games? I don't think it was Detroit who almost left their city because the fans wouldn't show up to support them. The Pens couldn't get anyone for years up until they got good again. Quick lesson for all of you Pens fans, you are not good fans just because you show up when your team is on top.

HAHAHAHAHA......the people of Pittsburgh are such fairweather fans.

So much for your dynasty. HAHAHAHAHA

Detroit has been in the top 5 for attendence for the 8 years .. I pretty sure Pitsburgh hasnt even been in the top 10 ....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?year=2008

GO PIRATES!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA

DurkDiggler... thats all you got? Can the Wings sell out home games? The Pittsburgh Penguins almost left the city!! They STILL owe Lemieux money from when he was PLAYING! The only reason the fans were paying attention to them was because they were in the playoffs and going pretty far. Let's see the attendance next season when they struggle again.

And they will struggle.

HAHAHAHAHA

No dynasty for shitsburgh!

Still the dumbest contract decision EVER by a UFA.

He better not get injured.

He probably has all the money he needs, he just wants to win The Cup. No chance of doing that in shitsburgh.

LOL, so you guys are on the Pens fans for not going to games when they were bad? How come it was so easy for the Pens fans to get playoff tickets? Detroit fans don't even show up when the team is in the Cup Finals.
And as far as the team leaving, there were debt and ownership issues, forcing Craig Patrick to dismantle the team. It had nothing to do with the fans.
And Utley, those stats are skewed because Mellon Arena only holds 17K, so the Pens sold out EVERY game last season and aren't in the top ten.

What happend to all the Pens hype. "THIS TEAM IS GOING TO BE TOGTEHER A LONG TIME" It looks like the Pens fans have more faith in that team than it's own player's. Don't start comparing them to the Oiler teams of Gretzky just yet.
eljefe247

I think the 91 and 92 Pens already did that bud

Still the dumbest contract decision EVER by a UFA.

Why's that? More than likely, barring injury, he'll get his Cup and then be in position to command an even more lucrative, long-term contract. I don't particularly like it, but that's business.

Im pretty sure Pittsburgh wouldnt let any1 from the Detroit area buy tickets for playoff games at the Mellon arena! And refused to let any1 not from Pittsburgh buy squid! ****!

Another reason why the Wings are the NHL's top franchise. HOCKEYTOWN!

Like I said Durk... Pittsburgh was a hair away from moving out of Pittsburgh altogether and like you said, they have too much DEBT! They still owe Mario cash and DEBT comes from two things... people not showing up to games for the past 10 years and the team not doing squat in that same time span.

The Pens will be nothing more than a speed bump next season.

By the way. It's nice to be argueing with you again. I've been away for a while...LOL!

Suddenly it's rip the Pens b/c Hossa decided to go? We expected that anyway. Same with Malone. As far as the Pens not letting anyone not from Pgh buy tickets...that's BS plain and simple. Anyone that thinks the Pens are done with Crosby, Malkin, Staal and Fleiry in the mix is an IMBECILE! Not to mention that there will be loads of cap space in the next couple years b/c Sid and Geno at 8.7 mil will seem like chump change then.

Ok, thats b/s! Whatever! I'd expect a Pens fans to say that! I seen the ticketmaster page! It stated that only the states listed were aloud to buy the tickets!

I noticed when the Red Wings won the Cup in game 6 in shitsburgh, Pen fans were booing. When the Conn Smyth was awarded to Zetterburg, Pen fans were shouting for it to go to Cindy Crosby. Shitsburgh fans are so classless. Now you wont have a dynasty.