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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 13, 2017 22:28:46 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 14, 2017 16:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 14, 2017 16:08:55 GMT -5
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 14, 2017 19:57:59 GMT -5
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 14, 2017 22:32:10 GMT -5
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Post by EWA Beach PGH Fan on Dec 15, 2017 1:25:59 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 15, 2017 8:47:58 GMT -5
Surreal seeing MAF in a Vegas jersey tonight! Heckova game, although I admit I went to bed after the 2nd. It looked like half the fans were from Pittsburgh. I heard a lot of people were heading to Vegas for a warm vacation and to take in the game, but when Cole scored that goal I couldn't believe how the stands erupted. Murray played great, but the Flower was better. Now waiting for February when he comes back to Pittsburgh. |
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 16, 2017 4:03:18 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 16, 2017 10:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 16, 2017 10:22:31 GMT -5
So whaddya think Canuck? Are the Pens and Yotes on HNIC tonight?
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 16, 2017 10:36:13 GMT -5
So whaddya think Canuck? Are the Pens and Yotes on HNIC tonight? One of those odd Saturdays we get Montreal and Ottawa partily because of this... |
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 16, 2017 10:38:06 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 16, 2017 15:17:35 GMT -5
So whaddya think Canuck? Are the Pens and Yotes on HNIC tonight? One of those odd Saturdays we get Montreal and Ottawa partily because of this... I saw that. That was pretty sweet. Don't the Leafs don't play back to back games? Pens do it 19 times this year. |
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 16, 2017 16:03:36 GMT -5
You talking about the team that almost went to Hamilton not 15 years ago |
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 16, 2017 16:41:10 GMT -5
One of those odd Saturdays we get Montreal and Ottawa partily because of this... I saw that. That was pretty sweet. Don't the Leafs don't play back to back games? Pens do it 19 times this year. They actually did. They lost to the Wild on Thursday. And lost to the Flyers on Tuesday. lol |
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 16, 2017 16:44:00 GMT -5
You talking about the team that almost went to Hamilton not 15 years ago I dunno Swamp. Eating raw catfish puts them up there in my books. |
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Post by EWA Beach PGH Fan on Dec 16, 2017 23:38:05 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 16, 2017 23:48:37 GMT -5
You talking about the team that almost went to Hamilton not 15 years ago They didn't almost go to Hamilton 15 years ago, they almost went to Kansas City. When Mario finally got the PA Governor to agree to spend taxpayer money to build a new arena he said he never would have moved them. I didn't believe him for a second and that is still a sore spot for me. |
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 16, 2017 23:52:27 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 17, 2017 8:27:30 GMT -5
In case you missed it.
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 17, 2017 21:31:09 GMT -5
You talking about the team that almost went to Hamilton not 15 years ago They didn't almost go to Hamilton 15 years ago, they almost went to Kansas City. When Mario finally got the PA Governor to agree to spend taxpayer money to build a new arena he said he never would have moved them. I didn't believe him for a second and that is still a sore spot for me. 2006: Hamilton, Kitchner-Waterloo or Kansas City Penguins? In the mid-2000s, with Sidney Crosby taking the NHL by storm and Evgeni Malkin on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Penguins were struggling financially and looking to leave their ancient Melon Arena. At the same time, Blackberry boss Jim Balsillie made his first attempt to bring NHL hockey to Southern Ontario, agreeing to buy the Penguins for $175 million in 2006. According to the Toronto Sun, Balsillie initially promised to keep the team in the steel city, agreeing to help finance a new arena to replace "The Igloo." If no arena deal could be reached, Balsillie was free to relocate the franchise to Hamilton or Kitchner-Waterloo as he desired. As reported in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the deal fell apart after Basillie was given a list of terms that included one to keep the franchise in Pittsburgh, making relocation unacceptable. At the same time as Balsillie was making his plans, CBC reported that Kansas City’s Sprint Center offered the Penguins a rent-free stay where the team would be equal managing partners in an effort to bring the NHL back to Kansas City for the first time since the Scouts left in 1976. Eventually The Penguins stayed in Pittsburgh as the Mario Lemieux group decided to keep ownership of the team, rather than selling it away. In 2007, the Consol Energy Center was announced, providing the Penguins a home for years to come. The Penguins recovered from financial ruin, won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and are considered one of the premiere teams in the league. |
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Post by EWA Beach PGH Fan on Dec 18, 2017 1:50:04 GMT -5
They didn't almost go to Hamilton 15 years ago, they almost went to Kansas City. When Mario finally got the PA Governor to agree to spend taxpayer money to build a new arena he said he never would have moved them. I didn't believe him for a second and that is still a sore spot for me. 2006: Hamilton, Kitchner-Waterloo or Kansas City Penguins? In the mid-2000s, with Sidney Crosby taking the NHL by storm and Evgeni Malkin on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Penguins were struggling financially and looking to leave their ancient Melon Arena. At the same time, Blackberry boss Jim Balsillie made his first attempt to bring NHL hockey to Southern Ontario, agreeing to buy the Penguins for $175 million in 2006. According to the To***to Sun, Balsillie initially promised to keep the team in the steel city, agreeing to help finance a new arena to replace "The Igloo." If no arena deal could be reached, Balsillie was free to relocate the franchise to Hamilton or Kitchner-Waterloo as he desired. As reported in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the deal fell apart after Basillie was given a list of terms that included one to keep the franchise in Pittsburgh, making relocation unacceptable. At the same time as Balsillie was making his plans, CBC reported that Kansas City’s Sprint Center offered the Penguins a rent-free stay where the team would be equal managing partners in an effort to bring the NHL back to Kansas City for the first time since the Scouts left in 1976. Eventually The Penguins stayed in Pittsburgh as the Mario Lemieux group decided to keep ownership of the team, rather than selling it away. In 2007, the Consol Energy Center was announced, providing the Penguins a home for years to come. The Penguins recovered from financial ruin, won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and are considered one of the premiere teams in the league. Geno was drafted the year before Crosby was. The Toronto Sun is not a credible source! |
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 18, 2017 2:09:12 GMT -5
2006: Hamilton, Kitchner-Waterloo or Kansas City Penguins? In the mid-2000s, with Sidney Crosby taking the NHL by storm and Evgeni Malkin on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Penguins were struggling financially and looking to leave their ancient Melon Arena. At the same time, Blackberry boss Jim Balsillie made his first attempt to bring NHL hockey to Southern Ontario, agreeing to buy the Penguins for $175 million in 2006. According to the To***to Sun, Balsillie initially promised to keep the team in the steel city, agreeing to help finance a new arena to replace "The Igloo." If no arena deal could be reached, Balsillie was free to relocate the franchise to Hamilton or Kitchner-Waterloo as he desired. As reported in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the deal fell apart after Basillie was given a list of terms that included one to keep the franchise in Pittsburgh, making relocation unacceptable. At the same time as Balsillie was making his plans, CBC reported that Kansas City’s Sprint Center offered the Penguins a rent-free stay where the team would be equal managing partners in an effort to bring the NHL back to Kansas City for the first time since the Scouts left in 1976. Eventually The Penguins stayed in Pittsburgh as the Mario Lemieux group decided to keep ownership of the team, rather than selling it away. In 2007, the Consol Energy Center was announced, providing the Penguins a home for years to come. The Penguins recovered from financial ruin, won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and are considered one of the premiere teams in the league. Geno was drafted the year before Crosby was. The To***to Sun is not a credible source! Malkin was still in Russia if I'm not mistaken for 2 seasons after being drafted, so yes he was on the horizon. The fact Balsillie was in negotiations shouldn't be in doubt. He followed this up with attempts for the Preds and Coyotes |
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 18, 2017 2:10:38 GMT -5
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 18, 2017 3:48:19 GMT -5
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Post by burgfanii on Dec 18, 2017 13:09:23 GMT -5
They didn't almost go to Hamilton 15 years ago, they almost went to Kansas City. When Mario finally got the PA Governor to agree to spend taxpayer money to build a new arena he said he never would have moved them. I didn't believe him for a second and that is still a sore spot for me. 2006: Hamilton, Kitchner-Waterloo or Kansas City Penguins? In the mid-2000s, with Sidney Crosby taking the NHL by storm and Evgeni Malkin on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Penguins were struggling financially and looking to leave their ancient Melon Arena. At the same time, Blackberry boss Jim Balsillie made his first attempt to bring NHL hockey to Southern Ontario, agreeing to buy the Penguins for $175 million in 2006. According to the To***to Sun, Balsillie initially promised to keep the team in the steel city, agreeing to help finance a new arena to replace "The Igloo." If no arena deal could be reached, Balsillie was free to relocate the franchise to Hamilton or Kitchner-Waterloo as he desired. As reported in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the deal fell apart after Basillie was given a list of terms that included one to keep the franchise in Pittsburgh, making relocation unacceptable. At the same time as Balsillie was making his plans, CBC reported that Kansas City’s Sprint Center offered the Penguins a rent-free stay where the team would be equal managing partners in an effort to bring the NHL back to Kansas City for the first time since the Scouts left in 1976. Eventually The Penguins stayed in Pittsburgh as the Mario Lemieux group decided to keep ownership of the team, rather than selling it away. In 2007, the Consol Energy Center was announced, providing the Penguins a home for years to come. The Penguins recovered from financial ruin, won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and are considered one of the premiere teams in the league. Okay, I forgot about the deal they were working with Balsillie. I understand that one poison pill to moving the Penguins was Mario wanted all his back salary paid before they moved. I think the Pens owed Mario about $10 million at that point. You are right about the draft too. In 2004 Ovechkin was taken at number one and Malkin was taken at number two. I seem to remember somewhere that the Caps and the Pens were tied for the number one overall pick so they used a coin toss to decide. The Caps won and picked Ovechkin, the Pens lost and picked Malkin. If that's true I'm glad the Pens lost because they tanked again the next season without Malkin and got to draft Crosby. |
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Post by Canuck eh? on Dec 18, 2017 13:59:30 GMT -5
I love this account.
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 18, 2017 15:52:45 GMT -5
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 18, 2017 22:39:32 GMT -5
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Post by Swamp Dragon on Dec 19, 2017 2:18:25 GMT -5
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