Originally Posted by violetpretty (Post 1662748)

About time someone made a thread about this. I didn't bother because I figured no one was into hockey. No one in Maryland gives a crap about hockey and I have Stanley Cup fever to the max and I didn't want to sound annoying by starting a thread.

Some comments:

1. http://cdn.nhl.com/photos/mugs/8470594.jpg=AMAZING. Marry me?

2. Being a Red Wings fan is like being a Yankees fan.

3. To all the Crosby haters, please, show me a video or quotations from an interview where you get the vibe that SID has the "too big for his brtiches" syndrome and not the MEDIA wanting to "build him up to tear him down" a la Ben Roethlisberger. He is incredibly talented (though he has more to prove to be compared to the likes of Lemieux and Gretzky) and handles his fame with maturity. Can he help it that his own teammates think highly of his leadership ability and talent that they chose him to be captain? Can he help that the NHL thinks he is the most marketable player in the league?

4. ETA: I understand the throwing and swinging of dead octopi is tradition, but damn, what a gross tradition. Octopus goo being flung on you. That can't be hygenic.

5. ETA: BuckeyeTriDelta. An Ohio State alumna cheering for a team from Michigan. Tsk tsk. (Admittedly, Pittsburgh is probably no better in the eyes of Ohioans)

6. ETA: nittanyalum. Flyers?

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Originally Posted by LeslieAGD (Post 1662856)

Not only do I dislike Sidney Crosby because the media has built him up and shoved him down our throats, but he just seems to have this smug attitude that I can't stand. One of the things that I like about hockey is that most players are not as full of themselves as in other sports like football and basketball, where the players are always saying how great they are and how much the other team/players suck.

I don't feel like searching for video clips, but here's a recent example...After the Wings won Game 4, all the announcers were talking about how Zetterberg saved the game by tying up Crosby and his stick at the side of the net during the 5-on-3. Zetterberg and Lidstrom were at the media desk taking questions and they both kept talking about the overall team effort and not congratulating themselves. They both talked about how the Pens are a strong team and played a good game, too. Later, they showed Crosby at the media desk taking questions and all the reporters wanted him to talk about the 5-on-3 and Zetterberg's play. Crosby repeatedly said that he didn't think Zetterberg did anything special, that the play was ordinary, and that anyone could have done it. Sorry, but that's the talk of a crybaby teenager who can't give anyone else credit, not the way a captain should be representing himself. If he couldn't suck it up and say something appropriate like, "I guess it was a good play," then he should have just said, "I'll have to watch the footage later," and moved on. Jerk.

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00 (Post 1663478)

JoeVision was amazing! We had such a great time. The Joe was 75% full. We sat behind where the goal would be, and we didn't get glittered, but it was insane. Driving home was even better because we took Michigan Ave all the way down and once we got onto Telegraph and Ford Rd, it was CRAZY! So many people in the streets high-fiving as we drove by. Nuts! (for those who know where those places are lol)

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses (Post 1663542)

our cat, Chelios-Lindstrom-Yzerman

Originally Posted by nittanyalum (Post 1663544)

LOL, that's so cute. Do you have a nickname or a shortened version or do you have to come out with that mouthful every time you call him? :p

Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 1663502)

Victory is not quite as sweet in Mellon Arena as if it had been at the Joe, but it is sweet nonetheless!

Originally Posted by honeychile (Post 1663620)

Yes, but your city didn't get burned down! :p

I'm pretty proud of our Pens fans - they're all upbeat, and not putting down the Wings at all.

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00 (Post 1664050)

I just found out today that the octopus tradition was started by two of my dad's acquaintances, the Cusimano brothers. Their brother sold me my latest car! (Dee, at Gorno Ford)

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses (Post 1663568)

We usually call him Chely or Chel. Naming the cat that was a compromise, my oldest orginally wanted to name the baby that (the baby and the cat arrived within a month of each other). We decided to name the Baby Nicholas instead (although I did have to fight on how to spell it since the Wings fans in my house wanted to spell it Nicklas or something).

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses (Post 1663568)

My husband called to tell me that he covered the office of the Penguins fan he works with with Red Wings para. I guess I'll let him savor this one since he is also a Dolphins fan and will be miserable during the NFL season.