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[Lion8286]

Nope, just Crosby Sucks....Are you seriously trying to argue that Pens crowds are more boorish than Flyers crowds? There is no comparison. Stop embarrassing yourself.

Do you actually read this board? Philadelphia is in many of Pittsburgh poster's heads all the time. Look at Johnny, GreginPitt, and others. Similar to the way Penn State is in Pitt fan's heads. Maybe there is something in the water in that part of the state. Either way it comes off as sad and pathetic.

It's like some of you fans just can't be happy for Pittsburgh.

It's called an inferiority complex. Look it up.

 

[TheGLOV]

Do you actually read this board? Philadelphia is in many of Pittsburgh poster's heads all the time. Look at Johnny, GreginPitt, and others. Similar to the way Penn State is in Pitt fan's heads. Maybe there is something in the water in that part of the state. Either way it comes off as sad and pathetic.

It's like some of you fans just can't be happy for Pittsburgh.

It's called an inferiority complex. Look it up.

 

[Lion8286]

Exhibit A

 

[fairgambit]

Do you actually read this board? Philadelphia is in many of Pittsburgh poster's heads all the time. Look at Johnny, GreginPitt, and others. Similar to the way Penn State is in Pitt fan's heads. Maybe there is something in the water in that part of the state. Either way it comes off as sad and pathetic.

It's like some of you fans just can't be happy for Pittsburgh.

It's called an inferiority complex. Look it up.

You cannot be serious. If you are, more's the pity. Yes, some Pittsburgh fans bring up Philly teams, just like dozens of Penn State posters here bring up Pitt teams. I don't consider those posters as having an inferiority complex, but I guess you do. The fact is, Pittsburgh sports fans do not feel inferior, and have no reason to be. Pittsburgh teams have been superior to Philadelphia teams in winning championships over the past 50 years and it's not even close...13 to 6. Your failure to acknowledge that points to you as being the one with an inferiority complex. It's time to out you on ignore. The reason? You ignore reality.

 

[TheGLOV]

 

[Lion8286]

You cannot be serious. If you are, more's the pity. Yes, some Pittsburgh fans bring up Philly teams, just like dozens of Penn State posters here bring up Pitt teams. I don't consider those posters as having an inferiority complex, but I guess you do. The fact is, Pittsburgh sports fans do not feel inferior, and have no reason to be. Pittsburgh teams have been superior to Philadelphia teams in winning championships over the past 50 years and it's not even close...13 to 6. Your failure to acknowledge that points to you as being the one with an inferiority complex. It's time to out you on ignore. The reason? You ignore reality.

You're putting me on Ignore?? Oh my, my feelings are hurt!! Hope that means you'll stop following me too.

Wait, aren't you the guy that was going to take a time-out from this board about 6 months ago because of other life priorities?? How's that working out since you still post here 20+ times a day??

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

Boston... 10 parades in 16 years

 

[fairgambit]

Boston... 10 parades in 16 years

Boston is a terrific sports town. Besides Pittsburgh, they are the only city that has at least 3 different sports teams with at least 5 Championships. Boston has 4. Philly, by the way, has one such team, the Athletics, and they left town over 60 years ago.

 

[TheGLOV]

Boston... 10 parades in 16 years

Weren't they all GAY PRIDE parade's?

 

[Lion8286]

Boston is a terrific sports town. Besides Pittsburgh, they are the only city that has at least 3 different sports teams with at least 5 Championships. Boston has 4. Philly, by the way, has one such team, the Athletics, and they left town over 60 years ago.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Feels inferior

 

[fairgambit]

Weren't they all GAY PRIDE parade's?

Funny GLOV, but Boston is a great sports town and worthy of our respect.

 

[TheGLOV]

Funny GLOV, but Boston is a great sports town and worthy of our respect.

It would not let me add the winky fair.

 

[fairgambit]

It would not let me add the winky fair.

Ah, that's OK GLOV. It was a funny response.

 

[fairgambit]

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

It would not let me add the winky fair.

Hey GLOV... the head coach of your Pens is a Boston kid and a good friend... I will be headed to Sully's summer home in Marshfield, MA again this coming August when he gets his 2 days with the cup. Rest assured I won't be thinking of you when I get to hold it again.

 

[fairgambit]

Hey GLOV... the head coach of your Pens is a Boston kid and a good friend... I will be headed to Sully's summer home in Marshfield, MA again this coming August when he gets his 2 days with the cup. Rest assured I won't be thinking of you when I get to hold it again.

You are the envy of this city.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

You are the envy of this city.

The best of all this for me is knowing how hard Sully worked the last 10 years after getting screwed over by the Bruins. He worked his way back through the assistant ranks and was eventually relegated to a job as a scout in the Blackhawks' organization. Now, he sits on a short list of head coaches that have gone back-to-back the last 50 years... all other 4 are in the HOF.

BTW, he told me last year that in the 25 years he's been a player/coach in the NHL that no one works harder than Crosby...first one on the ice and last to leave at practice. Also said he is hands down the toughest player he's ever been around.

 

[TheGLOV]

Hey GLOV... the head coach of your Pens is a Boston kid and a good friend... I will be headed to Sully's summer home in Marshfield, MA again this coming August when he gets his 2 days with the cup. Rest assured I won't be thinking of you when I get to hold it again.

Please think of me and take a picture.

I was only joking sir.

 

[pandaczar12]

Can someone explain to me how the city/school (Pittsburgh pro, PSU) that is way more successful when compared to another local competitor (Philly pro, Pitt) and also located in a much nicer place to live... could possibly feel inferior to the other?

 

[kgilbert78]

Pre-expansion or post-expansion? As I recall, most of Montreal's cups were accumulated in a much smaller league, including when there were 6 teams....

Post-expansion, as I recall, yes.

Looked it up--I was one off. They won 4 in a row from 1976-1979. Followed by the Isles doing the same the next 4 years. Then Edmonton won 5 of 6.

Don't get me wrong, the Pens are good. Really, really good. But not quite legendary (or royalty)--yet.

 

[kgilbert78]

They were called "Royalty" on the NBC broadcast. National articles, like the one in USA Today that I have linked, use the term.
"The result is a potentially intriguing final between NHL royalty and the rowdy neighbors next door."
You may not agree. You clearly do not like it. But this is not just coming from Pittsburgh fans.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...wdy-neighbors-in-stanley-cup-final/102181888/

Oh, and save yourself some grief and do not type the words "Penguins" and "Dynasty" into a search engine, or you may get a headline like this one from USA Today.
Penguins have become NHL's newest dynasty.

Or this one from Fox Sports.
Puck Dynasty: Penguins in historic company after Cup triumph.

Fair, back to back wins in my book do not make one a "dynasty". Don't get me wrong. The Pens are very, very good. But this is media hype. Win 4 in a row and we can talk.

Hockey royalty? I think of Montreal, who have won 25% of all the Cups. Celtics in basketball. Yankees in baseball. And the Steelers and New England in football. Green Bay too--but I'm old enough to remember Lombardi.

 

[fairgambit]

Fair, back to back wins in my book do not make one a "dynasty". Don't get me wrong. The Pens are very, very good. But this is media hype. Win 4 in a row and we can talk.

Hockey royalty? I think of Montreal, who have won 25% of all the Cups. Celtics in basketball. Yankees in baseball. And the Steelers and New England in football. Green Bay too--but I'm old enough to remember Lombardi.

That's fair enough. I realize a lot of it is media hype and if the Pen's don't do it again next year all the accolades will be forgotten. For me, the primary point is what the sports teams in this small market town have accomplished compared to many other larger, and wealthier, cities and ownerships. It is remarkable by any measure.

 

[TheGLOV]

That's fair enough. I realize a lot of it is media hype and if the Pen's don't do it again next year all the accolades will be forgotten. For me, the primary point is what the sports teams in this small market town have accomplished compared to many other larger, and wealthier, cities and ownerships. It is remarkable by any measure.

Fair being 'fair'?

Who knew?

LOL!!!

 

[john4psu]

Total Stanley Cups:

Philadelphia Flyers Franchise: 2

Sidney Crosby: 3

The Flyers franchise has been around a lot, lot longer than Crosby has it not?

 

[TheGLOV]

The Flyers franchise has been around a lot,[/SIZE][/B] lot longer than Crosby has it not?

That's true John and, in all those years prior to Crosby playing on the Penguins; that's a lot of losing sir!

 

[Cosmos]

I agree sir.

Philly is a great hockey town.

Problem was, their management has let them down now for several decades since their last victories.

I felt their pain when they lost to Chicago, was it, years back?

Yea, Philly is won a grand total of one Cup! Some hockey tradition.

 

[TheGLOV]

Yea, Philly is won a grand total of one Cup! Some hockey tradition.

I think it is two, no? 1974 & 1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions

 

[mrtailgate]

Yea, Philly is won a grand total of one Cup! Some hockey tradition.

Let me guess, you had to repeat at least one grade in elementary school.

 

[Lion8286]

Yea, Philly is won a grand total of one Cup! Some hockey tradition.

Village idiot, who can't count to 2, chimes in. I thank you.

 

[psu7113]

Do you actually read this board? Philadelphia is in many of Pittsburgh poster's heads all the time. Look at Johnny, GreginPitt, and others. Similar to the way Penn State is in Pitt fan's heads. Maybe there is something in the water in that part of the state. Either way it comes off as sad and pathetic.

It's like some of you fans just can't be happy for Pittsburgh.

It's called an inferiority complex. Look it up.

5 Stanley Cups, 5 World Series, 6 Super Bowls. Are you not grasping the inherent contradiction in accusing PITTSBURGH fans of having an inferiority complex? Maybe it is you and your boorish ilk who have the inferiority complex.

 

[PennState1997]

Pittsburgh does ha

5 Stanley Cups, 5 World Series, 6 Super Bowls. Are you not grasping the inherent contradiction in accusing PITTSBURGH fans of having an inferiority complex? Maybe it is you and your boorish ilk who have the inferiority complex.

You don't get it. If Pittsburgh wins 10 Stanley Cups the Pittsburgh fanbase immediately turns their attention to Philly in some sick way. It's really wierd....like stalker wierd. Can't you just chill out and enjoy....doesn't seem like it.

 

[fairgambit]

Pittsburgh does ha

You don't get it. If Pittsburgh wins 10 Stanley Cups the Pittsburgh fanbase immediately turns their attention to Philly in some sick way. It's really wierd....like stalker wierd. Can't you just chill out and enjoy....doesn't seem like it.

Pittsburgh fans are enjoying the hell out of it all. It never gets old. Stanley Cups, Super Bowls, and an occasional World Series thrown in. What I see are Philly fans, attacking Pittsburgh fans, for gloating about the superiority of Pittsburgh sports teams. Well continue the attack Philly fans. That does not bother me. It's pathetic, but it's all you have. In fact, each attack just shows how jealous you are. Now, where is the Count? Six Lombardis, Five Stanleys...
Geeze, I gotta' stop this. Even I know I'm being obnoxious.

 

[kgilbert78]

That's fair enough. I realize a lot of it is media hype and if the Pen's don't do it again next year all the accolades will be forgotten. For me, the primary point is what the sports teams in this small market town have accomplished compared to many other larger, and wealthier, cities and ownerships. It is remarkable by any measure.

That is a "fair" point....

 

[fairgambit]

That is a "fair" point....

 

[Nit16]

Royalty? Hardly. Win 5 in a row like the Habs did, more than once, maybe.

Aw yes the hater that reaches back 40-50 years to make his point LOL. 6 finals since 1990. 5 Cups since 1990. 3 Cups in less than a decade. First back-to-back in two decades. 3 of the top 10 players of all time. Salary Cap realities makes teams like the ones 40 or 50 years ago obsolete. Add a little value if you're going to chirp away. Thanks.

NHL Royalty is similar to College Blue Bloods. There's more than one team. Except present day production matters. Pens are the face of the NHL and the Penguins are NHL royalty.

How's your Caps, Flyers or Rangers doing in the Cap era?

 

[Nit16]

I agree sir.

Philly is a great hockey town.

Problem was, their management has let them down now for several decades since their last victories.

I felt their pain when they lost to Chicago, was it, years back?

LOL at Philadelphia Flyer hockey!!!!! aaaaaaahahahaha at Flyers!

 

[kgilbert78]

Aw yes the hater that reaches back 40-50 years to make his point LOL. 6 finals since 1990. 5 Cups since 1990. 3 Cups in less than a decade. First back-to-back in two decades. 3 of the top 10 players of all time. Salary Cap realities makes teams like the ones 40 or 50 years ago obsolete. Add a little value if you're going to chirp away. Thanks.

NHL Royalty is similar to College Blue Bloods. There's more than one team. Except present day production matters. Pens are the face of the NHL and the Penguins are NHL royalty.

How's your Caps, Flyers or Rangers doing in the Cap era?

Ah, yes--the standard response in 2017 to anyone who disagrees with someone else. You just call them a hater. Pfui. Fair and Glov got where I was coming from. It's called perspective. From someone who has been watching hockey for a half a century.

 

[SmithtonLion]

Anyone arguing that Philadelphia professional sports have been as good as Pittsburgh professional sports is just being stupid.

Other topics (like Pens dynasty) can be debated (although I don't know how two championships can be constituted as a dynasty), but you cannot rationally compare the on-field success of the two cities' franchises.

 

[kgilbert78]

Anyone arguing that Philadelphia professional sports have been as good as Pittsburgh professional sports is just being stupid.

Other topics (like Pens dynasty) can be debated (although I don't know how two championships can be constituted as a dynasty), but you cannot rationally compare the on-field success of the two cities' franchises.

Currently--no. Historically? That covers a lot of ground. Pittsburgh doesn't have pro basketball (or soccer) for example, which makes it a bit of an apples and oranges situation, and Philly has had championships in both. The Steelers were once the most woeful franchise in football--until they hired Chuck Noll (and the Eagles had had multiple championships to that point--though they, too, had their woeful moments--in one case together with the Steelers during the war). Yes, the Pirates have more championships than the Phillies, but nowhere near as many as the A's. And the Phillies have the most two recent baseball championships and five division titles in the last 10 years. The Pirates have three wildcards.

It makes for a fun debate and some talk between the fan bases. It makes for good rivalries. But that's about it.

 

[Nit16]

Ah, yes--the standard response in 2017 to anyone who disagrees with someone else. You just call them a hater. Pfui. Fair and Glov got where I was coming from. It's called perspective. From someone who has been watching hockey for a half a century.

Flyers suck! Have sucked basically for a long time. Pens now NHL royalty. The person that disagrees is an emotional Flyers geek. The Patriots and Tom Brady owns the Steelers. I've been a huge Steelers for over 40 years. I can deal with the Patriots owning the Steelers and being NFL royalty. Flyers fan on the other hand can not deal with how successful the Pittsburgh Penguins organization has been since about 1988. LOL at the Flyers fans and their desperate attempt to make the Flyers relevant.