Penguins/NHL
The Pittsburgh Penguins are Stanley Cup Champions.
The celebration is underway and Pittsburgh’s 3-1 win in Game 6 was everything that’s made this group a special team.
It wasn’t the star players having four or five point nights. It was the will and determination starting with the stars and on down through all 18 skaters.
It was remarkable to watch.
This is a team from top to bottom and they won as a team through all four rounds.
Tonight it was just another day at the office for this group, blocking 33 shots and what was so fitting was the Penguins allowing two shots on goal in the third period when the Sharks entered the period trailing 2-1.
Game in game out the Penguins have put their bodies on the line in getting the 16 wins and it starts with the forwards.
Patric Hornqvist tonight with a team-high 5 blocked shots and second was Sidney Crosby with 4 blocked shots.
Yes, Mike Sullivan put an exclamation mark on the greatest coaching performance in franchise history and this was one of the best coaching performances ever in the NHL in transforming the culture of this team.
Sidney Crosby took home the Conn Smythe trophy and delivered tonight with two assists. But, he delivered most importantly with his leadership through this amazing run. The Penguins followed his lead.
Now with his second Stanley Cup, it’s going to be probably never that Crosby’s leadership gets questioned again during his career.
The Golden State Warriors go by the motto ‘Strength in Numbers’ and the Penguins are the NHL’s version of ‘Strength in Numbers’. Speed and balance was the difference vs the Sharks and the whole run.
From personnel, to coaching, to great leadership emerging, the perfect storm came together for the Penguins on many fronts over the last couple months and they are now Stanley Cup Champions.
http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/06/13/cuba-gooding-jr-we-are-the-champions-stanley-cup-turn-up-in-penguins-locker-room/
Hahahahahahahahaha Ducks going to name Randy Carlyle coach. He sucks.
Remember when stan was right about anything? I dont either
Sheeee. Don’t tell Stan.
Aw. White trash and stay at home dad bonding. How cute. Anders Lee!
you’d get your ass kicked in the port
From your Velcro shoes.
They fixed it.
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is everybody still flipping out about games in October and November about how important they are? Especially under a dead coach barely walking?
Yes Stan he is pissed that Crosby didn’t show up those times
good job npl for winning the NHL bracket challenge
Whaaa thumbs down? I guess people not happy with npl’s NHL bracket challenge victory
NPL, Stan and Jay. They thumbs down everything.
Jay made this point a week ago, the Pens got a ridiculous number of favorable bounces, maybe more than the last six playoffs combined. It had as much to do with their winning as anything else IMO.
It was really nice to be on the right side of things for a change.
Every team that ever won the cup were both good and lucky.
In The sequence that led to Letang’s game winner he was surreal with his skating and puck handling. But watch his shot. It was going wide, hits Jones blocker and goes in. Hockey gods.
Agreed – got rewarded for making a ridiculous play.
Go read Dejan’s recap and try not to cry (I cried three times). Then come here and read DePaoli’s riveting piece of work.
I know rite lol. Dks article was awesome
Still tearing up just thinking about it.
Sid wins the conn smythe to piss off stanch and the pens win a cup with bleury on the bench after he had a train wreck of a playoff yet again. It took him 1 game to choke his way out of the net just like I called it. I am your prophet. Murray proving he is a winner and st bleury choking was the best possible outcome.
So somehow now winning for the 1st time in your life qualifies someone as a proven winner. The only prophecy to ever come true is you being a complete baffoon that knows nothing. As I said the other day, clueless doesn’t even do you justice anymore.
Remember when our prophet told us they’d finish 10th or 11th, and that the team needed to be torn down? Psst. Fleury has 2 rings now.
I’m still trying to remember when he told us that they would win because they had a new coach and a new goalie.
Yeah – I don’t know where Nostradamus was on that one.
I’m getting a Ring too. St bleury got his ring watching on the bench so I should get one for watching on my couch.
But Fleury’s name is on the cup twice and your’s isn’t yoda.
your posts are worthless. You’re not funny and you really know nothing about hockey. At least some of the idiots get a chuckle out of me every now and then. You’re just a broken record of waste.
Of all the posters on this site I’m most happy for Stanch. To think how much you learned this season. Goalies matter, power plays matter, Sid doesn’t need to score to dominate a game. I fell this is a turning point for you.
Without Zak, none of this would have been accomplished.
If only you could have come away with something that doesn’t equate to “goalie bad,” but alas. Remember when you said that San Jose would be their toughest opponent “by far?” Yeah – I do too.
Dustin, Sullivan said the exact same thing. Good point.
The only question for today is “WHEN’S THE PARADE BITCHES?”
Wed. 11:30AM
Thanks OU. I assumed it would have to be Wednesday with the US Open starting on Thursday but I hadn’t heard anything official.
http://triblive.com/mobile/10625666-96/parade-grant-pittsburgh
One thing that really cannot be overlooked in this last round… the 4th line. If it wasnt for their performance we would still be in OT in game one because as we all know the top 3 lines cancelled each other out. Kuhnhackl was the real hero. They should create an award in his honor, in using traditional names from the Leafs history we shall call it the Harold Ballard Trophy!
#fuckface2016
This Hockey Central show is the worst. It’s Sam, Yoda and Maloni talking at a round table. Pens have cap problems, Malkin played his last game in Pittsburgh. Kessel can’t play, cap is going down. Stupid comment after stupid comment.
They act like the cap will dip million lol
The cap can theoretically go down if the escalator option isn’t utilized. Fat fucking chance.
Its really not a bad show, sam just cant comprehend the english language enough to relay the proper info to you.
And there are alot more people than just them saying the cap is going down
I’m surprised you’re allowed to watch TV past 7pm.
It was just on tv fuckface
Just spent $250 at the NHL shop. Fucck it
Who’s credit card did you steal?
I wonder when the last time the city of McKeesport brought a whole $250 worth of goods into it at one time.
The last time your mom was selling her fat p*ssy to all the blacks
You sure seem irritated for someone buying $250 of shit with my tax dollars
Kingpuck! You hearing any Fleury/Malkin rumors? Ignore the others, I appreciate your responses.
Speaking of that goon – do you ever wonder how we won the Cup without that tough D-man to clear the crease? Or an enforcer? Dalton Prout!
Or that big deal with colombus that was happening ha
To play devil’s advocate, deals fall through all the time and we don’t hear about it until much later or not at all. Maybe there were talks with Columbus and it fell through or GMJR wisely chose against it.
Watching hockey central apparently kessel couldn’t play with sid went to management and said find me somewhere else because sid is very demanding typical. Fraud
You sir, are a total loser.
A complete moron, this guy.
Key word apparently…he never did if you believe that your a moron..oh wait….
You are such an ass
GMJR will win. GM of the year
What do you guys think letang being involved for all 4 game winners in this series 1 goal 3 assist
Pretty cool. Only 3 other have done that I believe. Greyky one of them.
You need stans approval to think that is pretty cool about letang
I’m a Pens fan, I don’t care if there is an ethiopian on the roster as long as he or she contributes to the team’s success which Letang and the rest of the roster did.
Well said OU…sam only like the pens if its a canadian doing well…he doesnt really understand much else
“Game winner assists.”
So their 50th anniversary logos are going to have to be redesigned. I’d say that is a great problem to have.
http://1.cdn.nhle.com/penguins/images/upload/2016/02/155605T_50th_Logo_Patch_RGB_MR.png
Haha – good problem to have. Remember how Yoda couldn’t count to 50?
Omen… the Pens won the second of their back to back cups in the 90s during the 25th season 😉
i heard CB will hire this guy for the parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlpjSEtELs
Sam, is the Beau Bennet for Jonathan Drouin trade rumor heating up again? Seemed like a good deal when you mentioned it a few months ago.
I think tampax dont want anything to do with bennett anymore they think he is always injured and they believe he got a career ending injury after lifting the stanley cup last night
Yes, NOW TB wants nothing to do with the trade. You’re a mook… even when Drouin looked like damaged goods TB wanted nothing to do with the trade.
Now is when you put the gas pedal down. After Fleury wants traded, you use the cap space to sign Stamkos to a 1 year deal Hossa style and tell everyone “we have what you want; come and get it.”
Where do St. Louis and Boyes fit into your plan?
there was rumors 4 teams wants aggressivly stamkos Habs,leafs,rags and the wings
Ultimately, it’d be a one year delay on a long-term deal, if he even was open to it, or if we could make it work (which is probably a ‘no’). Stamkos to the Leafs doesnt’ make a ton of sense. Florida is a team that should be all over him. They’re ready for the next step. The Leafs barely took their first step. Rags are in utter cap hell. Wings are still a 5-8 seed even with Stamkos. Maybe he just wants paid though – totally possible.
I’d do that.
What is sirus radio saying about the game?
I dont know because i cant afford according to stan
Maybe you can rent that car again.
So now that I’be gotten the poison out and I’m sitting here taking stock of what we’be witnessed over the last 2 months I have to say that was some of the most dominating defensive hockey we’ve seen since the ’90s Devils. It just astonishes me how they pulled together to shelter their young goaltender, I mean to finish it out by giving up 6 shots in the 32 minutes after Letang gave them the lead is just unimaginable if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.
And truly – their “defensive” style was offense. Just have the puck – all. the. time. I love it.
What gets me is the shot blocking. I can’t see these guys blocking all these shots next year, which in turn I think will lead to one of two things. 1.) Sullivan will become pissed at the team for not shot blocking and we’ll have friction again. 2.) Not blocking all these shots exposes Murray and we under achieve IF for some reason we can’t turn to Fleury to save us. Or hell, i’ll even throw in the scenerio where we do continue to shot block and our team is ravished by injuries. I think next year is going to… Read more »
thats what i said yesterday yes its nicethey block shots but in season players dont sacrifice as much as playoffs and thats when Murray will be exposed and we are not sure if he is capable of playing 60+ games
the guy will be a good goalie in the league but he is still not there yet still has time thats why pens should not trade fleury for one more season
Stop saying 60+, he has to play 80+. The Pens played 106 games this year, not 82.
you clown no goalie plays all 106 when i say 60+ elite goalies play 60 games during the season and the + part includes the playoffs
Stick to NPL’s hotdog. The + represents a few games because you can’t be exact…not a 28 game playoff run.
Martin Jones played 65 regular season and 24 playoff. Ya, he was considered real elite before the year started. Stupid clown. He played 90 games!
You’re not very smart
For once me and Diego agree… This whole idea of the shot blocking being the sole reason the team won and that they wont be blocking next year. During the regular season I agree… but that doesnt mean that suddenly pucks will be whipping past our guys at an amazing rate. Some guys still put their bodies on the line, Murray will get better as he progresses and Sullivan seems like he knows how to reach his guys. I know we had 7 years of hell to learn to be pessimistic but this is absurd.
What’s remarkable is they did t go into a Devil-esq defensive shell. They did it by controlling the puck.
Wonder where you picked that up from. Oh wait – I know – I said it below 3 hours ago. That’s okay – you can borrow.
Eklund E4:
Fleury to Calgary.
Malkin to LA, Wild, Chicago.
there has been rumors Fleury to calgary for a while now
It’s going to be a crazy summer of rumors.
as i said because trade deadline was quiet summer will be very busy
Yeah – they’ll probably trade Malkin now – this formula doesn’t work.
now that pens won the cup you barely see Stan,npl and yoda those 3 all year wanted pens to lose well npl brough nothing to this site other then make fun of people here
Wanted them to lose? Haha. That’s probably why I said they needed to blow it up – wait – that was yoda and maloni. You’re a moron.
you hated the 2 best players of the team all year long letang and Sid the 2 players that carried this team to the playoffs
Sid wasn’t the best player all year long. This team doesn’t even make the playoffs without 29 and 71 carrying them through the first three months. I love how you always ignore that. That’s why I hope 29 doesn’t feel slighted – they’re not even in a position to make a playoff spot if not for him being on top of his game while Johnston was here.
29 been the only consistent pens player for last 2 years sad the way it turned out with the bad timming injury
but him being in net pens wouldve still won the cup
because yes murray played good but wasnt wow or great enough to deserve the wins the team in front won him all the games and bail him out night in night out from losing the leads
I think murray played 2 good games that he stole the game
other then that he was medicore
I do think they still win the Cup with Fleury in goal. It might have been more decisive.
kinda sad if fleury wouldve let in soft goals media and yoda wouldve been all over fleury and yet when Murray did that its no worries his 22 and still got CS talks.
I lost count in this playoffs the amount of soft goals Murray allowed
at first it was 1 a game then it became few a game even last night goal was a bad one
Goalies matter
Thank goodness we can stop listening to NHL commenters saying how much better the Western Conference is!
For real, the west was always better-until they got put down and out of their misery last night. Wasnt even close.
I am sure if pens played the hawks it wouldve been much tighter series
You know – they still can – the west is MUCH better than the east, top to bottom. That doesn’t mean the big dogs in the east can’t compete with the western conference teams. But you look at that playoff array – 1-8 in the west doesn’t even compare to pretenders like the Rangers, Islanders and Red Wings in the east. But the Capitals, Pens and Lightnings of the world? Yeah – they’re pretty f’ing good. I honestly think Tampa wins the Cup as well had they won game 7.
on nhl.com they have
Pittsburgh Penguins Fanatics Authentic 2016 Stanley Cup Champions Autographed 20″ x 24″ Team Celebration Photograph with Multiple Signatures – Limited Edition of 87
$1899.99
I dont know what to buy from nhl.com they are alll nice
#fuckface2016!
God what an amazing day, so much to be thankful for on this wonderful morning that I’m not sure what I’m most excited about, is it that the Pens are Cup champions once again, is it that I made more money off the Pens winning last night than Maloni will make in 2016 or could it be the pure entertainment that will ensue with Yoda repeatedly telling everyone that he was right even though he never once said they would win with a new coach and new goalie and in fact actually said they couldn’t win and wouldn’t make the… Read more »
And yes for those wondering I did celebrate the win by getting drunk, going to the massage parlor, getting bathed and rubbed down by a beautiful oriental girl who then rode me like there’s no tomorrow.
You might want to top your morning off with a cup of coffee and a penicillin shot.
Honestly not much of a coffee drinker.
Me neither, but I still advise the penicillin.
#fullbodyslide
Big reason why pens won is because the stars accepted their roles and also went inthe dirty areas took hit and gave hits
in DB time our stars didnt want to go in the corners did not want to block shots and only get points on power plays
No question about it- def look at and played like a team.
true in DB era players played more individual carrying the pucks and very predictable with shots with not secondary chances or shots
you had TK the king of momentum killer he was only good to shoot on the logo much like sheary only good to drag sid line down but coach no choice to put sheary with sid in order to balance the other lines Sid is knows to carry bums and make them look good
congratz to NPL to win the NHL 2016 Bracket Challenge
Sam was bad he knows nothing about other hockey teams and only thinks inside the box like STAN
#TypicalStan
Is it typical of me to not do well at a guessing game with no meaning?
so pens winning 2 cups in 7 years does this put the misery era with sid and geno on hold ?
How could it be misery? We had issues with the bench boss that led to a culture issue. Why would you even still be talking about breaking them up at this point? It was a longer journey than expected but there is a visible difference in this team now. Are you remotely happy they won?
I am happy and i believe if pens fired DB sooner they wouldve been tied with the HAwks with 3 cups in last 7 years
That bruins cup shouldve been pens
Hard to disagree with that… DBs use of Iginla was the back breaker for me. I was weary of him after the 2012 melt down but his inability to see that the line he should have used Morrow – Jokinen – Iginla as his 3rd was a big part of what killed that team. The line was lights out as the playoffs approached. When Sid and Geno returned there was an opportunity to set up the same depth nightmare that Sullivan went with instead we watched dipshit dan try to force square pegs into round holes
It so hard to win championships, although this run was different. After the parade, on to the off-season-do they attempt to get faster?
Well they keep most of the speed but if there was a chance to land help with wheels and possession numbers you have to look at it.
he had jokinen healthy scratched and had TK in the lineup then had orpig and enggeland paired together
SO, does this cup and Conn Smythe put this fuck awful Toews vs Crosby debate to bed?
It was such a ridiculous debate to begin with, so i doubt it.
Toews might be the worst contract in the league as things move forward.
Stamkos will probably challenge this, guy hasnt really been the same since the broken leg
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Somehow, Phil and Justin Schultz couldn’t be properly utilized by these canadian teams. Thanks guys! By the way – nobody’s gonna say, but I will – I don’t think this team wins the Cup if they get Marty St. Louis instead of Kessel (or Brad Boyes, while we’re on the subject).
I hope they can retain Schultz, he played well.
schultz was garbage defensivly
Guy did a fine job. When you consider how the defence stepped up with Daley out and Murray looking more like a 22 year old you cannot sit back and pick one guy out that you think was bad. He was better than a lot of guys he lined up against. No he isnt quite a top 2 guy by any stretch, he could still top out as a decent top 4. He still has things he can learn as he played in a black hole in Edmonton. I cannot imagine how this team won, according to you; Kessel, Bonino,… Read more »
Sam clearly doesn’t watch the games. Of course, he bittched left and right about Lovejoy too. The guy is wrong about as often as a person can be wrong.
He really did – ended up being a huge pickup given Daley going down. Remember when Sam didn’t want him and said he was horrible?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/phil-kessel–stanley-cup-champion-051937523.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Phil Kessel: Stanley Cup Champion
https://mobile.twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/742172665184673793/photo/1
What a waste of a beautiful 9.5M dollar pass
Stanchion is still trying to figure out how Crosby won the CS when he didn’t score tonight. #boxscore
He played a hell of a game tonight. Unbelievable performance. But Kessel was the best player all playoff.
I don’t even cAre. Let him enjoy the lifetime achievement vote. The cup is what matters. But yeah. Phil deserved it. #unbrance #zak
I agree. Crosby was unbelievable. Just giving Stanch a hard time because it illustrates you don’t need to score to dominate.
Well, you kinda do. I mean, the name of the game is scoring. Hey – I’ll give him credit – he was really good in the finals – it wasn’t like the Caps series when Backstrom made it look like he wasn’t even playing. I do feel that alone should have negated any kind of Conn Smythe, but there was no runaway winner, and he did play well in the finals. Not to mention, Phil kinda spiked himself by reverting to November Phil where he should have had 6 goals in the finals alone and could only bury that tap… Read more »
Crosby was awesome from about game 6 in TB on… that said I too think it was Kessels trophy. He went a little quiet the last couple games and I hate to think thats what did it because it was so minor but it seemed to be all they needed to give it to Sid.
Also… classy move by Sid giving the cup to Daley 1st. If we don’t know Daleys Mother is battling Cancer and she wanted to see her son hoist the cup.
http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/phil-kessel-hot-dog.jpg
Canada Sucks
This should be +1000
Haha
Kessel is the first player on the Leafs payroll to win a cup since 1967. Thanks Toronto!
Bravo.
Perfect lol
This post was awesome. I forgot i read it drunk last night. Bravo, Mstar.
You’re welcome
Have a great night kids. We will be bumping heads soon but we were all here for the same reason… Champions baby woooooooooo
Where is gaydoggs bar is he banging 12 year olds tonight
Dude go to a bar and find your own 12 year old. You’re miserable… Have a good night man, enjoy this. Why be a dink right now?
He knows no other way. #LeMausoleeBell
Probably watched it with Brad Boyes.
12 year olds?
Hats off to Pappy for going out and getting Kessel to put us over the top!!!!
For once trading our first round pick wasn’t a bust
#BetterThanBoyes
Man, this is awesome. #1!!!!!!!!
This feels as right as Sam is wrong. WOOOOOOOO!!!! Go Pens!!!! I LOVE YOU SAMMY CAKES!
Stanley cup!!! #fuckface!!!
F ing right!!!! Fuckface!!!
I so wish I didn’t work tomorrow. Man. To be Maloni leeching off off of his wife right now.
Fleury has 2 cup rings. Hall. Of. Fame.
Yes!!!!!
I’m just so happy that this series taught Stan the power plays and goalies matter.
#unbrance
Who is your mother effin prophet? Bow down stanch. I told you the pens would win the cup as soon as st bleury was out of the equation. The pens are cup champs and I looooove it!
Haha. You told EVERYONE they couldn’t win with this team. You and Maloni. You’re a bona fide idiot.
First 9-10 seed to ever win the cup-lmao
Haha! Indeed
WRONG… 10-11 I believe
Lol, you were all about blowing it up, basically from the moment they lost vs Philly in 2012 to the minute Malkin was hurt in March. We all read the posts. End of the day Murray didn’t fully implode (his rookie year was definitely showing in the last two games big time) and they won. Sullivan righted the ship. Had MAF not been hurt I have little doubt the would have been here still but if it feels better to you that it was Murray in goal the enjoy it. It’s a good day period
You can’t even spell the word you made up. Good thing no one cares at Dunkin donuts
Another one of the “tear it down” crowd. So good!
Dude, new coach and a new goalie. That’s a big deal.
This shit again. You literally said the same thing in March. Shut. The fuck. Up.
Woooooooooooooooo #fuckface
#fuckface #unbrance!
Woooo!
Ahh , great now we will have more idiots like Stan and npl join this site now that pens won
Dude just enjoy it you miserable fuckface lol. Who’d a thought you’d be the most miserable fuck on the page lol.
He can’t. Because they were carried by Americans and it pains him.
#BradBoyes
Parade ON