I disagree, you have to participate in actual games to cry about them.
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Well, he can whine from the box, but either way, he's a whiner.
It's funny watching Flyers fans (and others) who are so jealous of talent...and to realize they would give their left nut to have Crosby on their teams payroll. Do you really think the Fyers wouldn't trade ANYONE ASKED for Crosby? So, here's the Pens, WITHOUT Crosby, WITHOUT Malkin, WITHOUT Kennedy, WITHOUT Orpik - that's over 26.5 million of their salary cap...still WINNING and being right up their in terms of points.
Also, it must REALLY piss off people in Philly and other places (including the NHL non-player folks) to see Matt Cooke, that no good can-only-be-a-cheap-shot sitting in the top 20 in points to date.
Wow, top 20 after what 8 games? And the fact that you post that stat when no one else in the league has played more than 6 games, really? That's called a stretch.
The fact that the Flyers have called up Schenn and can sport the line of Schenn, Couturier, and Read which is a better line than a lot of teams 1st or 2nd lines, and they're all rookies, I think the envy is not from the Flyers for the Penguins.
I will never want Crosby on the Flyers. He's a weak b*tch who uses his superstar status to get preferential treatment and if you can't admit that as a Pens fan of all people, you're a complete homer or you don't actually watch the games.
Ovechkin will always be the better player in my book because of the way he plays the game. He'll probably have a shorter career than Crosby, but that's because he plays hard and actually brings a physical aspect to his game.
I couldn't care less who is out for the Pens. They're up there in points, sure, but they've played more games than everyone else, 3 more than the second place Flyers. In terms of points accumulation, the Pens are at 10 out of 16 possible, good for a .625%. The Flyers are at .900%. The Flyers lead the league in offense after giving up two guys who totaled 78 goals last year, and have the biggest goals for/goals against differential.
Yes, it's early for both teams, but let's be honest, Crosby has a lot of talent, but he obviously can't take the big hit without spitting teeth, getting a concussion, or throwing a fit about it.
What's funny is watching Pens fans talk like they weren't at the brink of losing their franchise.
Like for close to a decade and a half that no one in that city gave two ****s about the penguins.
I respect the hell out of Crosby, he's an amazing, insanely talented hockey player. However, he was a whiny, spineless brat for the first couple seasons he was in the league and to Flyers fans he'll never live that down, and it will always be fun to call him a crybaby because it drives pens fans nuts.
I'll take the team that hasn't won a cup in 35 years, but atleast every year ices a team that competes and makes the playoffs most years, that had the second highest all time winning percentage in the regular season.
But keep on praising malkin and Crosby for the few more years you have them and then penguins hockey becomes irrelevant again.
Right, prior to their worst season in franchise history, the Flyers were second only to the Wings in consecutive playoff seasons. Like you said, no one gave a rip about the Penguins prior to Crosby getting there. They were the Islanders, Thrashers, Coyotes, Whalers, Jets of the past that people couldn't wait to leave and play for a contender, like the Flyers.