I am alright with it due to the pandemic but like that when the full season returns I get to see the Pens every year out here in AZ instead of waiting x amount of years like the old days

met Walter at a leafs game back in 1998 , at the last game Wayne was playing there at the gardens , Walter would shake everyone's hand , pose for any picture , sign anything you ask him too , and he would smile at all the kids and tell some amazing stories , that guy never said no to anyone , there are very few pro athlete's who where even close to this !

I sadly never got to see a game at the gardens

I was fortunate enough to see about a dozen or so.

Getting seats behind the net in the first rafters was like being on a 60 minute roller coaster ride. Anytime a player would cross the blueline and wind up to shoot everyone would flinch and protect their face. So many errant tips or deflection would send the puck flying right into the rafters. This was before the protective netting was ever used.

nothing beats the nose bleeds at the old Buffalo Auditorium , those seats were at a 45 deg angle , they gave you a parachute on the way in !

So this will make ya go ... back in the late 80s AAA Travel was the "official travel agency of the Penguins". Well back then most hockey teams used regular commercial flights to get from one place to another. AAA had a promotion "Fly away with the Penguins" (like) six times (games) a year. For a trip to Toronto it cost 180$ (USD). For that we received a plane ticket, hotel for the night, a ticket to the game and breakfast. Unbeknownst to us, at the time, we flew with the team so they could fill an entire plane and then we stayed at the same hotel as them as well.

My brother and I sat next to Craig Patrick on the plane. I don't get star struck at all but my brother was excited. I told him to leave the guy alone. 5 minutes later Patrick strikes up a conversation with us. From there on for the whole flight Patrick talked hockey. It was an experience I'll never forget.

After the game the next morning we went for breakfast and sat next to Paul Coffey and Keven Stevens.

Hell of an experience for 180$.

Second and last time at the Garden we sat in the Greys ..... if I had season tickets in the Greys to the Garden the last 20 years I wouldn't be a pound over weight (slight writers embellishment)!

cool craig was the grandson of lester patrick

meSz , that would never happen today , very nice story

Feels good to win 2 in a row..especially vs the leafs!!! Demko is getting in a groove..

Tom Wilson suspended for 7 games.
Reaves needs to straighten him out....again. Maybe they'll meet in the playoffs?

7 games for what the referees deemed a good hit (no penalty called).

For anyone in Canada that can't understand why hockey isn't as big here as in Canada .... refereeing is one of those reasons. It's always been horrible and continues to be.

Anyone agree with the Ovechkin spear to the groin was a 2 min penalty? Anyone else, other then Ovechkin and a few other star players, and that's a 5, 10 and game misconduct followed by a suspension. Ovechkin, 2 minute ROUGHING (what a joke) penalty and 5k fine.

Happy national hockey day. Yes his past made him get the 7 gems suspension

He’s definitely made some mistakes, w bad contracts. Loui erikkson isn’t even playing! He’s drafted pretty good, shit, he should be a lead scout, not a gm. Sucks, cuz if they go to a new gm, coach Green is probably gone too. I like green, but who knows what the owners (Aquilini’s) do. He kinda reminds me of a Jerry Jones. Let the coaches coach, n let the gm do his job.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sources-nhl-espn-reach-seven-year-u-s-broadcast-deal/

Bad news for US. Espn coverage of hockey is not great. When they had the rights previously they broadcasted 2 games a week.

I can see them doing one game a week on ESPN and then carrying more on ESPN+ forcing people to pay. We shall see.

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You can stream any game any time you want. Just install ad blocker and you're set.

I'll give you two weeks before you call for Keefe to be fired again

Thanks hue.

2 minutes later .......

Matthews with the O/T winner, fun game to watch.

Andersen needs to go

He's got the softest hands in the NHL. Hands down!! (Pun intended)

Probably explains why Justin Bieber has such a man-crush on him

For those of you with the NHL app subscription....what happened to the Standings tab? Maybe I’m just looking in the wrong places. But for some reason, when I watch the NHL.tv app on my Apple TV, the standings seem to be missing this year. Any help is appreciated.

Also...what does everyone think about ESPN getting broadcasting rights back next year?

ESPN hasnt been any good in a very long time.

ESPN is total dogshit. I was fortunate enough to completely ignore them until recently when they made the deal with the UFC. Their on air "talent" is full of assholes who only live to hear themselves speak. I don't have cable tv and refuse to give any money to Disney so I will pirate all the games they show.

yeah Andersen sucks

There it is!!!!!! LOL

Ralphi's the best , my son played hockey with his son when they were 10 years old in Newmarket , the NHL was on strike that year , so Jim Ralph would be at all the games , he had the best stories about the NHL players , and his own crappy career , had a few good stories about Tony Esposito , when the two of them were with the black hawks . great guy

Wow, this Ottawa team is killing us... They must be good.

*Runs to check NHL standings page*

Oh...

Wait....

Can anyone explain to me why Andersen is still in net after 4 goals with a whole period left to go?

hutchison started , let in 2 goals in 7 seconds , then andersen went in and let in two goals in 52 seconds , and here we are !

So, they pulled the goalies altogether....

Seems like a solid plan bahahhaha