Ok here is what some knob from Montreal put out on the net earlier today. I simply couldn't let this one slide by and eagerly responded with a little fact.
"It's true. The only thing certain in hockey is that Pens fans are bandwagon jumpers, with no actual knowledge of the game. You got lucky with Mario, and you got lucky with Sid, and you still can't beat the Habs."
Here's my response:
"Ok you want to talk about "luck"? Yes you are right we got lucky in making great picks in two particular years, but last I checked 1 player doesn't make a championship team. Hell, you can't even buy a championship team (check out the Renfrew Millionaires if you yourself know little about the history of the game). But you really want to talk abotu luck? Montreal getting lucky with Patrick Roy. How's that for luck. Or why not the Richards, Beliveau, Dryden, etc. While we're at it, lets point out that Montreal won most of their cups between 1940 and 1980 (all years where there were only 6 teams or less competition or during the expansion years where the new teams were weaker). Why not go even further and talk about Montreal's claim to all players from Quebec during those years as well where rival clubs could not draft/sign young french Canadians, basically monopolizing a whole market so they could continue stocking their teams consistently while everyone else in the league had to cut up the remainder. What good luck was that! It almost makes one wonder if the Habs simply got lucky all those years, or maybe and much worse, forced their own luck. It's no secret the lifetime record is in favour of Montreal (I think it is something like 32-13), but like I mentioned, with the expansion in 67, is that really telling the whole story?
Like many have mentioned, there are bandwagon jumpers everywhere. I knew lots of them who jumped onto Montreal back in 93 for example. I never was a jumper and supported the Pens from the late 80's as a toddler right through until present day, which by the way included the "lost" years between 99 and 2006 where they almost folded, went bankrupt, moved and dealt everyone away.
So how's that for having actual knowledge of the game, not only have I been a lifelong Penguins fan, but I am young AND actually know a little something about hockey too. So for next time feel free to say go habs or talk about key players or whatever, but leave the foot in mouth comments out of here."
"It's true. The only thing certain in hockey is that Pens fans are bandwagon jumpers, with no actual knowledge of the game. You got lucky with Mario, and you got lucky with Sid, and you still can't beat the Habs."
Here's my response:
"Ok you want to talk about "luck"? Yes you are right we got lucky in making great picks in two particular years, but last I checked 1 player doesn't make a championship team. Hell, you can't even buy a championship team (check out the Renfrew Millionaires if you yourself know little about the history of the game). But you really want to talk abotu luck? Montreal getting lucky with Patrick Roy. How's that for luck. Or why not the Richards, Beliveau, Dryden, etc. While we're at it, lets point out that Montreal won most of their cups between 1940 and 1980 (all years where there were only 6 teams or less competition or during the expansion years where the new teams were weaker). Why not go even further and talk about Montreal's claim to all players from Quebec during those years as well where rival clubs could not draft/sign young french Canadians, basically monopolizing a whole market so they could continue stocking their teams consistently while everyone else in the league had to cut up the remainder. What good luck was that! It almost makes one wonder if the Habs simply got lucky all those years, or maybe and much worse, forced their own luck. It's no secret the lifetime record is in favour of Montreal (I think it is something like 32-13), but like I mentioned, with the expansion in 67, is that really telling the whole story?
Like many have mentioned, there are bandwagon jumpers everywhere. I knew lots of them who jumped onto Montreal back in 93 for example. I never was a jumper and supported the Pens from the late 80's as a toddler right through until present day, which by the way included the "lost" years between 99 and 2006 where they almost folded, went bankrupt, moved and dealt everyone away.
So how's that for having actual knowledge of the game, not only have I been a lifelong Penguins fan, but I am young AND actually know a little something about hockey too. So for next time feel free to say go habs or talk about key players or whatever, but leave the foot in mouth comments out of here."
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