OFF DAY THREAD! Where we complain on non game days!

[Honour Over Glory]

IIRC, by 2005, which is the timestamp on the thread @Randy Butternubs linked, Lesky had become a Pens board meme but didn't post much. I remember him being more active a few years earlier.

You know which user name I remember? Well names...

Lionel Hutz for obvious Simpsons reasons.
Then Transplanted Caper (?) because I hate the taste of capers, so I for some reason remember that one.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I don’t care what @ColePens said. This is the content that keeps HFPens from collapsing in on itself like the other team’s boards.

Can't trust a ZAR and Coldplay super fan, mate.

I will admit, I am surprised we only have 1 injury 3 games in and of course, it's the new guy, it's like an initiation to be a Penguin.

"He's trying to jump on a moving train, so to speak, but I thought he did a pretty good job," Sullivan said.

Kapanen Practices with Penguins

Is this the train Sullivan is speaking of?

I still don't like that Czuczman was called up to the Taxi Squad.

LH - Riikola, POJ, Czuczman
RH - Ruhwedel, Ceci

I thought Vellucci said POJ was far more ready than he thought.

 

[Peat]

I still don't like that Czuczman was called up to the Taxi Squad.

LH - Riikola, POJ, Czuczman
RH - Ruhwedel, Ceci

I thought Vellucci said POJ was far more ready than he thought.

POJ was on the taxi squad before Czuczman. Wait and see but I don't think he's been called up to supplant POJ, but to add another layer of depth behind him.

 

[EightyOne]

Lol no one in the MassMutual East division managed to stay perfect through 3 games. The parity in this league is insane.

Don't legitimize that

 

[SomeDude]

I still don't like that Czuczman was called up to the Taxi Squad.

LH - Riikola, POJ, Czuczman
RH - Ruhwedel, Ceci

I thought Vellucci said POJ was far more ready than he thought.

A LD went on IR, so a LD was moved up to replace the spot since Riikola is now in the lineup full-time. I don't see what difference it makes. POJ will still be next in line if needed.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Crazy I've "known" some of you for almost 17 years.

 

[Jesse]

Crazy I've "known" some of you for almost 17 years.

It really is crazy. I joined this board in June of 2005 to argue about Casey Pierro-Zabotel (lol) and its produced some of the more thought-provoking conversations I've had over a long period of time. I also spent a lot of time showing my whole ass in immature arguments with @Jacob and a bunch of other people that I'm happy still speak to me despite that.

In many ways I judge the success of myself as a writer by what the reaction of this board is to the things I have to say. So do other people, they just won't admit it.

 

[LOGiK]

So Boston has zero even strength goals in three games?!

Wha whaattt??

Kind of makes me feel less bad about the penguins and make me figure they actually do have a fighting chance this year.

 

[EightyOne]

So Boston has zero even strength goals in three games?!

Wha whaattt??

Kind of makes me feel less bad about the penguins and make me figure they actually do have a fighting chance this year.

The Pens can be better. They've played terribly. The talent is there. Cup? Who knows. Not dead last? If they play to potential, sure.

 

[ColePens]

It really is crazy. I joined this board in June of 2005 to argue about Casey Pierro-Zabotel (lol) and its produced some of the more thought-provoking conversations I've had over a long period of time. I also spent a lot of time showing my whole ass in immature arguments with @Jacob and a bunch of other people that I'm happy still speak to me despite that.

In many ways I judge the success of myself as a writer by what the reaction of this board is to the things I have to say. So do other people, they just won't admit it.

I realized I had to join a forum when back in like 2006 I was sitting around with friends and was like "Man.. MAF has pretty poor rebound control" and they didn't understand what I was talking about. I always lurked HF/LetsGoPens.com so I joined. Found out real quick LGP.com hated any discussion that questioned MAF.

I was at my buddy's house and he signed into HF so that was when I said f*** it and just rolled HF. 100k posts later.... That is probably sad or fantastic. Or maybe both.

 

[LOGiK]

The Pens can be better. They've played terribly. The talent is there. Cup? Who knows. Not dead last? If they play to potential, sure.

Seeing other teams bumble just gives me hope.

Getting to the playoffs is one thing..... WINNING a playoff round is another...

Speaking of which, does anyone know the seeding format for post-season this year?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Yeah, the early results in the year so far suggest that people shouldn't wildly jump to conclusions on a small sample size of games. Philly got blown out by Buffalo last night, after Buffalo was mostly dismantled by a Capitals team that looked pretty crappy against the Penguins. You had the Islanders and Rangers basically alternate blowouts as well.

The season is early and everyone is rusty due to no training camp. No one's going to hit the ground running considering the circumstances.

 

[Andy99]

 

[Tom Hanks]

 

[Empoleon8771]

Yeah, this is kinda what I figured when I saw the Lafferty news. Figured it meant that ZAR was close to returning.

Really interested to see POJ practicing with the big squad too. Wonder what that's about, I think POJ needs to be moved onto the active roster to practice with the team.

 

[LOGiK]

Lol no one in the * East division managed to stay perfect through 3 games. The parity in this league is insane.

Hockey games are basically 50/50 at this point.

(edited original post * because I don't get royalties for advertising)

 

[Ugene Magic]

I realized I had to join a forum when back in like 2006 I was sitting around with friends and was like "Man.. MAF has pretty poor rebound control" and they didn't understand what I was talking about. I always lurked HF/LetsGoPens.com so I joined. Found out real quick LGP.com hated any discussion that questioned MAF.

I was at my buddy's house and he signed into HF so that was when I said f*** it and just rolled HF. 100k posts later.... That is probably sad or fantastic. Or maybe both.

Remember the MSN board days... I was a real ass..."Dedicated" but a moron. Maybe I still am to a degree? Onward... Sucks, to not have people to discuss our view points in person. Most people around me except my son and the dek hockey community has little knowledge of the sport.

This has been by far the best experience.

 

[ColePens]

Remember the MSN board days... I was a real ass..."Dedicated" but a moron. Maybe I still am to a degree? Onward... Sucks, to not have people to discuss our view points in person. Most people around me except my son and the dek hockey community has little knowledge of the sport.

This has been by far the best experience.

Especially in the beginning, HF was FAR and away the most community-like Pens forum. That's up for debate nowadays but that is an internet issue more than anything. LGP and other forums were like a middle school "cool kids" place.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

I got my hockey message board career started at GameFAQs

I never became a regular at the official boards because it was ~60% Craps trolls on top of Lesky. What a miserable place that was circa 2001.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Especially in the beginning, HF was FAR and away the most community-like Pens forum. That's up for debate nowadays but that is an internet issue more than anything. LGP and other forums were like a middle school "cool kids" place.

Cool kids? What about cool FRENCH-CANADIAN kids? Those are the best baby.

 

[Peat]

Yeah, this is kinda what I figured when I saw the Lafferty news. Figured it meant that ZAR was close to returning.

Really interested to see POJ practicing with the big squad too. Wonder what that's about, I think POJ needs to be moved onto the active roster to practice with the team.

Return of the 9D phenomenon?

Cool kids? What about cool FRENCH-CANADIAN kids? Those are the best baby.

Oxymoron.

 

[heysmilinstrange]

Kapanen will play tonight and DeSmith will start, per Pens Inside Scoop's tweet.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Return of the 9D phenomenon?



Oxymoron.

I think today was an optional skate so maybe it's players on the practice squad are allowed to practice with optional skates. That's about my best guess, because Lafferty was there too.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Kapanen will play tonight and DeSmith will start, per Pens Inside Scoop's tweet.

Awesome that’ll help my GDT theme not looking stupid, well because of Kappy not playing anyway

Should have it up in an hour.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Especially in the beginning, HF was FAR and away the most community-like Pens forum. That's up for debate nowadays but that is an internet issue more than anything. LGP and other forums were like a middle school "cool kids" place.

Message boards either got too big or died off to keep that community feeling for so long...either way I love that this has been one of the very few consistencies for more than half of my life.

I was 15 when I signed up here to draft Kari Lehtonen in a mock draft. Freshman year of high school. And I'm still posting gifs from the same selection of Simpsons seasons...