I'm a man and I did that as a joke just for reactions like this.
LOL it's one thing if I'm at home and my wife comes in, she probably figures I really am fantasizing about Sidney Crosby. But at work they have no idea.
Maybe they should like... you know... drive to the rink anyway and do their job? At the very least could they call the Pens front office and ask if Sid is practicing today?
And since the previous thread got locked up, here's the article/video posted by Puckie09 with proof Sid skated with Tangradi and Jeffrey and took contact:
On the whole home ice thing, which dovetailed in the previous thread, I posted something elsewhere which has some relevance.
Home ice currently is virtually meaningless, which means that the regular season is virtually meaningless. Linked below is a pretty good article that makes that point looking at the five playoff years between 2006 and 2010, and makes a pretty compelling stat based argument that right now it does not much matter if you are the home or away team. Here is the conclusion, but the article is worth reading:
After all that, what really remains is one simple question: is “home ice advantage” really an advantage? I think it’s fairly clear that, when examined globally, which arena hosts a game is not a reliable predictor of who is more likely to win the game. In virtually every case I examined, the difference between playing at home or away results in outcomes that are similar to a coin toss, with one minor exception – if you’re going to lose a series, there’s a slightly better chance that you will do so at home, in front of your own, very disappointed fans.
Note that the home team has gotten there with the better record, so if you factor that fact out, then being on the road would seem to be the advantage overall.
As I said previously, the overall health of this team going into the playoffs matters much more to me than catching the Rags.
Shelly Anderson @pgshelly
Update: Kudos to Toronto Star reporter who taped Sidney Crosby skating and hitting with Tangradi, Jeffrey even though media wasn't invited.
What did this Toronto Sun dude do, break down the doors to get in?
Shelly Anderson @pgshelly
Update: Kudos to Toronto Star reporter who taped Sidney Crosby skating and hitting with Tangradi, Jeffrey even though media wasn't invited.
What did this Toronto Sun dude do, break down the doors to get in?
Lol. It's even more hilarious that casual fans find the video online before they do.
Shelly Anderson @pgshelly
Update: Kudos to Toronto Star reporter who taped Sidney Crosby skating and hitting with Tangradi, Jeffrey even though media wasn't invited.
What did this Toronto Sun dude do, break down the doors to get in?
Maybe Pittsburgh media wasn't invited, but they make exceptions for Canadians
