NHL 2010-2011 Season

[The Craw]

Is that the one that says Pittsburgh diagonally?

no. mine is the white jersey with the old triangle penguin head logo. i think those were the home jerseys back then. it's a Starter jersey. i think those were the official jerseys back in the day.


gotta love the hair.

 

[Eli26]

no. mine is the white jersey with the old triangle penguin head logo. i think those were the home jerseys back then. it's a Starter jersey. i think those were the official jerseys back in the day.


gotta love the hair.

Nope, Starter wasn't. I have an official NHL jersey of this. My Francis 10 "A" I was talking about. Center Ice CCM did the jerseys back then. The pro ones that went for 250 then. Starter probably did the semi-pro (around 150), which are like the pros minus the fighting strap, and added padding to the shoulders, down to the 50 dollar ones that basically many people bought since they were so affordable. Those are the ones that people get with the cheaper and less attractive iron on name and letter decals.

 

[Eli26]

Does yours have the fighting strap craw? I only buy game worn jerseys now of players who I believe will have solid careers in the NHL. Better investment and quite fun to collect. It's nice owning a piece of history. In some ways I want to scale back big time from SideShow and Hot Toys and collect gamers exclusively.

 

[The Craw]

nope. no strap. i just took it out and looked at it for the first time in years. it's kinda dirty in some spots. probably from all the moving i did. what would be the best way to clean a jersey?

 

[Eli26]

nope. no strap. i just took it out and looked at it for the first time in years. it's kinda dirty in some spots. probably from all the moving i did. what would be the best way to clean a jersey?

Torching it. That's all you can do for a Jaromir Jagr jersey. *snickers* You can hand wash it then hang it to dry. That is what I would do. For a non gamer. Most of my gamers don't get washed. Part of the mystique is the smell. It's awesome getting a jersey off a guy's back, knowing he sweat in it and probably scored a hat trick, took a puck or punch to the face, or had a shut out in it. My one buddy has Nathan Smith's jersey and it's bloodied all over the front. Pure awesomeness.

P.S. I really dislike Jagr. For many reasons, and a couple being how he screwed us over in the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. He failed to make practices and was so selfish. It was a great day when he left the Burgh. Talent or no talent, we don't need headcases like that. I have a "duh" feeling that is what New Jersey got with Ilya Kovalchuk... Alexei Yashin anyone?

 

[The Ringer]

what would be the best way to clean a jersey?

I never wash mine.

 

[Deeznutz6]

no. mine is the white jersey with the old triangle penguin head logo. i think those were the home jerseys back then. it's a Starter jersey. i think those were the official jerseys back in the day.


gotta love the hair.

Grant Jennings and Martin Straka?

That was the one jersey I never got

I wonder if I can find an old one on ebay..

 

[The Craw]

Torching it. That's all you can do for a Jaromir Jagr jersey. *snickers* You can hand wash it then hang it to dry. That is what I would do. For a non gamer. Most of my gamers don't get washed. Part of the mystique is the smell. It's awesome getting a jersey off a guy's back, knowing he sweat in it and probably scored a hat trick, took a puck or punch to the face, or had a shut out in it. My one buddy has Nathan Smith's jersey and it's bloodied all over the front. Pure awesomeness.

that's disgusting.

P.S. I really dislike Jagr. For many reasons, and a couple being how he screwed us over in the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. He failed to make practices and was so selfish. It was a great day when he left the Burgh. Talent or no talent, we don't need headcases like that. I have a "duh" feeling that is what New Jersey got with Ilya Kovalchuk... Alexei Yashin anyone?

when you're that awesome, you can skip as many practices as you want.

 

[Grenouille]

Frustrating game. Damn the pipes and physics.

Hope I can break the Saturday loss streak when I go next week against the Sens.

 

[ebor]

Wow, this thread is a Pens, Habitant jrk-off...


Go Nuck's go.

 

[The Ringer]

 

[The Ringer]

 

[The Craw]

Wow, this thread is a Pens, Habitant jrk-off...


Go Nuck's go.

thanks for stopping by.







i think Fleury should have a concussion check done. he's probably suffering from one and just doesn't know it.

 

[Eli26]

The Flower's pedals have fallen off. Can a new Flower blossom in its place? Only time will tell. Either way, Marc-Andre Fleury is killing me in both my hockey pool and fantasy keeper.

Ugh.... I am so disappointed. He has a NTC and is worth far too much. A buyout would cost the Pens 2.5 million US per season for the next decade. Yeah, fat chance that will happen. He has zero trade value and he has zero confidence right now. He has taken us to the Final twice and won us a Cup and has put up solid seasons in years past. So here's hoping he gets out of this funk and isn't Jim Carrey ver. 2.0. I don't want to give up on him yet, but he seems to get worse with every game. I know what I said lets panic until game 30, but geez... usually there is some glimmer of hope that you get from a player in a bad spell. Not continuously sliding into a deeper hole.

 

[Eli26]

Wow, this thread is a Pens, Habitant jrk-off...


Go Nuck's go.

As a Moose fan, and their parent team being the Canucks I can't help but second this post, with the exception of the Pens jab. GO NUCKS GO!!!

 

[Eli26]

The Craw wrote: that's disgusting.

Not disgusting at all. Just a fact of life when you're a gamer collector. It isn't a game worn jersey without the blood, sweat, and tears of an athlete.

when you're that awesome, you can skip as many practices as you want.

Not when you cost us a seven game series that in my mind we could have won, and that could have taken us to the Final. It was Mario's last great opportunity to win a Cup (as a player) in his return back from his three and a half year hiatus from hockey. That, and he made Billy Ray Cyrus' dew from his "Achy Breaky Heart" days look _____in'. Taking yourself out of a hockey game for nearly half of it, because you're too stubborn and selfish to have a new blade put on your stick, when he could have used the dozen or so ready replacement sticks that they bring to each game. You do realize the process and how long it takes to apply a new blade to a shaft? They all feel the same. Note to self: This could be so taken the wrong way. The blade was done... not like it was a lucky stick. And superstition aside, you need to get a grip of reality and realize the kind of game your team is in and what is up for grabs. Oh, and guess what came from that? He came back as the seventh man on. Too many men on the ice. You can only imagine what happened after that. They scored on the ensuing penalty that he caused. There is a reason Mario Lemieux wanted Jaromir Jagr out of town badly, even if it meant getting rid of him for a bag of pucks (Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk).... oh and money. Oh yeah, we also gave up Frantisek Kucera. lol

It's amazing how easy people forget that. Sure, he helped us win back-to-back Cups, but he sure left a bad taste in the mouth when he left. Perhaps not the best line to use after the game worn comments.

 

[The Craw]

The Craw wrote: that's disgusting.

Not disgusting at all. Just a fact of life when you're a gamer collector. It isn't a game worn jersey without the blood, sweat, and tears of an athlete.

when you're that awesome, you can skip as many practices as you want.

Not when you cost us a seven game series that in my mind we could have won, and that could have taken us to the Final. It was Mario's last great opportunity to win a Cup (as a player) in his return back from his three and a half year hiatus from hockey. That, and he made Billy Ray Cyrus' dew from his "Achy Breaky Heart" days look _____in'. Taking yourself out of a hockey game for nearly half of it, because you're too stubborn and selfish to have a new blade put on your stick, when he could have used the dozen or so ready replacement sticks that they bring to each game. You do realize the process and how long it takes to apply a new blade to a shaft? They all feel the same. Note to self: This could be so taken the wrong way. The blade was done... not like it was a lucky stick. And superstition aside, you need to get a grip of reality and realize the kind of game your team is in and what is up for grabs. Oh, and guess what came from that? He came back as the seventh man on. Too many men on the ice. You can only imagine what happened after that. They scored on the ensuing penalty that he caused. There is a reason Mario Lemieux wanted Jaromir Jagr out of town badly, even if it meant getting rid of him for a bag of pucks (Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk).... oh and money. Oh yeah, we also gave up Frantisek Kucera. lol

It's amazing how easy people forget that. Sure, he helped us win back-to-back Cups, but he sure left a bad taste in the mouth when he left. Perhaps not the best line to use after the game worn comments.

well it's not like Mario has never won a cup before. i can see if he ruined Mario's only chance to win a cup but he didn't. and you're gonna let that one incident ruin a decade's worth of great moments he had with the Pens? he won the Art Ross 5 times, won 2 cups, and the Hart once.

 

[risingstar]

I wish the NHL would allow teams to cut players like they do in the NFL. That would be AWESOME! Hopefully, the owners will find a way to negociate for that in the next CBA. It's a darn shame that two or three salary cap vampires could all but squash a team's chances to move forward. There should other options to explore other than buyouts. Players have to be made accountable for not showing up too.

 

[Deeznutz6]

The Flower's pedals have fallen off. Can a new Flower blossom in its place? Only time will tell. Either way, Marc-Andre Fleury is killing me in both my hockey pool and fantasy keeper.

Ugh.... I am so disappointed. He has a NTC and is worth far too much. A buyout would cost the Pens 2.5 million US per season for the next decade. Yeah, fat chance that will happen. He has zero trade value and he has zero confidence right now. He has taken us to the Final twice and won us a Cup and has put up solid seasons in years past. So here's hoping he gets out of this funk and isn't Jim Carrey ver. 2.0. I don't want to give up on him yet, but he seems to get worse with every game. I know what I said lets panic until game 30, but geez... usually there is some glimmer of hope that you get from a player in a bad spell. Not continuously sliding into a deeper hole.

This is what I was saying all along, hes done man. You could see it in last years playoffs, christ you saw it in game 5 two years ago when he got blown out. The Pens came back, tightened the D, thank you Scuderi and we know what happened. I dont think they could trade him for anything but another over priced losing goalie and even at that there is no one else out there at 5 mil a season. PLay Johnson till Staal comes back and then reevaluate.

 

[risingstar]

This is what I was saying all along, hes done man. You could see it in last years playoffs, christ you saw it in game 5 two years ago when he got blown out. The Pens came back, tightened the D, thank you Scuderi and we know what happened. I dont think they could trade him for anything but another over priced losing goalie and even at that there is no one else out there at 5 mil a season. PLay Johnson till Staal comes back and then reevaluate.

How long before Malkin and Fleury get traded?
Who do you think would/should get moved first?

As amazing as I think Malkin is, I think the Pens could be better with what they can get for him. As for Fleury, unless he's at his best (which just makes him very good), he's a slightly above average NHL goaltender. When the dust settles on this guy, he won't be inducted into the HOF.