The Pens are the the Yankees?

[Tim Thomasen]

Chris Mueller think so.

http://www.timesonline.com/columnists/s ... c1c39.html

Interestring.

[columbia]

#hockeymecca

[Gaucho]

So why didn't we simply offer Parise and Suter twice the money they signed for then?

[Troy Loney]

Yeah, championship or bust. i'd say they're more like the patriots or the lakers than the yankees though. the yankees have a massive talent advantage that's due solely to the size of the market they play in. not really an apt comparison, hence an article in the beaver county times.

[Nizzy]

Mueller: The Pens are the Yankees
Rossi: The Pens are the Braves

The Pens are a Hockey team. Stop with stupid MLB comparisons. Just dumb.

[canaan]

if you want to make a stupid baseball analogy, the penguins are the angels.

fans only show up when the team is good and boast about their fan superiority ad nauseum.

[no name]

Baseball doesn't have a salary cap.

[thepittman]

Baseball doesn't have a salary cap.

Yeah the garbage that happens in baseball doesn't translate to other sports well

[thepittman]

The only team to qualify for that title is the Detroit Redwings, they basically owned the league at one point

[FallenHero96]

I haven't watched a baseball game in over 15 years, so I have no idea what comparing them to the Yankees means. Whatever.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

The only team to qualify for that title is the Detroit Redwings, they basically owned the league at one point

yeah the penguins have hardly owned the league. 3 cups in the past 20 or so years is nice, but comparing the pens to the yanks conveniently omits the stretch in which the penguins were setting records for crappiness.

[frenchpens-fan]

Interesting actually. I'm not a hockey specialist like you but for me Pens are just Pens, I don't know why we need to compare two franchise?

[PghSkins]

Who own the Pens?

[pfim]

In the minds of most experts and fans alike, they have no excuses for ending any season without a championship

This describes Detroit, Vancouver, Chicago etc as well, the article is a bit myopic.

[71Aj66ax87]

Mueller: The Pens are the Yankees
Rossi: The Pens are the Braves

The Pens are a Hockey team. Stop with stupid MLB comparisons. Just dumb.

Well Crosby did hit a home run.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

Who own the Pens?

OWNS! OWNS!

[PghSkins]

The Pens are the Patriots. They have both won many games recently, in sports with a Salary Cap. Their nicknames have 8 letters, begin with "P" and end in "s". Both have had many very bad and very good seasons over their existence. Both played in dumps until recently when they both built new stadiums. Their team leaders are both among the most reviled players among other fans in their respective leagues.

amidoinitrite?

[Three Stars]

The Pens are the Patriots. They have both won many games recently, in sports with a Salary Cap. Their nicknames have 8 letters, begin with "P" and end in "s". Both have had many very bad and very good seasons over their existence. Both played in dumps until recently when they both built new stadiums. Their team leaders are both among the most reviled players among other fans in their respective leagues.

amidoinitrite?

The Patriots had Spygate. The Penguins had Nachogate.

I see where you're going with this.

[thepittman]

The only team to qualify for that title is the Detroit Redwings, they basically owned the league at one point

yeah the penguins have hardly owned the league. 3 cups in the past 20 or so years is nice, but comparing the pens to the yanks conveniently omits the stretch in which the penguins were setting records for crappiness.

No I mean financially, they physically owned and controlled the league. I believe they owned the blackhawks at one point as well.

[thepittman]

Hockey and Baseball were more akin to the Harlem Globetrotters than a real sport back in the day

[DudeMan2766]

They also have a Gisselle connection

[Pitts]

if you want to make a stupid baseball analogy, the penguins are the angels.

fans only show up when the team is good and boast about their fan superiority ad nauseum.

This is it.

[JS©]

Who own the Pens?

What do you mean who own the Pens? The corporation owns them. Ahh, who cares, you get a check.

Spoiler:

That's the spirit, JS©

[PensFanInDC]

Finkle is Einhorn. Einhorn is a man...

[Tim Thomasen]

The only team to qualify for that title is the Detroit Redwings, they basically owned the league at one point

yeah the penguins have hardly owned the league. 3 cups in the past 20 or so years is nice, but comparing the pens to the yanks conveniently omits the stretch in which the penguins were setting records for crappiness.

No I mean financially, they physically owned and controlled the league. I believe they owned the blackhawks at one point as well.

Correct. The Norris family owned the Blackhawks and at one time the Rangers, while Bruce Norris owned the Red Wings.