Wow what a story, this guy's night out with the Pens

[Kicksave]

He's a liar.

[Sarcastic]

That is totally awesome (if true). I also kind of doubt he would type such a huge piece just to get attention on the internet. That'd be kind of psychotic.

[DocEmrick]

That is totally awesome (if true). I also kind of doubt he would type such a huge piece just to get attention on the internet. That'd be kind of psychotic.

Trust me, it's been done before.

And as the old adage goes

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Sarcastic]

That is totally awesome (if true). I also kind of doubt he would type such a huge piece just to get attention on the internet. That'd be kind of psychotic.

Trust me, it's been done before.

And as the old adage goes

Pics or it didn't happen.

Weird internet people?

[darkstar57]

See i can see the dinner part because living in NYC i have been at resturant tons of times when athletes/celebs are having dinner there and i never think to take the camera phone out. I can even believe the part with talbot, kennedy and legame, becuase those guys seem like they really like to go out and have a good time. But the part that really gets me thinking is mde up is the scotch bar, i mean how many people have stories of seeing crosby out at a bar letting alone talking with some random person, i know the way his story is max and tyler bring him in, but i really don't see crosby shooting the breeze (would like to use a 4 letter word there) with some random person, i really don't. Maybe i am wrong, crosby seems to guarded for that

[Tico Rick]

Hey, if he wanted to make up a story for internet consumption, he would have made up a more sensational one, like Crosby trying to put the moves on his girlfriend in the back of the car (to take it in just one of several possible more sensational directions). Yet Crosby is hardly even mentioned in the story. If you take away who these guys are, it's a pretty normal story about young bucks having a fun night out on the town. And definitely, for him to have run for his camera to take pictures of guys he was hangin' with would have made him look like a tool. I believe it.

[Jamie]

A couple of things strike me as odd.

1) Do the Pens not have a curfew?

2) Why would 3 Pens, get into a car with someone they just met? Why would they get into a car with somebody, that had several glasses of scotch?

I am not saying this is not true. Just a bit odd.

[Gaucho]

It's definitely a long story.

[Daniel87]

See i can see the dinner part because living in NYC i have been at resturant tons of times when athletes/celebs are having dinner there and i never think to take the camera phone out. I can even believe the part with talbot, kennedy and legame, becuase those guys seem like they really like to go out and have a good time. But the part that really gets me thinking is mde up is the scotch bar, i mean how many people have stories of seeing crosby out at a bar letting alone talking with some random person, i know the way his story is max and tyler bring him in, but i really don't see crosby shooting the breeze (would like to use a 4 letter word there) with some random person, i really don't. Maybe i am wrong, crosby seems to guarded for that

Just because Crosby doesn't go out drinking all the time in popular bars, doesn't mean it can't happen. Plus it wasn't like he was hanging out with him the whole time. I doubt if half the team is eating dinner together and the rest go out for a drink that Crosby is going to go home to bed. His teamates have said countless times that he is very responsible and serious when he's playing/talking hockey, but once the cameras are off he's like any other 21 year old. There's no way that Crosby would approach that guy by himself, but it's very believable that Talbot or Tk would.

[darkstar57]

A couple of things strike me as odd.

1) Do the Pens not have a curfew?

2) Why would 3 Pens, get into a car with someone they just met? Why would they get into a car with somebody, that had several glasses of scotch?

I am not saying this is not true. Just a bit odd.

Even if they didn't have a curfew because they had an extra night off, i 100% agree with point 2, these guys are party guys, but reckless like that?

[profpolisci]

I can't decide if this is legit or not...

why didn't he get a camera at his apt?

I, for one, wouldn't have one at my apartment. Not everyone owns one. Why would someone make up a story this LONG and detailed. If he really wanted attention, he would have said a lot more about Crosby, he wouldn't have talked to Boucher so much, and I highly doubt he would have bothered mentioning Minard and Lovejoy joining them.

Agreed; people who lie don't make up such details.

Epic story.

Actually, for people who are 'into' lying, the 'detail' is the carrot.
I'm not buying this.

[bringitonhome]

What a great story!!

When max and marc were drafted, my sister and her friend took them out to see the city and what have you one night. She has some hilarious pics of max in a bikini trashed off his azz. I should post them.

[bringitonhome]

The only way I'm gonna believe it is if he gives me the phone numbers he got and I call them and see who answers.

[Idoit40fans]

After the first overly long paragraph that said nothing, I stopped reading. This is why I don't read Tom Clancy novels. The material may be interesting, but you could cut out 75% of the book and still have the same story. I better story actually.

[bringitonhome]

After the first overly long paragraph that said nothing, I stopped reading. This is why I don't read Tom Clancy novels. The material may be interesting, but you could cut out 75% of the book and still have the same story. I better story actually.

He was just trying to set the scene. I'm glad he did.

[ivand87]

That was cool. There's no reason to not believe that either. Totally believable story. Of course, the best part was the Flyers fan backing down once he saw Talbot. Classic.

[Idoit40fans]

Upon skimming it, I believe its BS. I've run into Talbot at bars before, during the regular season, and he has never taken so much as a single shot(my friend and I have each asked him if we could buy him one). This was 2 nights before a playoff game, not a regular season game.

[K2]

The only way I'm gonna believe it is if he gives me the phone numbers he got and I call them and see who answers.

Ten bucks says it's the service desk at A&L Motors

[thePensblogstaff]

What's with all the quotes? Don't know what to make of this. Like someone alluded to, it's like a Tom Clancy novel:

Then I said, "blah blah blah."
Then Max said, "blah blah blah blah."
Oh, but then Boucher said, "blah blah blah."

Either all of those quotes are made up, this dude has a photographic memory (even without a camera ), or all of this happened and he was making up quotes to tell the story better.

The story started getting bizarre when they got in the dude's car.

[crzymike]

If true a very interesting story.

[Bob McKenzie]

Hey, if he wanted to make up a story for internet consumption, he would have made up a more sensational one, like Crosby trying to put the moves on his girlfriend in the back of the car (to take it in just one of several possible more sensational directions). Yet Crosby is hardly even mentioned in the story. If you take away who these guys are, it's a pretty normal story about young bucks having a fun night out on the town. And definitely, for him to have run for his camera to take pictures of guys he was hangin' with would have made him look like a tool. I believe it.

The story wouldn't be believable if he did that.

I'm not saying the story isn't true. I just am not sold on it being 100% accurate.

That said, I can see a few things in the story being absolutely true such as the sushi place and how the guys were acting at the table.

I could see the guy talking to Boucher/Talbot.

The story starts raising red flags to me when Talbot leaves and comes back to ask him about a place to get scotch and then invites him to come along...they go drinking at an upscale bar...then they play games at his apartment...then takes them to a dive bar at a University...gets Talbot to scare one of his friends...then he gets their phone numbers at the end...all in a few hours. Real or Exaggerated?

Why wouldn't Talbot ask the cabbie or someone at the restaurant about where to go for a drink?

I'm not saying some of the stuff didn't happen. The "**** detector" is going off though.

[freq019]

Awesome story

[mac5155]

i am concerned that the penguins are driving around with people they dont know while the driver is drunk. Jordan Staal wasnt involved either

[Bob McKenzie]

i am concerned that the penguins are driving around with people they dont know while the driver is drunk. Jordan Staal wasnt involved either

Jordan Staal may have been the writer of this story.

[MdPensFan]

I just ran into Mario at a Wawa here in Maryland (Don't ask me why he was here, I have no idea).

He saw me fumbling around in my pocket while searching for my wallet. He could sort of tell that I couldn't find it by the embarrassed look on my face when the lady called my number for the foot long roastbeef I had ordered.

Being the great guy Ole 66 is, he gladly paid for my late lunch, and even topped off my gas tank!! I thanked him about ten times then asked about Talbot meeting a fan in Carolina. He replied, "Oh ya, those guys got trashed on top shelf Scotch all night at some dive bar in the bible belt. I think he's even giving the dude his parents season tickets next year. They just clicked like that."

I said thanks for clearing that up for me, I gotta go type.

My batteries were dead, and there was no one else around to get a photo. As soon as I turned around, the Wawa people locked their door so I couldn't even ask them to snap just one shot.

Man, I'll never forget my day at the Wawa...