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Somehow, this doesn't surprise me... I forgot about PK Subban. He's another punk I just can't stand. I would list other sport hatreds but there's way too many. Most of them hail from Dallas or New York though.

I agree that in no way was Streit a replacement for Pronger, but he was a guy who I think stepped into that role as much as possible, clearly not being able to fill the void though. And yes, we all knew that Pronger was done almost immediately after the incident bit that doesn't mean that the players, especially the young ones, will accept it mentally. As for the defensive unit being a sad sack of players if they were expecting him to come back, I think that would be a pretty good description of them since he went down. Of course they need an upgrade on defense though. We can all agree on that. My heart is still bleeding for the Suter/Weber off season.

I seem to develop deep hatred for anyone with a Pittsburgh jersey. Even Iginla looked like a cheap shotting little prick for his "Cup run" last year. Oh, and Luongo.

The comeback against Boston and the Pens/Flyers series probably are my top 2. Non-Flyers, I would have to think about it.

I feel like a part of this turnaround may be an acceptance that Printer isn't coming back. The defense has been abysmal since he got hurt and the only time it looked better besides recently is when everyone was injured and out of the lineup. Maybe it's a mental thing and some of the guys felt like they were trying to hold down the fort until St. Chris came back. Streit brings that veteran presence on the back end and maybe he along with the Berube change got these guys to realize that no one is coming to save your jobs and if you want them, you better play like it.

The turnaround has been great. The scorers are heating up and the defense isn't playing like the sieve unit it has been for the past 2 years. My concern is if Mason is coming back down to earth and playing like he was in Columbus or is he just going through a little slump. Last night he looked good but I think he had a .908 save % on the past road trip. I feel like a jilted lover whenever I talk about goalies.

Bylsma should be fired if they don't win the Cup. For as talented as this team is, they shouldn't be worrying about first round exits every year. Its not like they have a major injury holding them back, and that's still not an excuse. The Pens should not be 1-2 in playoff games with Crosby this year.

Well that is kind of disgraceful as far as officiating goes if its been like this the whole series. I've seen calls that could go both ways and that usually happens but I just saw some egregious penalties by the Pens. I feel like I am watching the Miami Penguins with the treatment they get.

I may be a little bias in my watching of this game but is there any question who the refs have money on in game 4? The MacDonald embellishment call was atrocious. It seemed Tavares was held a couple times with no call, but that happens, whatever. Then Morrow mugs a defenseman on the ground and then seconds later Matt Cooke pushes Martin 10 feet across the ice into the Pens bench? What the hell is goin on here?

I'll still root for the Kings with all the former Flyers and I always liked Dustin Brown too. I also don't really have anyone I dislike on the Blackhawks either and wouldn't mind seeing them get another Cup. I just am really rooting against the Pens and Rangers before anything else.

Not that prospect rankings are true or set in stone or anything, but I think the NHL Network had ranked Nurse and Shinkaruk tied for #10 on their list of prospects. So, if the draft works out in an order that they have, Nurse could actually fall to us.

With Voracek playing at almost a point per game pace, I think its hard not to give the vote to him.

I don't think he would panic like that deal away young talent in a poor attempt to save his job, he would have already done that at the trade deadline if that were the case. If he did, then I would have to personally write Mr. Snider a letter demanding the immediate firing of Holmgren.

Yeah, the dealing of first round and second round picks has to stop and hopefully Holmgren sees that. We did just have one last year, so fingers are crossed. I don't really have a problem with it if we can bring back a Pronger type player just for the huge impact they bring with them. But its inexcusable to watch 2nd rounders like Bergeron, Weber, Saad, etc be key contributors and wonder why we don't have them on this team. All that said, while I am a fan of Homer, this year does nothing but put the pressure on him to get us out of this mess which he is partially responsible for. And the offseason may be filled with some fireworks because there will be jobs on the line.

I agree on the overpayment part, that does seem to be a bit of a problem, but for most part his trades have worked out well. The only glaring mistake being the Bobrovsky deal. The other guys you mentioned were dealt in the Pronger deal which was fair and was a huge contributing factor in a Stanley Cup appearance. Downie is now on his third team and never really showed to be anything better than a 2nd line player at best. Him being shipped for Matt Carle looked like a good deal until Carle wanted 5.5 million a year. He took over this team in the throes of one of the worst seasons in the history of the franchise and pulled off some deals to turn it around very quickly. An aging fast Forsberg got pawned off to the Preds for Upshall, Ryan Parent, and pick that was traded back for Hartnell and Timonen. As well as flipping Freddy Meyers for Alexei Zhitnik, and then dealing Zhitnik for Coburn. Those deals shaped the Flyers franchise and allowed them to rebound from that horrific year. Why is it inconceivable to think that Holmgren can pull off similar deals again?