The Rest of the NHL

[BigEd76]

Eskin is reporting Crosby is out for the year with concussion symptoms

[rjs246]

There really is a Santa Claus after all.

[QB Eagles]

Since he got hit by the puck, I've been telling every Penguins fan that the guy got concussed and the team is covering it up again. Now that Eskin is reporting that, I know I was wrong.

[Geowhizzer]

For anyone that wants to see, NBC Sports is doing a opener of the Bruins game right now.

[ice grillin you]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lbHMRpdk3_4

[ice grillin you]

no matter what happens how bout them blue jackets

[BigEd76]

BOB might win the Vezina.  Mock!

The West is set: Blackhawks/Wild, Ducks/Red Wings, Canucks/Sharks and Blues/Kings

The East only has one matchup so far: Capitals/Rangers.  Tonight's the makeup game from the bombing, and if Boston wins, they get #2 and we have a Montreal/Toronto playoff matchup for the first time since 1979

Colorado fired Sacco and Dallas fired Nieuwendyk

[ice grillin you]

the last time a season started and didnt end with the red wings in the playoffs was in the 80's

[BigEd76]

Boston blew it and lost in regulation

Penguins/Islanders, Canadiens/Senators, Capitals/Rangers, Bruins/Maple Leafs

[ice grillin you]

avalache the only winner in the lottery...it was all chalk except they went from 2 to 1

[BigEd76]

David Stern runs this lottery too?

[BigEd76]

how the Kings lost game 1 in OT

4-minute PP in OT and Quick goes durrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[ice grillin you]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most-watched teams in America. While the previous sentence might sound like some form of nonsensical gloating you might hear from a sports fan, it's actually pretty accurate according to a recent article from Sports Business Daily.

The report states that prior to their final few games of 2013 the Penguins were on pace to post the highest regional ratings of any American MLB, NBA or NHL team since 2002. The Penguins were averaging an incredible 12.56 Nielsen rating in Pittsburgh on Root Sports, a number that's the highest of any United States NHL club on record.

Let's try to put this 12.56 rating in perspective, shall we?

Michael Jordan's final season in Chicago drew an average rating of 8.9 in the Windy City. The Boston Red Sox averaged a 12.20 during their 2007 World Series campaign. Dating back to 1997, only the 2002 Seattle Mariners and their average rating of a 13.2 would best Pittsburgh's local ratings. Pretty impressive company.

Incredibly, the Penguins were able to grow their ratings down the stretch while every other U.S. NHL club saw ratings hold steady or trail off. They also retained and acquired new viewers while their best player, Sidney Crosby, wasn't even playing due to injury.

We'll have to wait until all the numbers are in before we award Pittsburgh with a big "good job", but until then it's nice to see so many fans watching hockey in the Steel City.

[MDS]

worthless fat MA people in a decaying cesspool of a city with no money and no energy to do anything but sit on the couch and watch television

"oh look the penguins are on," said cathy williams. "and there arent any blacks on the team."

[QB Eagles]

It's just the most bandwagon team you can imagine, even more than the Phillies. When I moved to this shteinhole, the Penguins were trying to move to Kansas City. Three years after Sid leaves or retires people won't even remember that Pittsburgh has a hockey team, especially if the Steelers are any good.