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Faking it, Penguins style - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The impending final round of Stanley Cup playoffs makes everybody a Penguins fan, whether they want to be or not. As the Pens prepare to play the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 1, hockey talk will be coin of the realm. And it will only get worse as the playoffs progress. Non-fans will find themselves drawn into conversations about our team's "ability on the PK." Thus, it behooves ...
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The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog From Behind The Veil Of Cryptic Online Identities — ... those Benz photoshops over there. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [ Sandy and John ] have assured us that no animals will be harmed during this series with this dude keeping guard: All Business ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Canaan] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: A guide to hockey. [Trib] :: A shoutout to our old friends at [NPI] solid preview, girls. ...

Stanley Cup Finals previews/predictions, round 5
Snapshots — ... (in Flash format)... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's William Loeffler wants to help bandwagoneers fake it with a hilarious crib sheet which includes a hockey glossary and a few points of emphasis: May 23, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review : Leave the pink hockey jersey at home. You know who you are. Penguins fans have a couple of names for you. "Puck bunny" is the more polite of the two. Ever hear the phrase "Holy Grails"? Of course not. There's only one. Ditto for the Stanley Cup. The Penguins did not win two Stanley Cups. They won the Stanley Cup twice. Players from the winning ...

Penguins Roundup - May 23rd
Faceoff Factor — ... is reporting that Mellon Arena will be open for Games One and Two. The games will be shown on the Jumbotron. The cost for admission will be $5 with the proceeds going to the Mario Lemieux Foundation for cancer and neonatal research. Bandwagon Jumpers Glossary William Loeffler has an amusing and informing article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . It gives a glossary of definitions to those who may be called “bandwagon jumpers.”

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