Imagine telling the Sharks earlier this year that they'd be walking out of here with Stenberg and Verhoeff?
San Jose is going to be a problem. A big problem.
My final takeaway from the presser: The Hoffmanns are real people. I'm betting they know how much bread costs. And they came off as unguarded, sincere, but also sharp biz people who see the Penguins as a good deal on which they'll build a generational family empire with dollars, not nickels and dimes. They take the Penguins seriously, which was refreshing. Actions speak louder, but the words were good.
The Hoffmann Family of Companies today announced it has received unanimous approval from the NHL Board of Governors to acquire the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Details: https://t.co/XCITFIrR4H
@Shefboyrdeee@beswet7vevcwt@penguins I mean, yes, but that was also directed at someone that called me a retard. Two things can be true: contenders tend to be old. And there are plenty of teams that are older than Pittsburgh that are far worse off than the Penguins at this point in time.
@Shefboyrdeee@penguins The Islanders are absolutely not a cup contender but go off I guess. How about the Kings? They a cup contender? The Jets? The Red Wings? All older than Pittsburgh last season.
Affiliation Rumor: The longest active agreement between ECHL and NHL teams is coming to an end. The @fl_everblades will be the @penguins affiliate replacing the @WheelingNailers
What I would give to not hear Sean McDonough’s monotoned, delayed “and he…. scoooores” that carries minimal inflection given the circumstances. The crowd pop sounds 100 times better.
NHL fans in Indianapolis have no broadcaster audio for Game 1 of the Stanely Cup Final. Here's how the first goal sounded on WRTV with only the in-arena sound.
Malkin's one-year deal is an interesting one:
$2.5M salary, $3M signing bonus, $500k in GP bonuses, $1M for making playoffs, $500k per round won: total could be worth up to $9M if the maximum number of things happen.
One aspect we haven't considered enough is that the Golden Knights home unis vs. the Canes road ones would undoubtedly be the ugliest Stanley Cup jersey matchup of all time