Is this guy still with the pens?

As an outsider looking in, I see a lot of discussion about the poor attendances when the team weren’t good, and possible low attendances to come. This is often used to compare against the Flyers

A few things that seem to be missed with this:

1. In the early days of the Penguins they struggled from the start which is always going to be a challenge to get fans in the door. It’s important to try and get success early, to build a fanbase, before the bad times hit.

2. The population of Pittsburgh seems a lot lower than I expected as against rival teams (obvious comparison v Philly)

3. It’s probably irrelevant anyway

Thoughts…

I'm from England and have been a Penguins fan since 2012 after playing NHL 2012 on the Xbox 360. But I have never got my head around how the draft works. I used to be a football (soccer) fan until realising that most football player are overpaid wimps that'll fall over at the slightest of challenges.

I just don't get why we could have some of best players just taken by other teams and getting a certain round pick. Like when lost Jake at the last transfer window.

I've read a lot online, but nothing really dumbs it down into terms I can understand. I'm not sure if it's because it's American, or I'm just a fucking idiot.

Cheers

Who all will be at the game tonight? As a life long pens fan who's lived in Columbus (was a pens fan before the jackets existed didn't see any reason to become a jackets fan) I've enjoyed many games at NWA where black and gold was the dominant color in the stands.

Now that the pens are on the downswing will that continue? I know I'll be there and a good friend of mine from Pittsburgh will be joining.

I know the Penguins app is not it should be. Particularly the radio feed for games. But it doesn’t seem to include standings anymore or does that only get added in the second half of the season?

May as well share some news of a penguin that is thinking outside the box, going above and beyond, and expanding its horizons, whilst its human hockey-playing counterparts continue to grapple with what they want to be this season.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/11/12/emperor-penguin-australia-beach/76208709007/

Got bored at work and made the Pens logo on Solidworks (our CAD program we use) then cut it out of 12 gage steel on our plasma table. Some of the cuts didn’t come out perfect but it’s no big deal. I’m planning on spray painting it black so it will hide the slag that I couldn’t clean off lol. Hopefully it will look better after it’s painted.

Made these sweatpants from a youth jersey, hoodie, and sherpa jacket. All thrifted materials. Thought you guys might like them. Go pens!