Pens v Sens - 2007 v 2008
First things first - the Penguins' website recently posted a few new wallpapers in time for the start of the playoffs. For whatever reason, the photo was pulled from the site within a few days of its debut. Personally, I thought the photo was whimsical and didn't see anything wrong with it. Since I save literally hundreds of Pens photos on my computer, I naturally saved this one, too. I am going to make it available here to anyone who may have missed out on it. Click the pictures to view them full size. The first version is for a standard 4x3 monitor, while the second version is better suited for widescreen monitors. (You may want to download the widescreen version anyhow, as it is a much larger image so the players' faces are more clearly visible in it.)
Okay, back to that title. I thought it might be interesting to have a look back and contrast the awful lows of last year's round one defeat with the amazing highs of this year's sweeping victory over the Senators.
Remember where we were at this time last year? Here's a refresher course of the events of April 19, 2007:
Having gone through that makes the following images just that much sweeter, for the fans and (I suspect) for the players as well:
What a difference a year makes!!!! I want to thank good Friend of The Show Carroll T. for sending in the awesome photos of the final handshake from yesterday's game. She sent me very literally dozens (maybe hundreds!) of photos and a few videos. I will be posting some of those a little later this week, and let me tell you, don't miss it because she got a few phenomenal closeup shots of the Saint.
THANK YOU, Carroll!!!!!!! :) :) :)
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Okay, back to that title. I thought it might be interesting to have a look back and contrast the awful lows of last year's round one defeat with the amazing highs of this year's sweeping victory over the Senators.
Remember where we were at this time last year? Here's a refresher course of the events of April 19, 2007:
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Having gone through that makes the following images just that much sweeter, for the fans and (I suspect) for the players as well:
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 Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |  Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |
 Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |  Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |
 Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |  Photo courtesy of Carroll T. |
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 |  The former captain offers his congratulations to the current captain. Let us not forget that without Mario, this picture doesn't happen. Instead, we'd be looking at the former Penguins captain shaking the hand of the captain of the [*gulp*] Kansas City Penguins. |
What a difference a year makes!!!! I want to thank good Friend of The Show Carroll T. for sending in the awesome photos of the final handshake from yesterday's game. She sent me very literally dozens (maybe hundreds!) of photos and a few videos. I will be posting some of those a little later this week, and let me tell you, don't miss it because she got a few phenomenal closeup shots of the Saint.
THANK YOU, Carroll!!!!!!! :) :) :)
posted by snoopyjode at 11:42 PM
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I have that team photo as the background on my computer...I didn't know it had been pulled from the website. I really like it actually...it's not the same old same old team picture, it's really fun! Is there any "guestimate" at when Round 2 will begin in Pittsburgh?
is it just me or does it look like some players' faces are photoshopped in on that big group shot??
I'm curious if it was pulled for being too "gay". I think it's an awesome picture, but I could see people who like to publish annoying comments making statements about that kind of photo.
Honestly, I can't think of too many reasons why you would pull it. Strange.
Wow, great pictures Carroll! Thanks for sharing!
Lets hope they face Washington next round. If Washington can do them the favor of knocking out Philly, then it gives some other team the chance to knock out some other tough teams for Pittsburgh, paving way for 3 straight easy rounds :)
I'm loving the group pic! (Can anyone tell me where Jordan is in it? I can't seem to find him... my eyes are playing tricks on me)
Aren't they just adorable? :)
I agree with dare, I think it's an awesome picture...
The others can say whatever they want, (i.e. too gay or w/e), but the Pens are definitely secure with their manhood! I mean, nowadays, people just can't pose however they want without being questioned about their sexuality, yes, even if they are hockey players... *sigh* society sucks!
Btw, thanks to all the people who keep on sharing their photos with TSCS! You guys make me feel like I don' live too far away! :)
Go Pens!!!
paula, staal is to the upper left of big georges (who is at the very center).
i found him by flipping the image upside down so i could look at their faces right side up. click here to see the flipped image. remember in this version that staal will be to BGL's lower right side. :)
the photos were removed because somebody didn't know how to spell. on the picture it referred to the penguins as the 2007-2008 "divsion" champions.
Oh, I see him now... Thanks snoop! :)
anon, i appreciate the insight, but that seems to be a rather drastic solution for a mere misspelling... as a programmer/web designer myself, i can attest that editing the wallpapers main page file to add the missing "i" would have taken very literally less than 30 seconds. and that's not to mention the fact that correcting the spelling would involve less steps than removing the code that displays thumbnail on the wallpapers page then removing the original size image file from the server. (<-- i checked. it's gone. i suppose they could have renamed the file, but for all intents and purposes, it's gone.) that very well may be the reason they gave, but i'm not buying it for one second.
i think the removal has more to do with the fact that the players don't look "tough" enough in it. if that is indeed the case, that's really dumb. nobody is "tough" 24/7! i think it's a great photo 1.) because the camaraderie of the team is perfectly depicted, and 2.) because you can clearly see their collective sense of humor. it looks like these penguins are a fun group of guys, and - if anything - that makes me like them even more. i find it difficult to root for a player on my team while he's being a giant pain in the arse (think jaromir jagr circa 2000). that might just be me, though...
paula, you're welcome! it was no trouble at all. :)
QUESTION: If the Caps/Flyers finish there series tomorrow and the Rangers/Devils finish their series tonight will the Pens def. play Wednesday and Friday next week in Pittsburgh?
If those series don't end today and tomorrow is there still a chance the Pens will play Wednesday and Friday?
Thanks for all your help!
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