# Casino - Arena plan for Pens **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 11, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418 "2006-01-11T09:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/61 "2006-01-13T09:55:18Z")
> [@whitey](#): > > just let him go… he is half retarded only half? ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/62 "2006-01-13T10:01:47Z")
oh, and to the people saying “oh, well the Penguins dont deserve a new stadium because they havent been winning lately”… you people are fucking retarded. I know the shit ass Pirates getting a stadium was fucked up, but you cant take that pent up anger and take it out on the Penguins. They won 2 championships 15 years ago back to back and for most of the seasons since they’ve either been in the playoffs or in the hunt. Its damn near impossible to keep a team dominant over a 15 year period. Look at the Cowgirls and the 49ers. Two of the most prolific organizations in football. They’ve both sucked serious balls for the last few years. Does that mean their cities should be looking to kick them out? Pittsburgh IS a hockey town. It can support a team. There is a company willing to come in and build the multi-purpose year round facility for the city for free. A facility that will be used more often for other events that have nothing to do with hockey. It would be a huge economic boost to a city that is barely keeping its head above water, and the city wouldnt have to pay a dime. Pull your heads out of your asses. ---
**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/63 "2006-01-13T11:10:10Z")
> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > have you ever worn football stuff? > > knee,thigh pads on the legs, girdle with 2 huge hip pads and tailbone gaurd, rib gaurd, shoulder pads with integraded neck brace, Helmet, some wear shin gaurds under their socks too > > Hockey has the same stuff but thinner and gettin hit into boards and on to ice takes a lot more out of you. I’ve worn both. Hockey equipment is just as protective as football, if not more… Just because the bulk is less doesn’t mean that it is less protective overall. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/64 "2006-01-13T11:16:50Z")
> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > have you ever worn football stuff? > > knee,thigh pads on the legs, girdle with 2 huge hip pads and tailbone gaurd, rib gaurd, shoulder pads with integraded neck brace, Helmet, some wear shin gaurds under their socks too > > Hockey has the same stuff but thinner and gettin hit into boards and on to ice takes a lot more out of you. i played football too yes. we didnt wear knee gaurds… the rib gaurds were for the 85lb pussies so when they got hit they wouldnt crack in half, and i didnt wear the “intigrated” neck brace. hockey’s pads are DEFINATELY not thinner. my shinpads are huge. and the pants are alot thicker than a girdle with 3 pads in it. the only thing bigger is sometimes shoulder pads. Sam, did you ever even play contact hockey on the ice??? getting hit into the boards isnt anything compared to open ice hits. ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/65 "2006-01-13T12:01:03Z")
the pads i wore when i was 170 lbs. and a center/LB/DE…thigh pads, hip pads, tailbone pad, shoulder pads…helmet…no a lot of pads there and for playing postions that do a hell of a lot of hitting every single play ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/66 "2006-01-13T12:36:34Z")
I have never seen football pants that didn’t have a knee pad in them sorry. yes open ice hits hurt worse because of momentum ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/67 "2006-01-13T12:40:40Z")
name a 300lbs + hockey player. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/68 "2006-01-13T12:45:54Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > name a 300lbs + hockey player. you aren’t supposed to be fat playing hockey…I can name quite a few 235+lbers that are skating at 25mph+ when the hit you ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/69 "2006-01-13T12:46:21Z")
> [@Darkstar](#): > > oh, and to the people saying “oh, well the Penguins dont deserve a new stadium because they havent been winning lately”… > > you people are fucking retarded. I know the shit ass Pirates getting a stadium was fucked up, but you cant take that pent up anger and take it out on the Penguins. They won 2 championships 15 years ago back to back and for most of the seasons since they’ve either been in the playoffs or in the hunt. Its damn near impossible to keep a team dominant over a 15 year period. Look at the Cowgirls and the 49ers. Two of the most prolific organizations in football. They’ve both sucked serious balls for the last few years. Does that mean their cities should be looking to kick them out? Pittsburgh IS a hockey town. It can support a team. There is a company willing to come in and build the multi-purpose year round facility for the city for free. A facility that will be used more often for other events that have nothing to do with hockey. It would be a huge economic boost to a city that is barely keeping its head above water, and the city wouldnt have to pay a dime. Pull your heads out of your asses. smartest thing you ever said ---
**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/70 "2006-01-13T12:50:34Z")
> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > I have never seen football pants that didn’t have a knee pad in them sorry. Watch any NFL game… 95% of those guys dont wear knee pads ---
**Author:** ![SMort38](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smort38/32/6008_2.png) [@SMort38](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SMort38)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/71 "2006-01-13T12:55:22Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > name a 300lbs + hockey player. chad (in highschool) ---
**Author:** ![Petty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@Petty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Petty)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/72 "2006-01-13T13:00:03Z")
> [@Cheeks](#): > > I’d rather them spend tax money on a steelers stadium then not spend it and give the penguins something they don’t deserve. I’m a big supporter of produce and you will recieve, they haven’t proven shit to me other than they can skate on ice, and any 5 year old can do that I’ve seen it at schenley park I’d rather them spend tax money on repairing roads, having enough trucks working for snow removal, having enough money for garbage removal. I can think of a million better ways of spending tax money than on a new stadium, let alone 2 of them. IMHO they should’ve kept 3 rivers stadium. Oh I am sorry, but a 5 yr old could not even come close to the caliber of play of any of the Pens. They have a ton of talent, they just haven’t clicked yet. ---
**Author:** ![Petty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@Petty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Petty)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/73 "2006-01-13T13:02:51Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > i played football too yes. > > we didnt wear knee gaurds… the rib gaurds were for the 85lb pussies so when they got hit they wouldnt crack in half, and i didnt wear the “intigrated” neck brace. > > hockey’s pads are DEFINATELY not thinner. my shinpads are huge. and the pants are alot thicker than a girdle with 3 pads in it. the only thing bigger is sometimes shoulder pads. > > Sam, did you ever even play contact hockey on the ice??? getting hit into the boards isnt anything compared to open ice hits. Open ice hits are painful. I played varsity hockey for North Allegheny and I drilled a guy coming up the middle. He was out for the rest of the game…and it hurt me also LOL ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/74 "2006-01-13T13:05:04Z")
> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > I have never seen football pants that didn’t have a knee pad in them sorry. this says that u never had pads on…b/c you put those pads into ur pants…there fore means u dont have to have wear knee pads > [@Bravada 442](#): > > Watch any NFL game… 95% of those guys dont wear knee pads ^^x23495863498562394523984 ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/75 "2006-01-13T13:06:02Z")
lets face it…both hockey and football are hard hitting…both of them the same…but football has more of it! ---
**Author:** ![Petty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@Petty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Petty)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/76 "2006-01-13T13:06:36Z")
Maybe if the Pens made it to the playoffs year after year and then choked during those playoffs year after year, then maybe they would get a new arena. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/77 "2006-01-13T13:08:48Z")
> [@Petty](#): > > Maybe if the Pens made it to the playoffs year after year and then choked during those playoffs year after year, then maybe they would get a new arena. 🆒 how many stanley cups pens have since 67??? how many superbowls steelers have since 67?? ---
**Author:** ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418/78 "2006-01-13T13:11:06Z")
its not whether you win or lose, it’s how many people can you make watch Penguins - I will never go to a game or watch on TV Pirates - I would go to a game but would never watch on TV Steelers - Never miss a game That is the general consensus to all my friends and family as well and justifies the Pirates and Steelers getting a new stadium, IMO. If a new arena is built for the Pens, I will go there to gamble (assuming they get the license) but will never watch a Pens game :doh: ---
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> [@00BlackSS](#): > > this says that u never had pads on…b/c you put those pads into ur pants…there fore means u dont have to have wear knee pads > > ^^x23495863498562394523984 yes you have to put then in the little pocket thing in the pants but I don’t know anyone that didn’t use em ---
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> [@BoostedITR41](#): > > yes you have to put then in the little pocket thing in the pants but I don’t know anyone that didn’t use em well who the hell u play with…a bunch of chicks??? they slow you down…and are just a pain in the ass [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/casino-arena-plan-for-pens/179418.md?page=5)