leave crosby in for the shootouts. its not just skill because we know he has it. there is some guess work… eventually they will start going in and this won’t even be an issue.
http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07047/762591-61.stm
Much work remaining in arena talks, Rendell says
Governor says many details unresolved in negotiations with Penguins, but no ‘deal-breakers’
Friday, February 16, 2007By Mark Belko, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gov. Ed Rendell doesn’t see any “deal-breakers” that would prevent an agreement with the Penguins on a new arena, but added the two sides are still “a lot of details” away from a final accord.
“There are so many nuances to this, it is amazing,” he told reporters yesterday. “Each time we solve three or four of the problems, one or two more crop up, but none of them in my judgment are deal-breakers.”
While development rights, parking revenues and the Penguins’ share of the arena funding have long been considered key issues to be resolved, Mr. Rendell added another yesterday – what happens if construction costs exceed the Plan B funding amount.
The Penguins have agreed to cover cost overruns once a guaranteed maximum price has been established. The question is what happens if the final price comes in above the amount of financing available under Plan B.
While conceding that that’s a “problem,” Mr. Rendell said he believes it can be resolved through the design of the building and through a no-strike agreement the city, county and state will seek from unions involved in the project. He said both should help keep costs down.
Talks between the Penguins, the governor, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato have moved well into a second month since team co-owner Mario Lemieux emerged from a Jan. 4 meeting to say he was optimistic about the prospects of keeping the team in Pittsburgh.
At the same time, the Penguins are entertaining an offer from Kansas City to move into the new rent-free $276 million Sprint Center next season. The arena opens in the fall and the Penguins would not have to pay any construction costs. They would share building revenues.
The team is free to move this summer after its Mellon Arena lease expires at the end of June.
Locally, even as the two sides continue to wrangle over various issues, Mr. Rendell said he hopes to have an agreement completed in the next couple of weeks.
“This is a slow and arduous process. This is an ongoing process. We make progress every day but there are a lot of details, a lot of details involving land use, a lot of details involving parking … everything under the sun has to be ironed out,” he said.
The Penguins have repeatedly declined comment on the negotiations.
The two sides have participated in conference calls and other conversations over the last two weeks. Mr. Rendell also talked to Penguins’ officials yesterday while in Pittsburgh for events.
“Each time we get together, either by phone or in person, we make a little progress and we’ve still got a little bit more to do and I’m hopeful we can bring this to a conclusion shortly,” the governor said.
The parties are trying to reach an agreement under the Plan B funding formula, which includes a contribution of $7.5 million a year for 30 years from Pittsburgh casino license winner Don Barden and $7 million a year for 30 years from a slots-financed state economic development fund.
The Penguins’ share started out at $2.9 million a year, plus $1.16 million annually in naming rights, and an upfront contribution of $8.5 million. Under a revised formula, Mr. Rendell has said the Penguins’ share would be significantly lower than the $2.9 million per year the Pirates put in toward PNC Park. It’s unknown whether naming rights revenue is part of that.
Like Mr. Rendell, Mr. Onorato and Mr. Ravenstahl were optimistic about closing the deal, but would not put a timetable on it.
“Do I think we’ll get a deal? Yes,” Mr. Onorato said. “I think we’ll resolve this long term. We’re not there yet.”
i fucking hope so
how and when does crosby showboat, i dont think anyone on the team showboats unless you consider the way malkin celebrates goals but i dont
when a young player makes a lot of deke moves some people say thats showboating, jagr did the same stuff. the guys that make a lot of moves tend to look bad in situations that the moves don’t result in a goal. thats when people start throwing the showboats stuff out. he’s not a showboater at all. showboating is the shit deion sanders did, joey porter does.
almost had a heart attack tonight, 5-4 :eek:
haha…me too…but once we scored 5 goal…I was like there is no way the fuckin Devils are scoring 6 goals…did you see how empty that arena was…that team never sells more than 10,000 tickets…what a joke…move that team to KC
haha, they were close to tying the score 5-5
I thought this may be the game we finaly lose
aha yes…16 games in a row with a point…14-0-2…good shit. I don’t even think we are playing all that great…not bad but not great and we still are doing awesome. Malkin’s goal was total sickness…holey shit
http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/multimedia/pplayer.php?rep=1930
yes, super sick
On my way to the game I saw a blue Daytona edition GTP drive by with a dude wearing a gray hoodie… Was it bics?
great game sunday.i hope we do it again against the islanders today
if he was ugly, then ya.
only other guy that scores Malkins goal (from yesterday)on a reg basis is Mario LeDude…amazing.
HAHA…I am not ugly…well thats what my mom tells me. No it wasnt me I was at home…there are a few 98 pace cars around the pgh area.
Yes that was Ledude’s shit…fucking insane
Malone>*
3 goals in less than 10 minutes from NYI… I’m going crazy here.
Malone HT…i love that fucking guy
PUKES AFTER NYI GOAL WITH 26 SECS LEFT
what a shame…
We were due…at least we didnt get blown out and most of didnt have to see us lose b/c of how early it was