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Cup Coincidences: Penguins Fans' E-mails Say 2008 = 1991

Remember Pittsburgh's First Stanley Cup Season?

POSTED: 2:57 pm EDT June 4, 2008

UPDATED: 7:27 pm EDT June 4, 2008

PITTSBURGH -- Bust out your acid-washed jeans and day-glo Zubaz!

(You're already wearing them? That's strange. OK, let's move on.)

The Penguins face elimination tonight in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, but fans who remember the early '90s aren't sweating the Red Wings.

An e-mail like the one below has been circulating lately... and chances are, if you're a Pittsburgh fan, it may have been forwarded to you.

In 1991, the Giants won the Super Bowl
In 1991, there was a Bush in the White House
In 1991, there was a Clinton running for President
In 1991, there was a war in Iraq
In 1991, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup

In 2008, the Giants won the Super Bowl
In 2008, there is a Bush in the White House
In 2008, there is a Clinton running for President
In 2008, there is a war in Iraq
In 2008, the Penguins ?

Video: Reporter Janelle Hall Talks To Pittsburghers About '91 And '08

The Fans Are Talking

Here's what you're saying about the Pittsburgh-Detroit series on ThePittsburghChannel.com's message board:

SidSenses says, "ONLY TOOK 34 SECONDS TO DESTROY HOCKEY TOWN ticktockticktockticktock .... DO IT AGAIN!!! GO PENS"

GOWINGS08 says, "HOW CAN YOU TAKE SERIOUSLY A TEAM WHOSE CAPTAIN CAN'T EVEN GROW A BEARD. CROSBY, MALKIN, GILL AND DONE!!!!

Red Force says, "It was really a heart breaker Mon night with 34 ticks left on the clock. Wings will hoist the cup tonight in front of a crazy Pen crowd and deliver a message that we are Hockey Town. Go Wings!"

jbenford47 says, "It's funny, people have to log on to a pittsburgh web site to say their team is going to win the cup. I think they have something a little more to worry about. LIKE THE STANLEY CUP. Do as they must, this is the only thing Detroit will beat us at. The CUP IS COMING TO PITTSBURGH."

HOCKEYGMA says, "The dream is still alive. The PENS have proven that they can hang with the experienced "boys". No matter what the other fans say and the sportcasters say we will not give up until it is over, and it is not over yet. GO PENS tonight.We believe in you. You can do it."

sandee says, "Got to give the "Young Guns" some credit for sticking it out and playing tuff! The Wings have to be worn out today, but the "Young Guns" will come back a lot sooner than the Wings. GO GET THEM "PENS" ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!!! We will all be behind you!!!!

tomd8995 says, "Where were all you diehard loyal fans four years ago before the arrival of syndi crosby? (and no, i didnt spell it wrong). on may 24th, the city of Detroit put 40,000 people into a sold out Comerica park, 21,000 people into a sold out Palace, and 20,000 into a sold out Joe Louis arena. TOP THAT Steel City."

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