PITTSBURGH - Apparently, Sunday was still a day to celebrate for Penguins fans.
Regardless of another gut-wrenching, last-minute overtime loss for the Penguins to their hated cross-state rival, a certain radio talk show host wanted Pittsburgh fans to wallow in the Flyers' misery.
Mark Madden pointed out in his column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Sunday's game against the Flyers marked the 16,000th day since the orange and black won their second Stanley Cup championship.
And for that, apparently Penguins fans should be in a celebratory mood, as he wrote, "But Sunday is a day to celebrate, not worry. The Philadelphia Flyers visit PPG Paints Arena, and it will be exactly 16,000 days since the Flyers last won the Stanley Cup."
The 16,000-day drought inspired Penguins fans to unfurl a banner in the upper deck, and it even caught the attention of NBC play-by-play great Mike "Doc" Emrick, who referenced the 44-year drought during the second period of Sunday's telecast.
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PPG Paints Arena. March 17, 2019. 7:50 PM EST. pic.twitter.com/NAZHSBoroP— The Commissioner (@Rickey1406) March 17, 2019
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Doc casually mentioning 16,000 days. Turn it up! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/ISXSvGBa0n— ToughCall 🇨🇦 (@ToughCallBlog) March 18, 2019
But Madden's personal vendetta with the Flyers and their followers caught the attention of Flyers radio host Jason Myrtetus, who exchanged Twitter jabs with the Pittsburgh shock jock.
The two radio hosts started their online feud a few hours prior to Sunday's game (NSFW below).
OK, midday hack who makes minimum wage. You're 16,000 days from the last time the Flyers won the Cup. &you'll never live to see it happen again, bitch. #Penguins5X https://t.co/Meqze1PHvH— Mark Madden (@MarkMaddenX) March 17, 2019
Madden, who doesn't hide his love for the Penguins, ended his column by saying, "That's a lot of days. Many more will follow."
Not if the Flyers keep beating the Penguins in overtime.
Not if Carter Hart plays like he did Sunday night at PPG Paints Arena.
Perhaps Madden also needs to be reminded that Philadelphia's Eagles and Phillies have both won championships much more recently than Pittsburgh's Steelers and Pirates.
Then again, their misery doesn't exactly register on Philly's radar.
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