The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers will play each other for the third time in the young NHL season this Friday October 29 at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The two teams are 1-1 against each other and only two points separate them in the standings going into action tonight.
It’s no secret that the two teams don’t like each other very much and the fans don’t like each other at all. What’s the reason for all the hatred? Is it because the Pens fans feel the Flyers fans are classless and obnoxious? Is it because the Flyers fans think the Pens are a bunch of “divers” and “cry-babies” who complain when they don’t get their way? Is it because the Flyers try to bully and intimidate everyone they play against and then can’t believe when the officials have the audacity to put them in the penalty box? Is it because the Penguins have Sidney Crosby on their team?
No matter what the reason for all of the hatred towards each other, there is one thing fans from both sides of the state of Pennsylvania need to realize: you are practically the same.
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