from Michael Arace of the Columbus Dispatch,
What is Columbus? Its city population is more than double that of Pittsburgh, but it is not quite as big a media market. The Blue Jackets for years outdrew the Penguins, but that was BS (Before Sidney) so it doesn’t really count. Columbus’ sports history is minor league in comparison to that of mighty, mighty, mighty Pittsburgh, the first Gateway to the West, before Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kansas City and Omaha. And Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Fargo, North Dakota. And Denver.
Columbus can’t compete with that.
Right now, Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan is outwitting his mentor, John Tortorella, and Penguins goaltender Fleury — a surprise starter in Game 1 — is outdueling Sergei Bobrovsky. The Pens are taking the Jackets’ best shots, and they’re not feeling threatened. There is no way the Jackets can come back. Yinz can’t imagine it.
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