God Bless America: Ryan Miller Receives Louder Cheers in Pittsburgh Than Sidney Crosby

I must give credit when credit is due.  It appears Pittsburghians aren’t total assholes and are in fact fellow true patriots.

Via the Freep:

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller (Michigan State) received a standing ovation in Pittsburgh tonight for leading the United States to an Olympic silver medal — cheers louder than those given the Penguins’ own Sidney Crosby.

Or maybe they were cheering Miller for the Hat Trick he allowed to Crosby back on February 1 in a 5-4 Penguins win?

Nope. They’re not great big douchers.

Via SportsNet:

Some Penguins fans admittedly were conflicted, enthused by the United States’ successful tournament — the Americans were unbeaten before losing to Canada — but too loyal to Crosby to boo the player who led Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup last spring. {…}

[…] There was a mixed reaction when a replay of Crosby’s game-winning goal was shown on the Mellon Arena scoreboard, with some cheering but also audible booing. Later in the game, when the replay was shown again during a break in play, there were noticeably more boos than cheers.

Good for Pittsburgh.

… Now back to hating them/being bitter about last year’s Cup again.