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The Pittsburgh Penguins are still running into trouble in their attempts to convince the city to build them a new arena in which to play. The city, meanwhile, seems, well, hilariously unconcerned about their unprofitable, unloved, redheaded stepchild of a sports team's threats to ditch town.

"The Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't strike a deal for a new arena during a late-night negotiating session Thursday with Gov. Ed Rendell and local leaders, but a gubernatorial aide said an agreement could be reached soon. The Penguins' Mellon Arena lease expires at the end of the season, and the team has all but threatened to move to Kansas City, Mo., unless an agreement to build a new arena can be reached within the next few weeks.

Meeting for the second time in three weeks, the two sides didn't begin talking until Rendell arrived from Philadelphia at 9:15 p.m. EST, and the Penguins' representatives -- owner Mario Lemieux wasn't among them -- left less than two hours later. Rendell, Allegheny County chief executive Dan Onorato and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl met for another hour, but Rendell aide Chuck Ardo said the Penguins' early exit wasn't a sign the talks didn't go well."

OMGSports ran an informal survey of hockey fans in the Pittsburgh area, to see precisely what their thoughts were on the team's continuing negotiations with the city. Here are the responses of the three fans that could be found:

1) Bill R: "Who're we talking about, again? The Steelers, right? Yeah, Big Ben's crazy, huh? Go Steelers, ha ha!"

2) Sandy B: "How did you get this number? I'm hanging up now and I'm calling the fucking police if you don't stop this heavy breathing shit, you fucking creep."

3) Tim G: "GRETZKY! GRETZKY IS GOD!"

Labels: NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins