A.J.: LEAVE MARIO ALONE!

by A.J.from 105.9 The XAt the recent groundbreaking ceremony for Pittsburgh's new arena, Mario Lemieux was quoted as saying that he never had any intentions of moving the Penguins out of Pittsburgh. "We had to do a few things to put pressure on the city and the state, but our goal was to remain here in Pittsburgh all the way. Those trips to Kansas City and Vegas and other cities was just to go and have a nice dinner, and come back." In the wake of that revelation, some are choosing to voice their displeasure with the man who has been hockey's savior in this city more than a few times over the years. Fans are upset that the Penguins ownership group used our emotions as a bargaining chip to land the new arena deal. I'll be the first to admit, the thought of winters without the Penguins caused me a few restless nights. Those were dark times watching other cities such as Kansas City court our team. It was like watching your girlfriend ride off in Jeff Reed's Es...