Penguins change their goal song ... and fans are not amused

Bret Gibson
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 9:28 p.m. | Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 9:28 p.m.

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Alex Galchenyuk (18) is congratulated by Evgeni Malkin after scoring against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh.

Change is sometimes difficult, and for some Pittsburgh Penguins fans, it’s inadmissible.

Case in point: the goal song.

Once Evgeni Malkin scored in the second period in the season opener against the Buffalo Sabres, Penguins nation was expecting to hear “Party Hard” by Andrew W.K.

You know:

But when Evgeni Malkin evened last night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres in the second period, the team went in a … different direction: House of Pain’s “Jump Around” was piped in PPG Paints Arena.

And, well, the reaction was not so hot.

So the @penguins new goal song is Jump Around rather than Party Hard? pic.twitter.com/HAcjXndFfT

— Jordan Taylor (@JMTaylor12) October 4, 2019

@penguins I’ll let you keep Jack Johnson if you give us back #PartyHard as a goal song. That’s how serious I am! #blasphemy

— Jeff Hamilton (@jhamilton15) October 4, 2019

RIP Party Hard... @Penguins @AndrewWK #Pens #LetsGoPens #PartyHard pic.twitter.com/aXGG2EnXLe

— Billy’s Autograph Collection (@BillysManCave) October 4, 2019

That new goal song is a mess. Change it back

— Medina Zerishnek (@MrsMMZ_2018) October 4, 2019

Please don't make Jump Around our goal music. Anything can be better than that. 😛

— John Sherman (@error1355) October 4, 2019

Don’t give up, @penguins I bet if you kept at it you could find an even worse goal song than “jump around”

— Justin (@_best_smart) October 4, 2019

Of course, some folks got a bit more introspective about the situation.

There's no sense getting upset about a goal song change when there's not a lot of goals being scored. pic.twitter.com/6zlhbSCX74

— They have Disrespected the Are You Ready Penguin (@ChillKessel) October 4, 2019

But then, we did find a few people who didn’t have a problem with the change.

Penguins using Jump Around for the goal song this year, I approve.

— Tony Dello (@WX_TD) October 4, 2019

I’m cool with Jump Around tbh

— EdwardLouisSeverson (@LemieuxStatue) October 4, 2019

“Party Hard” carried the team through its Stanley Cup wins 2016 and 2017, but after the last two underwhelming postseasons, it appears change is here.

Was literally working on a new Party Hard design earlier today pic.twitter.com/FPySwm6YVS

— Pittsburgh Clothing Co. (@PGHClothingCo) October 4, 2019

Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.