Hockey 2010-2011

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Originally Posted by smc

Regardless of how misguided it may be, or regardless of whether I end up eating these words, that's the kind of eternal optimism that we could all use a little bit more of, all the time!

To be fair, it's not like Philly hasn't done this before. They came back last year against the Bruins and against the Sabres in Round 1. I'm not saying they will again(their goaltending is shaky at best), but they have proven they are able to come back.

Washington, on the other hand, is toast. They are down 3-0 after losing 4-3 to Tampa Bay tonight and I just don't seeing them coming back. Warranted or not, the naysayers are going to issue the "chokers" label on the Caps again if they end up losing.

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Originally Posted by shadows

To be fair, it's not like Philly hasn't done this before. They came back last year against the Bruins and against the Sabres in Round 1. I'm not saying they will again(their goaltending is shaky at best), but they have proven they are able to come back.
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Like i said they are doing it the hard way
Sadly the Flyers haven't had a steady or even a great goalie since Ron Hextal
I wish someone would give Bobie a good smack upside the head and tell him they need to get a young worldclass goalie either by draft [unlikely as we hardly ever get a top pick] or trade for one or sign one this treand of musical goaltenders has to end
Clarke of all people should remember that it was because of Bernie Parent they got there back to back Stanley cups in the 70s
Flyersfan Jen

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Time to go watch hockey. If Jennifer is correct, the Flyers will lose to the Bruins tonight so that they can get to the brink before fighting back to win the series.

[smc]

How desperate are the Flyers? As the game with the Bruins was ending, I heard some commotion outside on the street. I looked out the window and saw my 47-year-old neighbor lifting a large athletic equipment bag into the trunk of a taxicab.

I shouted out the window, "Hey, what's going on?"

Then I remembered that he had been the goalie on Peter LaViolette's Franklin High School hockey team back in the early 1980s.

"Peter just called," my neighbor shouted up to me. "He asked me to hurry down to the Garden for a late-night tryout."

I wonder who else the Flyers have called?

Bruins are now up 3-0, after a 5-1 win tonight.

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Originally Posted by smc

How desperate are the Flyers? As the game with the Bruins was ending, I heard some commotion outside on the street. I looked out the window and saw my 47-year-old neighbor lifting a large athletic equipment bag into the trunk of a taxicab.

I shouted out the window, "Hey, what's going on?"

Then I remembered that he had been the goalie on Peter LaViolette's Franklin High School hockey team back in the early 1980s.

"Peter just called," my neighbor shouted up to me. "He asked me to hurry down to the Garden for a late-night tryout."

I wonder who else the Flyers have called?

Bruins are now up 3-0, after a 5-1 win tonight.

While the Bruins have played well, I think the series will be remembered more for the shitty goaltending of Philadelphia than anything else. Giving up two goals in the first 1:03 of the game can break the backs of the entire team.

It looks like it will be a Boston/Tampa Eastern final, as I now think that Philly is toast.

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Originally Posted by shadows

While the Bruins have played well, I think the series will be remembered more for the shitty goaltending of Philadelphia than anything else. Giving up two goals in the first 1:03 of the game can break the backs of the entire team.

It looks like it will be a Boston/Tampa Eastern final, as I now think that Philly is toast.

Looking back over your posts, you seem bound and determined to dismiss the Bruins. Why? Tim Thomas gave a clinic on goaltending in Game 2. Zdeno Chara demonstrated what defense means in Game 3. Surely, someone just might remember a few things the Bruins did.

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Originally Posted by smc

Looking back over your posts, you seem bound and determined to dismiss the Bruins. Why? Tim Thomas gave a clinic on goaltending in Game 2. Zdeno Chara demonstrated what defense means in Game 3. Surely, someone just might remember a few things the Bruins did.

How is saying the series will be remembered more for the Flyer's goaltending rather than the play of Boston being dismissive of them? Every sportscast that I've watched or listened to has talked about it. And that is what will be remembered about the series.

The revolving door is at least finally closed. Honestly, Philly didn't even deserve to make it past Buffalo because of the atrocious goaltending. Buffalo may have at least given Boston a challenge, at least one would think so.

I think the Boston/Tampa series will be a lot closer, but I have to give the edge to Boston especially since they exorcised any lingering doubts from last years collapse. What better way to do that than to sweep the team the following year.

I am predicting a Boston/Vancouver final. Since Vancouver is a Canadian team(and they were the team I've been rooting for since the playoffs started) I want them to win(plus, it would be their first Stanley Cup). Any other team(Detroit or San Jose) and I would like to see Boston win(an original six team not named Detroit).