(5) Philadelphia Flyers vs (4) Pittsburgh Penguins Round 1: There will be blood

[SLY]

Gonna be a lot of adjusting after this series. Like you said, these youngsters love that run and gun play, I mean, who the fuck doesn't? But that shit will only get you so far. The saying isn't "Defense wins you championships" for nothing.

 

[BF4L]

Pens are toast. Flyers have torched them all year. I wont be sad to see Sid and company swept right outta the playoffs.

 

[TOX1]

Gonna be a lot of adjusting after this series. Like you said, these youngsters love that run and gun play, I mean, who the fuck doesn't? But that shit will only get you so far. The saying isn't "Defense wins you championships" for nothing.

Tell that to the 84, 85, 87, 88 & 90 Oilers. :caked:

 

[dash]

Tell that to the 84, 85, 87, 88 & 90 Oilers. :caked:

I really hated those teams, but it was great hockey to watch. Sunday's Pens - Flyers game reminded me quite a bit of those Battle of Alberta games back in the 80's.

 

[SLY]

Tell that to the 84, 85, 87, 88 & 90 Oilers. :caked:

This is 2012. Get with the times Grandpa.

 

[jerseyjigroe]

Report: Mario Lemieux disappointed and embarrassed by Penguins’ dirty play | ProHockeyTalk

 

[awaz]

the flyers were not designed to beat or match up well against the penguins, it just so happened that the group they assembled seem to thrive in the style to be successful against the penguins. winning is one thing, but this team was supposed to be built from the back to the front, not getting into 8-5 shootouts with teams. they are a young team, the run and gun suits them, but i don't think its what homer imagined for at all.

haha i think you took it the same way i did.. sbb means that the flyers match up really well against the pens, not that they were necessarily assembled to be a team that could beat the pens

 

[jerseyjigroe]

Good read:

Fraser: Looking back at the melee-filled game in Philly

 

[Darkstone42]

I have decided that I want the Flyers to crush the Penguins tomorrow.

Absolutely trounce them.

Why?

I'm afraid that if the Penguins win tomorrow, they'll think behaving as they did at the end of last game is a good way to approach being beaten.

I want them to think it compounds being beaten so they never, ever do it again.

I also want the Flyers to somehow lose in the process, though.

 

[chy1127]

I am wonder if Sid likes Max Talbot. He said he doesn't like anyone on the Flyers, but I would think he and Max still would be friends.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

I have decided that I want the Flyers to crush the Penguins tomorrow.

Absolutely trounce them.

Why?

I'm afraid that if the Penguins win tomorrow, they'll think behaving as they did at the end of last game is a good way to approach being beaten.

I want them to think it compounds being beaten so they never, ever do it again.

I also want the Flyers to somehow lose in the process, though.

If I were you I wouldn't open any suspicious packages you may receive in the mail from any Pens fans for the next few days DS.

 

[dare2be]

I wonder if I can put a stop on the Carl Sagan Science Kit I sent him....

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Good read:

Fraser: Looking back at the melee-filled game in Philly

I like that he didn't pull any punches, saying right out that the refs screwed up and lost control of that game.

 

[dash]

I like that he didn't pull any punches, saying right out that the refs screwed up and lost control of that game.

There goes Kerry's invitation to the NHL refs alumni dinner...

 

[MISKO]

Penguins' Asham, Neal await fate from NHL after Game 3 loss to Flyers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 

[Darkstone42]

If I were you I wouldn't open any suspicious packages you may receive in the mail from any Pens fans for the next few days DS.

Dacks may not be superstitious anymore, but I still have some things to try.


Cheering for them to lose might be just what the doctor ordered.

 

[jerseyjigroe]

Fan Rant: Letting Loose on the Penguins

 

[evolver115]

I like that he didn't pull any punches, saying right out that the refs screwed up and lost control of that game.

There goes Kerry's invitation to the NHL refs alumni dinner...

It's not just that one game the refs have lost control of. Take a looksie at this article from the Times, mind-blowing numbers in there about all the games, and the explosion of game misconducts.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/sports/hockey/in-nhl-playoffs-fists-are-up-and-so-are-penalties.html?ref=sports#

There were 11 game-misconduct penalties during the first five days of this year’s playoffs. In the entire 2011 postseason, there were only six. During the regular season, the average number of fights per game was .49, the lowest in five years. Through Sunday night, the average in this year’s playoffs was .84.

 

[MISKO]

Dacks may not be superstitious anymore, but I still have some things to try.


Cheering for them to lose might be just what the doctor ordered.

fuck that .. Im going with voodoo

 

[Darkstone42]

fuck that .. Im going with voodoo

I can't afford a voodoo doll...