Series Thread: Round 1: Philly vs Washington

[puckhead]

This one is now set.

 

[esls79]

Fuck Dallas

That is all

 

[elocomotive]

Number of times Philly beat the Caps in a format used in the playoffs this season - 0

 

[elocomotive]

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

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Did you ever notice the silhouette of the dome?

 

[Vadered]

Number of times Philly beat the Caps in a format used in the playoffs this season - 0

I mean, the format they use in the playoffs is a best-of-seven series, so that's a rather odd statistic to quantify, Elo.

OH, you meant the shootout! You were just beginning the trash talk early! Alright. Alright! We can do this. We can go there. Here's my rebuttal:

Number of playoff series the Caps have won in the same year they won the President's Trophy - 0.




Seriously though, good luck to you and your team, and I hope it's a good series. That said, once the games start? Fuck you and yours.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Flyers in 7 in an upset!

 

[BGDave]

Caps sweep, Holtby with 2 SO

 

[Dacks]

I thought the Flyers could give the Caps some fits, but after yesterday's game I'm not sure. With everything on the line (well, they did have one game to spare) they could barely beat a Pens line-up without Malkin / Crosby / Letang, a third-string goalie, without any intent to play a competitive game. They won, so they took care of business, but they didn't exactly look like a team that could give the Caps any sort of run.

 

[DutchBird]

I thought the Flyers could give the Caps some fits, but after yesterday's game I'm not sure. With everything on the line (well, they did have one game to spare) they could barely beat a Pens line-up without Malkin / Crosby / Letang, a third-string goalie, without any intent to play a competitive game. They won, so they took care of business, but they didn't exactly look like a team that could give the Caps any sort of run.

The schedule makes might have something to do with that, the stretch run the Flyers faced was idiotic with the games compacted in that stretch. IIRC a few weeks ago they had played 3 or four less games than much of the competition they faced, all to be made up in the final week-and-a-half.

Also - somehow - the Penguins this season under the new coach are a bad matchup, it seems.

 

[elocomotive]

Seriously though, good luck to you and your team, and I hope it's a good series. That said, once the games start? Fuck you and yours.

Back at ya, Vadered.

 

[tsawchuk]

Seriously though, good luck to you and your team, and I hope it's a good series. That said, once the games start? Fuck you and yours.

I like how you think.

 

[pixburgher66]

Agreeing with Dacks a bit here...when the Flyers hit that hot streak I thought they'd be an interesting matchup, and they have the emotional motivation going now too with Sniders passing, but the Caps are going to roll I think. Going with 5. The Flyers can maybe push it some more, but they need depth scoring, and at the moment they seem to be Schenn, Simmonds, a bit of Giroux and Ghost on the PP...then nada. Mason can always steal some games, but...well, the other guy is probably the Vezina winner this year.

 

[ritari330]

The caps should win this series, just like I should go to the gym tomorrow. Will either happen? Only time will tell..

 

[dash]

The caps should win this series, just like I should go to the gym tomorrow. Will either happen? Only time will tell..

Holy Hannah, a ritari sighting?!? Good to see you back bud, hope all is well.

 

[ritari330]

Holy Hannah, a ritari sighting?!? Good to see you back bud, hope all is well.

Thanks, Dash. Can't complain, just been pretty busy with life n' such. I'll be around for the playoffs though.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[ritari330]

The caps should win this series, just like I should go to the gym tomorrow. Will either happen? Only time will tell..

Good news boys and girls! I went to the gym today so you can go ahead and give this one to the Caps. You're welcome.

 

[bt08]

Caps out to prove regular season success=playoff success, IMO, might get by Flyers, won't get past next round

 

[scoutyjones2]

The schedule makes might have something to do with that, the stretch run the Flyers faced was idiotic with the games compacted in that stretch. IIRC a few weeks ago they had played 3 or four less games than much of the competition they faced, all to be made up in the final week-and-a-half.

Also - somehow - the Penguins this season under the new coach are a bad matchup, it seems.