ECQF Game 1, Flyers at Penguins: Game Thread
by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 5:18 PM EDT
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Tonight's goaltenders:
In case you've missed it, we're "road tripping" for the game thread tonight.
- In the first period, we're going to invade the thread over at Pensburgh.
- For the second period, we're coming back here, to be joined by the Pensburgh folks.
- In the third, they'll go home and we'll stick around here. This thread will open at the end of the first period.
Keep it clean over on enemy turf. We know Pittsburgh smells funny but I hear they're sensitive about it. Oh, and for the love of God, don't let them outnumber us.
LET'S GO FLYERS!
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First period...
here’s the direct link.
http://www.pensburgh.com/2009/4/15/838996/pittsburgh-penguins-vs
let’s go flyers.
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Everything looks pink when you’re looking through Penguin covered glasses…
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
you guys really need a lesson in comebacks. “The smell of victory” one will potentially be very quotable.
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Yup, hence the “Broad Street Bullies” nickname from the 70s
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The 70s? It’s not like the team’s demeanor has changed any. I thought getting rid of Downie would solve that problem, but then you go and bring in Carcillo. rolls eyes
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so i jinxed the flyers earlier today by saying they had done a great job in cutting down on penalties…i mentioned scott hartnell in particular
we’ll be fine though. while pittsburgh had the upper hand in that first period it wasnt shear domination. I thought we god a good forecheck going and we had a few good chances. they scored their goal on a power play that never should have happened (yes that was a total BS call. all the other ones were legit, but if thats hooking then their should be a hooking call every 3 seconds in every single NHL game
I thought the chances picked up toward the back end of that period, too. There was definitely a slow start (what else is new) but I expect the second to be much better
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Curious Avs fan here.
For Flyers and Pens fans, if your team reaches the finals, what team from the west would you prefer to play/avoid?
I’d prefer to play the Avs…
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You know a Columbus fan? That’s like me admitting I know a Thrashers fan…
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Penguins when they score first: 30-10-6
Flyers when they trail first: 15-19-5
Penguins when they’re up after 1: 19-6-4
Flyers when they’re down after 1: 9-16-5
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New season.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Still a new season
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Tis the second season, my good man
Throw all of those numbers out of the window.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Would you throw them out the window if they were in your favor?
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To be fair, those numbers were never going to be in the trailing team’s favor…but still, same players. In Philly’s case, it’s even the same coach! :p
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Sure!
I’m a jaded Philadelphia fan. More importantly, I’ve watched hockey for a long time. The unexpected always happens during the playoffs – no matter the team.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Over (potentially) 28 games, you’re not going to see a ton of variation on the regular season. Some, sure, but it’s not like that much will be different.
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Slow the game down
The Flyers can’t get into a run and gun with Pittsburgh here. They’ve got to slow things down and clog up the middle like they did in March.
They also can’t let their emotions get the best of them. I think Richards got called for his hit at the end of the period there. They’ve got to calm down.
And Biron needs to calm down too. Fleury is very composed right now. Biron was fine until that lousy goal went in.
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For the Center Ice people here:
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The "Replay Game" feature means that there will be approximately 4-5 replays for single, scheduled games. Live games scheduled back-to-back will be replayed in that same order, so that there will be approximately 2-3 replays before game-time the following day. No games will be bumped from the package to accommodate replay games. Blackout and other restrictions apply.
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions
He’s at least entertaining. I don’t like my opinions informed, I like em loud.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I enjoy him. At least its entertaining. It’s not like I take anything he says as the almighty opinion
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh, could you see baseball on PBS? :)
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In some cases, its about the same
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Where did you hear that?
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, should know better
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Give it time, still early in the playoffs. He’s bound to show up eventually
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Only one goal in the three games so far…
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I said that just to get the scoring going. I’m bored here…
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
And Ovechkin scores too. Damn I’m good.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
2nd period...
Here we go, in a hot minute… Let’s go Flyers!
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The Captain already has a pretty sweet beard going. Richards’ isn’t bad either.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions
Knew that was going to be trouble
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions
what's up folks?
Pens fan here. Missed most of the 1st (subway mishap; had to walk home). Glad to be here; Philly is one of my favorite cities.
And KENNEDY!!!
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Same here. I poke fun because I love. :p
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So explain to me again why Hal Gill has a rep as a pylon? He just made two great defensive plays on the same shift, leading to a goal.
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1. He’s tall and stands out in traffic
2. His mobility won’t make anyone forget Gonchar or Brian Leetch.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much yep
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Philly fans are still hung over from celebrating the World Series.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
incidental?? No call maybe, but incidental? Not a chance. Giroux is open in front of the net, gets his stick around him from behind. Not incidental
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I thought they were talking about the slide into Fleury. My bad.
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Nah, they had to give the next call to the Pens, natch.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
For opening Malkin’s legs like a corkscrew. The puck was gone. How stupid…
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Not the first time Malkin’s had his legs opened by a member of the same sex. Oh!
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, if Staal steps up in this series Philly has a big problem. Matching up with 2 beast centers is hard enough; three is a lot to ask.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Turnovers, Turnovers, Turnovers!!!
And we’re losing the physical play.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions
Man, Bob Errey was going nuts about Staal.
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Am I seeing a 1-4 trap from Philly?
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Holy crap I just saw Briere skating around out there…I wasn’t aware he was playing.
And has anyone heard from Jeff Carter? He is in this game, right?
Did any of you ever think you’d be uttering the sentence, “The Penguins are just smothering their opponent with aggressive defense right now”?
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Evidently you didn’t watch the Pens play much when we had Alexei Kovalev. Or any time in 2005-2006.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, the Pre-Crosby years. Or, as everyone else knows them as, the nobody cares, so lets have a team called the Kansas City Penguins years.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah another timeless joke. Too bad there’s another arena going up with a lease for 30+ years. Pretty much the same period of time it will take for the Flyers to win another championship.
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No denying that nobody in Pittsburgh went to Pens games before Crosby.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh they definitely had attendance issues, can’t deny that. Mainly the reason why Lemieux came back out of retirement.
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Did Hatcher just say he’s pretty much ready to hang em up?
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Didn’t he already, speaking of pylons?
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Pretty much
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t surprise me. At his age and given his recent injury history, I would guess that the speed of the NHL game has passed him by.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
He pretty much confirmed that he’s retired this week. Knees are done after playing on two shot ones last year.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
The Flyers would have been smart to buy him out this past offseason. Instead, they paid full price for him to sit in the press box all season.
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Is the buyout option available? I thought that was a one-time only thing after the strike.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
There are conditions on it, as in you can’t just do it whenever, but it’s certainly not just an immediately post-lockout thing.
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Didn’t the game pass him by four years ago?
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Did Versus just pull out a picture in picture camera angle that was pointless because you couldn’t see anything?
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:27 PM EDT reply actions
It takes four years to learn?
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
That must be an angle that works really good for rodeos and bass-fishing shows.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Not so much bass fishing but I hear it works really well on tractor pulls
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It just took me half an hour to pick up a pizza.
And the Flyers still look like crap.
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I hope it was worth the wait
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, they do. So I got nothin when Pens fans ask Jeff who? Briere is on the ice? Might as well add in Joffrey? Simon?
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
12 minutes without a shot. If you count that anyway
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The Pens are just completely controlling the flow of the game. Unacceptable.
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BTW, I noticed there was a debate on the other blog about a nickname for Fleury. Does anyone else reflexively refer to him as Theo? Or is it just me?
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I just call him MAF, or “I suck to score ze goals”.
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If I’m not mistaken, weren’t members of At The Drive-in somehow relevant to Sparta who in turn spawned Mars Volta? Or am I crossing bands?
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Upsets all around… Rangers winning, Pens winning…\
hah
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I really hate the Rangers
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
As much as I hate the Rangers, I don’t think I would mind seeing the Caps knocked out in the first round again.
It is game one though, a lot can happen
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by Zachary Zielonka on Apr 15, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d giggle like a schoolgirl if that happened.
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If only. Maybe I’d be able to sing along with the radio in that case.
Sometimes it’s hell being a bass. :p
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I wonder if the Caps just realized that their Stanley Cup hopes depend on Jose Theodore.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
nevermind the fact that everyone was telling them all along…
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Oh he was no savior either.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Terrible move. My parents live north of Denver; Avs fans were ecstatic to get rid of Theodore and his contract.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if the Caps just realized that the rest of the league may know what they’re talking about when it comes to Theodore holding them back.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
And yeah, I’m trying to pretend this Flyers game isn’t happening.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s kinda sickening to hear that Pittsburgh are getting the big hits. Weren’t the Flyers suppose to be known for something? Something about being mean? Bullies, that was it.
They’re actually a bigger team than us too…
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
We have the reputation of being skilled but soft: which we earned, to my annual dismay, in the mid-late 90s and most of this decade. But we put a lot of big guys out there, and we have guys like Crosby who play to the contact. It’s a different club now.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
this game is pathetic right now. the flyers look lazy and weak. Where is Briere…all 6.5 million dollars of him…isnt he supposed to come up big in the playoffs
He hasn’t played all season
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
We gotta go into the third up 2-0…or 3, if they’d kindly oblige.
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That hit on Kennedy was a broken ankle waiting to happen. Ouch
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Nice way to pick it up. Just in time to take a break.
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Flyers need a goal here. Pens need to kill this one off big time
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End of period should help us.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. PP stats when the advantage is broken up by an intermission are much worse than normal.
Just sayin’.
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Alright, good shift. Power play. Fresh ice.
Good things, take over this game Flyers.
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Well, it’s been fun Pensburghers. Now get out.
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Seriously, I enjoyed it. I don’t see why we shouldn’t do this again.
Go Flyers.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Been fun, dude. Go Pens.
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by holiday park on Apr 15, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
With Carter’s absence, I at least take solace in Malkin’s disappearance. Again.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions
Staal and Kunitz have been the best in this game. Probably Coburn and Carle for the Flyers.
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They definitely have been. The Flyers have taken Crosby and Malkin out pretty effectively, though.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Simpson: May I blow you?
Jordan Staal: Yes please.
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If the Flyers can play in the third like they played in the last bit of the second, we may have an interesting finish. But at the very least, if they can keep that type of play up, the series should be more interesting (to us as Flyer fans, anyway) than those first 1 3/4 periods were.
Definitely. That last bit was encouraging. A goal on this PP would be HUGE.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
The Flyers started playing the way they did against Pittsburgh in March, so it’s obvious that they remember how to do that. The early-game jitters are gone.
Even if we lose tonight, I like our chances in Game 2 if we play like that from the beginning. It’s not the most exciting hockey, but it’s what we need to do to beat this team.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
The FLyers really need to get going offensively. They havnt played bad against the Penguins attack but when you allow them to spend that much time in our zone your bound to give up a few goals.
Im looking at Richards Briere and Carter. THey are the three biggest offensive stars on this team…this is why they are paid.
if we can get a goal before the 10 minute mark (preferably on this PP) were within striking distance
The beginning of the period is key.
If we score on the power play, we’ll at least make it interesting the rest of the way.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Alright, let’s score boys. Our period.
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We are so bad at faceoffs.
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CLANK!
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No scoring, but not a bad power play at all.
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Good pressure, good opportunities, but they can’t SUSTAIN it… Chance, clear. chance, clear
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:05 PM EDT reply actions
let it out, scream from the rooftops
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh come on, that was NOT a penalty…
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well, okay… he threw the knee out there.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He stuck his leg out. Even if he checked him first, anytime that leg comes out, it’s a penalty. And I’m okay with that. What I’m not okay with, is Fartsmell in the box THREE TIMES!
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I didn’t see the leg initially, just the upper body contact.
Totally agree.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s seemed oddly quiet all game long, for the most part, hasn’t it?
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
d
And no whiteout.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It has, but that’s not atypical. It seems to only come alive in the last 5 minutes usually
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
we are still just lazily going about our business hoping pittsburgh will make a mistake and give us a goal. where is the intensity
speaking of being lazy, making a mistake and giving away a goal…
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh.
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lazy as shit. our boys quit tonight. as soon as they gave up the first goal on a cheap penalty they shoved their heads up their asses
They do that when they’re in Pittsburgh. All the time.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
So game two is on Friday…
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Shame the Phillies game is delayed. Nothing to switch to.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Ross has looked good in his 90 seconds on the ice.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
Dupuis just made Jones look worse than Hal Gill.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
Holy shit what a save.
And Gill just defended that perfectly.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i know its only game 1 but this is absolutely pathetic. i cant think of one positive to take from this game. not one player has played well
Well, one positive is that they’re going to see is that they’re playing like shit. Maybe that will wake them up.
isnt that what the rangers game was supposed to do? And the Toronto game last week? and the fact that theyve been inconsistent since the all star break?
Its the playoffs, that shit doesnt fly anymore. I know its only game 1, but still…they need to make serious adjustments because they cant go down 2-0.
Whatever.
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Must be nice.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
How long ago was that? Coincidence that it was before Briere and Jones came back, when Upshall and Sbisa were on the team? Probably. Still…
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, the move by Dubinsky on that goal was dirty.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So, this game shows me that the key to this series is the Carter line.
Hartnell: Play your game. Hit people. Piss people off. STAY OUT OF THE FUCKIN BOX!
Carter: Stay solid on defense, continue to shut Geno down. Most importantly, bury your effin chances.
Lupul: Show up. None of this good game, bad game shit. On this line, he is the forgotten man. Do something with it.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
God damnit Carcillo.
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Very lucky he’s not in the box.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Our powerplay looks dreadful, and it’s because everyone is standing around waiting for a pass. Noone is getting open. It makes it sooooo easy to defend.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
They’re doing the same thing at even strength too. They’re waiting for the Pens to make the mistake, they’re waiting for someone else to give them a chance to score. They need to be aggressive and go after shit. It’s not going to come to them.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to be ‘that guy’ but if the flyers keep this up and get swept out of this series…John stevens is going to be the one that will likely have to pay for it. he absolutely did not get this team ready to play today. when your team quits after going down 1-0 two minutes into the game that falls on the coach and the leaders of the team.
Yeah, but … let’s not get that drastic just yet.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t worry. You’re not ‘that guy’. You’re right. May it’ll be for the better. I don’t care, get a goalie too, get a d-man (or multiple d-men), it doesn’t matter, just do something!
by TaraFlyersss on Apr 15, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, no shutout.
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Another post for Richards. That’s gotta be frustrating. On the bright side, 4-1 looks better than 4-0.
…Right?
Something like that.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Not to me. ): I’m one of those people that considers the season a failure if the Stanley Cup isn’t won. Harsh? Dramatic? Yeah. It is. But, that’s the goal, and if you don’t meet the goal then…
by TaraFlyersss on Apr 15, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I totally agree
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say I think Biron has actually been relatively sharp. Thoughts?
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…the score I guess.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 15, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
He isn’t the reason we lost. And the first three goals were kinda weird.
I give him a C+
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Flyers wearing orange at home during the playoffs.
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Don’t know if I like that.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I read that they’re retiring the black jerseys — just orange next year. http://www.phinallyphilly.com/2009/03/25/flyers-town-hall-meeting-report/
whatever
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Meh
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This is just stupid. In the first period yeah, you should start a fight. With 8 seconds left after being dominated it just looks like you’re a poor loser.
Guerin picked that fight, not Coburn
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I know, right?
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
we cant take the “wipe the slate clean/move on” approach we took after the Rangers game. instead we need to take the “holy shit we played like crap” approach we took after the Toronto game…we scored 5 goals in the first period after that one. Homer needs to come into the locker room breaking sticks again…or whatever he did after that game. because this effort was pathetic
Agreed.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 15, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Two problems: Pittsburgh isn’t Toronto and MAF isn’t Gerber
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 15, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Richards again with the “it’s a seven game series” / “it’s only one game.” That attitude really needs to stop. A loss in the playoffs is not something that you should just brush off as the captain of the team considered the underdogs.
Tough call
I’m sure he’s more upset than he’s letting on. You wish hockey players would show more emotion sometimes, but overall I’d take this approach over Mike Keenan knocking juice bottles off the table. I’m sure Richards will let the team really know how he feels behind closed doors, but he doesn’t have a lot of room to talk to be honest.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Looking forward to Game 2
Seriously, I mean that.
I expect a much better effort from this team. They won’t have the Game 1 Jitters that they had tonight. They showed – however briefly – that they can slow the game down and create some chances. Their penalty kill looked good – the only PP goal they gave up was a total fluke. They need to practice the power play and get the puck movement back. They need to be relentless along the boards, too. If we do this from the start I like our chances.
Ed Snider needs to come in and start breaking sticks this time. I’d imagine he’s an even scarier guy than Holmgren. But either way, we do need to take the post-Toronto approach again.
I’m somewhat hesitant to say this, but I’ll say it anyway. The Penguins were the better team and deserved to win tonight. With that said, they were helped by the bounces. I am almost positive that at least 95% of the bounces were in their favor. Three posts by Richards? Check. Bad bounce off the back wall, the back of the net, and the side of the net which gave Malkin a gift goal? Check. (That was not Knuble’s fault, nor was it Biron’s.) Scoring a goal by kicking it, having it hit the post, then bounce off the back of the goalie’s leg and into the net? Check. Just about a whole bunch of other things I can think of? Check. That is the frustrating stuff. As soon as Crosby’s goal went in like that, I knew it was going to be that kind of a night.
But I believe we’ll be back. This is still going to be a long series.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Generally, yes, but...
… everything off the boards, off the glass, etc., bounced in the Pens’ favor. I know it’s easy to say that the other team got the bounces, but they really did. I’m not one to say that very often.
The AP referred to Malkin’s goal as the result of a giveaway. Give me a break. That was as fluky as fluky can be.
Again, let’s not shot ourselves here: Pittsburgh was the better team and they won. But the whole bounce thing makes it really frustrating.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Only one qualm with what you wrote
Ed Snider needs to come in and start breaking sticks this time. I’d imagine he’s an even scarier guy than Holmgren. But either way, we do need to take the post-Toronto approach again.
I think this charade would be useless. When it was done the last time, it was a nice bump to get us into the playoffs, and not completely slide in. But even then we didn’t string together back-to-back games where we played extremely well (win or loss).
Let’s be straight here – it’s the playoffs. Against your in-state rival. If you can’t get up for that, then nobody is going to get you hyped up. It’s up to each individual player to look inside tonight and tomorrow and find whatever fire that’s left inside, throw caution to the wind, and be willing to let it all ride regardless of the outcome.
This is a team that can play 60 minutes of hockey – we’ve all seen it. This is a team that can get things rolling and moving in the right direction in a short amount of time. But it’s up to them and them alone to get it done.
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biron played well.
except for the 4th goal, i mean christ he had no one finish on offense, what the hell are you supposed to do when you team is handing pucks to malkin and serving the puck up in the slot, not to mention a total dysmal effort on the forecheck, in the scrums for the puck, much less anything, every chance we had i felt like a flyer stopped skating or no one came up for support, we played the whole contain puck and laid back on them and finally when we start pressing we score a goal for two important reasons. 1] pittsburgh had already won, they could give two shits 2] it was united nations sitting between north and south korea the whole damn period, and we were north korea fucking with the whole world and pissing everyone off.
im absolutely disgusted, see you friday.
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