ECQF Game 2, Flyers at Penguins: Game Thread
by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 6:11 PM EDT
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The goaltenders:
In case you weren't around on Wednesday night, here's the deal for the game thread.
- 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.
LET'S GO FLYERS!
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Did anybody see the shot Timonen gave to Crosby right at the end there? Crosby was coming after him and Timonen just stepped up.. totally caught Sid off guard.
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I don’t know about “lovely”…
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
We do what we can. Happy to have ya…although not exactly satisfied with the score right now
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not necessarily
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t believe in jinxing unless I’m at the game.
I’m still superstitious (quite ridiculously, actually) though
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
how can you be superstitious? You you wear you lucky Jersey every flyers game?
Lifes rough, wear a helment
Well, okay… for example. On Wednesday, the Flyers sucked. The clothes I wore won’t see the light of gameday the rest of the playoffs. The seat I sat in wont be sat in during a game for a while. If they win tonight, this shirt will be worn on Sunday, the spot on the couch will be the same as tonight, etc.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg, too. I’m weird.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
There have been quite a few threads this season where I’ve said something like, “Wow, Fleury looks good right now.” Seconds later he lets up a goal
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I’ll tell ya who took them lunches… that damn Sasquatch.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahahhahahha nice billy madison reference
by Philadelphia on Apr 17, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
i love this web feed. a little Devils vs Canes action to tie me over for intermission
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Yeeeeah, I kind of bought into that Carolina run near the end of the season.
Whoopsie.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
Hard not to. I could see Carolina winning both games in Raleigh, though.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s about time. It’s nice to be up a few runs early then to spot the other team five before the third is over.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
A sign of things to come during our 2nd Period road trip?
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
Carter is everywhere tonight.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Tank got a good chance there. Liking the pressure. Keep it up
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He’s already hurt, too.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Biron is playing solid.
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Perhaps, but I doubt it’s mutual. :)
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Yeah, she is kind of masculine.
(See what I did there? :p )
Pittsburgh Black And Gold -- So new, it still smells like paint!
All right, how many times are the Flyers going to tackle Malkin tonight?
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Don’t be silly. The Pens get all the calls!
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True. They should really call a penalty on Malkin next time. It’s only right.
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As many time as the refs let us get away with...
and then one more that leaves everyone laughing.
What? I have a happier outlook on the game….
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
something about his size and the way he falls seems to make refs likely to call those tackles. We used to do that to Jagr a lot in his later years, and he just never sold the fall well enough to help his own cause
Hey, maybe they can beat the ugly out of him.
Seriously one ugly friggin dude.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
A bit quieter in here tonight
It’s like people have a place to be on a Friday night that doesn’t involve being next to a computer…
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
Weird, right?
I’m hoping this thing gets over by 945, I’ve got hockey at 1015
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Staal is great at drawing that stuff.
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Saw it coming, too. This game is just going that way.
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Weak penalty, one handed tap..
… but Crosby? Gets? one? too?
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Neither of those looked like something they would’ve called in the first
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WTF was that all about? They had a rush and passed it everywhere but to the stick
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Reminds me of the old Molson commercial
With Bob and Doug McKenzie interviewing Guy Lafleur…
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
Funny but this really looks like a goaltending duel out there. Who woulda thunk it?
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Yeah, definitely. Biron and Fleury have both been very impressive.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The puck is bouncing on the Pens a lot tonight. The bounces are definitely going the other way in that regard, I’d say.
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I can’t read lips, but I think Sykora just plugged a website to the lip reading nation.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
Tomorrow you’ll read a new post:
“I was down in front of the cage on Geno’s pass and fanned on the shot. FML.”
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Remember friends
one man’s FML is another man’s schadenfreude!
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
garfieldminusgarfield.net
greatest site ever.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully that wakes things up at Mellon a bit. It was way too quiet
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You’ve got your answer, chanting in the stands
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Perfect shot by Guerin
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I swear the wood on the boards behind the net is warped. Some of the weirdest bounces ever at Mellon
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The building’s old enough that the boards may just have been carved out with a stone implement.
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i think the Pens were waiting for me to get home and turn on the TV to start playing. One minute after I start watching, they get a goal…
sorry I’m late….the perfect mid-60s weather was just begging for some ultimate frisbee action….I’m gonna be watching the Pens with a wholly appropriate accessory….an ice pack….
Ah, that’s a brutal game…but great fun. :)
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Yeah, I imagine so. I’ve got UFC on there or something though, hockey is blacked out.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Usually we reserve that for Brodeur when we’re about to chase him out of the net. :)
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They showed the “most career wins against Pittsburgh among active goalies” stat on CSN…
Brodeur has like, 40 something
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The Penguins have also chased Brodeur from the net more times than any other team. It’s probably just that they play each other a ton.
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Let’s get out of here. Thanks for having us Broad Street. Back to the Burgh fellas.
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Safe drive home, guys. Go Flyers.
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Soo…I know you’ve probably talked about this, but why is it that VS is just sucking the Pens member???
I just don’t get why they constantly are hating on the Flyers
the media in general dislikes the flyers. Plus, Crosby and Olvechkin are the darlings of the NHL.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I haven’t seen one second of Versus hockey coverage this series, so I’ll withhold from comment
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Joe Buck is just absoultely terrible in every aspect of broadcasting.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
What do you guys think… biggest period of the year?
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I’d argue the 3rd period versus the Rangers was… but in terms of what’s at stake now instead of what could have been, absolutely 100%.
hopefully
we cant let this one get away.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The refs are letting them play.
That always helps.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Alright, positive thoughts. Let’s do it Flyers. Dominate.
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Early "big" leads in baseball tend to dissipate.
I always get nervous whenever the Phils are up like 7-0 in the 2nd inning, because the other team always chips away. The only exception I can think of was the game we won like 20-2 in St. Louis last year.
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Im feeling a Carter or a Briere goal to put us ahead. I think Stevens should flip flop Briere and Lupol. I want Briere’s set up ability with Carter’s finishing ability
Good call.
That might be just what the doctor ordered for both Carter and Briere.
Back to the TV – Let’s Go Flyers! Take care of business and make it a new series!
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I feel really bad for Stevens about that $10,000 fine. He has to return his 15 year old son’s birthday presents and such to pay it… Carcillo makes enough money — he should offer to give Stevens $10,000.
Well...
I need a change of pants after that one…
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
We need to get more traffic in front of Fleury.
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POWE!
RIGHT IN THE KISSER!
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WOOO!
And it’s a role player – who’d have thunk it!
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
POWE!
In honor of Harry: Claude Giroux, you are the MAN!
His passing is unreal. Such vision.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
He also posesses front teeth off the ice, too
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The third line looks really good…. we needed an answer to the Staal line the other night and we might have it.
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There it is
Proof that Jones does his best work from his knees.
Too easy?
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
I feel like if we’d played like this Wednesday, we could be up 2-0 going back to Philly. However, I also realize that just going 1-1 in these first two accomplishes the initial goal.
my point was with this kind of play we could have won both.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not surprised that Ruslan has the most chances for the Pens. He’s become quite the Flyer-killer… first Tampa Bay in 04 and now Pittsburgh?
And he basically sucked all season for the Pens too.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Unbelievable save.
I missed it live… the crowd at Citizens Bank Park was singing High Hopes during the 7th inning stretch. Gives you chills.
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how do you call a penalty with 4 minutes to go when youve been letting shit go all game. isnt it an unwritten rule…no penaltys after the second?
Get it back. Now. I have hockey, I can’t deal with OT
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Not anymore, it’s just open hockey tonight… but uh, still. I want to play, not going to now though…
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 17, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
OT would suck. At least there are no SO in playoffs.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh, two deflections. Such a shit goal.
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really?
I saw Gabe Gross hit a Granny against the White Sox to put the Rays up 6-5.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I was mistaken. It was Zobrist PHing for Gross.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Kill me.
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Gutterflies
If we lose, the series is over. We played a very good, very patient game for the most part against this Penguins team. They got most of the bounces (again) and we still have a game to decide. Can’t say I feel good about our chances, though. It’s not because of how we are playing, which is fine. For whatever reason, we just can’t beat this team.
We need a new system next year. I’ve finally realized that our whole game is based on the perimeter. When we are successful, we keep opponents to the perimeter; when our power play is working, we have effective perimeter passing; we operate in straight lines from the wall to the slot, from behind the net to the circle, and from the point to the crease. Pittsburgh has figured this out – just go to the places you should go when you are playing a team with an outside game like the Flyers, and you’ll block shots. You’ll block passes. You’ll keep quality chances to a minimum.
As well as we have played, Pittsburgh has not deviated from their defensive game plan, and it’s paid off for them – at least for the time being.
I hope that we win, but I’m not feeling too good about it. Go Flyers, please.
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If we lose
the series isn’t over. As long as we win our home games, we’d just have to win 5 or 7 in Pittsburgh. Not easy, but not impossible.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
So they say that if this game continues the advantage goes to the Pens because their scores are deeper…how do you figure???
smart man, he is, that father in law of yours
by Have a Seat on Apr 17, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, I’m a Panthers fan NFL-wise, but welcome to the world of the Flyers.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 17, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's cool
But yes, in the playoffs, they return to the 5-on-5, 20 minute OT periods until someone scores. If nobody scores after the first OT, they break like normal then return for the second OT.
Rinse. Repeat until someone scores.
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
it can get rather ridiculous, so i hope you packed a lunch.
by Have a Seat on Apr 17, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey Travis!
Did you finally break down and bail on us for some open hockey? Or are you suffering with the rest of us? :D
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
it’s tough to turn down a shot to play hockey.
by Have a Seat on Apr 17, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I decided last minute to head out and watch OT at the rink. If OT ended quickly I would’ve been pissed about missing out on some ice time. Turned out well, minus losing and all.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 18, 2009 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
This is total bullshit. We control a game the whole time and then with five minutes left we decide to fall apart.
We didn't fall apart.
Staal made Carter’s play look like hooking when it wasn’t. Then their point shot bounced off two people and into our goal.
Like I said, not our night, and not our year. And it will NEVER be our year until we can beat these guys.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
You’re forgetting the two stupid penalties with five minutes left in overtime which left us with a five on three
I thought you were only talking about regulation.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Technically, yes.
Realistically, no. I predict another split at home, then a loss in Pittsburgh in Game 5. You know, like last year. Except this time we can’t pin our loss on “not having our best defensemen” or whatever.
For the most part, the Flyers have the right talent on the team, but they need a complete change in philosophy. It’s a shame that the Rangers hired Torts because we need someone like him – “Play right or don’t play at all.” Stevens employed that earlier in the season and it worked. But he stopped doing it.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
5 games tomorrow.
Someone else will be down 2-0. Probably Calgary.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Hey! It could happen!
Happened in 2000…
"...You know, Reemer, someday I'm gonna own a big sports bar."
We'd need to go find Andy Delmore.
He gave us the OT winner in Game 3 to turn the series around. I was at game 5 when he scored the hat trick. Good times.
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