ECF Game 2: Ole, ole! Leighton, Flyers shutout Habs; take commanding series lead
by Travis Hughes on May 18, 2010 10:48 PM EDT
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In their history, the Flyers have been in the Conference Finals (or Stanley Cup Semifinals) 16 times. Of those 16 trips to this round, they've had a 2-0 series lead just three times. Those three times? 1974, 1975 and 2010. We don't need to connect those dots for you.
The Flyers continued their magical, historic postseason run tonight with a 3-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens. Michael Leighton was an integral part of that shutout, of course, stoning the Habs from every angle. He did it from up close, he did it from far away, he did it in the crease and from the slot.
Leighton frustated the Habs all night long like the Flyers' crease crashing frustrated whiny Montreal-based hockey writers in Game 1. Ironically, the Canadiens lack of ability to get bodies in Leighton's way seems to be what's doing the Habs in right now, and as a result, the name of the current Flyers goalie -- who was on waivers a few months ago and in the press box last week -- is currently being used in the same sentence as Bernie Parent.
Leighton's back to back shut outs to open this Eastern Conference Final are the first for the franchise since Parent did the same in 1975. Again, these parallels are getting fun. But lets dump a bucket of cold water on this for a second, because the Flyers didn't play a good game tonight.
Listening to Peter Laviolette's post game press conference, you'd think the Flyers were down in this series. His praise of Leighton is quickly tempered by frustration about the way the team in front of the goaltender looks. They've obviously playing good hockey or they wouldn't be up in the series, but it's true that they let Montreal dictate far too much of Game 2.
It needs to change as the Flyers move forward, and especially as they enter the fire pit -- literally -- that is the City of Montreal. For now, though, we celebrate a 2-0 series lead and the history that's being made by these Flyers. Michael Leighton has a 165 minute, 50 second shutout streak and the Flyers are two wins away from an Eastern Conference title and a trip to the Cup Final. No need to wake up just yet.
After the jump, questions with answers and the comment of the night.
Questions to Answer
- Can the Flyers continue to make Jack Todd cry by getting close and personal with Jaroslav Halak? Yes. While they didn't spend a lot of time in the Montreal end, they had a strong net presence while they were down there. Halak looked human and rattled as a result.
- Will the Flyers play better in the first period? Not really. The first period was almost deja vu to Sunday.
- Can Chris Pronger and the rest of the Flyers continue to shut down Mike Cammalleri? Just four shots, nothing of quality.
- How much intensity does Montreal show after Sunday's embarrassment? Quite a bit. They have to be frustrated. They probably deserved to win the game.
- The record for most consecutive goals in the playoffs is 12 (correct me if I'm wrong). The Flyers are at 10. Can they break the record? The record isn't 12 -- we were corrected. But 12 is a franchise record, and yes, it was broken.
- Six straight wins? You know it.
Comment of the Night
OLEEEE OLE OLE OLE OLEEEEEE OLEEEEEEE
OLEEEE OLE OLE OLE OLEEEEEE OLEEEEEEE
OLEEEE OLE OLE OLE OLEEEEEE OLEEEEEEE
OLEEEE OLE OLE OLE OLEEEEEE OLEEEEEEE
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What is the NHL record for most consecutive goals?
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by KreiderDesigns on May 18, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
Modern day: 13.
All-time: 19
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by Travis Hughes on May 18, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Flyers are absolutely going to need to be better in Thursday. Honestly, I was almost hoping Montreal would score a goal at some point tonight just so the Flyers remember how to play a tie game or a close game. Plus you know the Bell Centre’s going to go insane when the Canadiens score their first goal of the series and end Leighton’s shutout streak, and you’re going to really have to hope Leighton doesn’t get rattled.
by Ben Feldman on May 18, 2010 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Jaroslav Wholak?
I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.
Jaroslav HaLOLak
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by nhlcheapshot on May 19, 2010 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Jaroslav Hahahalak
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Even though the Montreal Canadiens do not play at the Montreal Forum, I have a feeling that the ghost of the Forum, and the legendary players that played there, will be on tap at the Centre Bell. For the Flyers to win this series, they will at some point get past these ghost. Let us hope they do.
peace yall.
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ghosts? ghosts?
to quote joe paterno again:
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Damn straight!
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 19, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching the Blackhawks-Sharks game, and I must say, Chicago is starting to really scare me. It is getting to the point where I think I might rather play San Jose after all, should the Flyers finish off Montreal.
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They’re both tough. Should we be lucky enough to get past Montreal, I don’t think it’s going to matter much whether we play Chicago or San Jose.
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by Travis Hughes on May 18, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
are you saying we’d lose to either team??? Because I’d feel comfortable in a series against Chi. Not saying we would undoubtedly win, but It would be a better matchup.
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If the sharks stop playing like guppies then I’d agree with you…as it is no. They look total tentative.
I think the Sharks have a lot more veteran star power. Chicago is more like the Flyers, with lots of their core guys being young guys. plus, looking at the regular season, we beat the Hawks 3-2 in a close game. SJ blew us outta the water.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
yes,
But I think if they can get into the cup, they wont lose it. If they’re going out, its gotta be against the Hawks.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
Lets not forget that when we were in SJ, we couldn’t stay upright long enough to generate a rush, let alone actually get organized. I think that killed us in that away game far more than their star power did.
by DragonGirl0583 on May 18, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
couldn’t stay upright long enough to generate a rush
That sound like a hockey phrase . What does it mean? They we’re tired or getting knocked on their asses. Splain please
the ice was terrible, there were literally puddles on the surface.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
I see. Is that something that happens alot as a strategy or was it recession inspired cost cutting bad maintenance.
I was using the Star power reference for them being more experienced for a deep run in the playoffs, but you bring up a great point. Do we really want to play on that horrible ice again?
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
Has to be even worse in June, one would imagine.
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by Travis Hughes on May 18, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I dont think its weather related, because it gets just as cold in the Bay area as it does in Philly. I think it was more of issues with maintenance.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
err, bad post. It gets just as cold, as in 30-40 degree average day, but it gets hotter in the summer over their. so yeah maybe it can get worse.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
Yeah but we’ve seen better ice in Florida. I hope it was an anomaly, because I have never seen so many random wipeouts, especially by some of our best skaters. The refs were falling like crazy that night, too.
by DragonGirl0583 on May 18, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No. I think if we play the way we’ve played lately, with the hard-nosed checking and the winning-all-the-puck-battles stuff, we can beat anybody. I just don’t see much daylight between SJ and Chicago.
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by Travis Hughes on May 18, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe this is how where were supposed to play all year (not this game). I mean on paper were pretty damn good though we were so bi-polar this year you’d never would have thunk it.
I did not see a whole lot of difference going into this series, though I did slightly prefer to see Chicago in the finals, but Antti Niemi is really impressing me and is playing much better than I thought he would.
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We rolled over Broduer, Raask, now Halak, I don’t care who is playing in net we have the best goalie remaining in the playoffs hands down. I rather play Chicago because I don’t want 10:00 pm road games during the finals and Hossa is a jinx.
I’m pretty sure all the finals games would be played at 8pm EST. NBC/VS does that usually no matter what timezone the two teams are from. They know that east coast gets the most play for hockey and they schedule them accordingly.
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by KreiderDesigns on May 19, 2010 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the Sharks are playing with all the pressure. They need to win this series to get they “we suck in the playoffs” logo off their back
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
I’d rather face the Hawks. We match up better. Plus we beat them in that inspired performance towards the end of the season when Chicago was playing just as brilliantly as they are now. And I think that will happen. Everything is lining up for the Flyers this postseason. You can object but we were not going to beat the Pens and probably wouldn’t have beaten the Caps. I don’t think we’d have a snowballs chance against the Sharks because they always demolish us, but against the Habs and Hawks we match up well and have real chances of winning. We had to have those teams beat the others for us.
by TheRealBoyer on May 19, 2010 4:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Philly vs. Hawks.
Hawks are crazy good.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on May 19, 2010 5:05 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 19, 2010 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah we played alot like a counter punching team tonight. I think that defensively we he were good but it’s not the best way to play. I think we were overwhelmed a bit by the Habs speed though we aint no slouches in that department either. Good though to see that we took advantage of our opportunities.
Watching the western conference game. Given their size the sharks are playing like guppies. They are letting the hawk park right in front of the goal. Is it me or is that conference less physical than ours?
I know this is a bit late, but my Flyers fan just sent me this.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on May 18, 2010 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
hahahaha… love it
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by sports00fan00 on May 18, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Danny Briere is going to be interesting to watch on Thursday…. he always elevates his game when we go to Montreal, and he’s already white-hot. Don’t know if he can actually play any better, but I’ll sure be paying attention.
We definitely didn’t play our best game tonight, but I want to see the Canadiens put up more of a fight so we don’t forget how to play a close game. The Habs aren’t out yet by any stretch, and I do expect them to fight back. I just want to see the Flyers buckle down when they do.
by DragonGirl0583 on May 18, 2010 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
Danny Briere will turn Super Sayan when they go to Montreal.
"All hail the Flyers" Jim Jackson.
by darkside3744 on May 18, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
if Hartnell had a tail, he would be super saiyen 7
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
err, i mean 5
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
Well he certianly has the hair for it.
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by darkside3744 on May 19, 2010 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s killing me not to be able to post on game threads, but the alternative stinks, so…
I like winning. Flyers better get their shit together and come out blazing next game. I don’t want to let the Habs back in this thing.
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speaking of stinking…i’ve worn the same shirt every night they have played since game 4 in Philly.
it’s a small price to pay, although my wife won’t sit next to me anymore.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I have the same ritual the night before every game, which ends with me sleeping in the same Flyers tee I have since the night before Game 4 against Boston. I even took it with me to the sales conference in Florida.
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A method to Laviolettes madness??
I think the Lavy’s game plan is having a two fold effect. He knew going in that Montreal was a good shot blocking team so they’re obviously not taking shots unless they have an opening which = fewer shots….however Lavs also knew that Halak was 10-1 when facing 30+ shots which simply means the more shots he faces the more comfortable he is so now fewer shots=no groove for Halak. So I wouldn’t worry about being out shot I’d worry more about the quality of those shots so as long as we don’t give them quality chances and stay patient….we will be ok!
It’s about getting good quality shots on Halak and the Flyers parking themselves in front of him and stuffing the rebounds home. The Flyers have proven themselves masters of that in the first 2 games of this series.
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This more than they are taking less shots. That may be true, an tonight it was just not playing in Montreal’s end enough. Flyers didn’t play well, but at the same time took what they were given and buried it. Good time to have the PP work.
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
that and a bit of luck. Leino’s shot wihich I thought was amazing when I first saw it was really on Halak on the replay. Sheesh, he should of caught that.
But he didn’t. Someone posted on another site I was at that it’s good to be winning games you should have lost. Gotta get a few breaks in the playoffs, they’re getting some now, but it’s good to see by their comments that both the coaches and players are not satisfied, which bodes well for the future, both immediate and far off.
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
All I know is the Flyers are costing me valuable sleep so I can function at work and I’m loving every sleepless moment of it.
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My boss is as big as fan as I am, so I can get away with some stuff
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Whoever said the world has been one big, fluffy dreamscape since Friday night? True.
And it makes me more nervous before every game. We’ve built ourselves quite the bubble.
lol, yeah, this is a feeling you get as a Flyers/Philly fan. It’s good to have it, since it means they’re doing well. I am hoping for a lot more of this feeling over the next few weeks.
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
So, when we go into Mont, the worst we hope we do is go 1-1. That said, would you rather win game one or two or dont really care. Me, I’d rather us win game 1, because going into game 4 3-0 is makes the game less important then game 4 being 2-1.
"Shugah n' rainbows"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
"Werwolf Bar Mitzvah. Spooky Scary. Boys becoming men. Men becoming wolves."
Agree. Winning game 3 puts major pressure on Montreal. They would have to pull a Flyers-esque feat to get out of that hole. Plus, that makes the need to get Lappy and Carter back less important, allowing them to wait even longer.
by chillicothe20 on May 19, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed! The only circumstances under which I want to see Carter and/or Laperiere is in the finals, two weeks from now, pray that we are there. It will be a new series with a new game plan and integrating them into the new plan after they have had adequate full-out practices is the best way for them to enter the line up.
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That’d be great, but then I don’t get to go to game 5, which I could live with
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Don’t believe so, haven’t paid for it yet, get it through a friend, usually pick them up day before
by JerseyDriver on May 19, 2010 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Wouldn’t that ticket end up being for game 3 of the SCF, if we were fortunate enough to get there? I think that’s how it works…
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by Orange and Black Forever on May 19, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree as well. A sweep would certainly be awesome to see, but I would have 0 complaints if the Flyers can manage to win 1 of the next 2 games. That being said, they do need to win at least 1. You can’t lose both and give Montreal all the momentum back in the series.
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My sole issue with any sweep would be that if the Sharks/Blackhawks series also finished in 4 or 5 games, the Stanley Cup Finals will start earlier. And then I’ll miss more of the games because I won’t be back in the country until June 4th. I’ll probably miss at least one or two as is.
(Don’t get me wrong, them winning 4 straight would be so awesome. It’s my own selfish reasons. I won’t even have more than minimal access to internet on my trip, so I won’t really be able to check scores. This trip will be great, but because the Flyers are doing so well it’s going to suck to miss the games.)
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I need it over sooner. Last year, SC game 7 was june 12th. This year, I have college graduation on june 12th (in the afternoon). Unless it would be a saturday night affair, I’d miss what is likely to be game 6 or 7 of the SC.
by chillicothe20 on May 19, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Am I crazy to say that I am not seeing the way the Flyers are playing as a negative?
It seems everyone is really worried about the starts and the “bad” play? I don’t see it as a lack of anything. They are playing a defensive system that is daring the Canadiens, a sit back team, to come and get it. They are merely playing a perfect system that is giving the Canadiens exactly what they want to give them, pre-determined shooting lanes with no access to the corners, the crease, or the back of the net. Tocchet said it last night, not to compare us to the Devils, but that is how it looks and it is really benefiting Leighton. Not that he isn’t playing great, because he still has to stop the puck, but like Brodeur he is getting exactly what he expects. And when the Canadiens are getting frustrated and fall out of their system the Flyers are killing them. It really reminds me of how frustrating it used to be to play the Devils. We would be all over the ice, taking everything they gave us, not scoring on Brodeur because he was in front of everything, and then we make one mistake and pow right in the kisser. Frustration sets in and we would be done. It is really a chess match right now and it is nice to see the Flyers running the game not chasing the game.
Just Call Me "M"!
+1 nice comparison with the Devils I agree with you there they are being patient and letting MTL play into their system
And as the series goes on and being down 2-0 it should ultimately get worse the harder they press.
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Interesting stat from ESPNews
Leighton is the third goalie to have shutouts in the first two games of a Conference Finals in the modern era. The other two were Jean-Sebastien Giguere in 2003, and Terry Sawchuk in 1952.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Three seems to be the Flyers historic number. Lets hope it ends in winning a third cup.
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by darkside3744 on May 19, 2010 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Beautiful…
"Chris Pronger sneaked in the back door...banged it home."
Flyers Television Play-by-Play Man: Jim Jackson
Given Ben's recent propensity for particular camera angles, this might be a better shot to use for the base...
Honor is no substitute for victory.
i like it… bored at work, maybe i’ll futz around with it
by fitzy first on May 19, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Media
Sorry to change the topic real quick, but I was at game one and I honestly got the chills from video they showed before the game on Sunday. I was wondering if anyone knew a way to get a copy of it, or anywhere its posted online?
Also, going off Geoff’s article yesterday- Parant did scare me last night. I know he’s got experience in the playoffs and he’s coming back from an injury, but we really do need to change that pairing up. Every clearing attempt or pass out of the zone- not on a flyers stick and straight to the regrouping Habs- not good.
I’m sure the video is on the Flyers website some where, but the first place I saw it was here on the Flyers Goal Scored by… site.
"Chris Pronger sneaked in the back door...banged it home."
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So...
Halak should have had two of those goals last night… Briere’s and Leino’s.
Even if he had those, we still win 1-0.
I really want to go up 3-0 after Game 3 but I’ll be worried about history repeating itself, of course. Ever the pessimistic fan, me.
But let’s enjoy this for now. Go Flyers. I will continue to urge them on in the subjunctive mood till the cows come home. Please go, Flyers. I wish that you would go, Flyers. Oh would that you get going.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Flyers
This team is a ton of fun to watch right now. So good at moving the puck up the ice. The Habs can’t stop Briere from gaining the zone. Briere, so hot right now.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 19, 2010 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
confidence
We are up 2-0 in the ECF and haven’t been scored on in 8 periods and yet the players, the coach, and even us fans are still very tempered with the optimism. I understand the players and the coach but us fans come on now. It is time to throw all our heart behind this team. Let me see some excitement out here. MTL only mustered 4 shots in the 3 period. That is total shutdown dominance. Even after a 6-0 victory fans were like we didn’t play a good 1st period watch out for Halak, blah blah blah. We got 2 wins with back to back shutouts at home. Our PP can score at will and Danny B is unstoppable right now. The time for temperance is not now, next round maybe, but right now stop with the all the worries, all the ifs and buts, this series is over, our Flyers will be Eastern Conference Champs.
A sincere thank you to MTL for eliminating Pittsburgh the only team that had any chance of stopping the Orange and Black Express. Here is a coupon for buy 3 get 1 free greens fee at Scotland Run Country Club, not valid on weekends or holidays. Hope you have a nice summer. Au revoir !!
We are up 2-0 in the ECF and haven’t been scored on in 8 periods and yet the players, the coach, and even us fans are still very tempered with the optimism. I understand the players and the coach but us fans come on now. It is time to throw all our heart behind this team.
I’m trying to enjoy it as it plays out, but the Heartbroken Philadelphia Sports Fan in me will not die. Let’s enjoy it one game at a time and go from there.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
here, here, 25+ years of cheering for this team will do that for you.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus everything that has happened to both teams to this point has we weary.
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by darkside3744 on May 19, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m too superstitious, fear karma too much, and have played too many sports growing up to ever get ahead of myself. I’m enjoying the moment, and have been enjoying every step of this run while at the same time never getting ahead of myself. I don’t see what’s wrong with that; I’ve enjoyed everything, am completely behind the team, but at the same time, I don’t have to worry about tripping over my own feet along the way b/c I’m taking it one step at a time, enjoying it moment by moment.
My approach is always that you have to win the next game until the trophy’s in your hands. The Bruins series demonstrates that no lead is safe. If we keep playing well, things should turn out well, but this team cannot get complacent (I’m not saying they will, merely stating they can’t afford to). I’m not willing to say that anything is certain at this point.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
RE: Questions of the night
Cammallari had a point blank shot wide open from inside the faceoff dots about mid-way through the third, that went right into Leighton’s chest. I’d count that as quite a bit of quality….(I know, I’m being picky, haha)
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 12:13 PM EDT reply actions
If Leighton can see it, I don’t consider it much of a threat.
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by Travis Hughes on May 19, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The two whacks in front of the net in the first on the powerplay were pretty point blank as well. I don’t care if he saw them or not, he made two outstanding saves. He had to fully extend on the second, which is pretty f’ing tough.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Those saves were huge.
The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 19, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Just watched the replays again on NHL.com. He stops Cammalleri’s one timer, from a pass that went circle to circle (this was probably the easiest of the 3). Then he stops him twice (I think Leighton got the second one) on point blank rebound attempts generated from a Kostitsyn shot. To me those were all quality shots, but they also all came in the 1st on a PP, so he obviously was limited the rest of the game.
Answers my question below. Thanks.
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by Travis Hughes on May 19, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, yeah. Was that Calamari?
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by Travis Hughes on May 19, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah to be honest I forgot whether it was Cammalleri or Plekanec, because the thing I remembered was Plekanec getting nailed in the face with a high stick, which made me doubt if I remembered correctly that it was Cammalleri who really had those shots, or Plekanec. But yeah it was Cammalleri. I’d recommend checking out the replays on NHL.com anyway, Leighton really makes an incredible series of save there, and it’s worth a watch just to see it again.
yup, but I’m just jokingly busting on you. Minimizing Cammalleri’s importance last night is kind of humorous, even though he was the only guy I was worried about breaking the shutout. He has an uncanny knack of parking himself on the backdoor and getting quality scoring chances.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Much like a certain number 12 we all know and love…
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by Travis Hughes on May 19, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m glad Flyers fans didn’t chant USA last night. The “Ole” starting in the second was great again.
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by HockeyOutsiders on May 19, 2010 1:06 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah it was much better last night. The only USA chants were after God Bless America, which is fine, and the other was when they put a serviceman who had just returned from duty up on the big screen. Both totally acceptable and not out of place.
Exactly. THAT is when you chant “USA, USA,” as opposed to when your largely Canadian hockey team is beating a slightly less Canadian hockey team.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
To make matters worse it is our french Canadians, Gagne, Giroux and Briere that are doing most of the damage.
There was someone, could have been on this board or another, I can’t remember, that said when they were at the game there was a fight in the bathroom at the Wach and some Flyers fans started calling the Habs fans “French f***ots,” all the while wearing Gagne jerseys. Irony, that.
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