BSH Radio 21: Talking Game 5 Losses, And (Hopefully) Game 6 Wins

I see there being a multitude of keys to winning tonights game and forcing a game 7…

First and foremost, Pronger has to get back to his ass-whipping ways, which I don’t think is going to be a problem. He bounced back miraculously against Montreal after his abysmal Game 3 performance, in which he was directly responsible for at least 1 goal, maybe more.

The second goes along with the first, and that is, we need to have the D-Men keep their eyes (and bodies) on the top 3 lines for the Hawks. The line shuffling by Q was very effective at home, but can the effectiveness keep up on the road? Lets hope not.

We need to see Kraijcek and Bartulis with no more than 5 minutes of TOI each, which leaves gargantuan numbers for the top 4 to play, but they are going to have to. Look for Prongs to be upwards of 30 minutes, maybe even closer to 35 tonight, with the other 3 following closely behind.

The first line needs to click. Or will Laviolette break the line up, as he did toward the end of game 5? Richards needs to keep his nose to the grindstone and playing with the grit and desire that got this team here. Gagne and Carter should follow suit naturally.

Obviously ,the second line needs to continue playing at an extremely high level.

The D need to start pinching early in the game, much like the Hawks did all throughout game 5. This is when Laviolette’s pressure system excels.

Special Teams play will need to improve too. We need to get at least 1 PPG, and I would imagine come up with some big PKs, unless our team can stay disciplined much like game 1. With the level of emotion going into this game, thats not very likely.

And as always, Leighton needs to sparkle. These hawks are thirsty to drink from the cup, and they obviously have the talent to do so. Lets hope he can control his rebounds and look calm from the opening draw.

Flyers need to come out the desperate team, and carry the desperation throughout the game. LETS GO FLYERS!!!!

I would very much like to see a #48 hat trick tonight, followed by much celebration on Broad in prep for Game 7.

not going to lie; am a little nervous. might have to ice a bro

Chicago sports radio (The Score) is not only absolutely confident of a win, but they’re debating in what order the players will skate around the ice holding the Cup above their heads. It’s pretty entertaining to listen to.

Go, Flyers!!!

Here’s to a great game tonight, and some damn good hockey being played on both sides, even if we want different outcomes. Regardless of the outcome, I probably won’t be jumping on any of the post-game threads right after the game, so hey, that’s at least one less “Chicago troll” you’ll have to worry about, right!

See you on the other side.

The ending of this show is phenomenal, Travis. Well played.