Playoffs! Flyers clinch on Ville Leino's shootout winner in Dallas
by Travis Hughes on Mar 19, 2011 11:02 PM EDT
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PrintShort recap tonight because my Internet hasn't been cooperating over the last few days, but really, on a night like tonight, there's no need to get really into the details of the game, right?
The Philadelphia Flyers, leaders of the Eastern Conference for most of the season, are officially playoff bound after surviving a late Dallas Stars surge and a penalty kill late in the third that carried into OT. Ville Leino's shootout goal, mostly thanks to the over-aggressive play of Kari Lehtonen, ended a shootout that went several more rounds than it probably should've.
It wasn't easy again for the Flyers, who led 2-0 before giving up two goals -- one late in the second, one in the third -- to the Stars. But in the end, they got the job done, and now we can officially look ahead to the playoffs, which are only three weeks away.
The remaining task at hand is clinching home ice and the first seed in the East, and the quest begins on Tuesday when the Flyers host the Washington Capitals. That game will be billed as the battle for the Eastern lead, nevermind the fact that the Caps have payed two extra games over the Flyers and still trail them by two points. Don't starve the media of their storyline, damnit!
Two points tonight. Playoffs tonight. Hooray. Like I said, my Internet isn't cooperating lately so I'm going to leave the questions of the night and the COTN up to you all. Go Flyers.
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Up already? Geez Travis, that was fast.
/intendedhowitsounded
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOOLLOL
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by LeepinLizardz on Mar 19, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
COTN should be yours
The Philadelphia Flyers, leaders of the Eastern Conference for most of the season, are officially playoff bound
by Boundforbeach on Mar 19, 2011 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
agreed.
Training for the Phillies 5K Run on March 26th. Hoping I don't embarrass myself :-)
by LeepinLizardz on Mar 19, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re in, now lets win the division, and wrap up #1 in the conference. GO FLYERS!!!
by 92-74-99-96 on Mar 19, 2011 11:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Why don’t we have an X next to our team on NHL.com’s standings?
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Bettman (who obviously runs the website) deprived me of the chance to take a screenshot while we’re the only Eastern team that’s clinched…
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Conspiracy. Definitely a conspiracy.
/tin foiled
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 19, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
My initial reaction too
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
NHL.com’s standings are finally updated to reflect the awesomeness.
The Flyers are the deepest team in the NHL, the Phillies have four aces. Man is it great to be a Philly sports fan right now.
For the lazy:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm#?navid=nav-stn-main
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
Awesome. Now for the Y.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m worried about the flyers becoming we’re going to get complacent again
...yay
...I'm drunk and pessimistic
i hate cam newton.
***on the bandwagon for give more weapons for henne, let's see if he performs then***
oops, “I’m worried about the flyers becoming complacent again”
...yay
...I'm drunk and pessimistic
i hate cam newton.
***on the bandwagon for give more weapons for henne, let's see if he performs then***
by naf snihplod on Mar 19, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Coburn will make everything alright.
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
The hockey fan in me is saying “Fucking shootouts”
The Flyers fan in me is saying “FUCK YEAR PLAYOFFS”
Do the impossible
See the invisible
ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH
Questions to Answer
Braydon Coburn played a ton of minutes in Atlanta with the third pairing seeing significantly less time. Does that continue tonight? Yes and like holy crap
Sergei Bobrovsky hasn’t seen game action in a week. How’s he look tonight? Solid. Flexible.
Kari Lehtonen has never beaten the Flyers. Not tonight, right? Right.
Are the Flyers in the playoffs by the end of the night? YES!
Training for the Phillies 5K Run on March 26th. Hoping I don't embarrass myself :-)
And emails
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 19, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone else feel like we could use a first round victory against a low seeded team before we see a tampa or washington team in the playoffs? let’s wrap up this division win and make it happen.
I like the idea of Pittsburgh and Tampa battling it out for home ice at 4th and 5th positions. So long as we win the division and Jersey don’t make it through we should have a decent matchup in the first round.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I would be so okay with only one of Tampa/Pittsburgh making it out of the first round.
"Dammit, Pronger!"
see this is my point. if we lose the division to the pens we could see the bolts in the first round. however, if we win the division as we should, we can meet the lower seeded teams (rags, buffalo, carolina, whoever) and get some momentum before we move on. yeah we’ve clinched a playoff berth but our posture is still important as we move forward in the regular season.
Ottawa beat Tampa in OT tonight. Seems like the Bolts are fading somewhat, so they don’t worry me so much. The 2 teams that would worry me are Boston and the Caps.
while I agree that the bruins and caps pose a significant obstacle, my point is that we match up much better against the teams we are liable to face given a division win vs a 4th seed playoff berth. I know that I’m not re-inventing the wheel here but it is a concern moving forward.
Yep completely agree. The Pens are only 6 points behind us with 11 games to go. All that is needed for us to lose the outright division lead is for us to go 5-6-0 while the Pens go 8-3-0 (or any similar combination).
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The Flyers and the Pens each have 11 games left. Under certain circumstances, that would mean a possibility of 22 points a piece, and since we’re 6 points above them, it would take 17 points to clinch the division (or 16 and a favorable tiebreaker.)
However, two of them are Flyers/Pens games, which makes things interesting.
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So it's settled:
COTN:
COTN should be yours
The Philadelphia Flyers, leaders of the Eastern Conference for most of the season, are officially playoff bound
by Boundforbeach on Mar 19, 2011 11:07 PM EDT
Me for putting it all together, through Boundforbeach, from Travis
And Questions with Answers:
Questions to Answer
Braydon Coburn played a ton of minutes in Atlanta with the third pairing seeing significantly less time. Does that continue tonight? Yes and like holy crap
Sergei Bobrovsky hasn’t seen game action in a week. How’s he look tonight? Solid. Flexible.
Kari Lehtonen has never beaten the Flyers. Not tonight, right? Right.
Are the Flyers in the playoffs by the end of the night? YES!
Training for the Phillies 5K Run on March 26th. Hoping I don’t embarrass myself :-)
5K training blog: In play, run(s)
by LeepinLizardz on Mar 19, 2011 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
Double me for putting it together again.
/sarcastichappinessthattheflyersdidsomethingtonight
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
So now that it's official...
What is everyone’s ideal 1st round matchups?
1. PHI vs 8. CAR/NYR (we can handle either, I just don’t want BUF)
2. WSH vs. 7. BUF
3. BOS vs. MTL (division rivalry, maybe MTL can pull an upset to get rid of BOS)
4. TB vs. 5. PIT – just so one of them loses
I disagree. Flyers match up best with Rangers and Buffalo, Carolina is the nightmare.
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The absolute worst case scenario is the Flyers do not win the Atlantic Division. They need that title this year, because otherwise they will be fucked up the ass as a 4-5 seed.
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I agree too..
Fortunately, the Penguins are closer to slipping down to the 6th seed than they are of overtaking us the as 1st seed.
by Prometheus74 on Mar 20, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m looking for something like:
1. PHI vs 8. BUF
2. WSH vs 7. NYR
3. BOS vs. 6. MTL
4. TBL vs 5. PIT
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
That would be great.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love for Toronto to somehow sneak in and then be subject to a 4-0 sweep.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Especially since Boston gets Toronto’s 1st round draft pick
by Prometheus74 on Mar 19, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t they give that back in the Kaberle deal? Not sure, though.
by OrangeNblacK on Mar 20, 2011 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Honorable Mention COTN
BY: GrilledCheese
I was afraid Leino was going to try and pass it someone
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
SUPER 8 BITCHES
Should add he was saying this during the shootout
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 19, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
…proceeds to tsn.com
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
well technically .ca
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
I popped one
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Click Prometheus’s link.
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Especially when you consider last year, when we were the last Eastern team to clinch a playoff spot. This year we are the first. Bizarre.
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Big VILLE Style
Formerly known as "flyrsfrk05"
@Mitchman88 on Twitter
by Mitchell Green on Mar 19, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That would be “bad touch” Ville.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 19, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Great to get 2 points, @BizNasty2point0 wasn’t lying about Dallas #besticegirlsintheleague
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@Mitchman88 on Twitter
by Mitchell Green on Mar 19, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
That was JvR on twitter btw
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 19, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it’s just me looking at it for a female perspective, but I think the Dallas ice girls just flaunt it more than the other ice girls in the league. I mean men drool over the Lake video or whatever it is that they put out every year.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 20, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
And now Richie...
Big win last night….. Hottest ice girls in the league too.
Now that’s more like him.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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Definition: Bad-assery on skates
Funny How.....
one leauge is gearing up for their most awsome time of the season, and another is disintegrating. An Eagle just tweeted for someone to tell Reid Happy Birthday because they cant talk to each other right now. Ouch….
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
SUPER 8 BITCHES
Go hockey; even though they’ve been there.
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
And hopefully when the current CBA expires they aren’t forced to go there again.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Mar 19, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
After so much Coburn love in the Ashbee Trophy thread from me, I thought I would point out Kimmo also stopped 2 goals tonight and was a monster in the crease. (Though I agree that Coburn played as well as any game all year.)
personally
I think the Devils and Kovalchuk should now sue the NHL for age discrimination. They’re essentially saying he CAN’T play until he’s 44.
Go Devils
by FrankG929 on Aug 9, 2010 5:15 PM PDT
:’(
Got to the event. Put my name on the list for a massage. They’re only here till 12. I’m too far down on the list.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 19, 2011 11:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah. It sucks.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 19, 2011 11:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can your roommates give massages?
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All at home for the weekend/none know how. I’ve asked.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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Definition: Bad-assery on skates
by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Is it possible to massage yourself?
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Is this going to become BSH after dark?
by Prometheus74 on Mar 20, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t mean it like that!
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That just sounds dirty.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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Definition: Bad-assery on skates
by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What’s dirty about rubbing trying to massage your own neck?
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Nothing. When you specify it like that.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wasn’t it always about your neck, though?
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Still sounded dirty.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:21 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Gotta love double entendres. :-)
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Hey, at least I have this little guy now.
Meet Bobrovsky.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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Definition: Bad-assery on skates
by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Take good care of him! :-)
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Trying to find a ride to a pet store.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, for the morning anyway.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I think thats the best name ever given to a goldfish
by Prometheus74 on Mar 20, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Was going to get two and name the other one Coburn, but since they ran out of tanks, I didn’t want to force two into one of those baggies until I could get back to my room.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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Just got him in Dec,
named him Oskar(s)
by SuburbanElite on Mar 20, 2011 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions
My cat is Chase……after Utley of course :p
"There's cool, and then there's Claude Giroux"
SUPER 8 BITCHES
by sophiejo on Mar 20, 2011 10:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?!?!
Nice to clinch now, rather than a shootout in game 82 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM&sns=tw
The Flyers are the deepest team in the NHL, the Phillies have four aces. Man is it great to be a Philly sports fan right now.
Even though today is Sunday, Sunday, we so excited!
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In the tradition of using Latvia's Eurovision entry for Bartulis
A little something for our Finns, from 2006:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4nIyRGVnmA&feature=fvst
Bob.
No, just a sophiejo
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You have your own meme now.
I'm the Pronger. Basically? Run.
Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 20, 2011 12:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yale defeats Cornell 6-0 to win ECAC championship.
Miami defeats W. Michigan 5-2 to win CCHA championship.
N. Dakota defeats Denver 3-2 in double OT to win WCHA championship.
And Ray Emery is pitching a shutout through 2 periods.
The jinx travels time zones
poor Emery
by Prometheus74 on Mar 20, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Was there in person. Hate to sound like a broken record but...
…I really wish Dallas fans would stop acting like they’re watching a tennis match. Seriously, fellas, the game starts and not one of you can get a consistent Stars chant going? Not throughout the entire game, barely even one LETS GO STARS that everyone cheers? Seriously? And yet we had random people in the terrace cheering for the Flyers, yelling, getting into it, even when tied, and you turn to us with your faces all :|, like we’re fucking nuts, really?
Perhaps I was spoiled by going to games in Philadelphia for years, but holy shit, Stars fans should show a bit more of a spark, because out of the dozen or so games I’ve been to out of the years I’ve been in Texas, these people are so god damned…boring. (which is odd, because Houston Aeros fans are pretty awesome and actually make an attempt to really get into the game)
Although they did zoom in on this batshit crazy guy who went fucking bonkers when the camera was on him, and started waving his arms around, and only then did a large amount of people stand up to cheer.
Of course one fan told me “Wait for the playoffs crowd!” Because, you know, regular season games don’t matter or something like that…
Attendance in dallas sucks
the crowd was probably 40% flyers fans anyway
by can we get hatcher back on Mar 20, 2011 5:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought they sounded pretty loud on tv..
Of Philadelphia:
I always think it's a sign of victory when they move on to the ad hominem.
But GQ says we’re all animals …
Maybe it should read "reformedpenguinsfan" since I have retired my Lemeiux jersey ... and purchased an Orange and Black Pronger jersey.
by MaximumTalbot on Mar 20, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Woot
Playoffs. Would love to see the Flyers not blow a 2-goal lead just once in these next few weeks, but baby steps indeed.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Finally!
A good win against a quality opponent – please let the be the first of many, Flyers!
Starting last night and continuing until the 29th, we play nothing but playoff-caliber teams (the one game at the Islanders excepted) – this is where we solidify our place (or not, if we don’t rise to the occasion).
BUT, I’m feeling good about our team again. Since the embarrassing NYR game earlier in the month, we have had points in 6 straight games, with 4 games being victories. That’s the way the Flyers should be playing.
GO FLYERS!!!
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by Orange and Black Forever on Mar 20, 2011 7:32 AM EDT reply actions
It's all about perspective!
Didn’t watch the game last night and from the boxscore it seemed like basically the same results from the last two months. The team blew another lead, failed to play 60 minutes and then got lucky in a skills competition. I then came here this morning and by the sounds of it the Flyers won convincingly, beating a decent western conference playoff team and got into the playoffs. Hip hip hooray! I am so glad I read the comments. Thanks everyone for the positive words.
/makes another chiropractic appt. for my shoulder in prep or golf season.
Just Call Me "M"!
I got the same impression as you (without watching it), early lead, lost it, got lucky in SO.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
Well, lucky in the shootout is wrong at least (Bob was great), unless you are saying luck to get there, and that’s not quite right either. Very good game on both sides, OT was all out. Could have had them a few times, and they could have had the Flyers as well.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 20, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Shootouts are inherently luck though, since there is no way discernible difference in talent between the shooters and goalies.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 20, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know, I’ve seen the numbers. But when your goalie makes some great saves and keeps you in it, I still believe that is skill.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 20, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
What’s a skill? Making a couple of saves? Sure.
But he doesn’t have a shootout skill yet, and even if he did, it’s 54.5%
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 21, 2011 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
And the point of the matter is when you are first in the conference and looking to make waves in the playoffs and you can’t put a team like Dallas away without going to a skills competition there is a problem. Playing like this for two months straight is a problem. You aren’t going anywhere in the playoffs if you are unable put a team away when you have a 2 goal lead. This week will say a lot about what kind of plans you can make in may.
Just Call Me "M"!
I hear you, but they continue to find a way to win. I am not happy about the blown leads every few nights, and I believe they will start to play better over the next two weeks, hopefully hitting stride right in time for the playoffs.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 20, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought maybe they were trying to prove my egomaniacal ‘jinx’ theory wrong, but I watched the whole thing (and in fact, my wife watched the OT and shoot out, which is rare) and they won.
Coburn had a MONSTER game, Bob looked flexible and motivated, and Richie looked like he had some determination in his stride too. ’NUFF SAID. The next several games are about preview-and-prove, so get it on boys!!!!
Maybe it should read "reformedpenguinsfan" since I have retired my Lemeiux jersey ... and purchased an Orange and Black Pronger jersey.
Tues game against Washington should be VERY INTERESTING with 2 points in the standingswise to decide EC Leader and besides the usual high intensity in a FLYERS vs Capitals game.
Looking forward to it.
I hope BOB plays the same way against Washington. Were gonna need it with the way Holtby is playing
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