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18 hours ago, Poulin20 said:

3 - Doug Crossman, Dan McGillis, Radko Gudas, Garry Galley, Gord Murphy

Garry Galley.  There's a name!

// 5 //

Phillippe Meyers 

Kerry Huffman (who was running local hockey clinics near me not long ago)

Frank Bathe 

Braydon Coburn

Kim Johnsson

"Izzy" Goodenough (best nickname in hockey - also another who was also poking around local hockey rinks near me).

I think the comparisons to the Devils in the 90's isn't really an indictment of the Flyers as playing that way, but rather the result of BOTH teams with very similar gameplans.  Both teams are playing an aggressive 1-2-2 and/or 2-1-2, even if all 5 players are deep in the offensive forecheck when doing so.  Defensively, both teams are allowing perimeter possession and locking down the middle.  Through the NZ, forget about it.  There's just nothing there.

The end result is a game with very little breathing room for either side with a lot of blue line turnovers to the point where I feel like I'm constantly looking at the center ice logo and the two "Stanley Cup" logos under the ice at each blue line.  

I suspect should the Flyers move on, we'll see a completely different game.  I expected this against Montreal, and it's really their only way to win.  They're quick, tenacious, and well coached.  I'll be happy to see the Flyers put them in the rear view mirror.

17 hours ago, TedZep said:

 

 

You, too?  I beat you back here by only a couple of hours.  I was cleaning out my bookmarks... and found this shiny old place.

 

Who'd a thunk Hockey in August would bring us crawling out of the woodwork?

 

EXACTLY what I was doing - going through bookmarks!  

It's a game my buddy and I used to play.  Admittedly, a drinking game... number by number name as many players as you can without using the inter webs.

1 - Bernie, Doug Favell?

2 - Howe, Yuskevitch, Hatcher, "The Count" (Dailey), Van Impe, Adam Burt (don't ask, but it sticks in my head)

#3... up next... go

15 minutes ago, TedZep said:

Once the high of consecutive shutouts has worn off a bit, I'll go back and catch up with this thread and see if anyone has taken up the slack complaining about the lopsided officiating.

 

 

Funny, because on Twitter it's Habs fans complaining about the lopsided officiating.  Personally, I thought the Flyers seemed quite "grabby" today, especially early on.  Then again, one could also just refer to that as "close checking"

Getting a bit misty eyed seeing some of these usernames from long ago... but there's none of that in hockey!

A few thoughts on the series so far...

* feels like I'm watching the Devils from the 90's.  Suffocating (and at times boring) hockey through the NZ with stellar goaltending when shots get through.  Offensive zone possession largely held to the perimeter.  Nothing close to the middle of the ice.  Only difference, it's the Flyers with the suffocating D and stellar goaltending

* Too many 2 on 1's where the Flyers puck carrier opts to pass instead of taking the shot.  Shoot the puck low and let your teammate drive the net for the rebound (I'm looking at you G)

* PP zone entries.  My Lord!  Better today, but can we please stop the *#&$*&ing sling shot?  I get the idea behind it, back up the opposing players, make them stop at the blue line, and then throw it to a player with speed to carry in.  It's just not working.  Stop it.

* I'm not too worried about the top guys not scoring.  The pretty passing plays aren't there against this Montreal team.  

* This series would be over if we were heading back to Philly for game 5 right now.  That crowd would be jacked after Hart and the Flyers holding Montreal scoreless in their own building.  Of course, that may not have happened either with the Montreal crowd behind the Habs.... but I choose to ignore that fact.

Let's close this one out tomorrow!

...if it isn't most of the crew from the philly.com forums back in the day still talking hockey.  Funny how one stumbles back onto a website he's a member of from years ago.

I might note, that my last post was suggesting the Flyers trade Voracek and Morin for Stamkos back in 2016.  Hmmm.

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