OOTS 11/12 playoff edition

[Farhan Lalji]

I think I will pick the Flyers in the 2nd round regardless of who they play.

Fuck. They look SCARY good right now.

So much heart from that team is well. Coming from behind in the first two games was an amazing feat.

[dhabums]

I think I will pick the Flyers in the 2nd round regardless of who they play.

Fuck. They look SCARY good right now.

So much heart from that team is well. Coming from behind in the first two games was an amazing feat.

I think I'll pick the team that is shooting against the worst goaltending we've seen in a long time. Oh wait, in round 2 that might be the Flyers.

[Wildfaery]

I think I will pick the Flyers in the 2nd round regardless of who they play.

Fuck. They look SCARY good right now.

So much heart from that team is well. Coming from behind in the first two games was an amazing feat.

I think I'll pick the team that is shooting against the worst goaltending we've seen in a long time. Oh wait, in round 2 that might be the Flyers.

yep give a little to get alot (at least 1more)
Namaste, Wildigotyouplus1more

[Farhan Lalji]

I think I will pick the Flyers in the 2nd round regardless of who they play.

Fuck. They look SCARY good right now.

So much heart from that team is well. Coming from behind in the first two games was an amazing feat.

I think I'll pick the team that is shooting against the worst goaltending we've seen in a long time. Oh wait, in round 2 that might be the Flyers.

Good point.

I guess I got a little ahead of myself there, lol.

Still - their dismantling of the Penguins is both impressive and perplexing.

[dhabums]

Still - their dismantling of the Penguins is both impressive and perplexing.

Even "just plain average" goaltending could have this series at 2-1 Pens. We've seen it happen here, the goalie goes to shit and suddenly everyone feels the need to do more than there job but end up doing less.

Fleury is at .798 sv%.

[Cornuck]

His huge rebounds aren't helping him either.

[Jovorock]

His huge rebounds aren't helping him either.

No kidding, is it just me or are the Pens a different team since Sid came back? Three weeks ago the Pens were the best team, now they are shit!

[CorranHorn]

That first period of game one, I remember thinking to myself " Holy shit this is going to be quick, the pens looked possessed". They really did look unstoppable, what's happened? Shitty goaltending? I think it's a combination of that as well as the Pens not being able to "change" their game style. They play that "free-roam offence first" style and have a tough time switching to SHUT DOWN HOCKEY when they need to.

They play a high-risk, high reward type of uptempo hockey that relies heavily on MAF to play well( Not stand on his head, but play like he can and really SHOULD) and when he isn't playing good... well you see what happens. They just are not able to play a "defence first" type of hockey.

Lets see what they have left, if they can pull off what so few teams have.

[Topper]

Did Sid soak up all the bitch punk that Cooke shed?

[Wildfaery]

Did Sid soak up all the bitch punk that Cooke shed?

perhaps it's ambidexterous(sp?)
give a little get a lot???
Namaste, Wildi'mnotbipolarorsexual

[RoyalDude]

It seems to me that the Florida Panthers became a good hockey team as soon as they got rid of Booth, Ballard and Higgins and then we got lousier with them.

You got a wonder about a GM who picks up three players from a losing organization.

Samuelsson is flying out there. Looks great.

[stoneboat]

Friedman's take on Crosby and the series

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion ... g-way.html

If I was a Flyer, I'd have wanted to rip into anything in a white jersey after James Neal's hit on Sean Couturier. It was dirty and made Aaron Rome/Nathan Horton look like a tickle fight. Crosby was on the ice and getting involved.

Interesting to see what comes out of it. The story of the NHL's inconsistency has been predicatable, but engaging (like an irritating itch you can't quite reach).

[Farhan Lalji]

It seems to me that the Florida Panthers became a good hockey team as soon as they got rid of Booth, Ballard and Higgins and then we got lousier with them.

We won the Presidents' Trophy.

I'll concede the fact that the Canucks started coasting once they got revenge on Boston, and that their offense took a hit around the time of the Hodgson deal, but we've got to keep thing in perspective RD.

[Per]

It seems to me that the Florida Panthers became a good hockey team as soon as they got rid of Booth, Ballard and Higgins and then we got lousier with them.

Funny, I thought it was the Duncan Keith move that cost us.

[wienerdog]

...the Canucks started coasting once they got revenge on Boston...

There's been a rotten smell in the air for quite a while: it's been pretty clear that this team has been on cruise control for months, ostensibly saving themselves for the postseason. Well, it looks like the "switch" has proven to be a myth and that it's backfired bigtime.

Cue the Bylsma for Vigneualt swap threads. [insert eyeroll here]