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Pens beat Rangers!!!!!
Bring on the Flyers!!!!
This is the match-up I've been waiting for
glad it's here
Pens beat up on the Flyers all season
now it's time
to beat them again
and go to the finals
GO PENS!!!!
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Since:Jan 11, 2007
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" Pens beat up on the Flyers all season
now it's time
to beat them again"
actually, tossing out the last game that neither team seemed that interested in winning, it was a tale of two seasons this year. first 4 games, they beat us, next three we won, then the game at the end which IMO had it not be for that flukey faceoff play that was finished nicely, that game would have been an old fashioned 0-0 tie. I don't see this as an easy series either way, although I'm sure the Pens will win it. my fear is it goes 7 and both teams get too beat up to do anything in the cup finals...
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Since:Jan 26, 2008
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I think this series will be more difficult physically then anything else. I believe their defense is worse than the NYR as well as their goaltender. Grant it, Biron is hot right now, but Montreal was playing from behind all series and had to take chances more often. That, in addition to a weak goaltender in Price made Philthy look alot better than they are. It is our job to bring them back down to earth. I believe that the NYR series will be harder than the Philthy series. NYR had the #1 defense in the East and we smoked it. I think the Cryers are in a world of trouble now and their "magical" playoff run will shortly come to an end.
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Since:Oct 15, 2007
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Toad,
You just keep thinking this will be an easy series. Washington and most of the hockey pundits thought the Flyers would be done in 5 or 6. The overwhelming majority certainly didn't give them much chance against the #1 seed Habs. But hey, if you want think that way, be my guest. In regards to your comment about who was a tougher opponent, the Flyers and Pens play each other 8 times a year and have a rivalry going, so that automatically will mean a closer series than on the surface. The flyers by far, have beaten tougher opponents- Washington(hottest team entering the playoffs with the probable MVP) and Montreal(#1 seed with best offense and PP unit during the season). The Pens played a bunch of pushovers from Ottawa that were already playing their way out of the playoffs. And the Rangers had a virtually non-existent offense and dismal PP. Should be a close and great series to watch, none the less.
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The Montreal team that just lost to the Flyers is NOT the same team they were during the year.
Price may have bent and broken under the pressure. Biron played over his head and the Flyers took advantage of good chances.
The Flyers-Pens series will be much different, and the Pens will shoot much more then Montreal did.
Crosby is also due to find his game and put some in the net.
Pens in 6 games.
I dont like Philly..dont like the fans etc.
They will complain about diving and bad calls etc.
But the Penguins will play solid and win this series.
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Since:Dec 3, 2007
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Pens fans giving the Flyers no respect. That is exactly what The Caps and Habs fans thought, and look how those series ended. But in reality, I don't think either these team will beat the teams out west.
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The Rangers team that lost to the Pens is NOT the same team they were during the year.
The Canadiens averaged 35.4 shots a game. I don't think Pittsburgh's gonna do much more.
Lupul is due to find his game and put some in the net.
Flyers in 6 games.
I don't like Pittsburgh...don't like the fans etc.
They will whine about other teams complaining about bad calls and say Crosby never dives etc.
But the Flyers will play solidly and win this series.
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Since:Jan 26, 2008
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Rocktpwr,
Let's be straight, I never said it would be an easy series. I said it would be easier than the NYR series because our offense is so potent and the Flyers have not spent much time facing a hot goaltender. They also haven't had to face a team with more than 2 scorers either. Do they have enough depth on defense to cover more than one line of offense? I don't think so. The only thing that made the first 2 series easier for the Flyers is because Biron got hot and there were not too many quality shots against. I will give the Flyers credit by shutting down the Canadiens PP. They were tops in the league and you guys knocked them off their game. Let's be honest, if they don't score on the PP, they didn't have much more punch than that. As for your Washington series, there is no excuse for you guys to go to 7 games with them. Yeah, they played themselves into the playoffs at the end, but they only had to play their own division, which noone else made the playoffs I remind you. Also, They only had one scoring line and a poor defense. So don't act like it has been a great accomplishment defeating your two opponents so far because it hasn't been. They collapsed more than you beat them. All I have to finish off with is good luck against us.
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"Pens fans giving the Flyers no respect. That is exactly what The Caps and Habs fans thought, and look how those series ended. But in reality, I don't think either these team will beat the teams out west."
The fans played the series and won the games too, huh? The fans trash-talking have nothing to do with the team on the ice.
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Since:Jan 26, 2008
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"The Rangers team that lost to the Pens is NOT the same team they were during the year."
Your right. Lunquist was better, but the team as a whole was worse. The Canadiens were not even close to the same team as in the regular season either. The Capitals were back down to earth as well and still took you to 7. Think of that.
"The Canadiens averaged 35.4 shots a game. I don't think Pittsburgh's gonna do much more."
I agree with this too, but the shots will be of better quality.
"Lupul is due to find his game and put some in the net."
He might.
"Flyers in 6 games."
Completely disagree...Pens in 6
I don't like Philly...don't like the fans etc.
"They will whine about other teams complaining about bad calls and say Crosby never dives etc.
But the Flyers will play solidly and win this series."
Can they win the series without taking runs at our Stars or cheapshots? I doubt it. I don't see that happening. So when it is all said and done, we will see...May the best team win!
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Since:Sep 26, 2006
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i actually thought montreal would have been the easier series but i hate philly and rooted for them so we could have the pleasure of putting them out ourselves. should be interesting but i dont think they can hang with the PENS over the long haul!
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Since:Oct 15, 2007
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Toad,
I don't know how Montreal and Washington collapsed. Washington did come back to force a game 7(yeah, we should have closed it off in game 5) and Montreal certainly played hard throughout their series generating good chances in every game. The Caps have a pretty potent offense after watching that series, it would be a mistake to think that their offense completely revolves around number 8. In the end, the Flyers had to keep Semin, Backstrom, Green, and Kozlov in check as well. Montreal like Philly, can roll 3-4 lines that can produce offense and they did manage to get 30-35 shots a game. The Habs did not get the goaltending they needed, but there was no collapse on their part.
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Since:Jan 26, 2008
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Rocktpwr,
I will give you Washington, but the Caps still had only one superstar you HAD to keep an eye on at all times. The Pens have three and possibly more. The Caps did press a game seven, which I do agree, they should never have made it that far. Their offense does, however revolve around Ovie, without a doubt. Did you notice that the games they won were games where he came to life? As far as Montreal, if you don't call going from first to last on the power play as well as no goaltending whatsoever not a collapse, I want you to tell me your definition of a collapse. The Canadiens let in a ton of unusually soft goals and you have to acknowledge that. You can admit you had it easy this past series and the series before that, you guys forgot to play for a few games. We had it easy in the first series and got pressed in the second, but ended up on top. I still believe that the Rangers are a better team than the Flyers, but got shutdown by the Pens as will the Flyers. The big difference between the two series' we each just played is that this one will be significantly more physical. We have a much better offense and power-play | |
