[BDON911]

Originally Posted by SmileyPSU

You're not giving the Flyers any credit.

Their power play has consistently scored goals this post season. They've also been very timely goals, rather than garbage goals.

Their penalty kill has been much more effective than their % or ranking suggests. They've gone up against the #1 and #9 overall units so far, and I have been happier with their PK unit this post season than I was when the finished in the top 10 during the regular season.

Biron's been playing better than his stats would indicate. I've watched a ton of these playoffs and he has been as great as anyone else still in there. There has been no shortage of great goaltending these playoffs.

The Flyers are still prone to defensive lapses at even strength where they get caught running around their own end. They will have to limit that vs. Pittsburgh because Pitt will take advantage of those opportunities where Washington and Montreal could not. However, the Flyers throughout the playoffs have done a very good job of keeping their opponents' shots to the outside. The lopsided shot totals don't indicate how well this team has been defensively.

Keys to this series will be the Flyers ability to key in on Malkin and Crosby while receiving the same type of goaltending that Biron provided them through rounds 1 and 2. I'm not ready to make the Flyers the favorite in this series, but I'm not ready to make Pittsburgh the favorite either.

I think this is going to be a 6 or 7 game series, a war, and by far the best hockey we see in the 2008 playoffs.

Are you trying to convince me or yourself?

[SmileyPSU]

Originally Posted by BDON911

I'm not the one writing paragraphs in this thread about why this series is even

Nope, you're just the one making one line posts about how Pittsburgh was the far superior team pre-Kimmo injury without providing any support for your assertions.

[uppercuts21]

Originally Posted by SmileyPSU

Nope, you're just the one making one line posts about how Pittsburgh was the far superior team pre-Kimmo injury without providing any support for your assertions.

This is a tough series to call. The Penguins have the 2 best players in the series in Malkin and Crosby but I think the Flyers have overall the deeper team. Kimmo injury hurts badly though.

Who do you think has the goaltending advantage in this series?

[WUchi]

malkin is my hero... breakaway slapper thru the 5-hole, lol

[BDON911]

Originally Posted by WUchi

malkin is my hero... breakaway slapper thru the 5-hole, lol

and after he got raped by a hit. epic

[JordanLUFC]

Go fuck yourself Pittsburgh

[tyler leben]

that game should have been worse this could be a quicker series than everyone thought

[BDON911]

Originally Posted by tyler leben

that game should have been worse this could be a quicker series than everyone thought

I feel like the Pens played pretty crappy tonight, and I didn't like Therrien mixing up the lines like he did. Sunday should probably be a better game

[Teknik]

flyers go with their goon antics at the end

[SuperNerd]

^^Chris Chelios says he hates Detroit.