The advantage they have is being able to shelter Chara before the playoffs. They don't have to overuse him in these final games. He'll be fresh.

Flyers will be relying on Coburn and Timo a lot leading up to the playoffs.
- PhillySportsGuy

Actually, with the addition of MacDonald, Timonen's icetime has been kept down. I think Berube is trying to keep him fresh down the stretch.

Wow. Oshawa really turned things around quickly
- PhillySportsGuy

Oh yes they did until that goal they gave up they dominated.

THERE IS LIFE IN THE BIG SMOKE

JVR scores to cut it to 4-3 with four minutes left

Final

London - 10
Windsor - 2

Stolarz with 25 saves

London has a 3 - 0 series lead

Ugh. Caps

Empty-netter for the Blues, now 5-3

Leafs have been outshot 49-24 -- YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES

Empty-netter for the Blues, now 5-3

Leafs have been outshot 49-24 -- YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES
- AllInForFlyers

Leafs fans rushing to the team store for jerseys to throw on the ice.

Ugh. Caps
- PhillySportsGuy

Unbelievable. Tied it up with under a minute left.

And it was shorthanded!

Leafs fans rushing to the team store for jerseys to throw on the ice.
- hereticpride

The announcers are just baffled at how they can overcome this -- they just are at their wit's end

They just give up so many shots, odd-man rushes and breakaways...they're not even giving themselves a chance right now

End of regulation

Oshawa - 5
Mississauga - 5

Laughton with a goal & assist

End of regulation

Oshawa - 5
Mississauga - 5

Laughton with a goal & assist
- ob18

London scored 10 goals and no one scored more than 1. THats not easy to do. Lol

Guarantee the Caps get the cheap second point in the shootout

Empty-netter for the Blues, now 5-3

Leafs have been outshot 49-24 -- YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES
- AllInForFlyers

The Leafs are gonna miss the playoffs and there will be a bloodbath in the GTA

The Leafs are gonna miss the playoffs and there will be a bloodbath in the GTA
- Jsaquella

Do you give the shiv to just Carlyle? Or do you drop the hammer on Nonis, too, for building a team that can't play defense, because you know that Carlyle wants them to?

Guarantee the Caps get the cheap second point in the shootout
- PhillySportsGuy

That's like death and taxes

Do you give the shiv to just Carlyle? Or do you drop the hammer on Nonis, too, for building a team that can't play defense, because you know that Carlyle wants them to?
- AllInForFlyers

THey have some good, young defenseman. I think their problem has more to do with their best forwards being poor defensive players.

THey have some good, young defenseman. I think their problem has more to do with their best forwards being poor defensive players.
- PhillySportsGuy

I agree with both of those sentiments

But The Big Smoke isn't trying to hear about the big picture -- bodies are gonna hit the floor up there, if they miss

Do you give the shiv to just Carlyle? Or do you drop the hammer on Nonis, too, for building a team that can't play defense, because you know that Carlyle wants them to?
- AllInForFlyers

I'd strongly consider lopping off most of their heads. I hated their off season. Wasting a buyout on Grabovski, letting MacArthur walk to sign Clarkson, trading for a goalie when a far bigger need was getting a good playmaking center...

I agree with both of those sentiments

But The Big Smoke isn't trying to hear about the big picture -- bodies are gonna hit the floor up there, if they miss
- AllInForFlyers

Don Cherry will make sense of all this. Dont you worry.

I agree with both of those sentiments

But The Big Smoke isn't trying to hear about the big picture -- bodies are gonna hit the floor up there, if they miss
- AllInForFlyers

They may just go out and sign good, bottom six defensive players but that won't help. Your team can't be a good defensive team unless your top 6 is willing to commit to it. Guys like Kessel, Kadri, JVR and Lupul just aren't great in their own end.

Im sure Toronto will find a way to blame everyone but the primary culprits.

Kings win the shootout

They may just go out and sign good, bottom six defensive players but that won't help. Your team can't be a good defensive team unless your top 6 is willing to commit to it. Guys like Kessel, Kadri, JVR and Lupul just aren't great in their own end.

Im sure Toronto will find a way to blame everyone but the primary culprits.
- PhillySportsGuy

Ladies and gentlemen...James Riemer!!

I'd strongly consider lopping off most of their heads. I hated their off season. Wasting a buyout on Grabovski, letting MacArthur walk to sign Clarkson, trading for a goalie when a far bigger need was getting a good playmaking center...
- Jsaquella

Oh, my gosh -- they need a two-way center SO EFFING BAD

I understand Grabovski made a big salary, but I don't know if they even tried to find a deal where you flip him for another kind of center, maybe retain some of the cap hit

Oh, my gosh -- they need a two-way center SO EFFING BAD

I understand Grabovski made a big salary, but I don't know if they even tried to find a deal where you flip him for another kind of center, maybe retain some of the cap hit
- AllInForFlyers

Vinny for sale

Ladies and gentlemen...James Riemer!!
- Jsaquella

I hope they do blame him. They'll go into next year thinking their problem was their backup goalie.