I would love to see this.
Jake has been their best skater and has the speed to turn the rangers defenseman around.
- Marc D

yes please

You can see Read bending his knees and lowering his shoulder right before contact... maybe that was to protect himself, or it could have been a bit of a cheap shot. It could go either way.
- Tomahawk

I think Read knew exactly what he was doing.

The Flyers spent the most time shorthanded this year. The Sharks the least. The Flyers were playing shorthanded for 180 minutes more than the Sharks. What a waste of time
- eayost

Flyers get so many restraining penalties

That's all?
- Just5

Sharks PK time 362 minutes
Flyers PK time 542 minutes

That's a huge percent difference. They're just so dumb sometimes

I think Read knew exactly what he was doing.
- MBFlyerfan

Probably.

I think Carbomb knew what he was doing, too.

It was like a convergence of nefariousness.

On the other hand, they spent the 3rd most time on the PP.

I thought the Refs are always against the Flyers? Anyways, maybe they could try next year to continue earning PP time via hard work and cut down on penalties yea? Simple right?

Probably.

I think Carbomb knew what he was doing, too.

It was like a convergence of nefariousness.
- Tomahawk

The part i really don't like is how he feels the need to go to the press and call out the fans in a city where he played nor how he threw Leighton under the bus. He's a fringe player and needs to keep his mouth shut.
- Hextall271

Yea well, is anyone surprised? Once a clown, always a clown. Somehow he always comes out clean on the other side. It's frustrating but that's how it goes for weasels like him.

The same type of effort as last night, but with Mason in goal and a few more shots getting through on Lunkqvist, will result in this series being tied after 4 games.

I still believe in this team.

Probably.

I think Carbomb knew what he was doing, too.

It was like a convergence of nefariousness.
- Tomahawk

Im just so glad we don't have Carcillo on our team. The Flyers really need to purge themselves of these types of players. You can see they never get any benefit of the doubt.

I agree. Mo idea how that clown didnt get a 10.He went right after the ref and I think bumped into him slightly. Still the rangers are getting the benefit of most of the calls and non calls. The part i really don't like is how he feels the need to go to the press and call out the fans in a city where he played nor how he threw Leighton under the bus. He's a fringe player and needs to keep his mouth shut.
- Hextall271

In Game 1, I would agree with you, but in Game 2 and last night there was no benefit of the doubt from the officials for the Rangers.

That call on Carcillo was a joke, the lack of fighting majors doled out, to Voracek and Hagelin was also pretty stunning as well.

The Flyers are not playing disciplined this series and to suggest the refs are screwing them over is skewed, to say the least.

In Game 1, I would agree with you, but in Game 2 and last night there was no benefit of the doubt from the officials for the Rangers.

That call on Carcillo was a joke, the lack of fighting majors doled out, to Voracek and Hagelin was also pretty stunning as well.

The Flyers are not playing disciplined this series and to suggest the refs are screwing them over is skewed, to say the least.
- MidnightMarauder

Dolan has paid off the refs and Bettman allows it to happen because the league hates the Flyers. Get with the program.

The same type of effort as last night, but with Mason in goal and a few more shots getting through on Lunkqvist, will result in this series being tied after 4 games.

I still believe in this team.

- FlyerGuy

A doesn't matter if they don't do B.

In Game 1, I would agree with you, but in Game 2 and last night there was no benefit of the doubt from the officials for the Rangers.

That call on Carcillo was a joke, the lack of fighting majors doled out, to Voracek and Hagelin was also pretty stunning as well.

The Flyers are not playing disciplined this series and to suggest the refs are screwing them over is skewed, to say the least.
- MidnightMarauder

Stop it! Stop it right now!!

If anyone cares Giroux has guaranteed a Game 4 victory. Which probably guarantees we'll be facing elimination in Game 6 and another guarantee for that

Im just so glad we don't have Carcillo on our team. The Flyers really need to purge themselves of these types of players. You can see they never get any benefit of the doubt.
- PhillySportsGuy

Or at least if you're going to employ these types of rats/goons/clowns, make sure they can actually play hockey.

okay legitimate question. By the end of both of these first round matchups, the over under for collective goals by crosby, giroux, and malkin. ill toss out the first number at 4.5
- stayinthefnnet

Would not take that bet

Any of the three players could go nuts in a single game and light it up

But it is hard to do in the playoffs, the opponents game plan is to shut these guys down

If anyone cares Giroux has guaranteed a Game 4 victory. Which probably guarantees we'll be facing elimination in Game 6 and another guarantee for that
- Just5

Did he guarantee they get the two points?

That was the best.

Did he guarantee they get the two points?

That was the best.
- Marc D

2 more points and we qualify for a best-of-3 playoff round, I believe.

In Game 1, I would agree with you, but in Game 2 and last night there was no benefit of the doubt from the officials for the Rangers.

That call on Carcillo was a joke, the lack of fighting majors doled out, to Voracek and Hagelin was also pretty stunning as well.

The Flyers are not playing disciplined this series and to suggest the refs are screwing them over is skewed, to say the least.
- MidnightMarauder

My biggest issue ref-wise has been consistency. They've made ticky tack calls, and minutes later ignored blatant, obvious calls.

I wonder if Carcillo got called as sort of a retribution for acting like a sniper got him when he & Read collided earlier

Or at least if you're going to employ these types of rats/goons/clowns, make sure they can actually play hockey.
- Tomahawk

Exactly. I'm hoping Laughton can be a guy like that.

If anyone cares Giroux has guaranteed a Game 4 victory. Which probably guarantees we'll be facing elimination in Game 6 and another guarantee for that
- Just5

Girouxentee

So no credit goes to the best shutdown tandem in the league or the all-world goalie behind them for stifling G?
- Tomahawk

When in doubt, make sure you blame your team's best player. Bonus points for if said player is one of the league's best and if you come up with a catchy nickname to mock him when things go sour, because he's obviously not trying hard enough

*Page 1, Paragraph 1 of "How to Be a Fan of Philadelphia Sports"

In Game 1, I would agree with you, but in Game 2 and last night there was no benefit of the doubt from the officials for the Rangers.

That call on Carcillo was a joke, the lack of fighting majors doled out, to Voracek and Hagelin was also pretty stunning as well.

The Flyers are not playing disciplined this series and to suggest the refs are screwing them over is skewed, to say the least.
- MidnightMarauder

The officiating has been bad for both teams.
The St Louis goal he interfered with kimmo and got position on him after knocking him down.

On the Streit goal you could argue that G interfered with McDonagh that caused the turnover leading to the goal.

The hook call on Carcillo was awful.

The two minute roughing with Jake and Hagelin benefitted both teams.
If they called a fight then Hagelin has to be tossed from the game.

The 2nd game the officials started out calling everything which was the opposite of game one where for the first 50 minutes they put the whistles away and all sorts of cross checks and hooks were let go.

Overall the refs have been miserable.

My biggest issue ref-wise has been consistency. They've made ticky tack calls, and minutes later ignored blatant, obvious calls.

I wonder if Carcillo got called as sort of a retribution for acting like a sniper got him when he & Read collided earlier
- Jsaquella

Maybe so. Officials hate that sort of stuff and Carcillo's name is mud with the officials anyway. It was a bad call. OTOH he nearly got himself an unsportsmanlike conduct tacked onto that penalty but got a second warning. If it had been a regular season game he would have gotten an extra two.