Good 1st period but still too many turnovers. Why the hell are our players throwing the puck in the middle to Ranger players in our zone?

Scottie - I see you now but where have you been since the first 5 mins of game 1..?

Far too reactionary and conservative.

Need someone to make a move to take the puck away, and the D to not back in so freely.

Otherwise solid period. First time they have tried to set the pace this series, even if its kind of ugly. The D is not suited to play this way and the forwards have been playing a much slower tempo all season.

Stay at it though, take it to them.
- flyer_nutter

It's not pretty, but this might be the only shot at winning we have. Have to throw the Rangers off their game.

Wow VL only 6 more secs ice time than Rinaldo....was counting on him for this time of season

Flyers are giving the rangers 0 resistance anywhere on the ice.
- Flyersgod

In net they are...

the flyers are winning. why? 1 pp. that and steve mason. a poopty period. i guess this is the best we can expect from them.
- hammarby31

Well, they're up in an elimination game.

Far too reactionary and conservative.

Need someone to make a move to take the puck away, and the D to not back in so freely.

Otherwise solid period. First time they have tried to set the pace this series, even if its kind of ugly. The D is not suited to play this way and the forwards have been playing a much slower tempo all season.

Stay at it though, take it to them.
- flyer_nutter

the whole team was on their blueline or in their own zone when the ranger got the puck in his end on the play i was talking about. he literally skated through the entire middle of the ice without a single flyer anywhere in the same (frank)ing zip code.

9-2 giveaways
8-8 blocked shots

I don't remember 8 blocked shots by the Flyers... but ok....

The Flyers can do this fellas!!

sip sip

aahhhhhhhhh

It's just annoying as poop cause that is the tempo of this board at the start of literally every game. It gets so stale.
- JAKEw1234

I'm sorry that you don't like people speaking the obvious. They came out awful and 5 on 5 they've been horrific, nearly embarrassingly bad. Someone pointing that out isn't being obnoxious or annoying. I'd say it calling a spade a spade.

EDIT: but they are winning. Change their ways and they can run away with this game.

Whats with all the female doging about the refs?

Flyers can make the exact same hits the Rangers are making, but are choosing/or unable to. Rangers are just playing hard hockey.
- flyer_nutter

because its awful. its like taking a well oiled machine, and just gumming up the (frank)ing engine.

Wow VL only 6 more secs ice time than Rinaldo....was counting on him for this time of season
- flyerfan28

Keep him on the bench. The 4th line can't see ice time.

Schenn, Rinaldo, Hall, and VL should be sitting the rest of the way.

the flyers are winning. why? 1 pp. that and steve mason. a poopty period. i guess this is the best we can expect from them.
- hammarby31

It's literally the only way they can pull this off.

I don't think they've been as bad as is postulated here, but what ever I guess. Can definitely be better though

I'm going to have my first beer in over 12 months.

Don't let me down you son female doges.

Struggle to play at such high tempo.

I have been critical of Berube lately but I like how he has them taking more chances and the line-up changes should have happened after game 3. Line 2 looks somewhat decent so far.

Its sloppy as hell, but I prefer this to sitting back and being hemmed in your own zone. They seem to be doing anything they can to get it out. Exposing themselves in the process, but its Holmgren to blame for that.
- flyer_nutter

How have they been taking more chances? And they spent a lot of time, far too much time hemmed into their own zone. The breakout execution is again poor, and it doesn't have anything to do with Holmgren.

Wow VL only 6 more secs ice time than Rinaldo....was counting on him for this time of season
- flyerfan28

Vinny is gonna score tonight. Got a feeling ...

the whole team was on their blueline or in their own zone when the ranger got the puck in his end on the play i was talking about. he literally skated through the entire middle of the ice without a single flyer anywhere in the same (frank)ing zip code.
- hammarby31

Far too reactionary, conservative and defense minded.

On the plus, I thought Giroux and Raffl had a hell of a period. Much better for Hartnell and Simmonds as well.

Just got here and missed all but the last 3 minutes of the first. How are we playing? And nice for Simmonds to get a goal

when the first guy along the boards is tied up with a ranger, can the 2nd guy come in like a bull instead of standing 3ft away poking with the stick? everytime a rag comes in the other side untouched picks up the puck and skates away. fight for the puck and punish them along the boards

give the rangers just a little more room to skate the puck through the n zone. please. let's do more of that.
- hammarby31

Nothing but white ice.

I don't think they've been as bad as is postulated here, but what ever I guess. Can definitely be better though
- eayost

Yes

I'm sorry that you don't like people speaking the obvious. They came out awful and 5 on 5 they've been horrific, nearly embarrassingly bad. Someone pointing that out isn't being obnoxious or annoying. I'd say it calling a spade a spade.

EDIT: but they are winning. Change their ways and they can run away with this game.
- Flyers1218

When everyone keeps pointing out the same thing over and over, and they do it every time there is a game, it is annoying. It gets increasingly annoying when it's unfounded, cause there are plenty of games where they look just fine in the 1st period but a wave of people go ahead and complain about how slow and horrible they look.

It's not pretty, but this might be the only shot at winning we have. Have to throw the Rangers off their game.
- Flyersgod

i still think you guys pull this out. mason is on as all hell, and you are playing with intensity. you will win this game.

but if the flyers dont stop trying to think theyre a line of 5 sedin brothers out there at the same time, good luck in game 7. i totally understand the angst. its infuriating. the pens do it ALL the time.

oh look guys. i just did a sweet backhanded drop pass. guys? oh you mean no one was there to get it except the other team? surely i must try again

How have they been taking more chances? And they spent a lot of time, far too much time hemmed into their own zone. The breakout execution is again poor, and it doesn't have anything to do with Holmgren.
- MJL

Not getting into, but you see exactly the faults of Holmgren that period.

The team trying to set the pace and move the puck quickly starting from the back end. Unable to do so.

I don't see how a team assembled by a GM has nothing to do with him.