OT: NHL Playoffs
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As a Flyers fan, our goaltending is definitely my concern. Mrazek has been a solid backup, but not a guy I want to rely upon for a playoff series. Elliott was fantastic before he got hurt, but only played the last two games after missing almost 2 months with injury - and he looked very rusty. Gave up a lot of juicy rebounds.
Well......it definitely won't be boring. This is one of the really true rivalries in Pro Sports.
Pens fans certainly have a right to feel a bit cocky after all of the recent Cups and owning the Flyers this year, but I think the expectation should really be that this will be a tough series. The Flyers only finished two points behind the Pens and had the fifth best record in hockey after their 10 game losing streak ended in early December. They gained 8 points on the Pens during that time period, despite all of the direct H2H loses. Should be fun!
If you count the number of games and add a factor of 1.something greater than zero you will come to the conclusion that the Pens have played an extra half season over the last 2 seasons.
That takes a huge toll.
If they win this year it will qualify as one of the greatest achievements in professional sports history IMO.
That takes a huge toll.
If they win this year it will qualify as one of the greatest achievements in professional sports history IMO.
Sounds about right. The Flyers are still a year or two and a goalie away from Cup contention with their young nucleus.
Nah. I want to see Carrie Underwear cry again.
Not to mention, those extra "half season" of games weren't exactly the intensity of a mid week, mid November game against Calgary. They were a half season of incredibly intense and draining games.
