From across enemy lines - A Game One recap

Travis from Broad Street Hockey addresses Penguins nation after his team's 4-1 loss in Game One. You can read my response here.
Pens fans,
First off, it was a pleasure having you over our place last night, and thanks to you all for being courteous hosts. If only your team were so kind, maybe we'd have something more to talk about. They absolutely dominated our boys in every aspect of the game, but in many ways as well, the Flyers beat themselves. They've been playing undetermined hockey for a few weeks now and it's unfortunately carried over into the postseason.
Stupid penalties. Atrocious turnovers. No forecheck. Porous defense. Not even any luck. We looked like the Penguins from back in 2005 BC. Of course, BC stands for Before Crosby. Sorry if that reference went over anybody's head, but believe it or not, hockey was played back then.
Don't expect the Flyers to continue playing that way, though. The orange and black are just too skilled a team to just roll over and die. They need an attitude adjustment and they'll get it by Friday night, believe me. Last time they played as badly as they played last night, they came out and put five goals on the board in the first period.
In the meantime though, enjoy the victory. Don't think the Flyers are forgetting Bill Guerin tossing himself on Braydon Coburn in the waning seconds. Let's see him try his luck in a real fight on Friday night. Most of all though, don't think the Flyers are going to embarrass themselves two games in a row. The whole team isn't Scott Hartnell, you know.
See you tomorrow and Go Flyers.
Travis
Broad Street Hockey
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How does everyone in Philadelphia manage to look past the fact that it was Coburn bear-hugging Guerin, not the other way around?
by jackm on Apr 16, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You’ll have to excuse them. That’s the perception through orange and black glasses.
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by FrankD on Apr 16, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the perception through Black and Gold is that Coburn jumped on Guerin? That’s hard to do when Guerin is pushing Coburn back toward his net and picking a fight.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 16, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its easily up for debate. I think we can all admit we didn’t see what actually happened, just two guys hugging each other on the ice. Lame.
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by FrankD on Apr 16, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure Guerin started that fight of course he did it ‘cause Coburn slashed him on the face off, but that’s what happens in these type of rivalries.
by PensFan024 on Apr 16, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coburn a.k.a the lumberjack. Using that stick of his as if Guerin was a tree deserved a punch in the face not a hug.
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by lambofgad on Apr 16, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya Guerin wanted to stick up for his teamates but not risk breaking his hand. It was all Guerins initiation and neither guy won it was a wrestling match. Unless Godard plays a game and fights Carcillo, Cote and everyone else you won’t see it. Winning matters; why waste energy when you can just go on the PP and get a relevant accomplishment like a goal.
Phili B
by ColeHarbour on Apr 17, 2009 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he missed the fact that THAT whole mess was centered around a few idiots trying to get Matt Cooke to fight late in the third.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
by Lavender on Apr 16, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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