Flyers Take Game 3
by FrankD on Jun 3, 2010 12:52 AM EDT
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Philly jumped out to the early 1-0 lead to close out the first period but Chicago managed to tie it up in the second thanks to a Duncan Keith goal early on in the second. Scotty Hartnell made it 2-1 and it looked like Philly would hold the lead heading into the third until Brent Sopel scored with just over two minutes remaining in the second to tie it all at two.
The third period started off with some fast scoring from Chicago, as Patrick Kane netted one less than three minutes in to give Chi-town the 3-2 lead. Not to be outdone, Philly came back 20 seconds later and scored on a Ville Leino goal. It looked like it was going to be one of "those" periods. That is, of course, until it stayed stagnant for the remainder of the period and carried into overtime.
Six minutes in, in front of the home crowd, Claude Giroux tipped one in past Niemi to seal the deal and clinch G3 for the Flyers.
Now game four takes on a whole new meaning. Should Philly win, it's back to Chicago with the series tied at two a piece. If Chicago wins, it presents a great chance for the Blackhawks to win the cup in front of the home crowd, something that hasn't been done since 2007 when the Ducks beat Ottawa in Game 6 at the Honda Center.
Your thoughts on the game/series so far?
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Only watched game one live, other two on highlights. I just want an extended series now. Think it would be cool if the Flyers won because of their story. I can watch the rest of the games so would be very happy if it went 7. Flyers weren’t outplayed in either of the two games they lost so calls of a sweep were shown to be silly
Oh, right, because when game 3 goes to overtime and one team had a very good chance to go up 3 games to none, it’s silly to think there could have been a sweep.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 3, 2010 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh, I don’t think it was impossible to think that but I think what andrew was really saying is that the Flyers wouldn’t be there if they couldn’t win at least one game. I definitely think they are outmatched this entire series but they have their strengths, mainly defensively. If they play to them then it could be an upset.
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the Sharks got swept in the Western Confernce Final
just b/c they made it to the Final was no guarantee of anything
and…they got swept
but, with the humiliation of a sweep now not possible
how about losing in OT of game 7?
Toews undressing Pronger
before leaving Leighton in a twisted, tangled mess on the ice
and beating him top shelf
Pronger will just elbow him.
Aside from Kane’s goal has the first line been able to do anything yet?
The Flyers have been doing a pretty solid job of shutting down the top scorers on Chicago. But the real depth of this series may have come through in the very first game. 11 total goals with 10 different goal scorers. That’s pretty insane. So even Philly plans on shutting down the top unit it’s going to take a whole team effort to shut down Chi, and vice versa.
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Credit to the Blackhawks
Richards, Carter and Gagne have been kept quiet too. Luckily we’ve got Briere, Hartnell, Leino and Giroux playing out of their minds.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 3, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
What I was really saying was that everyone calling a sweep after 1 or 2 games was incredibly premature, considering they were both 1 goal games. Fair enough if they won by 3 or 4, but 1?
Oh, got it, that’s fair. I was calling a sweep, maybe 5 games, before the series started, so that’s different….I think. Whatever, who cares, I am silly, dammit, and I guess it’s time to accept that ;-)
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 3, 2010 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess we’ll keep you around.
STAAL FOR SELKE. SIDNEY FOR EVERY OTHER ONE OR JUST THE HART AND THE MESSIER LEADERSHIP AWARD. THAT IS ACCEPTABLE.
Actually I’m a UFA come July 1, so I hope to see a pretty decent offer on the table.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 4, 2010 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Um, go Hawks. It’s funny how I have no Pittsburgh connection besides liking the team, but I genuinely hate the whole Flyers organization and don’t want them to have a thing. I still have to watch last night’s game—I TiVo’ed it. Twitter’s giving me an idea how it went, and so did you, so thanks!
Speaking of Twitter, Questlove from the Roots (@questlove) went to his first hockey game last night. The Roots are one of the best things ever from Philadelphia; he’s a newly-minted Flyers fan. He live-tweeted it. But I thought other Penguins fans would really love this pre-game tweet:
“damn. all this hockey etiquette im getting from yall sounds more like survival on the first night of jail than my first game. #weapon?”
Well, they do wear orange like prisoners (and, um, Tony Stewart fans until recently, but I’m gonna forget that). Welcome to Flyers fandom, Questo!
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I think the Flyers are playing some great defensive hockey and so are the Hawks. Flyers are really getting offensive zone time, which is good since they have scorers but no real breakaway talent on offensive. Richards is an awesome player but he’s better defensively and in the neutral zone most of the time. That one in the first game where he got behind Niemi and drilled it home while Niemi was on his face (the play they used in the commrcial) was too sweet. Hopefully they take it all the way. For some reason I feel that the Hawks have a sense of entitlement and the Flyers are just putting their heads down and playing it one blue-collar game at a time. That’s probably just a bit of personification on my part, but it isn’t as tough to root for them as I had once thought.
These playoffs are reminding me why I hate the Flyers and their fans so much. The only halfway decent guy on their team is Asham. I don’t hate him. The rest of the guys…. well yeah. Hawks need to win.
"Those goals just rip the heart right out of your stomach." - Edzo
Not trying to challenge you and don't have a bone to pick
Take this as a light-hearted question (eg. pretend I’m not a visting Flyers fan for a sec). You often hear people say about how they hate everyone on an opposing team apart from a couple of people. There are guys like Richards, Carter, Hartnell, Pronger and Carcillo who you can sorta see why hate might develop. I have wondered, though, about the reasons people have for hating on Giroux, Gagne and Timonen. So where better to ask than a Penguins board! What are your issues with those guys?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 3, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d say it has more to do with the overall rivalry than anything else. I haven’t seen those players you note do anything particularly douchey.
I’d add Richards and Carter to that list as well. I think people around here hate Richards simply because Pierre McQuire gushes about him. Of course, so does Mike Lange, so whatever.
by SlayerGhaleon on Jun 4, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL I have no issues and don’t live in the State of Pennsylvania so I am not affected. It is probably because it is an in-state rivalry and they play different styles – the Pens like to have snipers and speed and the Flyers play a more “we will crash the net and take the penalty we ain’t skeered” way
I’m actually surprised that I can’t find myself rooting for either team. I thought at first I’d go with the Flyers because I was so upset with the Hawks sweeping the Sharks…
But yeah. I just want this to go to game 7, and happy enough that I’ll see one of these two teams lose.
Go hockey.
I find it interesting that many people such as yourself who have not found a rooting interest also want it to be a long series. Is this for the good of the networks, the league, the teams involved? Or do you just enjoy watching it that much? If I can’t find some reason to root for one team, or at least cheer against a team, I find it hard to be interested in the game.
The Pens will be back.
by PensAreYourDaddy on Jun 4, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions
ha ha I don’t want hockey to end!!!!! I would prefer the Cup stay in the East. It’s fun to watch a game without a vested interest because I can appreciate great plays no matter who makes them.
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