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2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs III: "Don't Toews Me, Bro!"

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GreatLakerMohawk said:
I can't help but think the Flyers got rope-a-doped all playoffs having to deal with the Devils, Bruins and Habs leading up to a potential/probable arse-throttling at the hands of Chicago.

Philly is in for a world of pain.
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Well, the Flyers do have a history of not doing well in the finals since they won back in the 70's. Usually they had a grueling run through ridiculously physical back-to-back 7 games series with the Devils/Penguins/Rangers and were lucky to live through the eastern conference before running into a team that played a very different style.

This year they have gotten healthier during the playoffs, excluding boucher, but Leighton has done just fine. They haven't played the max # of games and get a long layoff before Saturday.

The Flyers had a rough regular season and appear to be peaking at the right time...many a name has gone on the cup in that scenario.

This year's team isn't a classic Broad St team, so hopefully they don't get exposed as being slow and penalty prone like past teams have when they face a Western team.

So, I predict it will be a good series, you may be right that the blackhawks win but I predict it goes at least 6 and the Flyers win it on home ice.

We should be able to bet rep points.

:)
 
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Jimjamesak said:
Not with Philly and Chicago in the Finals. They've got a quick buck to make.
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NBC would rather show reruns of "Chuck" and "30 Rock" than the NHL Finals in prime-time.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Anyone here who thought he'd stay in Detroit as an assistant until Ken Holland decided to not do the job anymore was crazy.

I'm sure Yzerman will do a great job in Tampa.
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And once Ken Holland is done, Jimmy Nill has been next in line for a while, and then maybe Yzerman after him.
 
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I am looking forward to the finals and I am sure the NHL is too. You've got two hockey-hungry major (top 5) TV markets (market #3 - Chicago and market #5 - Philadelphia) with teams that have not won a Cup in 49 years (Chicago) and 35 years (Philadelphia).

Ratings should be pretty good.
 
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Puck Swami said:
I am looking forward to the finals and I am sure the NHL is too. You've got two hockey-hungry major (top 5) TV markets (market #3 - Chicago and market #5 - Philadelphia) with teams that have not won a Cup in 49 years (Chicago) and 35 years (Philadelphia).

Ratings should be pretty good.
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Agreed on this. These are two iconic franchises that everyone knows. It's not as if we've got Hurricanes-Oilers or Ducks-Senators again here.

Considering the size of these two fan bases, the ratings should pick up a little bit.
 
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Pro and Cons of who I should root for:

Chicago
Has a Badger alum on the team (Pro)
Is captained by a Sioux alum (Con)
The entire city of Chicago smells like a urinal (Con)
Grew up a North Stars fan, hate the Blackhawks (Con)
Technically, they are the local team, since the NHL isn't in Milwaukee. (Pro)
That's only true because Bill Wirt$ fought tooth and nail to keep the NHL out of Milwaukee (Con)
I genuinely ****ing hate Chicago sports fans (Con)
Seven Teeth Keith (Pro)

Philly
If they win, will likely be an inspiration for a great episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" (Pro)
Is a sports team from Philadelphia and therefore has terrible fans (Con)
I was previously cheering for Montral (Con)
I have to admit, it was hilarious to hear Flyers fans mock the Habs with the "Ole Ole Ole" cheer (Pro)
Chris Pronger is a douuchenozzle (Con)
Actually... a lot of their players are douuchenozzles (Con)
Okay, but they work their tails off, which I like to see (Pro)
I'm not a big fan of Rocky (Con)
Chris Pronger is a douuchenozzle (Con)
Philadelphia is an interesting city that doesn't smell like a urinal (Pro)
Chris Pronger is a douuchenozzle (Con)
Honestly, I hate the idea of Chris Pronger ending up with his name on the cup again (Con)

You know what? **** Pronger, I'm pulling for Chicago. I guess.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Agreed on this. These are two iconic franchises that everyone knows. It's not as if we've got Hurricanes-Oilers or Ducks-Senators again here.

Considering the size of these two fan bases, the ratings should pick up a little bit.
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I can't wait to see what Pronger does with Bufeyfahrwlaglin in front of the net. That'll be a fun match-up. The Flyers defense is pretty darned good with 4 guys that play the entire game and are both physically and offensively gifted (except Coburn's offense).

Go Flyers!
 
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Rimbaud said:
I can't wait to see what Pronger does with Bufeyfahrwlaglin in front of the net. That'll be a fun match-up.
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They are both about the same height, so the professor may not be able to apply the principles of Pronger Physics™ to whatever happens this time.
 
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