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2011 NHL Playoffs: Can the goalies be stopped?

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Jon said:
yes! Another victory!

We've always been obnoxious. No argument there.
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I probably shouldn't talk. I have my moments. But I feel MSP pales in comparison to the awesome levels NY and Boston can achieve. ;)
 
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Paging Mr. Leighton, please pick up a white courtesy phone
 
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Just so I know I wasnt seeing things...did anyone else notice the Buffalo player crashing into the net, it coming way off its pegs and no whistle?
 
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Not even halfway through the 1st and the boo-birds are out.

Love it!!!
 
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I love how everyone in this thread seems to hate the Flyers. :D
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
Three things that you can be certain of this world. Death, Taxes and that Flyers are complete scum that no civilized hockey fan likes.
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Philly is like Michigan. Nobody likes them and they are d*bags

Buffalo is like Ohio State. Likes to pretend they are the big guys, but truth be told, they'll never win.
 
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dave29 said:
I love how everyone in this thread seems to hate the Flyers. :D
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For me, it goes back to game 3 of the 1976 quarterfinal. The officer involved, Art Malloy, had been my training officer two years earlier. He and Watson wound up becoming friends.

The fuse was lit when the Maple Leafs' Kurt Walker speared Flyers enforcer Dave Schultz early in the first period, triggering the first of many brawls and earning a gross misconduct penalty.

Throughout the Flyers season series with the Leafs, Philly made a point of trying to hit Toronto's two Swedish imports, winger Inge Hammarstrom and defenseman Borje Salming, every time they touched the puck. The finesse-oriented Hammarstrom, who is now a Flyers scout, did not respond. Salming did – both with his skill and his fists.

Toronto scored four powerplay goals in the first period and a half of play to take a 4-1 lead. Goals by Dornhoefer and Jimmy Watson just 13 seconds apart quickly trimmed the deficit to 4-3 and triggered a spirited fight seconds after the next faceoff between wildmen Jack McIlhargey of the Flyers and Dave "Tiger" Williams of Toronto.

With the Toronto crowd still in a frenzy, Saleski was whistled off for tripping, barking at Newell on the way to the penalty box. As he stood in the box, a Toronto fan tossed a chunk of ice cubes at him from behind. Furious, Saleski whirled around and confronted the fan. A Toronto police officer raced over and grabbed Saleski's stick, who tried to wrestle it back, as the scene around Saleski continued to escalate.

Sensing his teammate was in danger, the normally non-combative Joe Watson led the charge toward the penalty box. From the ice, Watson swung his stick over the glass, striking policeman Art Malloy in the shoulder.

Order was restored, but only temporarily. The next shift after Toronto's fifth power play goal of the game made the score 5-3, Bridgman nailed Salming behind the Toronto net and then started swinging before Salming could get squared. Bridgman won a lopsided fight as yet another melee broke out on the ice.

Toronto won the game 5-4. The next day, Ontario district attorney Roy McMurtry announced that he was filing criminal charges against Bridgman ("assault with intent to commit bodily harm"), Saleski and Joe Watson. The three players were forced to turn themselves in to police, fingerprinted and then released.
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NMU8405 said:
Philly is like Michigan. Nobody likes them and they are d*bags

Buffalo is like Ohio State. Likes to pretend they are the big guys, but truth be told, they'll never win.
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Good point Philly is like Michigan.
 
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