there always has to be a scapegoat!
- MJL

I thought Lilja did a nice job. His partner on the other hand was terrible in that first period.

The thing is. Grossman took and absolute beating that period. So did Briere and they were going hard after Giroux.

The pens have their targets and its evident. The Flyers are playing soft right now. Jagr looking slow.
- flyer_nutter

why don't the flyers have targets?

do i have to hear one more time about how the pens are targeting 8 since they know he's at a 100%?

know what else isn't 100%? somebody's eggshell skull. go get it.
- Don'tForgetTocchet

one would think, I would think Rinaldo could seperate his head from neck

This game is not going well so far, but the series is not over. All we have to do is get out of Pitt with a split. Even if don't come back tonight, we win on Friday and we're right where we need to be.

I think it is likely that the rookies (despite Lavy's contention that they were all ready for it) were a bit overwhelmed by the intensity of the playoffs. They should be better next game.

Step away from the ledge people. Actually, nevermind - go ahead and jump. You'll feel better.
- BringBack25

It's ridiculous the panic and overreactions. It was a bad period. But a period doesn't make a series.

This game is not going well so far, but the series is not over. All we have to do is get out of Pitt with a split. Even if don't come back tonight, we win on Friday and we're right where we need to be.

I think it is likely that the rookies (despite Lavy's contention that they were all ready for it) were a bit overwhelmed by the intensity of the playoffs. They should be better next game.

Step away from the ledge people. Actually, nevermind - go ahead and jump. You'll feel better.
- BringBack25

I thought Schenn was the best flyer on the ice. A couple of beauty hits and heads up on the puck.

there always has to be a scapegoat!
- MJL

He's not a scapegoat. They were all bad IMO, save a shift from Schenn and Talbot.

The entire team can't be benched. Lilja was atrocious that period.

time to talk offseason moves yet?


- GoFlyersGoSlovakia

clearly.

I thought Lilja did a nice job. His partner on the other hand was terrible in that first period.
- stveshdy

I would not mind seeing Kubina next game. Big, physical guy, unless he is hurt

i will always blame carle no matter what. no hard feelings.
- flyfan1212

At least there would be some consistency in the scapegoating!

That was my biggest fear heading into this series. People who don't know any better think the Pens are this fancy skill team, when in fact they are one of the grittiest in the league.
- rockychocbill

They are a hard working gritty team.

People hate to hear it, because they "do a lot of good things", but the this team in generally is very inconsistent and lacking in the physicality and grit department.

i'm not surprised. not surprised at all.
- hammarby31

Me either. It's only one period, no sense in panicking yet. But that is as non competitive a period as you will ever see. Can't believe after all the garbage falling behind 2-0 almost every game, they come out and lay an egg.

The third goal was a crusher. Last minute of a period, and a soft goal to boot.

I thought Schenn was the best flyer on the ice. A couple of beauty hits and heads up on the puck.
- flyerdude17

boom, schenn was (frank)ing poop up. I thought more Flyers would of followed suit

I thought Lilja did a nice job. His partner on the other hand was terrible in that first period.
- stveshdy

Crosby made Lilja look silly coming up the ice. That pairing was awful all around.

He's not a scapegoat. They were all bad IMO, save a shift from Schenn and Talbot.

The entire team can't be benched. Lilja was atrocious that period.
- mochoson

He wasn't atrocious at all. Overreactions.

That was my biggest fear heading into this series. People who don't know any better think the Pens are this fancy skill team, when in fact they are one of the grittiest in the league.
- rockychocbill

Yep. My fear is we have forwards that just do not ever play a physical game (Jagr, for example). He's passed up chances to lay the body on Pitt defenders several times already. Hartnell can't do it all for that line. Jagr and Giroux have to step up physically. Giroux has at least shown an inclination to do that at times. Jagr, not so much. That line is getting killed out there.

It's ridiculous the panic and overreactions. It was a bad period. But a period doesn't make a series.
- MJL

Smack dead right on as usual. The flyers could easily turn this game around and still win it tonight. The next goal will be huge and Bryz will need to stone them the rest of the way.

why don't the flyers have targets?
- Don'tForgetTocchet

If they do. They arent going after them.

The pens got off very easy in that department.

why don't the flyers have targets?
- Don'tForgetTocchet

Because that would make too much sense.

It's ridiculous the panic and overreactions. It was a bad period. But a period doesn't make a series.
- MJL

yep, it's only one period of one game.

it sucks, but I'm not giving up this series based on just 20 minutes of play. the Flyers have come back too many times to do that.

At least there would be some consistency in the scapegoating!
- MJL

ty, only have a few more weeks till I have to find someone else

LET'S GO FLYERS!!! OWN THIS PERIOD!

He wasn't atrocious at all. Overreactions.
- MJL

The team is down 3-0. Its not an over-reaction. That was a (frank)ing awful period. Saying that is not an over-reaction.

It's a long series, good lord people. No surprise of the strong start for pens. I am a surprised about the flatness the flyers started out with.


Then again the 4 major players for philly in this series imo were Grossmann, G, Bryz, and Danny. All of whom are coming off atleast 1 game off and injury. Gonna take a period to get it going during the regular season, why would we expect it to be different because its the playoffs?

The refs thing right now is an absolute excuse.

The refs letting the guys play should help the Flyers not hurt them. They werent going to beat this team on talent, they were going to do it with physicality and hard work.

They are getting manhandled.
- flyer_nutter

There are two (frank)ing periods left in this game. Did anyone not think that the Pens would come out super amped for game one in their own building? Flyers didn't weather that storm well at all, but they have two (frank)ing periods to right the ship. Stranger things have happened...in boston...in 2010 for example. Come out with some (frank)ing jam Philly. Otherwise I gotta read all the crap on my FB page from a buddy who is a Pens fan and had to change his underwear after that period because he was so giddy.