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bruceflyers
Joined: 06.16.2012

Aug 13 @ 1:28 AM ET
AV looked startled in the presser when the first reporter began by pronouncing his name as Ah-leon. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
- PT21

He said ā€œHey Alain...ā€

It was charlie oā€™connor...flyers beat writer for the atlantic.

Talks to him every day of the season.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Aug 13 @ 6:30 AM ET
Iā€™m sorry man but itā€™s clear you donā€™t know what youā€™re talking about. The Power play was fine. In fact Iā€™m really happy that we didnā€™t have to see a lot of special teams tonight.

Also, none of our lines were ā€œdominantā€, especially after the first period. We played for 20 minutes and hung on as tight as we could. Sean Couturier wasnā€™t dominant tonight and needs to be better on even strength.

As for the Farabeeā€™s goal. It wasnā€™t a goal scored from a dominating top line. He took advantage of an opportunity by being in the right place at the right time after a Montreal turnover.

- SuperSchennBros


The first PP definitely looked the best it's been since the return, even aside from the goal, just good puck movement. The second one looked decent, but the third one took about 90 seconds before they were able to enter the zone, they kept passing it to stationary players. Baby steps if nothing else.

I agree none of the lines were dominant, and the 4th line especially spent a lot of time chasing pucks in their own zone (not to mention Thompson shanking it one a wide open net). Couturier didn't score, but he was pretty damn dominant in all 3 zones. He was winning almost every board battle, had multiple break-ups in the neutral zone, registered (I think) 4 SOG and created the screen on the PPG. His game isn't based solely on offensive output.

As for Farabee, that was all instincts and fantastic hands. He read the play, got behind the defender, deflected the initial shot down so that Price couldn't cover it, and was able to get to his own rebound before Price or the defender. Carey Price isn't going to give up many pretty goals , they're going to be ugly goals on deflections or rebounds. That's how the Flyers beat him.

I'd say it was probably our weakest game of the 4 since the return, but they won, and that's all that matters in the playoffs. Hart was fantastic and made some huge Saves when they needed them. Aside from the second period (1/3 of the game), the Flyers controlled the majority of the game. I'm gonna take the win and be happy.
jaws1955
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Blairstown, NJ
Joined: 12.30.2015

Aug 13 @ 12:44 PM ET
Oh and happy birthday, Carter Hart!
- NC Flyers Fan

HAPPY birthday Carter!

#CatahHaht
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