Maple Leaf

Who will win the series?

in 6

Oops, forgot to press the poll button. Could a mod do that or start a new thread please?

underslept

Habs in 5.

Note to the Habs:

Play physical against Briere, he'd much rather not be hit then take the puck. Easiest way to cut their scoring down and will most likely force the Flyers to take dumb penalties trying to rough you up enough to score.

Maple Leaf

Can't imagine the Flyers winning this one.

But then again, you never know...

GOGO!!

hockeyboy14

Its an interesting match up for many reasons.

1) If you want to consider the regular season matchup, Montreal won all four games. However we all know, that doesnt mean anything in the playoffs. This isnt the same Montreal team that we've seen during the regular season. Boston illustrated many holes on the Montreal team.

2) The big thing, is the forecheck of Philly vs the speed of Montreal. As I've said before, Philly's back end isnt the quickest, however if Philly can dominate the forecheck and neutral zone, they will be able to neutralize Montreal's speed.

3) I think the goalies is pretty moot thus far. Price had a very bad game, whereas, Biron hasnt. However, both 'tenders proved they can win games by themselves and therefore, I dont see a clear advantage.

4) Offensively, both teams have great forwards. For me, the only difference, would be Philly doesnt seem to have injuries up front, whereas Montreal has a few.

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Maple Leaf

The poll is unbeleafably good, thanks!

Maple Leaf

Ya know, I changed my mind. I'm gonna vote habs in 5.

BE-LEAF-ABLE

Either you guessed it was me, or you're just really good with the compliments.

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Maple Leaf

I guessed it was you when I was on Who's online and you were making a poll.

jtkratzer

This one can go either way in seven. Everyone talked about the Flyers needing to stay out of the penalty box against the Caps and not play dirty, but it was the Caps who ended up losing to a Flyers power play in OT in Game 7.

How different are the Habs from the Capitals? Both have young goaltenders, limited playoff experience. Both went seven games in the first round. Both have fast forwards and defense that gets in the rush. I don't see a whole lot of difference. I actually think the match up with the Habs is better than the Caps for the Flyers as the Habs seem to be more a puck control team and play at a bit slower pace. The Caps thrive on speedy rushes on turnovers. We saw it on goals by Ovechkin in the last series.

Some differences...Flyers power play is firing at double the rate of the Habs. The Habs penalty kill is working almost 25% better than the Flyers. Flyers are scoring 0.5 goals per game more than the Habs and giving up about 0.7 goals more per game.

This should shape up to be a good series. The Flyers are coming together well and you have to think the Habs are feeling the pressure of barely getting by the number 8 seed. Should be very interesting.

Is it scheduled to start on Thursday?

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CrosbyDives

Time to change your sig. :-D

Guess who in 6!?

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