The OFFICIAL Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Thread

[WhiteHouseSubsAC]

Thoughts/Opinions?

[Sinderella]

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[WOLF]

I think Chicago will win, but if the Flyers somehow pull it off Hollywood needs to make a movie about this team.

- Make the playoffs, in a shootout, on the last day of the season
- Upset a cup contender in round 1
- Come from a 3-0 series, and game 7, deficit to win a series
- Led by a goalie who pretty much has never been able to hold down as much as a NHL back-up job
- Have guys overcome huge injuries to comeback and play well.

Props to the Flyers. I knew the Habs didn't match up well against them. A well earned win, but a very tough challenge awaits.

[John Simon Ritchie]

Let's do this.

[WOLF]

Also - great to see two old-school hockey markets, who haven't won in a generation or two (1975 for the Flyers; 1961 for the Hawks), fighting for the cup.

[Sinderella]

I think Chicago will win, but if the Flyers somehow pull it off Hollywood needs to make a movie about this team.

- Make the playoffs, in a shootout, on the last day of the season
- Upset a cup contender in round 1
- Come from a 3-0 series, and game 7, deficit to win a series
- Led by a goalie who pretty much has never been able to hold down as much as a NHL back-up job
- Have guys overcome huge injuries to comeback and play well.

Props to the Flyers. I knew the Habs didn't match up well against them. A well earned win, but a very tough challenge awaits.

I agree!!!

[Redman77]

Go Flyers.

[pieceofme]

Hawks will win in 6 imo.

I'm hoping it will be better than the conference finals.

[tripsgirl]

Go Flyers.

THIS!!!

[alecjonsludge]

Go Flyers.

THIS!!!

I've always preferred this one :

[johnk5150]

Hawks will win in 6 imo.

I'm hoping it will be better than the conference finals.

Even though it was a sweep, all 4 games were pretty good. I'm saying that as a Hawks fan who's only seen this team do this twice in my 40 years.

If the Flyers are to go to school on the Hawks/Sharks series I'd take serious note that the Sharks forechecking didn't exist. You have to hit the Blackhawks or they'll skate circles around you.

[WOLF]

I'm still picking the Hawks, but far too many people are seeing this series as a cakewalk.

The Flyers and Hawks are pretty much even in nets. The Flyers top 4 D (Pronger, Timmonen, Coburn, and Carle) are nothing to sneeze at. Richards, Carter, Gagne, Briere, and Giroux are all legit top 6 forwards, and they can usually add another guy to the mix to compliment them. Hartnell, Laperriere, Asham, et al provide as much grit as any other team out there has.

I give this series to the Hawks based on a little more depth, but if the Flyers can win one of the first two in Chi-town, look out.

TSN insider Bob McKenzie has been saying all along: Beware of good teams who had bad seasons!

[Scatman]

Fuck yeah!

Honestly, I'm not confident about winning, but it's been an incredible run. Everything now is just gravy. And really, who knows?

[John Simon Ritchie]

Fuck yeah!

Honestly, I'm not confident about winning, but it's been an incredible run. Everything now is just gravy. And really, who knows?

Exactly! I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it.