April 26, 2009

• Why They Fight....

              .....and why you shouldn't play the Pittsburgh Penguins on April 25.

  The Philadelphia Flyers return to home ice down 3-2 in a 7-game series against Pittsburgh.  They quickly build a 3-0 lead through the first period and a half.  They're dominating every aspect of the game, they've got the crowd, they've got the momentum, and a game 7 seems imminent.  Then this happens:

  The announcer had it exactly right.  14 seconds later, the Penguins scored their first goal.  After 2 periods, the game was tied at 3.  Flyers momentum evaporated, and they never scored again. Terrible lack of discipline on the part of Carcillo, a seasoned fighter, who could not resist the matchup against the smaller Talbot.  Unfortunately, it probably cost Philadelphia the game/ended their season.  The Penguins will be planning for the next round while the Flyers are reserving tee times because of a 15 second bout of fisticuffs in a crucial time of the game.

  And when was the last time the Penguins erased a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff game?  A year ago to the day.  April 25, 2008 against the New York Rangers.

   

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