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Zuc!!!!

That was the second or third time the Pens couldn't get a change.

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Little hobbit is my fav, barely ahead of Stepan.

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Of course. Rangers were playing great and they take a dumb penalty....

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Zatkoff not saving the day today, though it's not all his fault.

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Huge second period for the Rangers. They just suddenly turned it on!! Third period is going to be intense.

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Wow I go outside to water the grass and all of a sudden the Rangers are cruising

Second goal was probably offsides. Not a fan of the review taking goals like that off the board. Glad this one stood. That's not why the review rule was put into place.

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Yes!!!!!!!!! #kreider!!!!!!

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So about that lousy Rags offense? :lol

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Why did it matter of Brassard had possession of the puck on that close offsides call? Possession or noT I'd think the call is the same but I'm obviously missing something.

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If you have posession of the puck your body is allowed to enter the zone before it

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Don't know where this came from haha

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Uncle Phil getting another PP goal. Nice!

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Wouldn't be the Rangers if they didn't give the Penguins a chance to get back into this game....

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Rangers need to slow things down again. Also, the Refs have missed some calls on the Pens this period. I know it all works out over a series (or so they say), but the timing of those missed calls kind of sucks.

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Interesting, I did not know that. I did not think it mattered.

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How was that not a hit from behind?? That should have been a game misconduct.

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Kind of crap that the Rangers didn't get a power play out of that. Why should they be offset?

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They said he got an Unsportsmanlike plus the fight. The Unsportsmanlike offset Kunitz's slash.

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Seriously, the Refs are calling nothing on the Pens in this period....

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Series tied!!! On to MSG!!!

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༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ I gave Keith Yandle my energy. ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

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Yeah, he takes some dumb penalties. They just hurt the team as opposed to a 'smart' penalty like a slash, hook or trip to stop a breakaway.

It is true, he just sort of mails it in when they are in the O zone anyhow. He is steady on the D end and the PK though.

You are going to water your grass through the entire Caps game now aren't you? :lol

This.

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Where's Matty been? He shouldn't have a real life, he's supposed to be here to talk playoff hockey with us.

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Phillie getting better looks than Washington early on but now the Caps are headed to the PP. Wow, stunned Ovi missed that open net, pretty sure his checking that Flyer over the boards into the Phillie bench was his way of taking out frustration.

Damn, nice snipe to put the Caps up a goal!!

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Fucking refs and fucking Flyers. Probably playing better than the Caps right now but all it takes is one penalty to fuck you in the ass

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Very good Flyers power play :lol

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They had a lot of good chances on the power play.

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yeah other than not finishing, nothing wrong with that PP.. Holtby came up large.

Overall flyers controlled the 1st.

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They did but the commentator makes it sounds like they are a good unit. They sucked dick for the last nonetheless or so of the year

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Fucking painfully beautiful save by Mason

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mason makes a tremendous save and then that happens :(

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:lol :lol :lol :lol

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That was a long goal

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Well fuck this game

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Great ice awareness by chimera

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Play the puck Orpik.

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Scorachek!

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These refs don't have a clue what's going on

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Are you talking about the calls or the poor whistling on penalties?

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Poor whistling .. No real problem with the calls for the most part . Not sure cousins deserved a minor .

And now late whistle when Holtby clearly was holding onto the puck. Weird.

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Ok I agree with this

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The Flyers are nauseating

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How the fuck do you leave Ovi that open on the PP

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19 puts that on his linemates stick better than anyone else in the league.

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Toews is fantastic

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:lol :lol

Good start tonight

Still tons of hockey left

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You must be new here.

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The frustrating part is that the Flyers have played a lot better than being down two goals

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Wow, one of the most odd goals I have ever seen - apparently Mason didn't see that puck all that well. Nice to see the Flyers respond to cut the lead in half but then damn - how in the hell do you leave Ovi so open? Phillie is cooked.

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Why do you do ie and not y on Philly?

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:lol :lol

Both teams have played fairly well. I hate to say good things but honestly it seems to me both teams are giving it their best shot but the Caps are just better

Good lord I'm jinxing it

:lol

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I saw 6 guys attempt that same pass today and half were off the mark and the other three did not get through

19 again!

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Still a ton of series left

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19 puts the puck in the back of the net better than anyone in the league

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Holtby looks unshakeable. Capitals in 5

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Tons, but how does that change Nick Backstoms incredible play?

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No one wants to talk to you about your ridiculously biased/wrong opinion

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We'll see. I'm very hesitant, but the Caps have looked good. The Flyers haven't really been bad, the Caps have just been better. So we'll see. Like I said, I'm hesitant. They were supposed to win on home ice. I'll feel a little better if they get one on the road.

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It doesn't

The posts were mutually exclusive

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Just ignore me then douche. You made it clear a long time ago you'd always be a jerk to me.

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Speaking of odd goals - go watch the BS goal Dallas scored.

Garbage. Can't believe they let it stand.
Was kicked, then net came off.

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To disagree that Backstrom is one of the best set up guys in the nhl is pure ignorance.

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When did anyone say he wasn't?

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obviously sarcastic

Seriously dude?

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You're obviously not good at reading your own posts, but if I were you I wouldn't read them either.

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JRS is incredibly hurt his Flyers are letting him down

Yet he knows he is playing the Capitals so he is still brimming with confidence

Forgive him

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Also if anyone wants to challenge how elite Backstrom is, I will obviously come to his defense

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I'm pissed I'm upset about them losing. Probably because the Flyers have actually played well. :lol

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My challenge was to him being the best at it. I don't think he is but that doesn't mean I don't think he is elite

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Fucking Holtby man. He was really good tonight. Caps pp has shown up big time and that's hugely refreshing. Honestly the Flyers were probably the better team for the majority of the game. The shots stat is a little misleading but especially in the first, the Flyers looked very good. Overall I didn't think the Caps were bad, but they were certainly opportunistic. And they got a great game from Holtby.

We'll see what happens in game three. There's a lot to be satisfied with from a Caps fan perspective but obviously I'm still apprehensive

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I stand by the post you quoted but I'm certainly not perftect if that's what your getting at.

I seriously think that if I had anyone to make that pass I'd want him. And your right Toews and others are great players. You pointing him out to me was appreciated.

I don't claim not to be a homer and a lot of you follow the nhl closer than I do. I think that's cool. I've watched it a long time though too and have a first year bantam so there's that.

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Oh he's clearly not the best. He's not even the best center on his team anymore

I tried to convince this thread Nicky was better than Crosby one time

Didn't work :lol

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This is all correct and fuck you :lol

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Special teams and Holtby are the biggest factors in this series

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Yeah I mean, it's just the first two games. Not like the Caps haven't blown this before

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Agreed. If the Caps can continue to overwhelm in these categories they might be able to pull it off

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Doesn't really matter. I worked right outside Phillie and pretty much everyone spelled it that way.

I would be very confident, a sweep would not surprise me at all. Honestly, the Flyers are like the Wild - they are just filling a playoff slot and have zero chance of making a run IMO.

Agreed and I think anyone who is a hockey fan would not think to knock the guy. He is just damn good and I am almost certain those comments were pure sarcasm.

Psyched to see the LA/SJ game in 15 minutes. If the Kings lose again they are in trouble, not that they aren't capable of flipping a switch, increasing their production and rattling off 3 straight but if they go down 2-0 that is tough hole to climb out of!

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Caps are dangerous if Holtby plays this way.

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Yeah I don't know about this

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You shit all over my opinion. Backstrom I believe is third in assists over the last three seasons. My comment was valid even for a homer.

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You said he was the best. He is not. Case closed

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He's a top 5 center. At least top 7-10 center. He's also not the best center in the world. Sounds like we're all in agreeance here.

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Yeah, he is amazing, if he doesn't get the Vezina I will be shocked. The only goal he gave up was just an amazing play by Voracek and I don't think any goalies could have stopped that.

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I have no bias in this series but if the Caps keep putting up goals at this rate and Holtby keeps up this level of play the Flyers are cooked, maybe they win one at home but in all honesty I think they will take care of business and sweep Phillie.

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Meh. I think he makes that pass the best and said that and nothing more. It doesn't hurt he's putting it right on the tape of the human scoring machine.

I think he's a great passer. You obviously disagree. Happy to move on. I'm not trying to cause trouble.

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on point analysis.. not as good as the flyers fans on my fbook feed that are blaming mason. I just saw a Neurvith > Mason post. Smh.

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Where at exactly?

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Who the hell is calling this Kings/Sharks game?

"The only healthy scratch is Alec Martinez, who is hurt."

............what?

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I'll say I'm admittedly a bit biased but I think Ben Bishop deserves some Vezina love. Leads the league in GAA, 2nd in save percentage, obviously the wins are vastly different than Holtby, but Bishop has the shutout edge 6-3.

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I mean, that was about as bad as I've seen. No way that should be a goal.

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I honestly intended to only give Backstrom props. No one ever won a 4 game series in 2 and I expect a great fight back in Philly. I remember all the devastating losses to ever be anything but optimistic for my team.

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South Jersey, right across that bridge that will take you right into Philadelphia. We could leave the office and be in the city in 5-10 minutes depending on traffic.

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Actually, just read the explanation of the rules. I take this back. Really bizarre, but good goal.

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Uggggghhh

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Actually, nevermind. I don't know. That "goal" is so weird. The more I think about it, the more I have no idea if it was good or not...which means there's no way they should overturn it.

Right? I don't know. So weird.

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No wonder why you spelled it wrong :lol. I grew up in the burns of Philly and have never seen it spelled with an ie

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Look for my pink shoes

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Thank god those hairy legs are covered

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God that beard is so bad, Jumbo Joe.