Flyers are now up 3 games to 1. Woo hoo!

[Rich-n-Texas]

GO STARS!!!

[Swish]

I'm not going to cry the blues...well, maybe a little bit...because they weren't supposed to make it to the Eastern Finals. Maybe the first round, but the third? No way. One thing I can say with confidence is that they will make some minor changes in the off-season, get Gagne and the others back on the ice, and with a team that is very young overall, have a very good chance at making a major run next year and for many years to come.

While I can lament that the loss of Gagne and their two best penalty killers and stoppers on defense was the main reason for the losses, it's not that simple. As Kexo pointed out (he obviously knows more about the game than many), it's the forward play that is killing the Flyers in this series. They're not controlling the puck, getting beat endlessly, and making poor passes and committing turnovers. They were very opportunistic against both Washington and Montreal, but not in this series.

I guess I can rest well knowing they're going to be back in the playoffs next year, and the years after that, and the year after that....

Swish - long suffering Philly sports fan

[Rich-n-Texas]

Y'all can do all the analyzing you want. All I know is the Stars put forth an unbelievable effort tonite in a victory against Detroit that included surviving a 6 on 3 in the final seconds of the game for a 3 to 1 victory. They wore their hearts on their sleeves!

Saturday night is going to be very interesting...

BELIEVE!!!