Montreal (1) Vs. Philadelphia (6)

[Guest flyeredup]

Rangers over San Jose/Detroit winner

If you keep talking about booing Briere I am not going to engage in a flame war on this thread.. do as ya wish1st Amendment.. GO FLYERS

[Guest hatethoseleafs]

I am Canadian and why must a Canadian team win the cup?

I would never root the Maple leafs if they were the last team standing

Now Habs I would as I like the team and the people..

Teams that deserve a cup, yep Chicago, St,Louis, Montreal,Calgary, Philly, Boston, Washington

teams that don't: Dallas, Detroit- even though i like them when they beat the Av's lol

teams that are due OTTAWA 1000 TIMES OVER

team that will win Rangers over San Jose/Detroit winner

Where did i say we would win the cup in that post What i said was that our series better take priority over the Pens series here in Canada. Our games are covered by the CBC which is a National Canadian broadcaster who should be covering Canadian teams over and above any American series.

[Guest eukinfindme]

couldn't be happier with the outcome in the flyer/caps series. Huet cannot come back to haunt us, mind you he has never won a big game so I think that would have been a far stretch - and the Rangers and Pens can battle each other to the death. Conference champs are coming from the Habs/Flyers series.

I remember all those amazing playoffs championships back in the 80's when it was the Adams div. vs. the Patrcik div. with Hextall and Roy. loved them and sooooo excited to see it again renewed. It is going to be a monster of a series, but I have the edge going to the home ice advantage Habs in 6 - for their superior offense, defense and goaltending.

Welcome Phillie fans - enjoy your stay.

[Guest eukinfindme]

Rangers over San Jose/Detroit winner

If you keep talking about booing Briere I am not going to engage in a flame war on this thread.. do as ya wish1st Amendment.. GO FLYERS

Oh he will be booed - there is no doubt about that. really though, we should be cheering b/c the contract he sgned is way over valued and we could have been stuck with him. Granted... he is having a good playoff so far.

[Guest flyeredup]

Where did i say we would win the cup in that post What i said was that our series better take priority over the Pens series here in Canada. Our games are covered by the CBC which is a National Canadian broadcaster who should be covering Canadian teams over and above any American series.

Oops My Bad.. O.o Oversite

couldn't be happier with the outcome in the flyer/caps series. Huet cannot come back to haunt us, mind you he has never won a big game so I think that would have been a far stretch - and the Rangers and Pens can battle each other to the death. Conference champs are coming from the Habs/Flyers series. I remember all those amazing playoffs championships back in the 80's when it was the Adams div. vs. the Patrcik div. with Hextall and Roy. loved them and sooooo excited to see it again renewed. It is going to be a monster of a series, but I have the edge going to the home ice advantage Habs in 6 - for their superior offense, defense and goaltending. Welcome Phillie fans - enjoy your stay.

ThanK You! and you are favored in 6 in my head but let's see! look at the Bruins and Caps wow Is there a safe place to watch the game with my Flyers regalia? I will avoid Champs, Bourbon, and maybe the Cage

[Guest detritus]

After watching both series.. i am proud to say we can take this (we can take any series though). If we play like we did in the 7th game, Great shooting/shot blocking/sticks in passing lanes/hard hitting/ great goaltending .. i dont think anyone can stop us.

Watching Phili though, there are many things to be worried about. Richards is a helluva pivot, great on faceoffs, physical and great at both ends of the ice. Briere has been fantastic this series but i think he will slow down once he gets some heavy checking from the responsible Habs defense (Caps appeared to leave holes everywhere on their defense).

The key to the series imho,

1. Hammer and run around the Philli D. They are smaller and slower than the Boston D, i think we can a) chip and chase rather than dump and hit hit hit, hatcher and smith were looking dog tired against the quick Caps.. if we can get them half a step behind we can take this series.

2. Absolutely drape ourselves over Briere. The caps started to, and they forced him to the outside. On the outside, he doesn't seem to be that effective and Price can grab those roof rockets he lets out from the periphery.

3. Play like Boston did against us on the Pk. The flyers PP was scary good against the caps, fast puck movement bodies in front the whole package. We have to collapse quickly, play aggressive and stop the cross ice pass and stop that annoying off the backboards pass (our boards are extremely active, and philly loves that play).

4. We need to get our PP going so that some of the goons are kept on a short leash (as we saw tonight when downie had 3 or so shifts and then was benched). We can't afford to have Downie or Riley or Jones take liberties with any of our skilled players like they have done to so many others (Mcammond/Bergeron/Kesler etc.).

Summary: play the same style and level as the game 7 boston game and we will be hard to handle.

[Guest hungryforhockey]

I remember when he was on the Pens and he scored two hat tricks against the Flyers I believe.

I think he has the most points for a player against the Flyers, hence the booing.

[Guest eukinfindme]

Oops My Bad.. O.o OversiteThanK You! and you are favored in 6 in my head but let's see! look at the Bruins and Caps wow Is there a safe place to watch the game with my Flyers regalia? I will avoid Champs, Bourbon, and maybe the Cage

Montreal is a pretty safe place, I always see Flyers fans around sporting their shirts. Now waving my Habs flag in my car here in Toronto!!!! now that is another story for being honked at ridiculed at every light I come to. I better tint my windows.

[Guest flyeredup]

After watching both series.. i am proud to say we can take this (we can take any series though). If we play like we did in the 7th game, Great shooting/shot blocking/sticks in passing lanes/hard hitting/ great goaltending .. i dont think anyone can stop us. (We have size however)

Watching Phili though, there are many things to be worried about. Richards is a helluva pivot, great on faceoffs, physical and great at both ends of the ice. Briere has been fantastic this series but i think he will slow down once he gets some heavy checking from the responsible Habs defense (Caps appeared to leave holes everywhere on their defense). -Agreed-

The key to the series imho,

1. Hammer and run around the Philli D. They are smaller and slower than the Boston D, i think we can a) chip and chase rather than dump and hit hit hit, hatcher and smith were looking dog tired against the quick Caps.. if we can get them half a step behind we can take this series. -Some interesting points as the team is tired look at how the 2nd and third periods went,. I want the overtime so they could rest and it worked:)

2. Absolutely drape ourselves over Briere. The caps started to, and they forced him to the outside. On the outside, he doesn't seem to be that effective and Price can grab those roof rockets he lets out from the periphery.

-Briere is a gamer.. I concurr with your synopsis here.

3. Play like Boston did against us on the Pk. The flyers PP was scary good against the caps, fast puck movement bodies in front the whole package. We have to collapse quickly, play aggressive and stop the cross ice pass and stop that annoying off the backboards pass (our boards are extremely active, and philly loves that play).

-If we do not tire out by game three which I see

4. We need to get our PP going so that some of the goons are kept on a short leash (as we saw tonight when downie had 3 or so shifts and then was benched). We can't afford to have Downie or Riley or Jones take liberties with any of our skilled players like they have done to so many others (Mcammond/Bergeron/Kesler etc.).

- Yes and Yes but we also have 7 x20 goal scorers, should be fun..

Summary: play the same style and level as the game 7 boston game and we will be hard to handle.

[Guest HabsFanStuckInToronto!]

The simple question is: Who would you rather have as your netminder?

Carey Price or Martin Biron

For me, the answer is easy.

[Guest flyeredup]

Price is the second coming of Dryden and once he is a bit older he will be awesome,, as he is mature,

Biron and Huet were spectacular tonite in game seven when it counted..I trust my goalie

[Guest carey31price]

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[Guest flyeredup]

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we love this kid,... I think that is a no brainer..

[Guest fansince1975]

Looking forward to watching Montreal beat the Flyers. #1 versus #6. Richards is a very good player with his ability to keep Ovechkin from getting a lot more points. However, Montreal has two top offensive lines while the Caps had one line, a PP that is due, a better goalie then Biron, and home ice advantage.

Both teams went to 7 games. So no advantage / disadvantage to either team. Montreal is close to 100% healthy. Advantage Montreal. The Flyers have at least two injuries of which one will likely keep Gagne out until training camp. Montreal can play as physical as the Flyers. This was shown in the regular season and the Bruins series where Montreal had lots of hits on the Bruins. Montreal has Carey Price whereas Biron is a good goalie but not star quality. Montreal is far faster team then the Flyers. And the Flyers defence is not anywhere as scary as Chara.

Montreal in 5 games. The game 6 and 7 had several good things happen for the Habs with the return of Koivu and scoring. Just need Markov to play better offensively and the PP to get more goals. Or have Carey Price get 4 shutouts out of 5 games to win the series.

Montreal could win a few of the games by large margins as the Flyers defence cannot handle two offensive lines and top notch PP.

[Guest LarryRobinson]

Wow Im looking forward to this series. I think we match up will with the Flyers, Biron is adequate, Timmonen is a good puck moving d-man, and they have some skill up front....that said, I freaking hate the flyers, this current team is not that bad in terms of their personal but god they have historically just rubbed me the wrong way.

This is going to be another physical series. I cant wait for the Bell Centre's treatment of Briere. If we play our game Habs in 6, but make no mistake Flyers can NOT be overlooked they have the ability to win this series.

[Guest SchlueterMan]

Then there was one!!

Canada's Team!

I feel more confident about us beating Philly then I was about Boston.

[Guest SchlueterMan]

Then there was one!!

Canada's Team!

I feel more confident about us beating Philly then I was about Boston.

[Guest JL]

The Flyers are a slow team on defense with slightly above average goaltending. With Knubble and Gagné out, they have one decent offensive line and a bunch of grinders. The Canadiens will be skating circles around them and if our PP regains its effectiveness, this series will be over in five games... But my official prediction is Montreal in 6!

GO HABS GO!!!

[Guest vegasrick]

Carey Price, this season (= career) vs. Flyers:

• 3 games: 3W-0L, 1 shutout
• 1.33 GAA
• .961 save %

Marty Biron, only played the first game for Philly, a 5-2 Hab win (41 shots at Biron that game, which Huet won for Habs)

....regular season stats have NOTHING to do with what will happen in the playoff series. We just saw proof of that big time.

It should be a very exciting series, that's for sure. But one thing about this team is that they're impossible to predict. They've been very inconsistent, and have looked like one of the best teams in the league at times and one of the worst at others. The Caps series is a great example of just how inconsistent they really are. I don't think there will be a sweep, though.

....funny, I thought you were talking about the Habs until you mentioned the Caps series.

Very strange that the Habs play the Flyers on Thursday and the Pens play the Rangers on Friday considering that both the Habs and the Flyers went to game seven on both sides.

....and considering the Habs are the #1 seed. They should have been given the longer rest priority, just like the home ice priority.

The Flyers are a slow team on defense with slightly above average goaltending. With Knubble and Gagné out, they have one decent offensive line and a bunch of grinders. The Canadiens will be skating circles around them and if our PP regains its effectiveness, this series will be over in five games... But my official prediction is Montreal in 6!

GO HABS GO!!!

.....so, that would make your official prediction for the next riot to happen the night of May 4th, then?

[Guest feistyboy27]

The simple question is: Who would you rather have as your netminder?

Carey Price or Martin Biron

For me, the answer is easy.

I agree. The fact Biron played so great in the Caps series is all the more reason to think he wont here too. He simply is not a good enough goaltender to keep up that level for too long.

[Guest Stoof]

this current team is not that bad in terms of their personal but god they have historically just rubbed me the wrong way.

yea wasnt it their current owner or GM who slashed that russian in the super series and broke his foot???? all down the line he has hired goons, though these years the team is much cleaner. They have a lot of offensive talent so the habs have to play some sound D. GOOO HABS!! WOOHOO...

btw im in calgary right now and im glad i dont have to put up with all the lame calgary fans who thought their team was better than they are. I called it tonight that San JOse would come out like we did in game 7 and stomp calgary. whcih they did. So happy for Roenick too.... before the game he was saying his last game 7 was a disaster and he wanted to forget it FAST.. put up 4 points tonight. WOW>

GO HABS

[Guest Dintrox12]

From canadiens website:

"The Canadiens and Flyers are locking horns in the playoffs for the fifth time in their heated rivalry and for the first time in almost 20 years. Not since the spring of 1989 have Montreal and Philadelphia squared off during the postseason; in their last meeting, Guy Carbonneau and Bob Gainey teamed up to sink the Flyers in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Habs and Flyers also went toe-to-toe in the playoffs in 1973, 1976 and 1987, with Montreal coming out on top in each of their first two encounters, including a Cup Final triumph over Philly in 1976. That year, Scotty Bowman’s squad ended the Broad Street Bullies two-year reign as Stanley Cup champs as the Habs claimed their first of four straight championships.

The Canadiens are coming off a four-game regular-season sweep of Phildephia which saw the Habs outscore the Flyers 15-6 along the way."

Manny Almela is a writer for canadiens.com

Go Habs Go!!!!

[Guest Hattrick]

Montreal in 6.... (I hope 5... )

I am just happy they are not facing the Rangers yet.... Avery is a turd, especially after what he did to Marty.

Not sure who I would rather face after philly though... Pittsburgh or Rangers... hmmmmm Rangers I would say. But lets focus on the Flyers right now.

Washington took them to 7 and they will get less rest, Montreals on a role, and Price is looking just as good as he did last year in Hamilton, I have high hopes this year.

I really feel bad for Calgary though, I dispise the Sharks.

[Guest Innis_Mor]

I will mute the TV if I hear booes.. I am sick of it..~

Briere plays about 22 min. a game; get ready for 22 min./game of muting!!

And if Komisarek ever gets him lined up, well, say a "prayer for Briere" (yah, I know, kinda rhymes) -- because you'll finally hear some cheering -- and the mute button won't matter, as you'll hear it 'live' all the way to Philly!!

I agree. The fact Biron played so great in the Caps series is all the more reason to think he wont here too. He simply is not a good enough goaltender to keep up that level for too long.

Price this season against Flyers: 3-0, 1 shutout, 1.33 GAA, .961 Save %.

Biron only played one game against the Habs, at the beginning of the season. He gave up 5 goals.Biron will be feeling the pressure.

[Guest Innis_Mor]

....regular season stats have NOTHING to do with what will happen in the playoff series.

"NOTHING" (especially in caps) is rather strong a word, I would think. Habs still won, etc. All the Habs players playing their first NHL play-off series have now "been there, done that".

Habs in 6, as Price marches towards his Conne Smythe (IMHO).