Not Done Yet...Flyers 4, Penguins 2

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I like being wrong sometimes.

Yeah, I'll admit, I thought the Flyers were finished, doomed to be swept by our cross-state 2nd cousins (twice removed) from Pittsburgh. I should've known they would come out with some fire last night. The Flyers flat out dominated the Pens for most of Game 4, winning 4-2 and never once looked like backing down. The Flyers played an offensive, physical style of hockey, much like they way they played against Washington and Montreal, which leads me to wonder what the heck they were waiting for. They didn't take any dumb penalties, they played a fairly solid defense (Braydon Coburn ended up sitting out last night), and they shot the puck like it was going out of style. Plus, they finally pushed Pittsburgh around, even getting ol' Sidney Crosby into a quasi-fight with Mike Richards at the end. Quick note to Crosby: When you get into a fight, drop your stick, son. You look ridiculous.

The Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period with goals from Daniel Briere, Jeff Carter, and Joffrey Lupul. It stayed that way until the third when Pens forward Jordan Staal (lot of credit to him for playing so soon after losing his grandfather) scored one really fluky, frustrating goal that somehow got past Biron. He then made it 3-2 when he was left WIDE FRIGGIN' OPEN in the slot and shot one shortside past Biron. Marty's been giving up a lot of shortside goals this playoffs. Something to work on this summer, I guess. Anyway, the game got a little heated, which is typical for these two teams, and stayed tense until Lupul put in the empty-net tally to ice it.

Now we got Game 5 in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Since the Flyers aren't the Rangers and can actually score, don't expect Sunday's game to be easy. The pressure is still on the Penguins to finish the series at home and set up the "NHL renaissance" Cup final against Detroit (not my words, ESPN said it). Rumor has it that Kimmo Timonen, who's been out with a blood clot in his leg, may return to the lineup. I like Kimmo, but if he's not 100%, I really don't think he should return. He would certainly be welcomed back on the powerplay unit, but there's no sense in rushing him back if it means additional injury. But, if he's good to go, suit him up.

Let's keep this going, boys!