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I should be mad right now.
Like, really, really, throwing dangerous objects mad.
I'm not, and to be honest, I'm completely OK with that.
Of course it would have been nice to see the Flyers put up more of a fight today, but you had to know that Pittsburgh would come out stronger than they did on Thursday. I could go on and on about the questionable calls in Game 5, but to be fair, the officiating has been atrocious all season in the NHL. There's no sense in blaming the officials for today's 6-0 loss, especially since it isn't their fault the Flyers couldn't figure out how to beat the Pens' trap defense. Let's face it, the Penguins are the better team. They were built to win the Stanley Cup, and they'll get their justly deserved shot. The Flyers have been playing with the house money ever since the Washington series. I didn't think we'd beat the Caps in Game 7, let alone win four straight against Montreal, but we did.
You have to wonder where this team would be if they didn't go through that horrific ten-game losing streak this winter. Get at least five wins from that and we might have been the No. 1 seed. Anyway, no sense in playing the what-if game. We have the summer to regroup, make some roster tweaks (I think Derien Hatcher, Sami Kapanen, and Jason Smith played their final game for Philly today, and you can pretty much bank on Claude Giroux coming to town), and prepare for next season. We won't be sneaking up on anyone, but we have to be considered in the top four teams in the East, along with Pittsburgh, Montreal, and Washington.
As for me, I'm taking a scheduled break. It's been fun following the Flyers this season and I'm already looking ahead to 2008-9. A big thank you to the Flyers who gave us one of our most successful seasons ever, and for erasing the stench from last season's disaster. Good luck to the winner of the Detroit/Dallas series (I will not, repeat NOT, be cheering for Pittsburgh in some misguided state loyalty. You didn't see Leafs fans pulling for Ottawa last year, did you?) and good luck to Giroux and his Olympiques in the Memorial Cup.
Be back for the NHL Draft.
Like, really, really, throwing dangerous objects mad.
I'm not, and to be honest, I'm completely OK with that.
Of course it would have been nice to see the Flyers put up more of a fight today, but you had to know that Pittsburgh would come out stronger than they did on Thursday. I could go on and on about the questionable calls in Game 5, but to be fair, the officiating has been atrocious all season in the NHL. There's no sense in blaming the officials for today's 6-0 loss, especially since it isn't their fault the Flyers couldn't figure out how to beat the Pens' trap defense. Let's face it, the Penguins are the better team. They were built to win the Stanley Cup, and they'll get their justly deserved shot. The Flyers have been playing with the house money ever since the Washington series. I didn't think we'd beat the Caps in Game 7, let alone win four straight against Montreal, but we did.
You have to wonder where this team would be if they didn't go through that horrific ten-game losing streak this winter. Get at least five wins from that and we might have been the No. 1 seed. Anyway, no sense in playing the what-if game. We have the summer to regroup, make some roster tweaks (I think Derien Hatcher, Sami Kapanen, and Jason Smith played their final game for Philly today, and you can pretty much bank on Claude Giroux coming to town), and prepare for next season. We won't be sneaking up on anyone, but we have to be considered in the top four teams in the East, along with Pittsburgh, Montreal, and Washington.
As for me, I'm taking a scheduled break. It's been fun following the Flyers this season and I'm already looking ahead to 2008-9. A big thank you to the Flyers who gave us one of our most successful seasons ever, and for erasing the stench from last season's disaster. Good luck to the winner of the Detroit/Dallas series (I will not, repeat NOT, be cheering for Pittsburgh in some misguided state loyalty. You didn't see Leafs fans pulling for Ottawa last year, did you?) and good luck to Giroux and his Olympiques in the Memorial Cup.
Be back for the NHL Draft.
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