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I agree, that Boston has pushed Montreal to the limits, and Carey Price played unreal in this series. I don't like all the diving out there, but its not like Boston has gotten away with murder out there as well.

 

Kessel can be a huge threat if Boston was a run and gun team.

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Ducks were too cocky. They had that feeling of entitlement since the two stars came back, that it was a given to get past this series. I can't blame the penalties, because those have always been there. Maybe Burke's whining created that attitude within the team. Or Bertuzzi, not because of his cursed past, but because he did nothing this season. Most of all, I blame myself for not being there for them.

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Montreal didn't deserve to win that series. They played like shit for five games and still fell ass backwards into lucky bounces and gift calls. They're going to be eaten alive in the next round. They'll either draw Philadelphia or the Rags, both of whom are better overall teams than Montreal who didn't have their point total inflated by destroying a division rival all season.

 

That said, even though the Bruins laid an egg in game 7, they have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. They were the better team in the series, they just ran into a better goaltender. That happens. If Chiarelli addresses the offensive woes in the offseason and brings in another good puck-moving defenseman, they're going to be a very, very good team next year. It sucked watching them lose to the less deserving team like they did, but the future really looks bright. Krejci, Kessel, Lucic, Sobotka and Stuart all played like they belonged in the playoffs. Too bad a gutless team like Montreal had to get some lucky bounces and ultimately the series win.

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Montreal didn't deserve to win that series. They played like shit for five games and still fell ass backwards into lucky bounces and gift calls. They're going to be eaten alive in the next round. They'll either draw Philadelphia or the Rags, both of whom are better overall teams than Montreal who didn't have their point total inflated by destroying a division rival all season.

 

That said, even though the Bruins laid an egg in game 7, they have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. They were the better team in the series, they just ran into a better goaltender. That happens. If Chiarelli addresses the offensive woes in the offseason and brings in another good puck-moving defenseman, they're going to be a very, very good team next year. It sucked watching them lose to the less deserving team like they did, but the future really looks bright. Krejci, Kessel, Lucic, Sobotka and Stuart all played like they belonged in the playoffs. Too bad a gutless team like Montreal had to get some lucky bounces and ultimately the series win.

 

 

 

The Bruins, as you said, deserve a hell of a lot of praise. They took the East's best team to the limit, and out played them for five or six games.

 

 

Having said that, I welcome the Flyers (hopefully). Can Philly possibly revert the regular-season trend the way Boston did? I fucking hope not. I'm also not eager to beat the Rangers moreso than a Pens-Caps series, as cool as that would be.

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Having said that, I welcome the Flyers (hopefully). Can Philly possibly revert the regular-season trend the way Boston did? I fucking hope not.

 

I seriously doubt they would pose any challenge to Montreal. Their team defense is just horrible right now. They can be cycled on for days in their own zone.

 

Here is a sadly, amusing list that Bill Meltzer over on Eklund's site (yes, there is at least one very good writer over there) made up to show the Philly defensive pairings on every Washington goal. See if you can find the common trends.

Game 1

Modry and Smith out for Brashear's goal (ESG)

Modry and Smith out for Steckel's goal (ESG)

Modry and Smith out for Green's first goal (ESG)

Modry and Smith out for Green's second goal (PPG)

Modry and Kukkonen out for Ovechkin's goal (ESG)

 

Game 2 (2-0 shutout)

 

Game 3

Modry and Smith out for Fehr's goal (ESG)

Modry and Smith out for Green's goal (PPG)

Modry and Smith out for Laich's goal (ESG)

 

Game 4

Modry and Smith out for Bäckström's goal (PPG)

Modry and Smith out for Semin's goal (PPG)

Modry and Smith out for Eminger's goal (ESG)

 

Game 5

Modry and Smith out for Bäckström's goal (5-on-3 PPG)

Timonen and Coburn out for Fedorov's goal (ESG)

Hatcher and Jones out for Semin's goal (PPG)

 

Game 6 (Modry finally, mercifully benched thus accounting for the lack of his presence in this game)

Kukkonen and Smith out for Bäckström's goal (ESG)

Hatcher and Smith out for Semin's goal (ESG)

Timonen and Coburn out for Ovechkin's first goal (ESG)

Timonen and Coburn out for Ovechkin's second goal (PPG)

 

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They need to make Dion Phaneuf some sort of trophy to win, because he really does deserve recognition for his great play but he has the bad luck to be in Lidstrom's shadow.

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They need to make Dion Phaneuf some sort of trophy to win, because he really does deserve recognition for his great play but he has the bad luck to be in Lidstrom's shadow.

 

I Think Pierre McGuire just got a hard on and jizzed over that idea.

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