"Even"

Well, I was going to recap each game by game. I have been real busy and never got around to it. I really need to get a laptop so I can blog while watching the game or a movie like Drew used to do. I plan to swing back into that starting with game 5. What can I say what a difference a week makes? The Flyers are right back in it. Sure, the HAVE to win in Buffalo at one point, but I think the Sabres are the team doubting themselves now. I think who ever wins game 5 wins the series. We should see game time is 2pm Sunday. MOre to come...

"He's a Magnet!"

GAME 1 RECAP
ROUND 1
Flyers 2 Sabres 3 2ot
The gloomy weather in South Jersey yesterday pretty much summed up the fans and medias expectations of the Flyers actually making it out of the first round of the playoffs this year. However if the Flyers are going to be a one and done team, they should proved yesterday that it would be an enteraining round.

The first game had what 3 playoff games usually have in it. Bad calls, great saves, double OT, Umberger getting knocked back to the AHL, and lots of hard hits.

First lets give credit where credit is do. Robert Esche might have played one of the best goalie performancs I have ever seen a Flyer do. He kept them from being blown out. Some of his saves were amazing, and it is shame that his teammates did not win the game for him. I put away any doubts about who should be starting last night.

Early in the game Peter Forsberg coughed up the puck which resulted in Buffalo going up 1-0. Earlier his line missed an open net. If they had raised the puck it would have been an early lead for the Flyers and taken the fans out of the game.

R J Umberger was the unfortunate vicitm of a legal but hard hit in OT. However, the postgame people say he is going to be alright. Despite the fact he didn't seem to know where he was for part of the game.

One of the biggest stories was the disgraceful officaiting. It had to be one of the refed games I ever saw.

The Good:
At least the Flyers killed off the man advantage well. Even the BS OT powerplays for Buffalo.

Point the Ponder:
When the Flyers were killing off the man advantage. Petr Nedved was offside. Not be an inch but he was clearly hanging out near the Buffalo goal. What in the hell was he doing? The puck was at the Flyers defensive ciricle when they were about to launch it down the ice only to be offside since Petr was way down on the other side of the ice for no reason.