(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Final 2 teams are the Philadelphia Flyers vs The Chicago Blackhawks! Whats is your prediction for the series? Im a Flyers fan so im going Flyers all the way!! I predict the series to end 4-2. What is your prediction?

:mad: Owned ^^^^^^^^^^. Hawks, in my oppinion, are the better team. The Eastern Conference kind of sucked this year. It was 8th vs 7th(not that it means anything, but im just saying).

Im going with BlackHawks

First bold: Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't you contradicting yourself here? You say Chicago is the bigger team, but then lay down the facts that the Flyers actually are.

Second bold: Sounds like advantage Flyers. As you said fatigue is a factor. I would tend to lean to a guy who has been playing on fresh wheels then one who hasn't.

Third bold: Coburn isn't a pair with Pronger, Carle is.

Simply pointed out things you said that make no sense to me.

Age has got the potential to hurt the Blackhawks here. They are 2-1 favorites, they are EXPECTED to win, pressure is a tough thing to overcome when you're young.

Are you kidding my dude? Seriously?

What did you point out? Nothing. Before this post here, you pointed out ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. So I'm going to go down the list of some of most ridiculous things you said now AFTER the fact, and just own you (again). Then after that, I'm pretty much going to ignore you, because you're a waste of time.


-You said Chicago was bigger. They aren't.
-Cobourn and Pronger are ALMOST the same size. What does Pronger have on Cobourn? 1 inch in height.
-You said Chicago was bigger, than gave the stats that shows they aren't (so you contradicted yourself).
-Pronger hasn't used muscle in the playoffs? Wow. You're kidding me right? He's a machine out there. You obviously have not watched a single Flyers game this postseson, so don't act like you have.
-You want me to compare more guys? Ok, I will. Let's compare top center to top center. Carter versus Toews. Carter is bigger in height and weight.
-Bolland isn't a winger, he's a center. Does he shift over though? I admit, I don't follow that close to the Blackhawks to know their system entirely. I do know though, he's an inch taller than Mike Richards, but Richards has 20 lbs on him.


-Boston couldn't crash the net because Flyers kept pushing them out. And you're right, Montreal doesn't have those players to do that which is why they got ousted so easily.
-You seemed to forget the Devils though, whose entire system is based on either getting the puck to Kovalchuk so he can shoot, and getting in front of the net for a rebound. Well, they prevent Kovy from shooting, and kept the Devils players from doing anything in front of Boucher (and just to be clear Leighton > Boucher). Guarantee if Leighton plays the 1st series, it's a sweep against NJ.
-One thing you forget about Boston is that Chara, you know that yellow teethed mammoth, does go to the net when he can...guess what? He couldn't and when he did, he got owned there.
-Speaking of the defenders, you mentioned the Flyers average...you ever notice how the Flyers pair one small defender with one big defender? It provides balance very few teams can do. Carle is like a young Timmonen. So while the Flyers have size, they also have very skilled technical players back there too. Pretty cool about Carle though, he dominates against the boards...and I'm not sure how he does it. He just does.
-Whoopty do about San Jose series, those guys are worthless in the postseason. They really are.
-You're right about linemates being productive and such, and why a Blackhawks set line will have more production than the Flyers, because the Flyers don't have set lines. There's kind of a loose foundation, but the 1-3 gets mixed up quite a bit, and their points are more spread out. So I'll give you a quick stat to show this.
Blackhawks in the postseason - 145 points
Flyers in the postseason - 145 points
I'll give to Blackhawks, they've played 1 less game. Though the Flyers having played 1 more game, have GIVEN UP 14 points less.
-Agreed by most analysts? Where? In Chicago? How can the team that has given up more in less games? I won't discount Chicago's defense, but the two pairing of Pronger/Carle and Cobourn/Timmonen has been regarded for a while as the best 1 and 2 pairings in the NHL for a while. And I follow many sports sites (CBS, NBC, ESPN, SN, SI...and many minor affiliates), and that's been the almost consistant praise of the Flyers is the depth of the blueline.

-Neimi playing at a higher calibur? In what way? Save %? Shutouts? GAA? There is no stat that Neimi has that says higher calibur than Leighton. The Flyers goaltending (Boucher than Leighton) has been the hottest in the postseason. As I said, Boucher has almost equal stats than Neimi right now, and Leighton has better.


Seriously man, I'm not discounting the Blackhawks at all. Nobody is. There's a reason why they're in the SCF. It's the same reason why the Flyers are there too. Because these teams right now are the most complete teams in the NHL, and both are playing at very high levels. This series is a lot closer than people think, and the people in Chicago are so funny, because they're already crowning the Hawks. It's very disrespectful, but hey...if you're right, you're right. If you're wrong though, and pray that you aren't, you're going to look like fools (though you already do, so )

Yehhhh flyers

Alright, got what you're saying for 1 and 3. I'm just wondering what you are basing his consistency on? He's only played one full year in the NHL. Anyway, basically what I am saying is if your basing solely on the year in total, I can't really see how you can say he is more consistent. Leighton played pretty darn good in the regular season before getting injured, as did Niemi. Sure Niemi's season was longer then that of Leightons, but just like I can't tell you he would have kept up his play, you can't tell me his play would have fallen off. Now if you're comparing just post seasons, Leighton has been consistent throughout, and judging by the fact that the Blackhawks are also playing for the cup I am guessing Niemi has been as well. Basically what I am saying is every time Leighton has stood between the pipes for the Flyers he has brought nothing but consistency. So I am wondering how you can say one is more consistent than the other, when neither has had a long history in the NHL.

I want the Blackhawks to lose obviously as they are playing my team. However, I want them to lose even more with the arrogance of their "fans". The same "fans" that weren't there in past years when they weren't a good team.