(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?

Flyers in 6. Leighton will post at least 1 shutout. The defense will come up big, and Mike Richards will continue his mix of gutsy and skilled play to lead his team to victory.

Conn Smythe Trophy goes to Chris Pronger

I call a Chicago Sweep!

Chicago swept San Jose, and they have way less experience then most teams,
I would have to say Chicago takes it in 7.

Not really.
-No they're not.
-If they are, it's not by much, and Flyers have dealt with faster.
-Not this postseason.
-Ha. Good one.

I've gotta disagree with much of what you said.

-I can't really comment on the Chicago is bigger comment other then to say if they are it isn't by much. They can't be that much bigger than the Flyers for it to be much of a factor.
-This I completely agree with you.
-I don't know how you can say any goalie is playing better then Michael Leighton right now. Niemi is a good goalie and is also playing well in the playoffs, but better then Leighton has been. To say Niemi is better than Leighton the way he has been playing is completely asinine. It's a tough call, neither team would get an advantage here.
-I haven't watched many Blackhawk games, but I have a hard time believing that it is possible that the Blackhawks defense is better then the Flyers. Pronger,Timonen, Coburn, and Carle all have been great in the playoffs so far, and everyone on the team has been willing to get down on the ice and block the shot. I'd have to give the advantage to the Flyers from what I seen from them these playoffs alone.

Simply put the only real factor in this game will the be the speed of the Blackhawks. If they utilize their speed then they will win. If the games become tough and physical type of games then the Flyers will take it.

Well, you didn't provide much (actually none) to your statements, so I thought this would be justified.

Bigger?

Ok, let's look at bigger. Who is bigger than Pronger or Cobourn? No one is as tall as Pronger, but Byfugllen (or whatever) has about 20 lbs on him, but Pronger is smaller than Chara and handles him because Pronger is pretty much all muscle. After that, nobody comes close to Pronger on the Hawks. Cobourn? Byfugllen or whatever again, but after that? Nobody. Mike Richards is the same weight as Toews, Toews has an inch on him. Wanna compare small wingers? JVR, Giroux, Briere....take your pick, bigger than Kane (and with the speed department, all could keep up with Kane...JVR isn't as agile though)

So speed and size? You would really have to look at each player objectively and compare...but the two biggest players on the Flyers have the height on the biggest person on the Blackhawks, he just has the weight. I'll take the two guys who do more for their team's offense, and they're defenseman...over a 3/4 line winger. Any day.


Better goaltender?

This is Neimi's first year as a starter. This is Leighton's first year with a good team. They have similar statistics with their teams (Leighton's YEAR averages are higher due to being with the crappy Hurricanes and their defense...which really is no defense at). This postseason though, Leighton has the best averages. In fact, combine Leighton with, who is better than, Boucher and you STILL have the best goaltending in the playoffs. Leighton has 3 shutouts, and part of a combined shutout....in 7.5 games.

Speaking of goaltending....

Before the Flyers got to them, Halak and Rask were the best goalies in the playoffs (well, Boucher was statistically the best in the 1st round...but it's Boucher, lets not kid ourselves here). Flyers beat the best goalies against teams with really good defenses. Now afterwards? After being lit up by the Flyers, Rask is #4ish, Halak still has better numbers than Neimi, and he faced the Penguins and Capitals.



So you want to look at speed? I would think Kane is probably the fastest player on the ice in the finals (though he didn't look at that quick during the Olympics...) Anyways...Carter, Briere, Ricahrds, JVR, Giroux....all of them could keep up with Kane. And Cobourn? One of the fastest defensemen in the NHL. And Pronger? He SEEMS slow, but he's actually rather quick....he just conserves and conserves energy during the game and bursts when he needs to. That's why he played close to 30 minutes a game in the regular season, and averaged 30 minutes a game during the postseason. He locks down on the opposing team's best player, and pretty much eliminates them from the game. Example? ---> Kovalchuk, one of the best players in the game, essentially removed from the Flyers-Devils series. Cammalari who has the most goals in the postseason?----> got ONE goal in the first 3 games during the ECF.

Speed? Flyers got it. So do the Blackhawks. Again, I said Blackhawks might have a slight edge, and with Kane, I honestly believe that's the edge. Then again, "speed" has been beaten 3 series in a row now in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Better defense? Sorry, the record of the Flyers in the playoffs and the defensemen they have speak for themselves. If you can't see that, well, I feel sorry for you losing your eyesight.


Next time you call someone a fanboy, why don't you bring up the facts first before you get shut down.

LETS GO FLYERS