If you think Pronger just pinches, than you're out of your mind. I don't even have to go into this one to know that your argument is....Invalid.


Argument invalid - Bolland, Versteed, and Sharp were mostly played against the 2nd pairing of Cobourn and Timmonen. While he did see Bolland and Versteeg, they were put against the 2nd pairing more, and Carle was responsible for Sharp more than Pronger was.

Argument Invalid - Sorry about the "crosschecks" against Byfuglien, who could have been called for roughing or charging most of the time as well as crosschecking. It's called physical positioning in front of the net, and Byfuglien was just as guilty as Pronger. It takes two to tango my friend...

Kovalchuck still had 40+ goals this year. Regardless of who he played with, 10 goals in 20 games...that averages to about 40 goals a season. That's a pretty typical average for a goal scorer of Kovalchuck...sorry, your argument (a weak one at best) is...Invalid.

Pronger was tied in PIM with someone from Detroit, who played a lot less games. Bolland had 30 in fewer games than Pronger. What's your point? It's Invalid. Like it really mattered Pronger was in the box, because the PK of the Flyers is just so damn good. What were the Blackhawks for PP on the Flyers in 6 games? 3 for 20? Very weak. Oh...and Invalid.


Actually, there are no rules anymore about standing in the crease. Want proof? Go check out some of the goals by Byfuglien, or last year Crosby doing is best baseball slide impression....which btw, did interfere with Biron...but hey, the poster childs get favortism, so whatcha gonna do....the point is, you can stand and score in the crease. However the goalie can push you out and you can't push back. Also, you can't hit the goalie, but there is no rule saying you can't score from there anymore. And sorry, but Briere, who had 12 goals in the playoffs, doesn't score from the crease. Giroux doesn't score from the crease. Hartnell does, but as the power forward of the group, that's his job. He had a spectacular playoff run after game 4 of the 2nd round. Your argument? Invalid.

And yes, they were the best line. Again, the Blackhawks had more than just 1 line though that could, and did score....like the Flyers though, the top line was shutdown, and the Blackhawks top line was healthy, while the Flyers top line was not...making it a bit easier for guess who? Keith. Your argument....Invalid.



This is why I rarely talk sports on a gaming site. Because the people here, know jack about them.

You can put your hands on a player and push, and that's still being physical. Sorry, but it happens all the time in hockey. Unless it's a blatant shove to the back with the shaft of the stick, you're not going to get the call in the NHL. Your argument...not matter how much you ref, is Invalid. Refs in the NHL are a BIT smarter than you about it.

He won the goal scoring title with 41 goals in 81 games. He scored 41 goals in 76 games this season. Sorry, your argument - Invalid.

You can move through the crease and knock pucks in, especially rebounds. You can stand in the crease and knock deflections. So long as you're not touching the goalie, it's not interference. And NHL Refs will differentiate an interference penalty, and when you're knocked into the goalie, which Hartnell frequently was knocked into him...AFTER the goal crossed the line. Sorry, your argument again... Invalid.

And speaking of which, Hartnell stands just on the outside as well, and like Byfuglien, if he has to, position himself inside the crease to knock a loose puck in. In fact, any player in that position will do that. So long as you don't interfere before that goal crosses, you're good. And being knocked into the goalie by another player, though they have to be on the goalie's team, will not constitute as interference. Sort of like that BS call against...I forget, some blackhawk player was ridden into Leighton by I think Timmonen. That was a bad call.


And not really with Crosby's case. In that case, Crosby was sliding through the crease before he touched the puck, and had touched the goalie first. By textbook definition, since no Flyer touched him on the way in to make him slide (it was actually a collision with a Penguin), it should have been goalie interference.

I didn't say in the playoffs, dummy. I said in the SCF. And Briere, had the most points in the playoffs. That's all I said.

Carter was coming off two broken feet...not one, but two, and wasn't completely healed. He was the better option though than the next player on the list...either Daniel Carcillo or Andreas Nodl. Carter with two broken feet is better than both those guys. Not an excuse, but it is the reason why he didn't play well. Try having Kane or Toews play after coming back from two broken feet, that weren't completely healed...see how well they do.

And Richards, look who he was put on the line with. I prayed Laviolette would change that, but there wasn't any other real options since the Briere/Hartnell/Giroux line was playing so great (and the best in the SCF).

I'm a fanboy...yeh, ok. Use some more lame internet fad names, see if I care (I don't). You're the worst type of fan. Someone who refs some other league that no one cares about, and thinks they know everything.

Oh, and before I was a Flyers fan...I was a Blackhawks fan. So eat it. I follow a tradition in my family that was passed on since my great-grandfather. You root for the hometeam. So you want to call out the rest of the fanbase, go ahead....though most of them are smarter than you. I can at least say that with an unbiased opinion because I've been part of several, and yes...Flyers fans are one of the most intelligent fanbases I've encountered.

The guy is a complete idiot.

Whatever helps you sleep at night sweetheart. I responded to you in kind, but if that's what you wanna say, then you're entitled to do so.

Sleep well baby.