Ann 22008 NHL Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals: Penguins vs. Flyers Game 5 REVIEW
May 19th 2008 20:39
Penguins humiliate Flyers with a 6-0 victory.
Man, if this isn't hockey's equivalent of a knock-out punch, I don't know what is. The Flyers were outplayed, outhustled, and completely manhandled by a Penguins team determined to teach them a lesson. I don't know which part of the score is worse – the six goals allowed by Martin Biron or the fact that the Flyers couldn't put one past Fleury despite their repeated attempts.
The Penguins came out with all cylinders firing for this game. The win was a collective effort instead of being the usual one-man show. Malkin had one goal. Crosby had two assists and also helped out on defense with some great backchecking. Hossa had one goal and three assists, a great performance for someone who's been described as a playoffs choker. Ryan Malone had two goals - both on the powerplay – and one assist. Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis both had one goal. And Staal's linemate, Maxime Talbot had two assists. The Pens also played well defensively, the forwards often came back to help out in the D zone. Fleury was impeccable, stopping every shot including an amazing save late in the game to protect his shutout.
The poor Flyers didn't know where to start in containing the Penguins. Timonen's return didn't bring much to the team's performance overall. Their powerplay, a lethal weapon in previous rounds, was blanked by the Pens' PK. Mike Richards was, once again, their best player but he couldn't do it all by himself no matter how hard he tried.
Although the Flyers didn't live up to the performance they offered against Montreal, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the '08-'09 season (though they'll have some difficult choices to make in the offseason since they're pretty close to their salary cap). With so many promising talent in the Eastern teams, I have the feeling that next season's standings will be a lot tighter. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
Until then, the red hot Penguins are going to the Stanley Cup finals while the Stars are two games away from causing one of the biggest upsets in hockey history.
Man, if this isn't hockey's equivalent of a knock-out punch, I don't know what is. The Flyers were outplayed, outhustled, and completely manhandled by a Penguins team determined to teach them a lesson. I don't know which part of the score is worse – the six goals allowed by Martin Biron or the fact that the Flyers couldn't put one past Fleury despite their repeated attempts.
The Penguins came out with all cylinders firing for this game. The win was a collective effort instead of being the usual one-man show. Malkin had one goal. Crosby had two assists and also helped out on defense with some great backchecking. Hossa had one goal and three assists, a great performance for someone who's been described as a playoffs choker. Ryan Malone had two goals - both on the powerplay – and one assist. Jordan Staal and Pascal Dupuis both had one goal. And Staal's linemate, Maxime Talbot had two assists. The Pens also played well defensively, the forwards often came back to help out in the D zone. Fleury was impeccable, stopping every shot including an amazing save late in the game to protect his shutout.
The poor Flyers didn't know where to start in containing the Penguins. Timonen's return didn't bring much to the team's performance overall. Their powerplay, a lethal weapon in previous rounds, was blanked by the Pens' PK. Mike Richards was, once again, their best player but he couldn't do it all by himself no matter how hard he tried.
Although the Flyers didn't live up to the performance they offered against Montreal, they will be a force to be reckoned with in the '08-'09 season (though they'll have some difficult choices to make in the offseason since they're pretty close to their salary cap). With so many promising talent in the Eastern teams, I have the feeling that next season's standings will be a lot tighter. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
Until then, the red hot Penguins are going to the Stanley Cup finals while the Stars are two games away from causing one of the biggest upsets in hockey history.
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