Boston over Philly in the Series

Wiggums5 · 04-30-11, 11:24 AM

Bruins have about a 10% chance of winning this series. Good luck.

VegasInsider · 04-30-11, 11:25 AM

Reasoning?

Or just throwing numbers out of your ass?

Wiggums5 · 04-30-11, 11:38 AM

Thomas needs to stand on his head every game for Boston to win this series. Flyers have too much depth for Boston. Yeah they play physical hockey but you are forgetting the speed they have with Leino, Giroux, Van Riemsdyk....not too mention Carter is banged up. If Boucher plays well and Pronger is back to his normal self, Flyers win in 6. Thomas was the reason the Bruins won 3 of 4 in the regular season only letting in 2 goals in 3 games total if you exclude the 7-5 game that both goalies played like shit. As well as the fact that in the last meeting Pronger was not playing...and the 3 other meetings were back in January and December so they are pretty much irrelevant.

Louisvillekid1 · 04-30-11, 11:45 AM

flyers gonna turn it up now, they going to the cup

D3 Mighty Ducks · 04-30-11, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by Wiggums5

Thomas needs to stand on his head every game for Boston to win this series. Flyers have too much depth for Boston. Yeah they play physical hockey but you are forgetting the speed they have with Leino, Giroux, Van Riemsdyk....not too mention Carter is banged up. If Boucher plays well and Pronger is back to his normal self, Flyers win in 6. Thomas was the reason the Bruins won 3 of 4 in the regular season only letting in 2 goals in 3 games total if you exclude the 7-5 game that both goalies played like shit. As well as the fact that in the last meeting Pronger was not playing...and the 3 other meetings were back in January and December so they are pretty much irrelevant.

Pretty square post if you ask me. Really like the Bruins to knock of the Flyers. Only thing that is stopping me from unloading on this is how bad the Bruins powerplay was that last round. There will most likely be a ton of powerplay opportunities for both teams due to the physical play from both sides. If the Bruins powerplay continues to lack then they won't be able to squeak by a tough Flyers team. With that being said, I wasn't pleased with what I saw from the Flyers. Sabres played them tough and had a chance at home to knock them out at home but blew a third period lead and eventually lost in OT. So you could very well say that the Flyers are sort of lucky to even be in the second round.

Anyways, good luck with your Bruins series bet.

Wiggums5 · 04-30-11, 12:02 PM

The only reason the Flyers had to go to 7 was one man, Ryan Miller. Two 1-0 shutouts...without those 2 great performances by Miller...Flyers would've advanced in 5.

Inkwell77 · 04-30-11, 12:02 PM

Player for player the flyers are the better team. The bruins were just as "lucky" to get past montreal

VegasInsider · 04-30-11, 12:10 PM

Originally posted by Inkwell77

Player for player the flyers are the better team. The bruins were just as "lucky" to get past montreal

How were the Bruins lucky to get past Montreal? They went up to Montreal and outplayed them for 2 games, finished the job in OT and then protected home ice. All this with horrible special teams AND Montreal taking advantage on the PP

Boston outplayed them 5 on 5 for most of the series and when it counted....overtime.

FuzzyDunlop · 04-30-11, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by D3 Mighty Ducks

Pretty square post if you ask me. Really like the Bruins to knock of the Flyers. Only thing that is stopping me from unloading on this is how bad the Bruins powerplay was that last round. There will most likely be a ton of powerplay opportunities for both teams due to the physical play from both sides. If the Bruins powerplay continues to lack then they won't be able to squeak by a tough Flyers team. With that being said, I wasn't pleased with what I saw from the Flyers. Sabres played them tough and had a chance at home to knock them out at home but blew a third period lead and eventually lost in OT. So you could very well say that the Flyers are sort of lucky to even be in the second round.

Anyways, good luck with your Bruins series bet.

Good post

supr_villn · 04-30-11, 12:29 PM

BOS ..

.. revenge or not -> they're the ~~better team~~ play !

SprayBoy · 04-30-11, 12:49 PM

I think Philly is actually the play here. Boston is indeed a deep team with a talented goaltender, but even with Thomas' numbers this year, I think Miller is a better goaltender. Wiggums makes a good point in that Philly would have won in 5 were it not for the heroics of Miller...and I don't think Thomas is quite up to that (altho I love the guy). Philly also gets Pronger back who is absolutely crucial, word too is that Carter will be back later in the series. I just think Philly is slightly more talented offensively and defensively and despite an edge to the bruins in net, as we saw in the last series Philly can handle those situations. Tight series I imagine however, but if JVR, Briere and Giroux play anything like they did round 1, Philly will just be too much for Boston.

SprayBoy · 04-30-11, 12:52 PM

Also Vegas, I do like your insight, and I like your call on Lucic, but Pronger was anything but looking "not so great" those last 2 games. In game 6 he played all of 4 minutes, so sure he wasn't effective there. But game 7 he looked really fresh, the commentators mentioned it a few times and analysis from tsn and nhl.com said he looked really good. I think whatever was ailing him (if it truly was just a virus) is gonezo. He looks like the old Pronger. Also, just on another note, Philly now has a solidified starter in net in Boucher. I think odds are stacking in Philly's favour. But BOL to you, gonna be an awesome series!!!

VegasInsider · 04-30-11, 12:56 PM

Thanks Spray. My biggest problem with the Philly goaltending situation is what happens if Boucher doesn't deliver early on? I'm not sure how long his leash is and Philly has already proven they're not afraid to make a change. Two teams have played with the goaltender in the first round...and both advanced somehow LOL

Jnas · 04-30-11, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by Inkwell77

Player for player the flyers are the better team. The bruins were just as "lucky" to get past montreal

Bruins were not lucky at all against Montreal. The Bruins won that series in spite of the referees. Did you watch the games ? Only the Candiens get a power play with 2 minutes to go in a game 7.

SprayBoy · 04-30-11, 01:14 PM

You're bang on right with that Vegas, the leash definitely isn't long, and everyone knows Laviolette is not one to shy away from playing any goaltender anytime. But at least it LOOKS like Philly has a goalie right now, I mean it's much more solidified than say Bobrovsky was starting in game 1 against Miller. I actually imagine they'll stick with Boucher for the remainder of the playoffs even if he gets pulled if not for the mere reason that Philly needs consistency and an end to that goalie controversy. I see this series going the distance, with Philly winning it at home in game 7. Thomas is my favourite American player however, plus I have him in a player pool so wouldn't mind him playing like he's capable

mikejamm · 04-30-11, 02:04 PM

Philly will skate all over Boston!

VegasInsider · 04-30-11, 02:26 PM

1-0 Bruins already...that was quick. I barely had a chance to sit down and get amped up!

VegasInsider · 04-30-11, 04:47 PM

Great way to open the series for Boston, took home ice away from Philly.

VegasInsider · 05-02-11, 10:09 PM

2-0 Boston heading back home!!!

Jrod124 · 05-02-11, 11:32 PM

Looks good now VI, living in the CT area alot of people have Bruins fever right now. Bar I was at was going nuts during that ovetime

VegasInsider · 05-04-11, 06:35 PM

woooo 2-0!!!

I'm feeling a

StraitShooter · 05-04-11, 06:42 PM

Lookin good so far..Hope they keep it up I bet boston to win series 4-0 @ +1500 and 4-1 @ +750

got bruins winning east and cup too

VegasInsider · 05-07-11, 10:07 AM

MurrDogg4 · 05-07-11, 10:08 AM

Great pick and go Bruins!