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Originally posted by amacontent
A real true hockey fan would total appreciate these finals for a few reasons ;
1- You have 2 teams here that basically have never won shit except for Calgary 20 years ago almost. Will be nice to see a new franchise win for a change
2- You have two teams with no pre madonna athletes who really care more about thier labor agreement than the CUP.
3 - Dave Anderchuck 1st finals in 22 years,
Ive been to 4 playoff games in Tampa this year and the fans are great.
Sorry Vic but the Flyers are nothing more than the Yankees of hockey who went out to try and buy a cup with all the star plyers... WHO DID NOTHING when it counted.
Amonte - Didnt do SHIT
Zhamnov - Didnt do SHIT
Roenick - Didnt do SHIT
should I keep going.. I s Primeau wasnt a flyer , theyd be out in 1st round
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You have some valid points, except the third one...with the exception on Amonte.
Zhamnov is the reason why they stayed in top contention during the final part of the regular season, after Primeau and Roenick got hurt. He was solid until the latter part of the 2nd round and third round.
Roenick-don't you remember the OT goal he had to close out the Toronto series? True, he didn't earn his keep during the 3rd round, but I think he was pretty beaten up by then...he was having concussion-like symptoms during the final few games. But I agree he didn't deserve the money he is making based on the 3rd round performance....but he's ALL heart.
Amonte was a dissappointment, and I'll bet that he's not going to be back next season. And I hope Roenick doesn't retire.
They man handled the Devils in the first round, and this wasn't solely because of Primeau. In fact, I don't think he really got his engine started until that hat trick he had against Toronto in the second round.
The real Yankees of Hockey are the Rangers. Don't they have the highest payroll in hockey and they didn't even make the finals? I know the Flyers are 4th on the list, but at least they forced a game 7 in the 3rd round. Can't say the same about the Rangers, who are the biggest bust in hockey right now.