Round Two: Montreal vs. Philadelphia

[Superfraggle]

Regular Season:

Day 65: Montreal 3 Philadelphia 1: Ville Leino and Josh Harding lead the way.

Day 76: Montreal 4 Philadelphia 1: Pekka Rinne stops 43 of 44.

Day 128: Montreal 3 Philadelphia 1: Pekka Rinne stops 41 of 42.

It's too bad mastery in the regular season doesn't count for anything in the playoffs. Still...it's a good sign. All three of Philadelphia's goals came on the powerplay, so we'll need to play a disciplined series.

First Round:

(6)Montreal defeated (3)Washington 4 - 2

Team Leaders:
Pekka Rinne: 4-1-1, 1.96 GAA, 0.944 SV%, First star in the last three games.
Matt Moulson: 2 Goals, 5 Assists, 7 Points, +4
Patrick Marleau: 1 Goal, 6 Assists, 7 Points, +4
Ryan Whitney: 1 Goal, 2 Assists, +3

(5)Philadelphia defeated (4)Pittsburgh 4-0

Team Leaders:
Martin Brodeur: 4-0, 1.74 GAA, 0.936 SV%
Patrick Elias: 5 Goals, 2 Assists, 7 Points, +3
Dany Heatley: 1 Goal, 4 Assists, 5 Points, +3
Lubomir Visnovsky, 1 Goal, 3 Assists, 4 Points, +1

IR:
Mtl: Drew Stafford - out for the series
Phi: None

Should be a good one.

[Cheese]

I think this series is where Montreal's run comes to an end.
Brodeur will shut the door and he is the big difference this time around.

[Superfraggle]

3 out of 4 underdogs won their series in the East in Round 1. We plan to continue that trend.

[MJK]

Originally Posted by Superfraggle

3 out of 4 underdogs won their series in the East in Round 1. We plan to continue that trend.

I know Philly had 3 more points than you in the regular season but you actually had more wins, dominated them in the regular season series and are the defending Stanley Cup champs. I am not sure you can use the underdog card...

This should be an excellent series, one that I am interested in watching closely. Unlike my series where I expect to roll over the Preds like I did in the regular season...SWEEP!

[Superfraggle]

Originally Posted by MJK

I know Philly had 3 more points than you in the regular season but you actually had more wins, dominated them in the regular season series and are the defending Stanley Cup champs. I am not sure you can use the underdog card...

This should be an excellent series, one that I am interested in watching closely. Unlike my series where I expect to roll over the Preds like I did in the regular season...SWEEP!

It was worth a try. All I meant was the lower seeds.

[MJK]

I think this is the best match-up in round 2 hands down. I feel bad for the Jackets fans who will only get to watch 2 games at home and will have to watch us win the series in game 4 in Nashville.

Washington was OK and you took them out in 6 but Pitts is really good and the Flyers dismantled them. I wouldn't want to play the Flyers so GO HABS GO!

[Da_Chief]

Stop the hype. Flyers are just happy to be still playing.

[MJK]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

Stop the hype. Flyers are just happy to be still playing.

You were the best team in the CPHL heading into the playoffs, #1 in the CPHL "Power Rankings" and have a solid lineup from top to bottom.

Have some confidence in your team and build on your success! The Habs and the Flyers are both excellent teams, the best coaching/GM'ing will win this series IMO.