The past few games have been difficult for the Flyers. They have been manhandled and outplayed for the most part. The Flyers seemed disjointed at times, committing turnovers, icing, etc. They cannot seem to make many complete plays. It appears they are spending way too much time in their zone and defending it. This has to change and fast if the Flyers want to extend the series.
It is like the Flyers are skating while holding their breaths. They need to exhale. The Flyers need to get back to the basics, one shift at a time, one period at a time, one goal at a time, which leads to wins. It is a simple basic fact. Alain Vigneault needs to hit the reset button.
Tonight the lines must click. They have to play like it is our last game as it could be. The orange and black need to break up the New York Islanders plays, which could correlate to scoring chances. In 1942, the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame theis deficit and beat the Detroit Red Wings. In 1975, ironically, the NY Islanders came back and eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins, and of course the Philadelphia Flyers came back against the Boston Bruins. Cue that beautiful Boston footage.
I am sure most of you remember Chris Pronger’s antics during the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals with the puck stealing. Peter Laviolette said, “I think it’s kind of comical. If Chris Pronger wants the puck, then he can have it, as far as I’m concerned.” When asked about the missing pucks he responded in a way that only Chris Pronger can, he said they were in the trash
where they belonged. In an interview this past January with Sportsnet, when asked about the puck antics he responded to say that he still has the puck from Game Two.
Can someone recruit Chris Pronger to give the team a much needed pep talk? I think it would do a world of good. Just saying.
