Rd 1 - Official Series Discussion Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers

[09232003]

Asham with an absolutely disgusting play.

People talk all the time about certain fans & media allegedly "wanting to take hitting out of the game" - that's a perfectly clean bodycheck and doesn't merit jumping a guy in response.

Good on the refs for throwing him out.

This one's going to be out of control.

so schenn hits another player who is already engaged with another philly player and schenn charges pens player

schenn should be out too, and was a penatly to boot.

[lambeauleap87]

Even the league and it's bias isn't going to be able to save the absolutely classless Pens organization from this series.

They're a bunch of thugs or cowards, and karma is catching up to them. Only way this could get more amusing would be to watch the homers try and defend them.

[RGM81]

Charging is a 2 minute penalty. Schenn got that. I've already clarified that post.

Deliberately cross-checking a player in the head and punching him when he's down on the ice is intent to injure. Period. Not a debatable point.

[ChuckNorrisFearsS]

Only way this could get more amusing would be to watch the homers try and defend them.

Or the "the Pens are bad guys" bandwagoners try and trump up mythical league conspiracies that don't really exist and cast them as the demons of the league just because Petey and Mikey said so on the radio...

What Asham did was a scumbag move that needs gone from the game in general. Schenn needed his @ss whopped for the charging but not crosschecked in the throat.

[lambeauleap87]

Or the "the Pens are bad guys" bandwagoners try and trump up mythical league conspiracies that don't really exist and cast them as the demons of the league just because Petey and Mikey said so on the radio...

Or, you know, the realists...

[09232003]

oh and the flyers players are all saints. this game is out of control on both sides and the refs cannot control it

dont tell me flyers are not guilty of being goons also

[ChuckNorrisFearsS]

Or, you know, the realists...

How many Penguin games did you personally watch this year to base your realist opinions on exactly?

[lambeauleap87]

oh and the flyers players are all saints. this game is out of control on both sides and the refs cannot control it

dont tell me flyers are not guilty of being goons also

I didn't see any Flyers intentionally cross-check a player in the head and then punch them while they're down...

The refs seem to have managed to gain control, but the Pens are far guiltier than the Flyers. Just ask Sid The Kid, which ironically enough refers to how he acts.

[lambeauleap87]

How many Penguin games did you personally watch this year to base your realist opinions on exactly?

Living in central Ohio, I don't get to see a lot of Pens games. But I've seen plenty of highlights and enough of their games to know that they have a lot more leeway with the league than the other 29 teams.

[ChuckNorrisFearsS]

Living in central Ohio, I don't get to see a lot of Pens games. But I've seen plenty of highlights and enough of their games to know that they have a lot more leeway with the league than the other 29 teams.

Yet you have this complete knowledge of the Pens' play and the league conspiracy that backs their terribly dirty form of play? You still sure you didn't just jump on the "hey, its cool to hate the Pens now" bandwagon? I've watched 75-80 games this year and you've seen highlights...just sayin...