Flyers vs. Habs Game Three: Home Sweet Home

Notes on the third:

-I'm convinced, Plekanec will be big in the Finals. Shut up laughing.

-You have to give Hamrlik credit. He's found his youth again for this game. What an effort for the number of minutes he played!

-I love that in Montreal, they don't just chant "LAY-ton," but they also cast the whammy on him with the rally towels.

-Was it a coincidence that Gary Galley said, "Falladelphia?"

-I don't like that JM effectively benched OB. Yes, he made a mistake, but the guy is young and needs minutes to improve. A 3-0 lead should award him those minutes.

-I wonder if it's embarrassing for Gagne when all the announcers say "Since he came back from his TOE injury..."

-Hey, thanks Bob Cole. I didn't know Halak's first name was "The Goalie."

-The Wave in Montreal. I'm kind of glad it's not dead.

-If I was drunk, in the Habs room, I'd go up to Gill and say, "I love you, man!"



Notes on the second:

-I'm sure Cherry's jacket is giving me the Evil Eye. Ptuh, ptuh, ptuh.

-Pyatt grows a good beard for a rookie.

-Bergeron at this point isn't even keeping the puck IN on the PP, never mind getting a shot off. Ugh.

-Andrei Kostitsyn drives me crazy. Whenever he loses the puck on the boards, he just stands around, waiting to see what will happen instead of chasing it.

-Lapierre's the ultimate homer player. He never looks as good as when he's playing for something big in front of his home crowd.

-My good and entertaining friend Brian on Lapierre's behind-the-net work: "It's a Lap dance!"

-The PP really, really misses Markov. Bergeron can't tee up without the perfect pass, and there's nobody to give it to him. He's so co-dependent.

-Plekanec better get a good contract this summer, so he can buy himself a break.

-Another great period. One more and this is a series.


Notes on the first:

-Okay. Bergeron's in the lineup again. I want to see him shoot the puck as hard as he can every time he gets it. I don't care if it's on net. I don't care if it's from a bad angle. It will either hit the net or break someone, which is a good thing for the home team.

-Wouldn't it be a bad sign if the torch-bearer kid fell on his butt? And, does the fire-on-the-ice thing mean they're symbolically throwing the kid on some kind of sacrificial pyre?

-Great. Gomez nearly fell on HIS butt instead of the kid. I don't like this.

-I have to see how long I can stand Cole tonight. Over/under is four minutes, or until the first Flyers goal, whichever comes first.

-Jeez, O'Byrne. Delay of game in the first minute. Worst penalty in hockey by the guy who could have redecorated Martin's doghouse by now.

-Best moment of the period: Cammalleri nailing the Flyers' D with a crosscheck, then scoring. Beautiful.

-Second-best moment: Gionta getting the stick ripped out of his hands, continuing with the soccer moves, then picking the stick up on the way back down ice without missing a beat.

-Excellent replay: Carcillo on the way to the penalty box jostling Gomez. Gomez responding with the smirk and stick at eye-carving level. "You like seeing, punk?"

-We all forget Tom Pyatt's just a rookie because he's playing like a vet. But, he's doing a lot of good things. Goals can't bounce off you unless you're in the crease.

-I hope Cammalleri's post doesn't come back to haunt them.

-Halak's in the hot zone. Thankfully.

-Great period. Their one advantage is speed and they're using it to their advantage. Now, forty more like that, please.