Lets keep the brooms in the closet for this one. Game 4.

This game was too close to call. I couldnt really tell if the pens were sucking, they just had one of those games, or if the flyers just shut them down.
First, the flyers stormed to a 3-0 lead. I think the flyers were playing a good game offensively, but an okay game defensively. The pens werent playing badly, but it looked like one of those games when your passes are quite right, youre shooting off target, and youre not getting the bounces your way. Biron was on his game too. Believe it or not, fleury was making some great saves, so it wasnt the goalies fault completely. At the end of the 1st period, i looked at my grandma and said "You know, im not all that concerned." She responded she wasnt either. Point being, the pens were playing 100% and being beaten, but they couldnt get going and the flyers were playing a good game themselves.
At the end of the 2nd period, down 3-0, i said the same that i wasnt too much more concerned. The pens have a roster to rival an all star team, they play with such unity and love for each other, and the have the star in their eye as soemone winning the stanley cup in their driveway by taking the hard red mylec balls and roofing with a plastic bladed stick on their neighbor wearing franklin goalie pads. I feel these boys are feeling like making some history.
Staal scored two goals relatively quickly by his line mates getting the puck down low, keeping possession, and then passing it to the slot for the goal. Fundamental hockey really. The pens got within 1 goal and eventually pulled the goalie and the flyers put it in the empty net.
The vibe i got from the beginning of the game before they decided to play was, maybe they wanted to sell another 17k tickets to about 7k fair weather fans (when the pens were losing, they typically sold 10k/game) and some concessions. earlier, i called the pens in 6. i was anticipating the pens to hold a 2-1 series lead, then 3-1, then 3-2 and win the series in philly. now, i think we may close it at the igloo, rightfully so.
Im not concerned with the pens loss, penalties hurt them early and they didnt have the spark early on. Im looking forward to getting upset at the commentary sunday at 3pm on nbc for the end of the series.
Side note, i miss the first union center the flyers used to play in...nothing was better than talking about the flyers playing in the appropriately named F.U. Center....what more would you expect from Filthadelphia?