2012 Pens/Flyers best playoff series post lockout.

[PenguinSpeed]

-The irony of this thread

-Wayne Gretzky is the greatest, most gifted, most fun to watch player of all time because he scored the most points in the highest scoring era in NHL history

-Philly-Pens series is boring because its high scoring and high fighting replicating the 80's

-LOL at hypocrites. Just say you want the Pens to lose aka you hate the Pens and be done with it instead of changing your tune.

 

[Matty Sundin]

2012 pens/flyers was a good example of both coaches just losing control of their teams. It was entertaining but at same time was also a circus.

My personal favorite post lockout series was Kings/Blackhawks 2014

 

[Rich Nixon]

2012 pens/flyers was a good example of both coaches just losing control of their teams. It was entertaining but at same time was also a circus.

My personal favorite post lockout series was Kings/Blackhawks 2014

I think it was Bylsma losing control and Laviolette not really minding. Laviolette is an angry lunatic so I think everything that happened there was essentially fine with him. Miss him badly.

 

[wingsfan17]

I’ve never seen a goalie so mentally shook as Fleury that series. He was letting in softy and softy, some seconds into the game. Bryz might have had one of the worst series winning performances ever.

 

[Dirty Dan]

best sports ive seen in my life hands down
up there playoff hockey with
2004 final
2006 final
2009 final
2011 final

just off the top

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Kings/Hawks 13-14

This is the correct answer

 

[LemonSauceD]

imo kings/hawks 13-14. canucks/hawks rivalry from 2010-2012. 2012 pens-flyers also up there.

the most nastiest series was the 2011 finals.

 

[TheMalkinEra]

Do people understand that NHL is in the entertainment business. And for the most part the Stanley cup finals since lockout have been boring snooze fest. The penguins have been in 4 finals and I'm glad they won but those 4 series have been dull to watch.

This is most amazing about things about the Penguins 25 Stanley cup finals games. Only 2 of those games did both teams score 3 goals in a game. 23 times the losing to 2 goals or less.

Just look at the 2 final between the Pens/Red wings there were an average of 4.5 goals in game featuring 2 teams loaded with offensive talent and 2 good but not great goalies.Between those 2 finals the Pens/Wings met in crazy 7-6 regular season game Jordan Staal scored hat trick in 3rd as the Pens came back from 3 goals in 3rd to win in overtime. That regular season game was more fun to watch then 13 finals matchup between both teams.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

That 2012 Pens/Flyers series was a f***ing embarrassment.

From Briere's clearly offside goal being allowed in game 1, to everything else that would follow. It was just a gong show through and through.

 

[PensPlz]

Both teams (Flyers and Pens) should have been embarrassed for that series in 2012. I'm sure mutual haters of each franchise probably loved seeing their rivals meltdown on the ice night after night, but real fans if hockey should just cringe.

But it's the playoffs, and one team does have to move on.... but it doesn't negate that they fully participated in a joke of a series. Bragging about winning that series in 2012 is like bragging about winning a **** eating contest. At the end of it, you're only just full of ***.

 

[Caps8112]

sabres senators had a similar series a little ways back where both teams scored touchdowns every game. probably not as goony tho. I remember listening to the one game in the pens/flyers series where there was a brawl every 2 seconds. Crazy car ride

 

[Nasti]

Calling it the best series post lockout is like calling Jerry Springer the best show of the 90s.

Kings/Hawks 2014 by a lot.

 

[Sasso09]

Both teams (Flyers and Pens) should have been embarrassed for that series in 2012. I'm sure mutual haters of each franchise probably loved seeing their rivals meltdown on the ice night after night, but real fans if hockey should just cringe.

But it's the playoffs, and one team does have to move on.... but it doesn't negate that they fully participated in a joke of a series. Bragging about winning that series in 2012 is like bragging about winning a **** eating contest. At the end of it, you're only just full of ***.

Odd way of coping with the results

 

[Jtown]

as a flyes fan that 2012 series was the most fun i've ever had watching sports. There was so much drama, down 3 goals and come back to win in overtime. Down 2 goals come back to win in game 2. Game 3 Pens start going crazy fireworks explodes win . Game 4-5 pens win and look goood doing so. If we lose game 6 it would be an epic collapse to a memorable sereis. Game 6 Giroux sets the tone on the first shift, blows up crosby then wrists a beauty off the post and In fora 1-0 lead and with that statement shift the flyers win the series.

 

[PensPlz]

Odd way of coping with the results

Being realistic about what it was and 2 cups since is a great coping mechanism.

 

[bring back the jets]

1. 2014 Kings/hawks
2. 2011 scf

 

[TwzKing]

2014 kings hawks, costed me about 1000 in booze. It was the only way to stay sane throughout that series. So very good, should have been the cup final.