What I didn't want was another game in Philly. Should they have taken care of business? Yes. Should they have won on Friday? Yes. How long can this Neuvirth play continue?
The guy's faced a lot of shots over his career in Buffalo. He's a stone wall and he was always a solid goalie. In fact before he got hurt he was playing pretty well. So suffice it to say the Caps probably won't put up 6 on him like they did with Mason. The change to Neuvirth was a huge momentum shift in the series.
That being said this series still has two games to go. However Game 6 is in that infamous city known as Philly where the officiating is questionable and the fans are as classless as can be. That's why I didn't want this series going back there. Also remember. Both times in Philly the Flyers scored first, to date. So my fear is that they score within the first period and then sit back and trap for the remainder of the game.
We cannot let that happen. We have to have traffic in front of the net and we have to keep up the pressure. But we have to also realize that it's not going to be easy anymore. Games 2 and 3 were a cakewalk. Game 4 and 5 and 1 are more indicative of this series. A gritty series where both teams detest each other and have played neck and neck.
You gotta take the early lead tonight. You can't let them score first. Score early, then hold on.