How is it likely though? The game was 0-0, Marty looked sharp and the Devils were riding a 2 game winning comeback.
And come on..it was a 5 minute, non-stop power play. How many of those have been given out in a Stanley Cup Final game??! Sure the PK has a chance to stop it, but that's the point of a PK...to be a t a disadvantage.
As it turned out it definitely was a game changer, but when your PK gives up 3 on a major they're at least as at fault as the guy who takes the stupid penalty.
Can't Blame Bernier
A lot of people will want to say that Steve Bernier lost the New Jersey Devils the Stanley Cup and that's not right for a couple of reasons.
First, they were already in a 3-0 hole in the series, which put them in the situation where one bad call or one bad play can go against you. Second, in that situation, the Devils have to get their penalty kill going.
New Jersey will tell you that they didn't like the fact that Stephen Gionta was hit from behind on the play and there was no call for that. They will also tell you they didn't like that Dustin Penner took a swing right after Scuderi was down on the ice and Penner didn't get called for that. A penalty to Penner there could have off-set at least part of the five-minute power play.
However, you can't give up three goals on one power play and allow the Kings to get engaged to that degree. This was a power play that wasn't great during the playoffs. Los Angeles had six power play goals in three full series against the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes.
In the Stanley Cup Final, the Kings had six power play goals alone on 20 chances in six games against the Devils. You can let one goal in, maybe you let in two, but if you let three in, you're in trouble.
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With out leighton and boosh you don't even make the playoffs. I would say bernier will have more trouble sleeping.
Exactly. People often forget Leighton saved the season for us when he first became the starter. The guy stood on his head for at least a goon month +. It's all about one goal though for most on here.
It's not about one goal, it's really about the entire series where he was just dreadful. Outside of game 3 he was awful. And iirc a big problem during the season for the team was not scoring goals. So I don't think Leighton had much to do with turning that around. He didn't save the season by himself.
Im not sure you remember that month and a half stretch of games before Boucher was injured, where the flyers were losing a lot oh games 1-0, 2-1, etc. the flyers struggled to score and were just beginning to turn it around when Leighton showed up. the timing was very fortunate for him
Exactly. People often forget Leighton saved the season for us when he first became the starter. The guy stood on his head for at least a goon month +. It's all about one goal though for most on here.
So who will be the biggest goat on the Flyers this year now that one of the longest tenured goats is gone.....Leighton again, Bryz, Rinaldo, a new guy like Luke Schenn??
BTW Carle has officially entered the all time goat list for the Flyers..he joins Crossman and many others
With out leighton and boosh you don't even make the playoffs. I would say bernier will have more trouble sleeping.
So who will be the biggest goat on the Flyers this year now that one of the longest tenured goats is gone.....Leighton again, Bryz, Rinaldo, a new guy like Luke Schenn??
BTW Carle has officially entered the all time goat list for the Flyers..he joins Crossman and many others
Luke Schenn gets my vote. He was a goat in Toronto and was frequently scratched. Leighton hopefully won't get enough action to be a goat.
And the overreactions have already begun!
Rookie year he played 70 games (even if all 12 games he missed could be deemed healthy scratches, it was his rookie year). Sophomore season he played 79 games. Teo years ago he played a full season. Last year he played 79. 6 games in three years since his rookie is not "frequently" a healthy scratch (and that's if all 6 were actually healthy scratches).
This season is going to be so much fun!
And the overreactions have already begun!
Rookie year he played 70 games (even if all 12 games he missed could be deemed healthy scratches, it was his rookie year). Sophomore season he played 79 games. Teo years ago he played a full season. Last year he played 79. 6 games in three years since his rookie is not "frequently" a healthy scratch (and that's if all 6 were actually healthy scratches).
This season is going to be so much fun!