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Series MVP,

Sunday, 26 April 2009 01:12 am
Written by Pensblog Staff
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This was how everyone expected last years Eastern Conference finals to be.
Everyone was saying that Flyers had been out playing the Pens and should have a 3-2 series lead.

Not so much. Each team deseved each win they go, nothing more, nothing less.

Looking at a breakdown of stats, the proof is in the pudding:

Look at the leaders in plus minus for the Flyers compared to the Pens.:

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Flyers first two lines were all minus.

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Nothing else needs to be talked bout in that regard.


SERIES MVP

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If there is any reason why the Pens won this series, it is Marc-Andre Fleury.
His unreal save in the third period of Game 2 kept the defiect at 2-1, before the Pens tied the game and won it in OT.

His game four performance was a 45-save masterpiece.

With the Pens down 3-0 early in game six, Fleury held the fort while the comeback began.
He shut the door in the third period, and made another big time save, this time on Lupul.

He out played his counterpart, French Toast, and led the Pens to victory.

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GOAT[S] OF THE SERIES

We're proud to announce our new pet for this segment. He is the cousin of Marty the chicken.

Meet
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"Homo" the goat.



So many goats to choose from. We're going to have to go with the two Flyers.

First:
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Emo Timonen



The Pens went right at him 14 seconds in Game one. Kunitz destroyed his life early in Game 3.
All we heard last year was how great the Flyers were with him. Well, we're still waiting for him to show up.

He is clearly the Flyers equal to Gonch. But he never played with it.
He finished with only one assist, for the entire series, and he was a minus three.

Gonchar finished with five points, and although he only scored once, it was the series winning goal.
He'll be doing a magic show in the offseason, is main trick will be disappearing.



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The second goat is:

The invisible man:
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Jeff Carter.


Carter had 46 goals in the regular season. Mark Eaton had more goals then him in this series.
He finished the series with one point, and was a minus one.

One point in six games?
Might have to rename the Hemlick manuver "Carter."

Choke city.
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Honorable mention goes to:

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PLAYER WE'D WANT TO BE ON THE PENS.

Easiest choice ever:
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Claude Grioux


If you wouldn't take Giroux, you're idiot.
Three goals, two assists in six games in solid work. He was everywhere when he had playing time.
Flyers probably lost because  they didn't play him enough.









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