Flyers Forum

And now for what all of the followers of SAFO really care about. The Flyers lost game 3 to the Canadians last night. Not exactly a surprise considering a team down 2-0 in the series generally puts forth a desperate effort, but disappointing nevertheless. And as I sit here nursing the first of several glasses of 2005 Bordeaux, I must admit that beneath my calm exterior I am legitimately worried about the rest of the series for the following two reasons:

1) Chris Pronger looks a) old, b) fatigued, c) injured, or d) all of the above. Take your pick. The man has been a beast for the broad street bullies, but he is now having serious trouble keeping up with the Canadian forwards. All the Flyers looked slow in game 3, but Pronger could hardly move out there. It led to penalties, scoring opportunities, and that horrendous turnover in his own zone. He's been logging 30 minutes a game for the past month and it looks to be wearing on him. Considering the team basically only plays 4 defensemen, color me concerned.

2) Michael Leyton is big and does a good job seeing the puck but he can't control a rebound to save (haha) his life. And that's a problem. I don't care how many stops you pile up, if you can't feed the puck to your defensemen and/or cover it up you create extra chances for the opposition, and some of them will end up in your net. Montreal seems to have figured this out. They are shooting from everywhere and swarming the net for rebounds. Rut Row.