oh well, I guess Toronto did not deserve to win anyway.. i mean seriously, if you let that many shots on your goalie, what can you expect? Still brutal to play that long and lose @ home.
damn it. wheres mogilny when you need him? hes such an asset in overtime. daaamn. this sucks.
phili deserved this one though. they kept it in the toronto zone for so much of the game. the leafs could only manage short spurts of offense.
i dont understand why quinn didnt play domi!! domi SCORES NOW. he's fast. he's got some scoring touch, and HUSTLES. and he was well rested. he only played like 2 minutes in the overtimes. with everyone so tired, he woulda been the fastest guy out there. :|
phili deserved this one though. they kept it in the toronto zone for so much of the game. the leafs could only manage short spurts of offense.
i dont understand why quinn didnt play domi!! domi SCORES NOW. he's fast. he's got some scoring touch, and HUSTLES. and he was well rested. he only played like 2 minutes in the overtimes. with everyone so tired, he woulda been the fastest guy out there. :|
OMG. that game was intense! Imagine how hey must feel physically. I mean your legs would be burning. The good thing is that while everyone else is all sore, mogilny will come into next game all fresh.
if the flyers lost that, it would have been devastating. 70+ shots and 3 goals, unreal. and most of them were really good shots too. belfour is the man.
glad we finally pulled it out though
glad we finally pulled it out though
Damn ESPN just HAD to show Jordan getting his ass handed to him one last time, while ESPN2 showed the Colorado game-that series has been a snore from game 1. Bastards.
Recchi pots winner in triple overtime
Canadian Press
4/17/2003
TORONTO (CP) - Mark Recchi couldn't wait any longer.
Recchi, eager to get back to Philadelphia to be with his wife who is about to give birth, scored at 13:54 of the third overtime period to give the Flyers a 3-2 victory and even their first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-2 Wednesday night.
``I've got to get home,'' the exhausted winger said afterwards. ``My wife's going to have a child.
``It's the greatest thing in life. I'm looking forward to it.''
Recchi's second goal of the game came on a wrist shot from the circle to the left of goalie Ed Belfour. The puck struck the goalie's stick and trickled in.
``Recchi scores from there all the time,'' said Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock. ``He's made a living scoring from there.''
The players have three days before Game 5 on Saturday and they'll need every hour of the break to regain their strength. The Leafs had won 4-3 in double overtime Monday.
``Now we've got a best-of-three,'' said Hitchcock. ``We've got what everybody thought we'd get - a classic series.''
The Flyers outshot the Leafs 75-38 on Wednesday night. Belfour, after allowing two soft goals, was magnificent the rest of the way, and Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek was superb, too.
``Eddie Belfour battled tremendously hard - he was great,'' said Recchi.
The 75 shots set records for most by the Flyers and most against the Leafs in playoff action.
It was the third-longest playoff game in Leafs history and longest since 1943. The contest was also the second-longest playoff game in Flyers history.
``Eddie's a trooper,'' Leafs coach Pat Quinn said of Belfour's heroics. ``He's a hell of a player.
``He put us in a position to win and we didn't do it.''
Added Hitchcock: ``Both goalies were remarkable.''
Jeremy Roenick also scored for the Flyers.
``We dominated pretty much that whole hockey game,'' said the Flyers centre. ``We didn't think about losing, just about who was going to score.''
Travis Green and Mats Sundin scored for the Leafs, who were without leading scorer Alexander Mogilny. Clipped under the jaw by a stick two nights earlier, Mogilny was advised by team doctors to sit one out. He'll be re-examined Thursday.
``There's lots to be proud of,'' Quinn said of his players' effort. ``They battled hard.
``I know they'll rally and come back.''
Recchi and Green exchanged first-period goals, Roenick scored in the second and Sundin in the third.
Hitchcock said Tuesday he expected a better defensive effort from his team, and he got it. The Leafs managed only 10 shots in regulation time while Philadelphia had 37.
``We played so hard that we forced them to spend time where they didn't want to - in their own end,'' Hitchcock said.
Still, the Leafs came close to seizing a 3-1 series lead as the clubs traded scoring chances through more than 50 minutes of sudden death.
``It could have gone either way,'' said Leafs forward Jonas Hoglund.
The Leafs were lucky to force OT.
``We weren't very good in the first and second periods,'' said Quinn. ``We were back on our heels.
``We got better as the game went on, but we didn't get the result we would have loved to have had. We knew this series was going to be long and hard and tough. We've got to find a way to win a couple more.''
And a way to get more shots on Cechmanek against one of the stingiest defences in the NHL.
``We really played well,'' said Hitchcock. ``We didn't have a weak player.
``In the third overtime, I thought our players could sniff something. The guys were standing on the bench every time we got a rush going. It felt like we were getting our 11th wind or something.
``We've really thrown a lot of passion into this series. We're throwing everything we have into it.''
The Flyers couldn't buy a power-play goal, going 0-for-8 while Toronto was 1-for-4. In the end, they didn't need one.
The deflated Leafs won't quickly forget this loss.
``This stings,'' said Green, who skated in his first game of the series after recuperating from a rib injury. ``It should.
``When you lose in triple overtime, you're not going to just forget about it.''
But the Leafs will be back, he promised.
``It's going to be tooth and nail till the end,'' he said.
Keith Primeau was a workhorse for the Flyers, especially around Belfour's crease. He barged into Belfour in the second and the goalie stayed down for a minute, finally rising and stretching the right leg Primeau landed on.
``It was one of those nights where you weren't sure (if the game would end),'' Primeau said. ``We began to wonder if we'd get another one by Belfour.''
With goaltending like this, the Leafs can't be counted out.
``Eddie was awesome,'' said Green.
But the Flyers feel they have the upper hand now.
``Hopefully we can build on this momentum and go home and take care of home-ice advantage,'' said Recchi.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Canadian Press
4/17/2003
TORONTO (CP) - Mark Recchi couldn't wait any longer.
Recchi, eager to get back to Philadelphia to be with his wife who is about to give birth, scored at 13:54 of the third overtime period to give the Flyers a 3-2 victory and even their first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-2 Wednesday night.
``I've got to get home,'' the exhausted winger said afterwards. ``My wife's going to have a child.
``It's the greatest thing in life. I'm looking forward to it.''
Recchi's second goal of the game came on a wrist shot from the circle to the left of goalie Ed Belfour. The puck struck the goalie's stick and trickled in.
``Recchi scores from there all the time,'' said Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock. ``He's made a living scoring from there.''
The players have three days before Game 5 on Saturday and they'll need every hour of the break to regain their strength. The Leafs had won 4-3 in double overtime Monday.
``Now we've got a best-of-three,'' said Hitchcock. ``We've got what everybody thought we'd get - a classic series.''
The Flyers outshot the Leafs 75-38 on Wednesday night. Belfour, after allowing two soft goals, was magnificent the rest of the way, and Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek was superb, too.
``Eddie Belfour battled tremendously hard - he was great,'' said Recchi.
The 75 shots set records for most by the Flyers and most against the Leafs in playoff action.
It was the third-longest playoff game in Leafs history and longest since 1943. The contest was also the second-longest playoff game in Flyers history.
``Eddie's a trooper,'' Leafs coach Pat Quinn said of Belfour's heroics. ``He's a hell of a player.
``He put us in a position to win and we didn't do it.''
Added Hitchcock: ``Both goalies were remarkable.''
Jeremy Roenick also scored for the Flyers.
``We dominated pretty much that whole hockey game,'' said the Flyers centre. ``We didn't think about losing, just about who was going to score.''
Travis Green and Mats Sundin scored for the Leafs, who were without leading scorer Alexander Mogilny. Clipped under the jaw by a stick two nights earlier, Mogilny was advised by team doctors to sit one out. He'll be re-examined Thursday.
``There's lots to be proud of,'' Quinn said of his players' effort. ``They battled hard.
``I know they'll rally and come back.''
Recchi and Green exchanged first-period goals, Roenick scored in the second and Sundin in the third.
Hitchcock said Tuesday he expected a better defensive effort from his team, and he got it. The Leafs managed only 10 shots in regulation time while Philadelphia had 37.
``We played so hard that we forced them to spend time where they didn't want to - in their own end,'' Hitchcock said.
Still, the Leafs came close to seizing a 3-1 series lead as the clubs traded scoring chances through more than 50 minutes of sudden death.
``It could have gone either way,'' said Leafs forward Jonas Hoglund.
The Leafs were lucky to force OT.
``We weren't very good in the first and second periods,'' said Quinn. ``We were back on our heels.
``We got better as the game went on, but we didn't get the result we would have loved to have had. We knew this series was going to be long and hard and tough. We've got to find a way to win a couple more.''
And a way to get more shots on Cechmanek against one of the stingiest defences in the NHL.
``We really played well,'' said Hitchcock. ``We didn't have a weak player.
``In the third overtime, I thought our players could sniff something. The guys were standing on the bench every time we got a rush going. It felt like we were getting our 11th wind or something.
``We've really thrown a lot of passion into this series. We're throwing everything we have into it.''
The Flyers couldn't buy a power-play goal, going 0-for-8 while Toronto was 1-for-4. In the end, they didn't need one.
The deflated Leafs won't quickly forget this loss.
``This stings,'' said Green, who skated in his first game of the series after recuperating from a rib injury. ``It should.
``When you lose in triple overtime, you're not going to just forget about it.''
But the Leafs will be back, he promised.
``It's going to be tooth and nail till the end,'' he said.
Keith Primeau was a workhorse for the Flyers, especially around Belfour's crease. He barged into Belfour in the second and the goalie stayed down for a minute, finally rising and stretching the right leg Primeau landed on.
``It was one of those nights where you weren't sure (if the game would end),'' Primeau said. ``We began to wonder if we'd get another one by Belfour.''
With goaltending like this, the Leafs can't be counted out.
``Eddie was awesome,'' said Green.
But the Flyers feel they have the upper hand now.
``Hopefully we can build on this momentum and go home and take care of home-ice advantage,'' said Recchi.
Cheers,
Aquaman
the refs are trying their hardest to give toronto this game but they don't seem to wanna take it...
GO FLYERS
GO FLYERS
Damn, I thought the game was at 7 again. I missed it, but in a way I'm glad I missed it. 
Heres hoping to win the 6th game.
Heres hoping to win the 6th game.
What happened to the might throng of Leafs fans of last year? Eventhough I'm a Canucks fan I'm still pulling for the Leafs ....... at least until they meet in a playoff series.
Cheers,
Aquaman
Cheers,
Aquaman
Did all the Leafs fans fall off the wagon?
Looks like Flyers in six
BTW, how much are they paying Owen Nolan? (talk about invisible....)
Looks like Flyers in six
BTW, how much are they paying Owen Nolan? (talk about invisible....)
Looks like this might be the last gasp of air.
I hope this win, but they better shape up and play as a team.
As for Nolan, man, he looks hurt, slow to the puck, just not playing his usual self.
Go Leafs Go.
I hope this win, but they better shape up and play as a team.
As for Nolan, man, he looks hurt, slow to the puck, just not playing his usual self.
Go Leafs Go.
Didn't jump off the wagon yet, but I'm tired of posting alone in the thread, so I decided to just watch the game and forget about posting play by play stuff (well, maybe not! ). We have less leafs fans then we had last year in the forums, so that might be why its a low turn out.
Anywho, We will come back on game 6, which should start in 20 mins. They have faced elimination before and have pulled through. Though, it is not the same weak sens, still we will battle hard. One of Flyers best D's is out of the game, so it will make things a bit easier. We all remember why the sens went down 2 straight last year... its cause Chara got hurt and that affected their defence core.
GOOOOOO LEAFS!!!!
<-- Lone Leafs fan.
). We have less leafs fans then we had last year in the forums, so that might be why its a low turn out.Anywho, We will come back on game 6, which should start in 20 mins. They have faced elimination before and have pulled through. Though, it is not the same weak sens, still we will battle hard. One of Flyers best D's is out of the game, so it will make things a bit easier. We all remember why the sens went down 2 straight last year... its cause Chara got hurt and that affected their defence core.
GOOOOOO LEAFS!!!!
<-- Lone Leafs fan.
hehe, the file name is Hockey - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs Song.mp3 I fot it from kazaa. If you cant find it, I'll upload it and post a link after the game.
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