"Buffalo doesn't deserve it"

[DMBcrew36]

says Barry Melrose. "They don't deserve to win this series."

Watch the video
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2011/news/story?id=6425878


I'm always impressed at how worthless his commentary is.

[trapezeus]

it's true though. Buffalo deserves to have held on to a 2 goal lead on sunday and deserves to see Richards suspended.

but this is the life we've chosen.

[G Wolly]

I hate Barry Melrose.

But I can't argue that.

[rbochan]

Why would anyone pay attention to ESPN for hockey?

[chernobylwraiths]

Melrose was on GR yesterday and he was talking about how crappy the goaltending was for Philly. He said they have given up like 10 bad goals. While they have given up some bad goals, the goaltending hasn't been that atrocious. He is an idiot. No wonder ESPN's hockey coverage sucks.

The only thing good about him is that he thinks Gil Perreault is one of the greatest hockey players of all time.

[DMBcrew36]

The Sabres have better goaltending.
The Flyers have better forward depth.

There are different ways to build a team. I disagree that the Flyers deserve it more, just because they've allocated more to the front end than the back end.

The team that deserves it is the team that wins four games.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

I don't care if they deserve it or not, the fact remains that they have played one of the better teams in the league to a game seven. They have the chance to advance because they won three games, two of those games those crappy goalies only gave up ONE goal and the Sabres won.

[SkateZilla]

Barry is a twizzler...

[DMBcrew36]

Melrose was on GR yesterday and he was talking about how crappy the goaltending was for Philly. He said they have given up like 10 bad goals. While they have given up some bad goals, the goaltending hasn't been that atrocious. He is an idiot. No wonder ESPN's hockey coverage sucks.

The only thing good about him is that he thinks Gil Perreault is one of the greatest hockey players of all time.


Overall, Boucher hasn't been that bad.

I laugh when ESPN puts up videos of Melrose recording himself talking on a mini-camcorder, standing in a closet. It's absolutely pathetic for what is supposed to be a major sports outlet.

[DMBcrew36]

Why would anyone pay attention to ESPN for hockey?

I check ESPN, but anyone who follows hockey knows www.tsn.ca/nhl is the #1 source for NHL news and highlights.

[BertSquirtgum]

he is correct. they do not deserve to win, they might win, but they don't deserve to.

[hydro]

he is correct. they do not deserve to win, they might win, but they don't deserve to.

Oh so now it is they "might" win? Don't set yourself up for a let down!!!!

[THATHURMANATOR]

Whoever wins deserves it.

[CuseJetsFan83]

the team that wins 4 games "deserves" it.... its the playoffs...records are put aside and everyone is 0-0 to begin.....

[Philagape]

The Sabres have better goaltending.
The Flyers have better forward depth.

There are different ways to build a team. I disagree that the Flyers deserve it more, just because they've allocated more to the front end than the back end.

The team that deserves it is the team that wins four games.

Agreed. I always cringe a little when a hear someone say a goalie has "stolen" a game. Last I checked, goalies are part of the team too. It's like saying a quarterback or a pitcher steals games.

[chernobylwraiths]

Agreed. I always cringe a little when a hear someone say a goalie has "stolen" a game. Last I checked, goalies are part of the team too. It's like saying a quarterback or a pitcher steals games.

Like with quarterbacks, if you don't have a good goalie, it sure makes it more difficult to win. More so than any other position on a team.

[rbochan]

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[Bufftp]

I have often wondered when the goalie "was no longer part of the team". Buffalo put dollars in the goalie position, Philly didn't. The goalie position has come back and bit Philly. Does Philly deserve it?

[don137]

Very stupid thing to say because the same could be said for Philly. They dont deserve to advance because they will not get too far with pathetic goaltending. Whoever wins the series deserves it because they were the better TEAM in the series. Maybe he should say the winner of the series better step up because they will not get passed the next round if they continue to play at the current level.

[SkateZilla]

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Thats Epic...

[JD]

I hope that mother ****er has a stroke.

[SkateZilla]

Barry doesnt deserve his job ... so....

[rbochan]

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[psubills62]

If Philly can't pull out the win at home with half our team injured, then they don't deserve to win the series either.

[BertSquirtgum]

how do you guys feel now? does Buffalo really deserve to win? i don't think so, they look like ****.

[BertSquirtgum]

If Philly can't pull out the win at home with half our team injured, then they don't deserve to win the series either.

making excuses for a bad team that got hot at the end of the season and squeeked out some wins to get in the playoffs.

[don137]

If Philly can't pull out the win at home with half our team injured, then they don't deserve to win the series either.
Carter is out and Pronger is clearly not playing at the level he is capable of. Injuries are not a factor.

[psubills62]

making excuses for a bad team that got hot at the end of the season and squeeked out some wins to get in the playoffs.
Bad teams don't take the Flyers to 7 games. They're not a good team, but they're not bad.

[psubills62]

Carter is out and Pronger is clearly not playing at the level he is capable of. Injuries are not a factor.
Injuries are a factor. Just because they were factors (to varying degrees) for both teams doesn't mean they weren't a factor. Pominville goes down and suddenly we lose a lead, hm...

I'm as unhappy about the losses as anyone, but for as bad as people make this team out to be, the Flyers should have taken care of business long ago. Melrose is an idiot to say "the puck finally bounced Philly's way." It's been bouncing their way all series with the lack of suspensions for their goons injuring our guys.

[Cleve]

Sabres didn't deserve to win - they should have closed it out Sunday - at HSBC. To give up a 2 goal lead TWICE at home is disgusting. And then $6 million dollar Miller giving up a soft goal in overtime to cinch the comeback for Philly was the icing on the cake.

[chernobylwraiths]

Sabres didn't deserve to win - they should have closed it out Sunday - at HSBC. To give up a 2 goal lead TWICE at home is disgusting. And then $6 million dollar Miller giving up a soft goal in overtime to cinch the comeback for Philly was the icing on the cake.

:rofl: soft goal

Just more idiotic comments

[BertSquirtgum]

if miller didn't fall down like an idiot. he could have kicked that puck away, miller blows. i'm so sick and tired of people sticking up for him. he stops these amazing shots and lets in easy ones. trade miller, put enroth in and sign chris osgood.

[DMBcrew36]

if miller didn't fall down like an idiot. he could have kicked that puck away, miller blows. i'm so sick and tired of people sticking up for him. he stops these amazing shots and lets in easy ones. trade miller, put enroth in and sign chris osgood.

Fail.


Scoring chances were 9-1 through the 1st period.


Team defense was porous at best.

[Historian]

Anemic. Power. Play.

[chernobylwraiths]

if miller didn't fall down like an idiot. he could have kicked that puck away, miller blows. i'm so sick and tired of people sticking up for him. he stops these amazing shots and lets in easy ones. trade miller, put enroth in and sign chris osgood.

Just another stupid post. "Miller blows" Yeah, I heard the same thing about Hasek too.

[Cleve]

:rofl: soft goal

Just more idiotic comments


What do you call being way out of position and the goalie flat on his face on the ice? Stupid goal.

[chernobylwraiths]

What do you call being way out of position and the goalie flat on his face on the ice? Stupid goal.

on a rebound

[G Wolly]

if miller didn't fall down like an idiot. he could have kicked that puck away, miller blows. i'm so sick and tired of people sticking up for him. he stops these amazing shots and lets in easy ones. trade miller, put enroth in and sign chris osgood.

You aren't a hockey fan.

Your posts are invalid.

[BertSquirtgum]

i used to play hockey as a kid and i was a rabid fan until the conference finals against the hurricanes and then they let briere and drury go, then made that suck baf the main goalie. i hate miller.

[G Wolly]

i used to play hockey as a kid and i was a rabid fan until the conference finals against the hurricanes and then they let briere and drury go, then made that suck baf the main goalie. i hate miller.

Oh.

So you're a bandwagoner?

[Lone Stranger]

Philly outplayed the Sabres the entire series.

[chernobylwraiths]

i used to play hockey as a kid and i was a rabid fan until the conference finals against the hurricanes and then they let briere and drury go, then made that suck baf the main goalie. i hate miller.

Wasn't Miller the 'main goalie' during those playoff runs?

[DMBcrew36]

i used to play hockey as a kid .


Sounds like you still are one.

[BertSquirtgum]

Oh.

So you're a bandwagoner?
i guess, i won't really get into the team like i used to be until miller is not on the roster. what got me watching the past 3 three weeks was the fact that enroth was playing.

[SabreEleven]

i used to play hockey as a kid and i was a rabid fan until the conference finals against the hurricanes and then they let briere and drury go, then made that suck baf the main goalie. i hate miller.

If you were such a rabid fan of the Sabres, why aren't you jumping off the Bills bandwagon as well, they've sucked for much longer than the Sabres and have made horrible moves in FA.

[chernobylwraiths]

I don't understand the Miller hate. He might not be Hasek, but he is still very good.

[SkateZilla]

What the deserve and what you get/got are two different things.

[BertSquirtgum]

If you were such a rabid fan of the Sabres, why aren't you jumping off the Bills bandwagon as well, they've sucked for much longer than the Sabres and have made horrible moves in FA.

because there aren't any players that i hate on the team.

[OpIv37]

because there aren't any players that i hate on the team.
then you need to pay more attention to Donte Whitner.

[BertSquirtgum]

i don't hate donte because i think he tries. he just blows. miller lets soft goals in constantly and i cannot stand that. when i played hocked i was a goalie and soft goals irk the **** out of me.