Bill Brasky
04-27-2006, 08:21 PM
VOORHEES, N.J. -- Leave it to the former Broad Street Bullies to stick with a physical style in the new, offense-oriented NHL.
Despite losing the first two games of their first-round playoff series against Buffalo, the Philadelphia Flyers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=phi) didn't change their aggressive philosophy. Though the Sabres are clearly a faster team, the Flyers used their size to offset Buffalo's speed in Wednesday night's 4-2 win.
Instead of letting the Sabres skate with the puck at will, the Flyers impeded their path with forceful checks. In many ways, this series is shaping up to be the old NHL vs. the new NHL.
"You can say that," Flyers forward Simon Gagne (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1920) said Thursday. "They're built for the new NHL. They're not big, but they have a lot of speed. We have some speed, but we're more physical. We need to play the same way every game. They can be a physical team, too. The longer the series will go, the better chance we will have."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2424275
Can't help but laugh at those parts in bold. Somebody seemed to forget we knocked their asses around the ice first 2 games in every aspect, including physical play.
Despite losing the first two games of their first-round playoff series against Buffalo, the Philadelphia Flyers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=phi) didn't change their aggressive philosophy. Though the Sabres are clearly a faster team, the Flyers used their size to offset Buffalo's speed in Wednesday night's 4-2 win.
Instead of letting the Sabres skate with the puck at will, the Flyers impeded their path with forceful checks. In many ways, this series is shaping up to be the old NHL vs. the new NHL.
"You can say that," Flyers forward Simon Gagne (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1920) said Thursday. "They're built for the new NHL. They're not big, but they have a lot of speed. We have some speed, but we're more physical. We need to play the same way every game. They can be a physical team, too. The longer the series will go, the better chance we will have."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2006/news/story?id=2424275
Can't help but laugh at those parts in bold. Somebody seemed to forget we knocked their asses around the ice first 2 games in every aspect, including physical play.