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[CRASHER]

Jester stop bitching about the refs.  A game #6 OT you put the whistles away unless it's a hook on a clean breakaway.

Who does? You do?

Face it: not calling anything in the OT seriously favors a big, old plodding team like Philly and seriously hinders a swift transition team like Tampa.
I just think it's disgusting that they referee by the book for three periods, and then stop enforcing the rules as soon as OT hits. That goes for this or any game. Like I said, I understand not calling the petty stuff. But what are we afraid of here? Somebody winning on a power play? That never happens in regulation, does it?

<JESTER>

You just described the Devils defense when Stevens and Daneyko were playing.

Wow this explains the Devils dominant and STELLAR overtime record

[Triumph]

Tampa isn't a plodding team?

Sarich, Lukowich, Pratt, Kubina on defense, they're not slow, right?

Bad argument, Jester. Get out of 1997, the Flyers are only slow on defense, same with Tampa. The Flyers have Zhamnov, Amonte, Kapanen, Gagne, Recchi, etc. up front. Leclair and Primeau are the only 'plodders'.

I didn't see any unfair refereeing.

[NJD Jester]

You just described the Devils defense when Stevens and Daneyko were playing.

While players like Stevens Dano and White can be correctly called "big and plodding," I think the Devils had more team speed than the Flyers in each of their three Cup years. The Devils were a dynamic team in the neutral zone in each of those seasons--the Flyers' forechecking in OT consisted of hugging the guy next to you like he was your best girl, until someone could force the puck behind the net.

<JESTER>

[NJD Jester]

Tampa isn't a plodding team?

Sarich, Lukowich, Pratt, Kubina on defense, they're not slow, right?

Bad argument, Jester. Get out of 1997, the Flyers are only slow on defense, same with Tampa. The Flyers have Zhamnov, Amonte, Kapanen, Gagne, Recchi, etc. up front. Leclair and Primeau are the only 'plodders'.

I didn't see any unfair refereeing.

Reechi and Zhamnov aren't going to make anyone forget Tom Chorske when it comes to speed.

I'll say it again: If the referees are going to allow everything in an overtime, which team benefits more? The team of St. Louis, Lecavalier, Modin, Richards, Boyle and Stillman, or the Flyers?

<JESTER>

[IceThief]

[I'll say it again: If the referees are going to allow everything in an overtime, which team benefits more? The team of St. Louis, Lecavalier, Modin, Richards, Boyle and Stillman, or the Flyers?]

Refs always put their whistles in their pockets and leave them there once OT starts in the playoffs, Jester. It's how it's always been and how it will always be. It's the nature of the beast. No ref wants to be the one who helped decide a series or a cup-winning game by whistling guys off to the sin bin short of decapitation, dismemberment, and amputation.

Both teams got away with a lot of crap last night in the extra session and DAMN did it make for some absolutely GREAT hockey.

What a series this has been!!!

IceThief

[Pablo]

Hahahaha!!!!  Oh, *wipes tear*, you people are too much, with your conspiracy theories and all.  Philly raped tampa, and no calls?  The non-calls were absolutely HORENDOUS on both sides, please.  How did anyone miss the 6 men on the ice for Tampa?  How about the raping of Handzus when he was on a partial breakaway?  Yet, none of this is mentioned.

BTW, you have GOT to be kidding me about the Thorne/Clement thing, about them loving the Flyers.  80-90% of their jabber is all about Lecavalier and St. Loois, and how good they are, and how unstoppable they are, etc. etc.  Jeez, your haterd for the Flyers has really blindd you to the truth, with HILARIOUS RESULTS!     

[NJDevs4978]

I agree, Don, I see Tampa getting smoked on home ice. They had all the breaks this game, were getting thoroughly dominated, and were still winning, yet they couldn't finish it.

Well you picked a helluva time to be wrong for once