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Wed May 07, 2008 3:14 pm EDT

Puck Headlines: Ending the Marty Biron love fest

By Greg Wyshynski

Here are your Afternoon Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

• Conn Smythe or playoff con? Sam from Doubt About It offers a thorough and revealing statistic analysis of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Marty Biron before he faces the Pittsburgh Penguins. "Biron is going to have to play better than he's already played and the Flyers have to crack a surprisingly stout Penguins defense. The chances of both happening are slim. Pens in 5." [Doubt About It]

• My buddies Japers and Mirtle are driving the effort for fans to purchase player page sponsorships on Hockey-Reference.com, which we profiled recently. Just in case you were curious: No, there isn't any official sponsor of the Wade Belak page.

• Who has the best hockey hair? Original title: Best excuse to drive traffic to a gaming site and run a Jaromir Jagr mullet shot. [Hockey Sports Wagers]

• The Colorado Avalanche have more than a few questions to answer about their forwards in the off-season. Such as "Will Joe Sakic return?" and "Do we even want Peter Forsberg back?" [In The Cheap Seats]

• The Montreal Canadiens are ripped for not playing enough French-language songs during games. "Lady Marmalade" named official new goal celebration tune. [CP]

• Here's an argument against playing in the World Championships: Jeff Halpern, ACL, done for what we hear could be several months. And the Brad Richards trade tilts even further in favor of the Dallas Stars. [Lighting Strikes]

• Speaking of Dallas: Is former GM Doug Armstrong getting enough credit for having built the team that's playing in the Western Conference Finals? [Stars Blog]

• The Washington Capitals would love to have Sergei Fedorov back next season. At $6 million? Not so much. [Capitals Insider]

• Toronto Maple Leafs fans react to the firing of Paul Maurice, and the majority of them would have preferred to have seen every player on the roster fired instead. And they want Pat Quinn back, too. [City News]

• Finally, the Leafs could do a lot of wacky things with their front office. Like using EA Sports games to determine all of their transactions. Or having it staffed by a dozen highly trained, hockey savvy squirrels. But perhaps the wackiest thing they could possibly do would be to hire Bobby Clarke to be their next general manager. And you thought being a goalie on Toronto was difficult now... [Sportsnet]

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  1. emphrank
    1. Posted by emphrank Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    Flyers in 6!!! The guins feared us going into the playoffs and they still do. Everyone can doubt the Flyers all they want. Isn't Washington supposed to be playing Pissburgh?
  2. flyersmikey
    2. Posted by flyersmikey Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:16 pm EDT

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    read the doubt about it blog typical one-sided Pitt blogger Doesnt mention that Pitt played an ottawa team that quit a month before the playoffs and threw the last game of the season so they wouldnt play the flyers in the first round didnt mention that the Flyers played the future hart trophy winner(sorry Malkin} then played the top seed and finished them in 5{should have been 4} yes Pitt is a good team with crosby and malkin and Flury but the Flyers have a whole lot of confidence and they have nothing to lose Pitt has more pressure on them to win Its all gravy now for the orange and black Its going to be a great series Flyers in 6
  3. Professor Chaos
    3. Posted by Professor Chaos Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:40 pm EDT

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    It is not possible for a rational human being to actually believe that the Pens purposely lost a game because they feared a team that they had just beaten in 3 straight games. Gamesmanship at its worst from a classless team and fan base.
    The Flyers don't have a fighting chance. Penguins in 5.
  4. Jim S
    4. Posted by Jim S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    The guy that wrote that about biron is obviously a complete idiot that had not watched him play. Anyone can look at his stats and see that his playoff stats arent all that great but Just look at Niedermeyer last eyar in the playoffs, he had something like 3 goals and 13 points in the playoffs and won the MVP! Lets be serious anyone that watched that montreal series would obviously know that he was rediculous, he had the habs smackign their stick after every stoppage. The guy made huge save after huge save, it seemed like nothign was right at him, kick saves, glove saves, diving saves, rebounds, deflections, he stopped everything.
  5. evil_mario_666
    5. Posted by evil_mario_666 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    What, no claims of Crosby diving yet..??? If anything the Pens might be OVER-CONFIDENT!
    They are 8-1 in the playoffs no matter what... Not to mention the Flyers ALWAYS choke in the playoffs...
    Pens in 5. Biron will get pulled.....
    Re-sign LeClair or Lindros...your only hope HEHEHEHEHE!
  6. Sure Thing
    6. Posted by Sure Thing Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:55 pm EDT

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    Yeah, Penguins feared the Cryers, blah blah blah, keep the fantasies of going for the cup alive you bunch of babies. Pens in 4.
  7. rock
    7. Posted by rock Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    Not enough French songs in Montreal? I cannot remember ever hearing a rock anthem from a French performer. They don't tend to play heavy metal and hard rock because it's popular, it's just what gets people fired up. Then again, when I was a kid, our local sports report would show scores backed by a theme from Oxygene by Jean-Michel Jarre, and many NBA franchises introduce their players to the tune of Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project. Maybe they should get Roch Voisine to cover AC/DC...
  8. electric eel
    8. Posted by electric eel Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm EDT

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    Rock anthem from a French Performer? Neil Young's "Keep On Rocking In The Free World"
  9. Count Chocula
    9. Posted by Count Chocula Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    Flyers suck!
  10. Tim T
    10. Posted by Tim T Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:00 pm EDT

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    Flyers are hot right now. They should have swept Montreal. If they keep their cool and don't let Ruutu irk them, they will win this series. Flyers in 6.
    But- ANY team from the east will lose to Detroit...................
  11. Sam DAI
    11. Posted by Sam DAI Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:25 pm EDT

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    Heres what I don't get. All of you Philly faithful are saying Biron's stats don't do him justice. Ok, fine, that just means that your defense must be playing absolutely horrible if Biron is playing so well and still putting up worse numbers than in the regular season. You can't have it both ways. And Scott Niedermayer is a defenseman, hence the lack of points and MVP recognition.
  12. rock
    12. Posted by rock Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    Electric Eel,
    Hey, Hey, My, My. Rock & roll will never die...
    In what way is Neil Young French? He may be Canadian and might even speak French, but he was born an anglophone in Toronto. One of the greatest songwriters though.
    My, My, Hey, Hey. Rock & roll is here to stay...
  13. WWGRD
    13. Posted by WWGRD Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    To think that the Pens dropped the last game so that they wouldn't have to play the Flyers is as absurd as saying that the Flyers won the game so that they wouldn't have to play the Pens. You know, cause they were scared and all. A real team would have lais down in the finale, taken the loss, and then swept the Pens in the first round. Yeah. Yeah. That's it.
    Whatever. Pens, get your brooms ready.
  14. jazzy end credits
    14. Posted by jazzy end credits Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:57 pm EDT

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    OMG... That is a cute picture. It's alomst as if the goalie was like 'Don't hug me'. I'm not a Pens or Flyers fan so I'm not even going to throw my two cents in. Good luck two both of your teams.
  15. Copronymus
    15. Posted by Copronymus Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    Having Clarke in charge of the Leafs would be hilarious, so you and your Internet hockey blogging buddies should hope it turns out to be true.
    He'll sign Hatcher again! He'll trade for Bertuzzi! He'll break Sundin's ankle!
  16. Joseph
    16. Posted by Joseph Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Professor Chaos - Classless fanbase? Even when the Flyers were last in the league, they were still near the top in attendance. What happened when the Pens were bad? People stopped showing up and the organization had to file for bankruptcy. If it wasn't for Mario, you'd just be watching the Pirates now while fans in Kansas City or Portland, OR cheer for the Pens. Think about who you're insulting before you do so, hypocrite!
  17. MaTt
    17. Posted by MaTt Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    go leafs go.
  18. flyersmikey
    18. Posted by flyersmikey Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:16 pm EDT

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    i totally agree with Joseph O If it wasnt for mario there wouldnt be a team that moonlights as an international diving team. Lets see Mario had a plan and said if we suck for 4 years we can get #1 draft picks well congrats it worked but when you sell your soul its going to come back bite in you in the azz. Like ive been saying The flyers have nothing to lose they are just going to go out and hit anything that moves and stick it up the N.H.L"s azz and bettman that weasel that want a wings Pitt series for ratings. So go Orange and Black and go Stars too.
  19. Bill W
    19. Posted by Bill W Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:59 pm EDT

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    For all you OVER CONFIDENT PENS FANS, dont be! In your franchise history you have never beat the Flyers in the playoffs. 3 chances, 0-3. The last 4 games you played against the Flyers in the playoffs you lost to the Flyers or don't you remember having a 2 game lead in the last series only to see the Flyers win in an 8 period game! I will give you credit though. Over the last 15 years you made the Eastern Conference finals twice but blew it both times. This decade has been a joke for Pens in the playoffs which I guess is a good thing because you got Crosby, Malkin, Fleury & Staal for sucking so bad! The Flyers have missed the playoffs twice in the last 13 years which shows that this is already a mismatch in regards to management and coaching. But since you guys have beaten super strong 7th & 5th seeds so far,(sarcasm for those of you not picking it up), i'll say Flyers in 6! And we will probably will lose the first game like the last 2 series, SO GET YOUR HOPE UP! I'm sure you'll just brush aside the Flyers and move on like all of [profane]tsburgh thinks.
  20. boristhespider
    20. Posted by boristhespider Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    hmm lets see about this article...the Flyers have constantly been counted out of the playoffs this year and yet they rebound to make the playoffs. Beat a red-hot first-round opponent during Game 7 on the road. Beat the conference top seed that had an advantage in speed and skill. So I say go ahead and keep doubting these Flyers and dont be shocked when the make it to the finals.

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