Game 5 Stanley Cup Finals: Flyers @ Blackhawks Liveblog

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7:45pm:

Probable Flyers lineup for tonight:

-Forwards-
Gagne 12-Richards 18 (C)-Carter 17
Leino 22-Briere 48-Hartnell 19
JvR 21-Giroux 28-Asham 45
Powe 36-Betts 11-Laperriere 14

-Defense-
Carle 25-Pronger 20 (A)
Coburn 5-Timonen 44 (A)
Krajicek 2-Bartulis 3

-Goalies-
Leighton 49 starting
Boucher 33 on the bench


-Scratches-

LW Riley Cote 32: Coach's Decision
D Ryan Parent 77: Coach's Decision
D Danny Syvret 26: Coach's Decision
LW Dan Carcillo 13: Coach's Decision
RW David Laliberte 9: Coach's Decision
G Johan Backlund 30: Coach's Decision
G Ray Emery 29: Hip Injury



Blackhawks Lines

Probably will be juggled beyond belief, so I won't even try their forwards

-Defense-

Keith/Seabrook
Campbell/Sopel
Hjallmarsson/Boynton

Yes, if I were Joel Q. I'd drop Hjallmarsson down after that disaster of a Game 4.


DGS Prediction: Flyers 4 Blackhawks 3

Pronger continues to own Byfuglien, Niemi's continues to play like Toskala.

8:09PM I turn on my tv to see Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick...find myself wishing JR spears McGuire.

8:11PM Jeremy Roenick still loves being on tv, Pierre McGuire is still a creepy douche...some things never change.


8:25PM Pierre hasn't talked about the "monster" battle between Byfuglien and Pronger, something may be wrong with Pierre...

8:34PM Down Goes Brown talked about missing NHL items well, one more has been found from that list

The item: A Philadelphia Flyers playoff-caliber goaltender
Missing since: 1996
Case details: Oddly enough, the team's front office seems completely unaware that anything is missing.
Investigation status: If we can't solve it now, there's always next year. And the next. And the next..

Paul Holmgren scoured the Waiver Wire and found Michael Leighton, problem solved


8:40PM Hartnell's hair takes a tripping penalty, cavemen everywhere sue.

8:45PM I will end this live blog because of how the Flyers play when I do this sort of thing...at least later...

8:49PM Pierre still hasn't said monster...

8:51PM The Flyers do this when I live blog...peace out til the intermissions

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7:55pm: Showered, dressed, ready to go! Flyers lineup should be as follows

Up Front
Carcillo 13-Richards 18 (C)-Carter 17
Hartnell 19-Briere 48-Leino 22
Gagne 12-Giroux 28-Asham 45
Laperriere 14-Betts 11-Powe 36

Defense Pairs
Pronger 20 (A)-Carle 25
Timonen 44 (A)-Coburn 5
Bartulis 3-Krajicek 2

Goaltenders
Michael Leighton 49- in Net
Brian Boucher 33- waiting in the wings



8:02pm Pierre McGuire appears on my television, he opens his mouth and I instantly want to kill him.

8:04pm My pick for the Flyers leader tonight: Mike Richards, just got a feeling he's due for a big game

8:10pm Jeremy Roenick could stick Millbury and McGuire...and put them out....will we be that lucky?

8:58pm Leighton saves us!

9:00pm First intermission. Someone send the refs for pregnancy tests cuz they sure missed a period.

9:13pm Did I mention Pierre McGuire annoys the hell out of me?

9:19pm Finally the 2nd period begins...

9:42pm Leighton scares me for the first time...but he saved us anyway.

9:47pm Asham gets stoned by Niemi, seriously...what happened to the failures of Finnish goalies

9:52pm FML FML FML FML FML FML

10:01pm Second period over...hoping for change

10:24pm Simon says: FLYERS GET ONE BACK!!!!!

10:42pm This surge is stronger than Katrina on New Orleans...

10:56pm and it's over...FML