Wednesday night hockey turned out to be one of the worst nights in hockey ever, and if you're a Philadelphia Flyers fan, you and your team should be more embarrassed than the others.
Wednesday night's game between the Flyers and the Lightning turned out to have a bizarre first period. Several times during the first period, Philly held the puck out in their own end, in attempt to get the Lightning to break out of its 1-3-1 defense.
Referees blew the play dead and explained to both teams that the puck needed to keep moving or it would be blown dead. But now, there's going to be debates as to whether a penalty should be imposed for inertia.
Those who were surprised to see the Lightning's 1-3-1 defense should go back to the last playoff's Capitals-Lightning series, where patience and timely scoring ultimately allowed them to sweep the Capitals in the series.
But going back to this game. The Flyers tried to use their defensive strategy in attempt to taunt the Lightning into getting out of the 1-3-1 system.
Oh, come on. I feel sorry for fans that were at the game last night. There was only one word for it: Ugly.
This game was a joke. I'm sorry, but it definitely was. The Flyers should be embarrassed by their tactics. You won't get the Lightning to break out of that defense. They beat you anyway in overtime. But that does not bring fans, it does not sell tickets, and I, say again, feel sorry for anybody that was at that game last night. This is not a tactic that should be used for any hockey game, because it's stupid, lame, and it does not promote good sportsmanship, in my opinion. You play the game and to not keep the puck moving is not playing the game. The NHL does not want this to happen, the fans don't want this to happen, and honestly, the media sometimes doesn't want this to happen. Even I don't like having it happen because it just ruins the game of hockey.
Let's hope the Flyers learned a lesson from this. Taunting does not get you want you happen. Sure, you may get a lead as they got here, but lost it in overtime. Other teams, don't do this. I hate these kind of plays and I hope you don't try to do something stupid like that.
Check out their scheme against the Lightning's 1-3-1 system.
This was the poorest example of coaching I have ever seen. The coach is more to blame than the players and should be totally embarrassed. Not only the first time they did it, but to do it again? It totally made the Flyers look like they were afraid of the Lightning and used up valuable minutes of playing time that fans pay dearly for when they attend a game.
ReplyDeleteThe Flyers should be given a medal for exposing that lame ass trap which ruins the game. Boring shitless hockey. No wonder no one goes to Lightning games.
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