++ [ originally posted by IncuboRossonero ] ++
Habs fan.
Yes the Red wings put on a performance and then some but they battled like hell and if I'm not mistaken the goals came from their third line ... the first from what I heard was shut down pretty well...could be wrong.
Iginla is not a fighter...he is physical and was locked down but is almost unmatchable in the corners..watch Hatcher get burned once and start to slip. This will not be an easy series and Detriot's age..Chelios for Gods SAKE! may hurt them. Physical game plus o.t. after o.t. is not kind ot the vets.
Habs fan.
Yes the Red wings put on a performance and then some but they battled like hell and if I'm not mistaken the goals came from their third line ... the first from what I heard was shut down pretty well...could be wrong.
Iginla is not a fighter...he is physical and was locked down but is almost unmatchable in the corners..watch Hatcher get burned once and start to slip. This will not be an easy series and Detriot's age..Chelios for Gods SAKE! may hurt them. Physical game plus o.t. after o.t. is not kind ot the vets.
Another bad thing for NON-Wings fans is that the Power Play is back! That was dumbest thing for Calgary to do, taking all those bad penalties at the end, thus giving my team the chance to re-ignite their power play. So now the power play is in sinc and ready to go.
For what Hatcher lacks in pace, he surely makes up in overall skill and brute force. He was still recovering from the injury last series against Nashville, and he is starting to get faster. IMO Nashville is a faster team than the Flamers, but the later has more physical power. But with Hatcher, Fischer, Chelios, and Schnieder, the Wings certainly have power as well.
I predict that the Wings will close this series down in four games, if not sweep from here out. After a bad game, the Wings always rebound, and start playing hard until the end. So there is not gonna be another disaster like last season against the Mighty F*cks. The Great Yzerman won't let it happen, and he wants to raise the cup one more time.
I rather have the Habs win, but its not gonna happen; they are a one line team. Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay is a great East Conference Final! I would rather have the Wings play the Flyers right now.
