Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne Both Out with Broken Bones

Too little too late? Though I would enjoy if those two bad breaks end up being the deciding factor

Why would the Flyers lie about the injury. So they can catch the Devils off guard? They don’t seem to need trickery in order to make the Devils look foolish.

I think Lemaire is slowly going crazy.

As Space Weed said, this might be too little too late. But this is still huge news. If TSN is correct, two of the top scorers on the Flyers will now be down. That not only removes two scoring threats, but attention that can be focused on other players. This could very well be a turning point. Or at the very least, I am hoping it is.

Is it me, or is Simon Gagne always injured?

what do you guys think the Devils players are considering?

I want to quote, but I’m actually paraphrasing (and grammatically correcting) my last post on the thread before this.

it’s difficult to discuss the intangibles of this sport because you obviously can’t see them. . . . when you draw a teams in Round 1 that have played you so tough respectively the last 3 straight years, a lot of it is mental. With the players’ confidence levels, etc. If you’ve played the sport; you know what I mean. . . . Matchups no matter how you spin it, matter A LOT with the mentality and karma of the team’s attitudes, leader’s perceptions and how coaches handle the players behind the bench.

Momentum can change all that though. We can now point to Robinson’s tirade in 2000 as one of those moments. They’ll need something like that here. . . .

Admit it. We all perked up after reading these injuries, no matter how halfhearted that perk was. All true, Carter and Gagne have had no big impact in this series and we’re all still steaming mad. Most of us (not all) still lack confidence in this team’s ability to get back into this series. We’re equally cynical after digesting when Lou called this team “special,” and Marty says that Game 4 will " say a lot about the team" and we’re equally suspicious when now Kovy says, this won’t be my last game with the Devils because we’ll win.

Looking at it all now, in the position the Devils are in, it makes my stomach turn.

But if inspiration or momentum can be found anywhere it needs to be seized. I am skeptical, suspicious and very doubtful. When the Devils wake up Thursday, the attitude there is no tomorrow must be real. (Apologize for utilizing enemy’s icon to prove a video point).

But you and me are sitting here reading and typing about these Flyer injuries instead of just plain old complaining about the Devils next playoff choke (even if for a day). If the fear, intimidation or mental toughness is affected somewhat by this (and I’m talking on BOTH teams), then maybe the Devils have something – a crack in the mental block. The Flyers have been pretty resilient; we’ll see how they’ll be affected by this.
Maybe early on again, you can get a good bounce and get them thinking. Maybe you can win Game 5 and get the entire city of Philly to talk about 2000 again. If you believe the Flyers are the better team, then none of this post will affect you. If you believe, as I do, the Devils are in a serious mental block, when it comes to the Flyers, this could be a bright spot. Maybe . . .

“Well Said”

Damn, Kovy said it like that!? Oh well, It’s been a hoot Kovy!