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From: nagy@sask.UUCP (Magyar)
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Subject: Re: FLYERS 4, OILERS 1
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 16:27:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 24 16:27:42 1985
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> Game 1 of the 1985 Stanley Cup Finals is history and the old adage good
> pitching will stop good hitting held true once again.  The Flyers defense
> was awesome, hounding and checking the Oilers all over the ice and giving
> Edmonton's high powered offense very little chances to open it up.  If
> anything, the Flyers offense was more wide open then anyone expected,
> playing right into the Oilers hands (skate and shoot) but the Flyers "D"
> wouldn't allow the Oilers to capitalize.  Edmonton was limited to weak
> shots through out the game (Gretzky didn't have any) with the exception
> of the beginning of the 3rd period when Pelle Lindbergh was most severly
> tested.  But speaking of being tested, Grant Fuhr was superb in goal.  If
> it wasn't for him the Flyers would have blown the Oilers out.  I don't 
> get to see the Oilers play much but when I did it was always a wide open
> high scoring game and I was never impressed by Fuhr.  He's quicker and 
> alot better than I thought.  All 3 goals he gave up were tough to stop
> (Flyers with a 2 man advantage, bad pass by a defenseman and Fuhr's own
> bad shuffle pass).  However, the Oilers do seem a little sloppy on defense
> and the Flyers will be testing Fuhr all series long.  The Flyers defense
> on the other hand ... what can I say?  Read the Game 1 summary.  Offensively
> the Flyers had plenty of opportunities but were turned away and once again
> as through out the playoffs their powerplay was non-existent.  They've got
> to get their powerplay clicking and take advantage of Edmonton's mistakes
> on defense or it could come back to haunt them.  All in all it was a great
> game to watch (especially for us Flyers' fans) and the remainder of the series
> should be just as exciting.  My prediction - Flyers in 5.
> 
> 						Joseph M. Dakes
> 						AT&T Bell Laboratories
> 						Reading, PA
> 						rduxb!jmd
> 
> P.S.	For you die-hard (bragging about such a high-powered offense) Edmonton
> 	fans who compare the Oilers to the high-powered Esposito-Orr Boston
> 	team of the early 70's (or claim the Oilers to be better) let me remind
> 	you that that Bruin team went down to defeat in the Stanley Cup Finals
> 	at the hands of a strong defensive team led by Dave Shultz, Barry 
> 	Ashbee, Bobby Clarke and Bernie Parent.  Who was that team?
> 	The Philadelphia Flyers!


	My apologies for reprintig the entire article - I still have't got
the feel of this beast.

	Anyhow, despite the fact that I would much rather see the Flyer's
win the cup (1 in a row is always enough), I think a comment is in order
after watching game 2.  The Oilers simply adopted the Flyer's style and
did a better job of it than the Flyer's could.  The Oiler's are REAL good.
Maybe next year we can get rid of them but I seriously doubt that the
Flyer's can eke out a win in Edmonton.  Oilers (sigh) in 5.
(by the way what does the Flyers stopping the Bruins have to do with anything
in today's world - it's 1985 remember? )

						Derrick Nagy
						U. of Saskatchewan
						(that's in Canada)
						(and no I didn't have to
						 shovel snow out of my
						 driveway this morning)