Blackhawks Blow The Doors Off The Flyers In Game 5!
The only thing better than a best-of-seven series is a best-of-three series. Okay, I'm splitting fine hairs, but you get my point. That's what we had heading to Sunday's Game 5 in Chicago.
Coming off a 7-4 drubbing of the Philadelphia Flyers, the Chicago Blackhawks are facing a straightforward proposition: win one game and you're the 2010 Stanley Cup Champions. They've got two chances to get it done, with one of those back on home ice if they need a deciding Game 7. The 'Hawks have a 29-8-4 home record, and in the playoffs they've only lost 3 games on home ice. This does not bode well for the Flyers.
For the Philadelphia Flyers I guess it's just as straightforward – win two games – but they will have to win one of those two games in Chicago, something thus far they've shown they can't do. This will be an uphill challenge as they bring a 17-21-3 road record to the final three games, two of which are in Chicago. However, the Flyers have won 5 road games, including 2 against the Boston Bruins down 0-3 in the series. They won 4 straight to move on to face the Montreal Canadiens. So, it's not like they're facing an impossible – or even improbable challenge – they're just going to have to dig deep for it. Very deep.
My "Blackhawks-in-five" prediction is shot, but after the way they played Game 5 I'm calling it Blackhawks in six. Beatings like this are a hard thing from which to recover. Either way, set your DISH Network DVR, and tune in to Versus 'cause I think we're watching history in the making!
