will we ever win?

Terrible game

Chicago built on the momentum of how they finished game 4, dominated the first period, got 3 goals (2 of them the usual Chicago lucky ones) and the Flyers never recovered.

The Flyers finally showed up in the second, twice got to within 2 goals, but Chicago answered each time, once with an assist from the refs on a horrible "hooking" call on Pronger - putting your stick on the hip is not a hook by itself, you actually have to, you know, HOOK. I'll also mention the two high stick calls they missed that if called would have given the Flyers a 5 on 3 in the third when they were back to within 2.

Also killer in this game was Richards doing what he could, but missing an open net (I even think the shot would have gone wide if Niemi didn't save it) and then Leino doing the same all on the same powerplay in the second. If they put those in the Flyers would have pulled to within 1.

If the Flyers have any hope of winning the Cup, the first line has to play a lot better, especially Richards. And The Captain has to buy some non-rubber sticks without holes in the blades. He was brutal in the offensive zone this game. Pronger also struggled, Briere didn't play that great, Coburn was awful in first and mediocre the rest. Leighton was bad, but not entirely at fault and Boucher did not make any "10 bell" saves that made a difference in the game. Only Leino seemed to be playing at a high level.

Need to play a lot better to get it to 7.