Flyers Vs Pens

[KRCurtis31]

Originally Posted by Quart of Beer

old time hockey.

Yeah old time hockey! Eddie Shore!

[Satoriphoto]

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Aww crap!.... I do have a girl's name...

[puctrgt]

^It's not the Jets or the Sharks, but looks like a rumble about to happen.

[sloth2946]

NHL needed both series to go to 5 games so that they could get two more NBC telecasts.

Look for Pitt and Det to win the next games.

[puctrgt]

That was a gimmee 3 days ago.

[leaferguy]

At least it's not a sweep, and better yet, it didn't happen on home ice.

I don't expect this to go much further, but I'm just really glad they made it 3-1 instead of 4-0.

[warthog01]

Timonen and Coburn might be available for sunday's game. It should be a very interesting game.

Timonen may return for Game 5 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/16/2008

[soulpatch]

Originally Posted by warthog01

Timonen and Coburn might be available for sunday's game. It should be a very interesting game.

Timonen may return for Game 5 | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/16/2008

and another source: ESPN - Philly's top defenders Timonen, Coburn may play in Game 5 - NHL

I just hope he comes back and nothing happens to him. Would be a shame for him to cause a more serious injury with that clot just to come back....

[Matt The Hammer]

Originally Posted by soulpatch

and another source: ESPN - Philly's top defenders Timonen, Coburn may play in Game 5 - NHL

I just hope he comes back and nothing happens to him. Would be a shame for him to cause a more serious injury with that clot just to come back....

Somehow I knew the Flyers would clear him....

Signed,
Dave Babych

[leaferguy]

Originally Posted by Matt The Hammer

Somehow I knew the Flyers would clear him....

Signed,
Dave Babych

I hope he gets a second opinion, for his own sake.

Respectfully,
D. Babych's foot

[leaferguy]

And, uh, wow, talk about playing with fire...

Originally Posted by Kimmo Timonen

"We took another ultrasound, and based on that the doctor said I have a green light to give it a try. The doctor feels that there is no chance the clot is going to get loose or break up or anything like that. It's a great sign. A week ago they were afraid it was going to get bigger and cut loose."

[PSULion22]

And this from the same doctors that told Lindros he was fine to play and wasn't at a greater risk of a concussion.

The point is that Philadelphia's medical staff are notorious for downplaying the severity of their stars' injuries to get them back in the lineup. I don't know what effect Clarke has on it, but it seems like something he has been a part of.

[leaferguy]

Agreed on the Clarke influence.

I really don't like the sound of what Timonen said. Wouldn't a clot in the left leg be in prime territory to get to the lungs/brain? I really don't think a stroke is worth it at this point if so.

And no, I'm not a doctor, so if I'm blowing this out of proportion, feel free to put me in my place.

[Matt The Hammer]

Originally Posted by leaferguy

Agreed on the Clarke influence.

I really don't like the sound of what Timonen said. Wouldn't a clot in the left leg be in prime territory to get to the lungs/brain? I really don't think a stroke is worth it at this point if so.

And no, I'm not a doctor, so if I'm blowing this out of proportion, feel free to put me in my place.

Not a doctor either, but my dad has/ had a few clots... Doctors at hospital don't even want to touch him in the area of a clot for weeks.

Don't forget the blood thinners used to break up the clot. Jesus, if Timonen gets cut he could bleed out on the ice.

I guess they aren't giving him any thinners to dissolve it yet.

[leaferguy]

Sorry to hear your dad has them. From the little I know, it's not fun...

The more I think about this, the more I'm guessing he's not playing. It just seems like mindgames right now.