IonLS: Flyers Bruins Preview

Round 2 Game 1 from Boston home of the Bruins on NBC @1230.

-Storylines-

Flyers:
Can Brian Boucher stay as good as he was last series vs. the Devils. Posting a 1.59 GAA.
The losses of Gagne and Carter's scoring potential. Carter 2 goals in 4 games, Gagne 0 in 4.
How the Flyers PK will play after lossing two big PKers in Lappy and Gags.

Bruins:
The potential return of Boston's offensive leader, Marc Savard, after suffering a major concusion mid season.
Youngster Tuunka Rask, 23, played well and won a 6 games series vs. Buffalo.
Can Mark Recchi and Miroslav Satan keep up their scoring vs Flyers. each with 3 goals and 2 assists.

These teams don't like each other, expect this one to get Physical. Both teams are a lot alike they play similar with a lot of crashing and hard play around the net. Rask and Boucher both stole a few games for their teams in the 1st round, we'll see who can continue that in the 2nd round.

-Key Matchup-

Chara vs. Pronger:
Chara is known for being the smartest and most physical defenseman in the league and leads the Bruins in ice time in the Playoffs. The tough part for the Claude Julien will be when to put hime on the ice with the Flyers not having a dominant 1st line as the Sabres did.

Pronger is also highly regarded for his toughness and leadership. In the 1st round led the Flyers in Ice Time and tallied 2 goals and 3 assits in 5 games. At somepoints the FLyers would shift Pronger down and play hime in front of Brodeur, just as the Bruins can and have done with Chara.

-Regular Season-

Oct 22 - @Phi, 4-3 PHI (SO)
Dec 14 - @Bos, 3-1 PHI
Jan 1 - @Fenway, 2-1 BOS (OT)
Mar 11 - @PHI, 5-1 BOS

Tuunka is 1-0-1 vs the Flyers, allowing 4 goals. in the Win going 31-32, in the OTL going 18-22.

Boucher vs the Bruins this year is 1-0-0 with a No Decision. giving up 1 goal on 27 shots in the win.

-Stats Leaders-
Flyers: Richards 8 pts (2 goals 6 assists). Giroux 4 goals
Bruins: Recchi, Krechi, Satan 5 pts. Recchi. Satan 3 goals

-Projected Flyers Lines-

OFF:
Carcillo Richards Giroux
Hartnell Briere Leino
JVR Ross Asham
Nodl Betts Powe

DEF:
Pronger Carle
Krajicek Parent
Timonen Coburn

PP1:
Richards Giroux JVR
Pronger Timonen/Carle

PK:
Powe Betts Pronger Carle
Richards Giroux Timonen Coburn

-Key Injuries-
Flyers: Gagne, Carter, Lappy
Bruins: Savard

Game 1 Saturday on NBC @1230