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Game 9, Preview and Open Thread: Booooooooooooooooooooosh! San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers

San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Oct 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT


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San Jose Sharks (6-4-1, 13 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (5-2-1, 11 pts)
Wachovia Center - 7:00 PM EST - Philadelphia, PA
TV: CSN Philly HD, CSN California HD, RIS, NHL Network Canada
Radio: 610 WIP (internet stream), XM 204, Sirius 208
This is the open game thread.
Behind Enemy Lines: Fear The Fin, Battle of California
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Brian Boucher will get his first start of the season tonight as his former team, the San Jose Sharks, travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers. The debate, of course, is who gets the edge: his former team that shoots against him in practice all year and knows his weaknesses, or the goalie who knows all of his former teammates? It's a tough question, but I guess we'll find out soon enough.

The Sharks really don't like Chris Pronger. We're talking hatred here. It was his eighth-seeded Ducks that knocked off the rival, first-seeded Sharks last year in the first round of the playoffs. But while that kind of history breeds contempt, it also breeds respect.

Here's an absolute gem from Fear The Fin today...

He's been Public Enemy Number One, labeled a menace to society, voted the dirtiest player in the NHL, been booed at 30 arenas in the league (even including one he played for), and cursed every organization that traded him. He's terrorized the Sharks for a decade, first with St. Louis, then with Edmonton, then with Anaheim.

And yet, I love the guy.

Call me a turncoat. Go ahead. I'll elbow you right in the mouth, stomp on your buddy, pulverize your star forward and defend my crease like lives are on the line. I'll play 30 minutes a night, make my below average partner look like a goddamn magician, kill penalties while skipping the shift change and thread a pass to spring a breakaway. I'll spit, I'll scowl, I'll swear, I'll flash a cocky grin.

Then I'll rip home a howitzer in the second overtime. And you will rue the day that I was ever born.

But enough hyperbole and more hockey. Defenseman Oskars Bartulis has been called up from the Phantoms for tonight's game, but there's no word on whether or not he'll be playing. He'll be available, but from what we all know, there is no injury to any of the Flyers defenseman outside of Ryan Parent who has already been out of the lineup for the past two games. Bartulis could take the place of either Ole-Kristian Tollefsen or Danny Syvret, but we're just not sure right now.

We expect the forward lines to be very similiar, if not identical, to what we saw last night against Florida. Mike Richards will play after the NHL decided not to levy a suspension upon him in the aftermath of his hit on David Booth. The offense last night was absolutely explosive last night and we should expect a similar outing tonight.

The Sharks held on for a one-goal victory last night in Atlanta against the Thrashers, but it didn't come without a cost. Forwards Devin Setoguchi and Ryan Vesce suffered leg injuries and will be out of the lineup. Two AHLers will play in their place. Tonight is the last game of a brutal six game East Coast road trip for the Sharks, and hopefully the fatigue they've got to be feeling works in the Flyers' favor.

Still, tired or not, the Sharks are a dangerous hockey club. In addition to Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau, they now have Dany Heatley to give opposing players fits. Those three players combined for the four San Jose goals last night. We'll probably see Evgeni Nabokov in goal for San Jose.

After the jump, questions to answer tonight.

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Questions To Answer

  1. The Sharks have got to be tired after this long road trip. Can the Flyers take advantage?
  2. Who has the advantage tonight, the Sharks offense or Brian Boucher?
  3. Can the Flyers successfully stop Heatley, Thornton, and Marleau?
  4. Does Pronger continue to be the subject of recurring nightmares in San Jose?

Tonight's game is on CSN locally, the NHL Network in Canada, and RIS in Quebec. You can also listen live with Tim Saunders and Chris Therien on 610 WIP. As always, join us here for the conversation, and LET'S GO FLYERS!

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Wonder how long until we hear the first ‘Boooooooooooooosh’ chant since 2002.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Four minutes.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

3:45

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Answers ...

1. No
2. Sharks offense
3. No
4. BOOOOO!!! (and No!)

… of course, I may be biased in my answers. But unlikely.

:)

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality? (boycott Hollywood!)

by ang6666 on Oct 25, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Let’s not be so quiet tonight, eh folks? Good game on our hands here.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Still a little surreal that Boosh is a Flyer again. Add in that they’re wearing the black jerseys, and what year is it again?

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:05 PM EDT reply actions  

First time wearing them this year. So glad they’re the alternates again.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Looks like Greiss is in net for the Sharks. No Nabokov.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:06 PM EDT reply actions  

I don’t know a thing about him

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Never heard of him.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

San Jose has always had great uniforms.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ve never liked them, actually.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really? I have one of their original whites, actually. It was free, but still. I wear it at open hockey a lot

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah. I kind of liked the ones they used right before the strike, but not really. I’m not a fan of turquoise at all.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

JVR does a nice job there jumping into that loose puck

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m still trying to figure out the point of calling up Bartulis.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I didn’t miss these blacks at all.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Me either. Get rid of em for good if you ask me.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought they had already. I hope they stay scarce.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

There’s that ‘Booosh’ chant.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Great play backchecking by Kimmo

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

How did that not hit something?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously. What the hell.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wish they’d replay it.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wow, third best PK. I had no idea we were that good.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Giroux does something impressive every single game.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:18 PM EDT reply actions  

These are some crazy bounces, Bouch had no chance there.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I noticed a ton of weird bounces when I was there on Thursday. The weird weather lately might be messing with the ice.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

A Giroux hat trick tonight would be fun.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Asham clearly has jump. Amazing what a little confidence will do for you

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:23 PM EDT reply actions  

All mental, this game

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

I remember when we had draft picks to trade.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Speaking of trades and draft picks…. okay, not at all. But it reminded me. Sbisa is heading back to juniors with Anaheim.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Really? Wow.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

How???

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

too much pressure on him? Well that’s a lie. He’s 6th in TOI/G there, getting less than 13 minutes a game.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, and if I recall he was playing over 30 minutes in Lethbridge

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Have the Flyers won a single faceoff so far?

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Fourth line production!

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

We need some sort of name for that.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fourth line offense!

Powe! Right in the kisser!

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

powe is doing very well

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Lovely little pass by Pyorala

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Holy hell JVR, you’ve gotta bury that.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Dammit, you gotta bury that Jimmy.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

jinx

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

How did JVR not score there. Wow.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Ok, so JVR hits the post. Bad. Briere and Carter just throw the puck at the net along the ice. Really bad.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions  

oh shit. confusion is afoot

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions  

Lappy goes after Shelley. Ballsy.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions  

“They didn’t really get going too good at it.” – Coatesy. Um, no Steve. Ian didn’t get going too good at it, because he got beat.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

True or false: Carcillo is the worst of the Flyers’ twelve starting forwards.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions  

True times 30

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

If him playing means Cote isn’t, then I’m more than okay.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

giroux what the hell!

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions  

Pronger rocks

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Ton of pressure here. Good stuff.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Definitely controlling the tempo so far. Looks a lot like yesterday.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Panaccio is such a pessimist. I don’t think I’ve ever read a single positive thing from him about the Flyers (except when he’s talking about the ’70s and ’80s).

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

What’d he say now?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just read his tweets during every game. Seems like some Flyer is always doing something incredibly wrong.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Reading two of his last three, I see your point. Reading his fourth most recent, I want to vomit. Even if he’s kidding.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Personally, Frank Seravalli’s post last night about Richards was just awful. He definitely went down in my book. And that’s after I saw him on DNL a few weeks ago (disclosure, it was his first time on-air) where I immediately got a negative opinion about him. There, he seemed like a guy who just wanted to brag about how much people talk to him. So, Panotch has a long way to go to be my least favorite writer.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn’t see Seravalli on DNL, but I agree about his post last night. I think he does a pretty good job most of the time, but it’s a small sample size. Panotch is a nice guy, but I see what you mean. That last Tweet is just ridiculous.

Carchidi is my least favorite, though. I’m not sure why.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’ll be sure to give them all my regards when I see them Tuesday ;)

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Asham is such a superstar.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Asham gets the shot off while being hauled down. Excellent, and a Peco

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice to play against a team that has some heart, Florida just laid down last night. At least San Jose pushes back.

by NoalB on Oct 25, 2009 7:37 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously, and you can’t use fatigue as an issue either. SJ is on a hell of a road trip last night.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

That second sentence makes no sense. Take out the words last night. Wow, I suck

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

What % chance would y’all give to these two 7th place teams meeting in the finals?

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

The Sharks need to stop the early round choking, first.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

And we need to beat the Pens / someone needs to beat them for us.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jonesy with baseball analysis. Guy does it all.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Boosh wearing his old mask makes me so nostalgic.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:44 PM EDT reply actions  

I can practically see the puck sticking out of it now…

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha, that was nuts.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

That would have scared the shit out of me.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

More or less than it scared the shit out of him?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

What is on the mask? It looks like the baby alien from the Alien movies

by NoalB on Oct 25, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Coatesy doing more hockey lessons this intermission. Won’t somebody think of the children?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

I was at a party at the Swedish embassy last night, and they had a big picture of Forsberg in a Flyers jersey on a wall of great Swedes.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 7:48 PM EDT reply actions  

So many questions I don’t even know where to start

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

My main question was why they didn’t have a picture of him in the Swedish team jersey, but maybe the ambassador is a Flyers fan. I know the people at the Finnish embassy are.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Interview. Set it up. hahaha

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

So, um, SEPTA is going to strike this week. Like, really guys? World Series?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Strategic move. City may have to cave into their demands, because, yeah, can’t have no SEPTA for the World Series.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah. I mean, is it just me or does it seem like there’s a SEPTA strike at least once a year?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

At least the threat of one.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

I still miss seeing this though:

The pads, the Phantoms mask, the orange jersey…

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

That’s just beautiful.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, goalie interference if anything.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Huh, how’s the penalty on the Flyers if we had the puck?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Anyone who has a kid making $1.167m+ a year has done a good job raising them, if you ask me.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Gotta be weird that his 20 year old is making probably a ton more than he is.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

I’m a lot less edgy with Boucher in net compared to Emery.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

This game has no flow at all.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions  

It really doesn’t. You’d think it would with these two teams.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh my God, that picture of Coatesy!

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I’ll get it after the game if you want.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do it do it

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ugh. That’s terrible.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Jesus, another bad bounce for a goal

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:14 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m still speechless on that last goal. I have nothing.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Coburn. Should have guessed.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Did that go off of Coburn’s leg or Boucher’s stick?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions  

Coburn’s skate, then off something else. Not sure if it was Coburn’s stick or Boucher’s after the initial bounce.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I like this Briere/Carter/JVR line

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

As long as they keep Kimmo/Coburn separated from them until those two fix their luck, I like it too.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well. This is no fun.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

WTF was that?

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

Jeez come on guys, get it together.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

1/2 a game to come back Lets see if they have it in them

by Prometheus74 on Oct 25, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Boosh must have thought the lead guy still had the puck is all I can figure. He didn’t even react.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

We need some energy. Hit somebody.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Timonen and Coburn on the ice for all three Sharks goals. Defensive pairings need to be shaken up.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions  

parent should go with kimmo

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

When he’s in the lineup, sure.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

obviously thats what i meant. who does coburn play with? whoever meshes with him the best out of okt and syrvet

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess. I don’t know, I’d be afraid to put a struggling Coburn on the bottom pairing. That’s not how you get out of a slump.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

but who goes with coburn? carle? (only because hes played with him in the past)

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I gotta say, losing this game wouldn’t be super horrendous. This is about as far from a must-win as you can get.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Thanks, Captain Silence :)

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Heh, but when I do say anything though it has absurd amounts of gravitas to it. Always leave them wanting more.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Briere just got hit in the face right in front of the net, no call. Wonderful.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

And he’s bleeding.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

And a penalty against us. Maybe two. Are you kidding?

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ass-hole… ass-hole… ass-hole…

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions  

I don’t agree with that chant a lot of times. I’d be joining in right now.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fight in the bench. Awesome.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe this nonsense gives the Flyers some jump.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:34 PM EDT reply actions  

This period is terrible.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:37 PM EDT reply actions  

This is where the captain (not Richards, the other one) has to fire the team up.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey look, hockey’s on again.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions  

That intermission did seem super long.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought during preseason that Pyorala would easily score 20. Boy was I wrong.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions  

So did I.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Terrible penalty for OKT to take.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 8:57 PM EDT reply actions  

Definitely understand the frustration, but yeah, retaliation always gets called

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Like I said on Thursday, why are there no “Hit from behind” penalties called any more? It’s still in the rule book.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

More dangerous/common than the rare vicious blow to the head.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do SJ fans call Vlasic “Pickle?” Because I would wholeheartedly endorse that nickname.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes I heard that they put the name Marc-Edouard Pickle on his locker in his first camp

by MathB on Oct 25, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

These refs are terrible. Briere’s getting continually crushed.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions  

need to score on the PPP
…..for once tonight

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Getting this one into OT would be nice.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Wow, this is ridiculous.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

These calls have been terrible

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:04 PM EDT reply actions  

So incredibly frustrating

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

How many of these “They didn’t play bad, but they didn’t win” games before some serious drama starts happening?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Every team has these types of games. I don’t think it’s going to lead to anything big.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

But that sounds an awful like a 2008-2009 Mike Richards post-game interview.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

08-09 was not a terrible regular season, it just didn’t end well.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Greiss 28 of 29 so far. Not bad for a guy I’d never heard of.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions  

How many times have we heard that before?

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Every team should just start their backup against us.

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

But not many of them were difficult. Like that last one right there.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Oct 25, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

We’ve had a lot more scoring chances than they have. They’ve just gotten the bounces.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Angels 1, Yankees 0

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by Travis Hughes on Oct 25, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Heheh, I remember that Boucher slide-across.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions  

damn we should be winning this. we needed to convert more of out power plays.

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

I give Stevens the game against the Caps and the game against the Canes. If this team isn’t fired up… hope you all like Keenan.

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

What?

Did you watch last night’s game? I think they were pretty fired up for that one. I don’t think they played badly tonight, either. San Jose did an excellent job of keeping us to the outside and limited the quality of our scoring chances. To our credit, we kept putting the puck on net in the hopes that something good would happen and it did not. That’s just how it goes sometimes.

As for Mike Keenan coming here, I have no idea where that came from. I watched Keenan coach the Flames for the past two seasons. The game has passed him by. Iron Mike is done. If he coached here we’d all be talking about the good old days when Stevens coached the team.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Oct 25, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Boucher’s glove has been real nice looking.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM EDT reply actions  

And then he does that.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Definitely an excusable loss.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Faceoffs:

Laperriere: 0 for 1
Carter: 8 for 19 (42%)
Hartnell: 1 for 1
Richards: 4 for 17 (24%)
Pyorala: 4 for 11 (36%)
Giroux: 5 for 12 (42%)
Powe: 0 for 1
Briere: 1 for 2

by Ben Feldman on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions  

ugh…..crunch the numbers again..maybe it will change

by phish'n on Oct 25, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Gagne

Is it me or was he not on the ice very much during the 3rd? Or maybe he just didn’t get to play the puck much.

Good game defensively by San Jose. Not much you can do about that.

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