Sergei Bobrovsky to Start for Flyers in Season Opener vs. Penguins Tonight

I really like it.

I think we’re babying him too much. He’s very young still, and while that means he’s impressionable, I don’t think that he’ll fall apart at this stage of his career. I don’t think he’ll get torched, either. He’s shown too much promise in the preseason.

W T F!? I don’t understand this at all. Boosh continues to get kicked to the side by this organization and it pisses me off. I cannot believe this and I don’t see any rationale for it at all.

Name a better way to get a read on a kid than to play against the Penguins.

Extremely surprised. Maybe he wants the guys to stay in check with the young goalie and not turn this into a rat race with no defense like Game 1 of the Finals or last season’s opener.

Or maybe Boosh’s record against the Pens last year. 3 GP 0-1 4.14 GAA 0.861 SV PCT

Throw Pittsburg a curve ball a goalie then never seen before.

Maybe they wanted to showcase Bob’s cool ass mask on national TV.
For those you who haven’t seen it yet.

That update kills me. What’s a guy got to do to get some love from the coaching staff/brass of this organization!?

Oh, Chris:

I love how loyal the Flyers organization is to their players. Brian Boucher is very thankful for it.

in related news, what channels is this game being aired on? Its national, right?

From what I read and saw Bob was great in the pre-season but this still shocks me mainly becuase it is the Pens. I wonder if he has a good showing while Leights is out if he could steal his job?

I am shocked yet excited. I don’t hate him starting tonight but beleive they should have waited for another team….opening night, arch rival, new rink…..

I kinda wonder if Lavy has something against Boosh. Not playing for weeks at a time last year and now this. If I’m Boucher I am a bit choked about this, especially after playing well in the preseason.

Being honest though, I think I would have been more confident if Pronger was playing. Now Meszaros is back in the top 4….

Does this mean Zherdev is happy and will score a hat-trick in his Flyers debut??

i dislike this move greatly, they need the veteran goalie in there till he gets back to help shore up the defense

The worst part is that if Bob has a bad night he will be blamed fully not the organiation and coaching staff for putting in him in when he may not be ready.

I’m not gonna say anything about the move because no matter what side I take half the fans will flip shit. I’m just gonna say that I trust Lavy’s opinion and think it’s more of a matchup move then anything else.

I am going to take a different route for tonight’s game.

Puts on tin foil hat.

I am guessing that Bettman made a Deal with Homer that will give us the #1 draft pick next year just as long as we start our “Rookie” goalie so his boys can win their Home opener in their new arena.

Takes off tin foil hat.

To me, this is as shocking as pulling Goldberg and putting in Julie “The Cat” Gaffney during the shootout.

I’m curious what they make of this move in Pittsburgh. I’m sure they were expecting Boosh, but I haven’t seen a single comment to the news about Bob on the Pensburgh site since it was announced late morning. It’s either a brilliant move, or a total fail. I guess we’ll have an active board tomorrow morning to dissect the game.

Homer just wants to be able to say, “I told you I sured up the D”

Probably not the best time or team to test Bob but I am interested to see how the D supports him.

I know it’s a waste for Bob to be opening the door no matter what league he plays in, but this is still a complete surprise.

I don’t get it. I can’t wait to watch, but I don’t get it.

Objectively speaking, I think the Flyers did this because:

• The Penguins like to pass the puck; and,
• Bobrovsky is extremely quick.

They are betting on Bobs to cover for the Pronger-less defense, who will likely give up more opportunities than a fully Pronger’d defense. I can’t help but wonder that if Pronger were playing, then they might play Boosh because the D would ostensibly give up fewer opportunities.

Boosh is fundamentally very sound and had a very good preseason, but his lateral movement just ain’t what she used to be. And since the Pens are highly skilled and pass the puck around often before shooting, the Flyers figure that Bobs will do a better job of stopping pucks that are passed from one side of the net to the other.

Bobs had a good preseason, and Lavy remembers last year’s playoffs well. He remembers that Halak allowed the Habs to beat the Pens because he was so quick in the net. Only a hot reflex goalie was going to beat the Pens and Caps last year, and so one did.

I’m not commenting on Boucher, other than to say that I hate how the organ-eye-zation treats its loyal soldiers.

Coaches play favorites, and my guess is that Lavy likes Bobs better than Boosh. And since he Tweeted that he was shocked, Lavy didn’t even give him the respect to tell him first that he wasn’t starting. Boosh will probably get the start on the 11th, I hope. But even if Boosh is the #2 goalie, he should have gotten the season opener as his game, after all, he deserves it. And unfortunately, no matter how good Boosh is, Lavy will think the grass is greener on Bobs’ ass just because he is playing favorites.

Why wasnt Bobs drafted in an amateur draft? I mean, he should have been in the same draft year as Giroux, right? Did it have something to do with being in the KHL before he was eligible for the draft, or was he just not a top prospect until recently?

is right.

All I can say is: poor Boosh, foolish management, let’s go Bob.

Wow. I did not expect this today. Stupid Flyers trying to upstage Roy’s no-hitter.

Personally, I do not agree with this decision. I’d most prefer him to the AHL, but seeing as that is not an option, I’d rather him start against St. Louis or someone as opposed to Pittsburgh, but whatever. One game, regardless of the opponent, is not going to make or break a career. Go Bob!