Tuesday Morning Fly By: Do Your Civic Duty
by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 8:50 AM EDT
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Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news...
- Don't forget to vote today. Like Aaron Sorkin wrote, "I think it does matter who you vote for. What if it said, 'No matter who you vote for, make sure you vote.'?"
- Recaps of last night's win: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [The700level] [Philly Sports Daily] [The Checking Line]
- The big news of the day was Danny Briere receiving a three game suspension: [BSH] and his "shock" at the decision: [BSH] [delcotimes.com] [Philly Sports Daily] [Puck Daddy]
- Scott Hartnell got Puck Daddy's first star of the night: [Puck Daddy]
- Eric Wellwood made his debut last night, and was quite impressive: [Philly Sports Daily] [Daily News] [Flyers Goal Scored By...]
- He even got more ice time than JVR while leading the team in shots and takeaways: [HockeyGuy_DLEED]
- Claude Giroux is finally getting his due, "establishing himself as an elite player" [NHL.com]
- Jon Matsumoto finally got his big break last night. Sad he wasn't noticeable on the ice: [Philly Sports Daily]
- The North American Prospect Weekly Report in which Andrew Rowe, Nic Riopel, and Michael Chaput star: [Flyers Faithful]
- Brian McGrattan explains why he doesn't like Chris Neil, and it has to do with Neil making McGrattan fight his battles: [Puck Daddy]
- Arguing that John LeClair will be in the Hall of Fame within his second year of eligibility: [Hockey Prospectus]
- An interview with Bob Probert's wife with excerpts from his book: [USAToday]
- Happy 37th birthday Jason Smith
- Lastly, our own Travis Hughes sat down with Anthony San Filippo after last night's game to break it down. When it's posted (it's not up on www.delcotimes.com yet - WARNING, that link has autoplay) we'll put it after the jump.
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It’s really not up to us fans to decided that unfortunately. Sid and Ovie make these decisions for the league.
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
The rest of the NHL is starting to take notice
Carter is going to act like a spoiled brat when Giroux and Pronger gets voted into the All-Star game and he dose not.
I don’t want him t be known as an elite player yet because that means he’ll be coming with an elite price tag this summer. Lock him in long term Homer with a cap hit close to 5 hopefully.
I want to see “G” get a 7+ year contract with the Flyers
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I had the same thoughts but its too late.
Now I hope he proves without a doubt that, if the Flyers can only afford one player, they HAVE to sign Giroux over Carter.
I think I’d rank Leino higher too. G first if they can only sign 1, but I’d rather keep Ville second if there is room for two.
by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 2, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Scott Hartnell → the Reverse Samson.
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 9:21 AM EDT reply actions
So if he ends up looking like Scott Hamilton he’ll end up playing mid 80’s Tim Kerr?
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
He’ll top out at about 30 goals a year, but the shorter his hair goes the less he’ll fall over.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room."
by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Hartnell is killing me this year. Who am I supposed to make fun of all the time, what with his haircut and not falling down and chipping in some goals and all?
I love the Flyers so much I even went to Bobby Clarke Day Camp.
Well, he’s still falling down.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough, but at least he’s scoring when he’s falling down.
I love the Flyers so much I even went to Bobby Clarke Day Camp.
by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t ya see him take himself out at one point too? There was no one around him in the defensive zone and he took a tumble.
haha, I saw that. Almost turned the puck over too.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I clearly saw a ice-gnome trip him up there, it was that or the circle
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Nov 2, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If Johnny gets into the HHOF, what does he go in as? Canadien or Flyer? He won hockey’s ultimate prize with the Habs but do all those years in Philly counter that? Thoughts?
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He’ll pull a wildcard and go in as a Penguin.
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
That would probably make me vomit.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope he goes in as a Flyer. Come on… What team do you think of first when you hear “John LeClair”? I personally, always the Flyers.
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I think of his 2 OT winners when he was with the Habs that he scored against the Kings in the ‘93 finals. I’d be fine with him going in as a Hab or a Flyer.
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‘93? Oh the year I wasn’t even attending grammar school yet. I sure remember those OT winners ;)
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Dare to follow my childish, biased, petty and cheesy alter ego.
American Cheese, B!tch! ... #1 mission? Kill Holmgren.
Haha I know, you were far to young to stalk pro hockey players at that time ;)
That was kind of the point of my joke though, what you remember depends on how old you are (though I was only 13 when he scored those, but I’ll remember them).
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I don’t really remember them but I know of them. Unfortunately I think that outweighs his time with the Flyers. Shame.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
You have to be kidding here Krieder. LeClair won the cup as a Canadian and scored sum big goals in that series but he scored the same number of goals in 1995 as a Flyers as he did his entire five year career as a Hab. He never scored more than 19 goals in a season as Hab. He played more games and scored more points as a Flyer include 5 straight 40+ goal seasons. That is what is going to get him in. Two Game Winners in the Cup Winner year doesn’t get you into the HHOF.
He won the cup. Neither you, nor I, know how that feels and how much it would effect a decision of this magnitude.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think it that matters he was a nobody on that team. Remember he was just a throw in the Recchi deal Desjardin was the main piece. Probably the best trade in Flyers History.
He scored an OT goal, didn’t he? I’m pretty sure no one who scores and OT goal in the SCF is a nobody after that.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s true, but go back on Youtube and find the interview Coatesy did w/ Rico on Eric Desjardins night. Rico said he’d rather be remembered as a Flyer, not as a Canadien, despite how integral he was to the cup win. LeClair could realistically feel the same way.
by DragonGirl0583 on Nov 2, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m just playing Devil’s advocate for most of this, he better go in with orange and black.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You mean the year I was born? Ya, that was a great one. Cause I totally remember it and all
Let's do it again
by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I remember him blasting a goal through the outside of the net against Hasek. Best. Goal. Ever.
"In fact, it is probably safe to say, the statement "I am a hockey fan" is the same as "I hate gary bettman."- bfrank27
I was there for that goal, and we didn’t know it went through the outside until the car ride home. Naturally, they didn’t show the replay in the arena.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Thought you were talking about Carter for a minute, what with all his shots going wide.
by KornontheKobb on Nov 2, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha!
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
One things for sure...
My brother sees John on a regular basis, and even though he’s been out of hockey for a few years, he still gets recognized everywhere he goes in the Philly area, and hounded for pictures and autographs. There will never be an area that has the same amount of affection and adoration for the guy. Since he chose to stay here in the Philly area and raise his family here, something tells me he would go in as a Flyer.
If John Leclair gets into the HHOF it will be only on the coat tails of Eric Lindros as was his career success. I like Johnny but for real he should not be in over Eric, ever!
Just Call Me "M"!
The problem, though, is that Lindros played 200 fewer games and won 1 fewer Cup. That goes a long way.
I see your point – Lindros was a much more dominant player and has an MVP award to go with it – but longevity is crucial for the voters.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He was also able to keep his production up when Lindros was out of the lineup. And in those last few seasons, that was quite a bit.
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His production was virtually cut in half when not playing with Lindros. Going from 100 point per season to 50 points per season is no slouch but hardly HHOF worthy. He was great but a one trick pony that benefited from an absolute all world superstar taking the most attention.
Just Call Me "M"!
What are you referring to when you say “cut in half”? I don’t feel like looking it up, so are you saying when Lindros was traded, injured, or what? Because my initial thinking is: if LeClair’s production dropped in the early 2000s, it probably had something to do with age as well as the lack of Lindros.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 3, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
His point totals. They were never as high when he didn’t play with Lindros. That is both in Montreal and after the Lindros era in Philly. All I am saying is LeClair isn’t a HHOF based on the guy who affords him consideration is not in yet.
Just Call Me "M"!
It doesn’t matter to you that the time he was with Lindros was from age 25-30? Surely Lindros had an effect, but penalizing the guy for hitting his prime with Lindros and declining with age has to account for something.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 3, 2010 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I can completely agree that age and the back injuries have to be factored into his performance decline. Bottom line is that LeClair’s career was never forecasted the way it ended up. He was a throw in on the Recchi for Desjardins trade and made the most of playing next to arguably one of the best players of his era. This is just my opinion of why he isn’t HOF material. I loved Johnny for being a great Flyer and an american player, Lindros first then maybe LeClair. Jari Kuri isn’t in the hall of fame if not for Gretzsky.
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Yeah, I don’t think we disagree. I was just curious.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 3, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Flyer. No doubt. (I was born in 1990, so I don’t remember anything else). He had 49 goals as a Hab and 24 as a vomit Penguin. He had 333 as a Flyer, scoring 50, three times. No way he goes in as anything but a Flyer.
by orangeandblack20 on Nov 2, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I was born in 1990, so I don’t remember anything else
You can stop there. If you can’t remember it, than you really can’t voice an opinion that speaks of knowing John as both a Hab and a Flyer. Though I understand the argument made by Chris and you, it means more from Chris since he is old enough to at least remember the ’93 cup run.
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I was born 3 days before 1990 and I remember his first year in Philly(feels old now). I hated him soley because he was a former Canadian at first, but he became my favorite Flyer of all time.
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That’s fine. I’m just saying it’s hard to take someone who can’t remember him having two OT goals in the Stanley Cup FInals opinion ahead of someone who can remember both his time in Montreal and his time here in Philadelphia.
That series was very exciting to watch as a kid, and I’ll always remember it. Of course I always remember his team as being the Flyers, but if I had to single out an accomplishment of his, it be those 2 OT winners in the finals in 1993.
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Well, I think that stats are #1 for entering the HOF, and his stats came as a Flyer. Yeah he won with Mont. But he was his best as a Flyer. Besides, he still lives in the area and stuff, he obviously like it here.
Flyers 10-11 season slogan: "Remember Emery?"
That’s fine, I think he will go in as a Flyer as well. But, he was drafted by the Habs, and those 2 goals were the biggest of his career. It’s not that he just won with Montreal, he was a huge reason they won with those 2 goals, winning games 3 and 4 for them. Desjardin’s hat trick in game 2, and the blown call on Carbonneau covering the puck in his own crease in game 3 were the other big stories. I just don’t think you can appreciate the other side of the story unless you watched it and lived through it…the seres had 3 OT games out of the 5 games, it was extremely entertaining.
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Funny thing is that those two overtime goals were his only goals of the that entire post season. Really if not for Desjardins on that Habs team they might not have won that cup.
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Yeah, he was just Johnny on the spot for those two (not trying to be clever). I just think that would be special for me if I were to try to put myself in his shoes. Eric was a HUGE reason why they won that year; Roy didn’t hurt them either.
I agree with your over all assessment of him as a potential HOFer though. I think his nationality may help him get in if he makes into the HOF.
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Haha. Agreed.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hartnell did something hilarious at the first intermission. He started skating out during mites on ice like he was going to grab the puck and go. He towered over all the little kids playing. I wanted him to take it in for a goal. He would’ve gotten the hat trick.
Nice. Wasn’t he the only one that looked like he was actually happy to bump fists and see the kids on the ice during the home opener team introduction?
I love the Flyers so much I even went to Bobby Clarke Day Camp.
by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure if anyone ever reads or pays attention to www.thebiglead.com, but it’s a great site. Anyway, Giroux made it on their daily links. Pretty impressive IMO.
Also, I missed Giroux’s nasty play in the 3rd period…any links to it?
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Bob & Carcillo
Not sure if they showed this on TV. But as Carcillo was getting up after he blocked that shot, Bob skated out of his net and gave him an appreciative stick tap. It’s not something you see very often, but I enjoyed seeing it…Bob seems to be endearing himself to the team quite well.
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There were many comments on this on the game thread. Very cool of Bob. I think it’s great for the team that even though he’s got a huge language barrier they still seem to communicate and have a sort of camaraderie.
Flyers Fans: We've survived Lock-outs, Lindros and Cooperalls. If you want to get rid of us, you'll have to split an atom or two.
by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, Zherdev is all alone in the corner playing the role of the boy who had no one come to his birthday party.
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room."
by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Even my wife, who is a casual hockey fan, is wondering why #93 doesn’t hustle on the ice. It’s quite obvious that all the talk about his was spot on, and the Flyers chose to ignore it.
Sarauj, Latvija!
I thought he looked far more responsible last night. The only times I noticed him coasting back were when the Flyers had 4 guys back to cover only 3 Canes b/c their Dmen were so far behind the play.
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There was at least one play where Zherdev watched the puck sail right past him, and didn’t even attempt to get a stick on it. Stuff like that drives me crazy. He definitely can give more. Look at JVR, Leino or others. Those guys are giving everything they have. I just don’t see that from Zherdev…yet.
Sarauj, Latvija!
Sadly, I don’t think you will.
I love the Flyers so much I even went to Bobby Clarke Day Camp.
by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
They definitely showed this on TV, and Jonesy commented about it, saying what a good guy Bobs is for coming over to give Carcillo a pat on the back thanking him for blocking the shot. But, they also were joking a bit that since Carcillo was writhing in pain, he may not have appreciated the stick tap on the back at that exact moment!
Sarauj, Latvija!
I found it freaking adorible. Puppies and kittens don’t make me go ‘aww’ and melt inside, ice hockey does. Hahahah, sad but true. I hope Carcillo and Bobs are freinds, cause then it would be two for one, if your me.
Let's do it again
by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Is it to early to start the WTF are we going to do when Leighton comes back?
I love me some Bob and really don’t want to see him get the shaft here. He may very well be the goalie of the future but so far he has done everything to deserve being the goalie of the present as well.
Doesn’t hurt that the defense is playing lock down.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I think that conversation is slowly starting.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I had it today before class.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I had it today in the parking lot at work.
I had it today before class.
You guys are making me giggle.
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Dare to follow my childish, biased, petty and cheesy alter ego.
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I had it before the team even signed Bobrovsky. /end hipster
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you guys talking about your purses on facebook?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmm and here I was just trying to say how it was funny this got brought up b/c I just had the conversation this morning. I blame Geoff for any hipsterisms (word???)
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Whoa whoa whoa. I am not at all a hipster.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh….I don’t know…
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Eff off.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
So hipster you couldn’t spell out fuck but also couldn’t just type “F”. The prosecution rests.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry I censored myself. This site has minors, you know.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Cillo Stache should be in school if she’s entering the rough and tumble world of SBN during the time when she should be in class, she deserves what she gets. Haha.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
eh? If I hadn’t told, you wouldn’t know. I was cool with it pre-sensoring, I don’t really care. And its election day Krieder, I don’t have school today. I win :)
Let's do it again
by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
For reals? What the hell. I never got out of school for election day. Damn kids these days have it so good.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahah our school gets used for a voting place, they don’t want us to get shot or something. Downingtown is one of the only ones who doesn’t have to go today I think
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by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Ridiculous. Lucky bastard. Enjoy!
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
west. Your from Downingtown?
Let's do it again
by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
WC East High School has off today too. Of course, they decided to use my old high school as a polling place after I graduated…bastards.
I don’t really think you are hipster at all. Though I’m not sure if I am an expert on hipster since the friends I have that I would consider hipster all tell me they are most certainly not hipster (I don’t consider you in that group though).
Why the hell am I talking about this.
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Sir, sir, excuse me sir… what is hipster?
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Dare to follow my childish, biased, petty and cheesy alter ego.
American Cheese, B!tch! ... #1 mission? Kill Holmgren.
Haha, you are so lucky.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
People who think drinking shitty beer is ironic. Some say Zooey Deschanel is their queen.
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est.
What makes a hipster is not so much the clothes, the beer, or the music, but the attitude.
Oh, the condescending attitude. That is the hallmark of a hipster.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I ride fixed, and am not a hipster :(
It’s just more fun.
by KornontheKobb on Nov 2, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Kat, if you ever visit, I will take you to a regular bar here, then take you to a hipster bar and let you figure it out. But like Geoff said, be happy you don’t know.
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don’t ruin her…..Keep her sanity, its all she has left. Haha
Let's do it again
by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, to keep my health I’ll let someone else take her since Kat is going to punch me if she ever see’s me apparently. Plus I’m not sure how taking a random eastern European girl to a couple bars will go over with the fiance.
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I’m random?! I certainly am NOT!
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Dare to follow my childish, biased, petty and cheesy alter ego.
American Cheese, B!tch! ... #1 mission? Kill Holmgren.
Why the hell am I talking about this.
Probably my bad. You make one hipster joke and the thread goes completely off-topic.
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I have the discussion on vinyl.
I love the Flyers so much I even went to Bobby Clarke Day Camp.
by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHHAHAHA!!! That is 45 rpms of win!
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s an original pressing, too. On heavyweight, see-through, orange vinyl.
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by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll be over here drinking my PBR because I just got hipster-served.
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you wearing your ironic Cooperalls?
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by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I would totally wear Cooperalls if I had some!
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
No, you drink PBR because it’s cheap and you don’t mind it.
by Snevik on Nov 2, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
To Katie:
To reiterate / illustrate my point to DoubleH above:
Hipster: I was just listening to the DISCUSSION.
Non-Hipster: What’s that?
H: (Sigh) It’s this… THING, where these two GUYS are like… TALKING about FLYERS goalies…?
NH: Oh.
H: And the two GUYS are like… ONE of them is named Geoff DETweiler, and he like… WRITES for this SITE called Broad Street HOCKEY…?
What a hipster will do is assume you know nothing about anything. S/he will address you as if you have never heard of whatever s/he is talking about. This usually is in reference to music, art, and cinema, but can really be in any area in which the hipster feels s/he has a “leg up.”
As a musician, I know quite a lot of hipsters. Some of them are nice people, and some of them are directionless assholes. In short, they’re just like everyone else. The only difference is that they don’t see themselves that way.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Wow
That is pretty lame, eh?
Either way… Thanks Mike!
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It’s not so bad. I’m used to it by now. If you like indie rock or any underground music, you’re going to run into them. Seeing as how I create / perform music they tend to like, I have had my share of interactions.
If you want to see some hipsters in your country, go to shows by Niceland, Charlie Straight, Airfare, or The Prostitutes.
Or come here and Don and his fiancee will take you around.
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Yeah I kind of noticed that over the course of the last few days…thought I would put it out there to see what people’s thoughts were.
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Trade Leighton.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Who wants a guy that is pretty much a career back up for two times his actual value? Besides Homer?
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Steve Tambellini?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
+1. Sadly, though, I think Homer may not do that and instead may put the target on Boosh’s back instead.
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Because he wants to waste $625k…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude it’s Boosh. You honestly believe they’ll make the right move and put Leights on the outside after signing him this offseason?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
No, no I don’t. But that’s what they should do. Because keeping Boosh over Leighton allows them the freedom to call up people like Eric Wellwood.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Should is a funny word. I already laid out my thoughts here.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I recall.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I was proud of that rant.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
It also gives them an option of finding another backup next year for cheaper than what Leighton is scheduled to make.
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Like Backlund?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
You need to keep Boucher over Leighton for reasons not related to the cap.
Boucher was the last Flyers rookie netminder to come in and play well and generate hype. After that rookie year he could never quite get back to that level on a consistent basis. You need to keep Boucher to be a mentor to Bobrovsky to help him avoid a similar pitfall. All Leighton is going to help Bobrovsky with is how to be a 3rd string goalie that catches lightning in a bottle for half a season.
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by Grp_Cpt_Lionel_Mandrake on Nov 2, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Leighton lost a lot of respect from me with this injury. From what I have heard he kept the injury from the team. I don’t think the Flyers need an expendable player with integrity issues. If he had told the team he was hurt before they signed him, I would say ditch Boosh. Seeing as he did hid it though I say dump Leighton.
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you lose all respect for Lappy as well?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
His was different. He alleges that he kept telling himself that the headaches we because of “this or that.” Leighton held back the info to get his new contract. I still think Lappy should have let the team know sooner, but Lappy didn’t hide his injury for a contract.
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
How do you know Leighton held back his info because of a new contract? Could it have been that he just wants to play and be a starting GT for the first time in his career?
I don’t even like Leighton and was against the signing, but I don’t think there was anything malicious with regard to Leighton’s intent here.
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I dont have an inside source. I’m just going off what was published. I’m not saying his back did not get worse during the per season, I’m saying it was bugging him the playoffs and offseason. He should have been working with the flyer the whole time letting them know what was happing. Here is a link to one of the articles that made me think he was not totally truthful with the flyers.
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok so I guess I don’t know how to use the link button. Sorry I’m going to do post the link the messy way.http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20101010_Flyers_Notes___Flyers__back_pain__Holmgren_downplays_touchy_situation.html
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you honestly expect Michael Leighton to tell the team he’s injured and should not be signed?
Further, if you believe Holmgren, Leighton passed a physical and an MRI before he was signed. Why do you lose respect for a player looking for his first ever contract over a team that’s unable to tell he’s hurt?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
It needs to be a two way street. Homer said he knew about the injury but also said Leighton needed to let the trainers know what was happing. I see why Leighton would hide the injury, but I still would have liked him to be strait with the team. Just because you have an injury does not mean you wont get a contract.
Leighton passed the physical for the contract. Since the flyers missed the injury they are a part to blame. Some of the fault must fall on them. In the end though only the player knows if they feel hurt or not. He should have been working with the trainers the whole time, or at least right after the contract was signed if you feel he was right to with hold info to get a contract.
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Leighton was working with the trainers after the contract.
I just don’t see how you lose a lot of respect for a guy who wants to play through an injury, does what the team asks of him, they sign him to a contract, and he works with the trainers throughout the summer. You want him to say “I’m hurt, I don’t trust your physical that nothing is wrong”?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
If that is how it played out, no I don’t loose respect for him. What I was basing my comment on was the reports that made it sound like he hid the injury from the staff. Everything I have read though makes it sound as if he hid it from the team. I understand wanting to play through an injury, and I understand wanting his first real contract. My reaction could all just be the Flyers trying to make themselves look good and saying he hid the injury. (God knows they would never underplay an injury) If thats the case I need to be looking at the Flyers not at Leighton.
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The team is saying he hid the injury because he didn’t tell them his back hurt either in the playoffs or before he signed. But he got tested before the contract, so the team is saying he hid it due to the fact that he didn’t say “I have pain in my back.”
I guess I just don’t see what the team is trying to say. Do they want Leighton to disagree with their physical? Do they want him to say after he starts the most games in his career that his back hurts? What exactly does that say, even if he does?
Really, I think the team is spinning it, because I ask “Well, team, what would you have wanted Leighton to do?” That answer is either counter to any athlete – complain about every ache and pain; counter to his personal interest and unreasonable to expect – he’s looking for his first actual NHL contract; or tell the team their physicians are wrong – he shouldn’t have passed his physical.
If I can’t answer what the team wants from him – or why they should expect that – I don’t blame Leighton. Laperriere, however, the blame is a a lot more difficult to pin down. He was playing it tough, lying to himself and the team, but the team also let him play with a spot on his brain. So…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I see what you are saying. I guess my frustration needs to be directed to the Flyers medical staff and office. But every cloud has a silver lining, and this ones name is BOB!
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
BOB!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Both players are guilty of being in complete Denial, and both kind of screwed the team b/c of it.
Selfishness is a ingredient of denial, but so is passion and desire.
I will call them on it, but will not hold it over their heads.
With out front office circus, nothing would surprise me.
The could have known everything, or been completely clueless.
both kind of screwed the team b/c of it.
That’s the team’s fault. The team ran MRIs on both players, deemed them healthy, and let them go.
The could have known everything, or been completely clueless.
That we agree on.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Random Side Question:
But, does anyone know where I can get a Bobrovsky jersey besides doing the whole ridiculously expensive customizing on NHL.com? I’ve decided that his will be the next to add to the collection.
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Not answering your question...
… just want to add that not only is the customization ridiculously expensive, it also looks pretty crappy. Unless you go with the authentic jersey, the customization in that case is pretty good.
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Hahaha. Do I sound like a jersey snob? Really? Oh damn! :D
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I always bought blank jerseys and got them customized at an embroidery shop by my house. Looks good enough for me.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
O.O I didn’t know you can do that. Where do you get the letters, numbers etc.?
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The shop has them. The Flyers have a common font. It’s nice block letters, nothing too crazy.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Hm, hm, hm… how about the Quebec Remparts jersey?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I mean is that the right number style?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, sorry my bad. Well that should do it.
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The numbers and name on the one I put are pretty standard, probably can get something close if not the real thing.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, most shops have all the fonts…they just get more expensive if it is not a common font. I use one particular shop in Secane if I need any custom work done on jerseys.
That doesn’t really help you though Kat.
Is this the right room for an argument?
There’s someone else that does it too? That’s great. Thought I was going to get shit for that.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
You can’t get College jerseys with names and numbers, so I have to use a shop for that stuff. And I only go places I trust. Provide them pictures, and tell them what to watch out for (name plate versus no name plate, placement on sleeve, font size, etc)….I’m a huge jersey snob so I’ll stop here.
Is this the right room for an argument?
The guy that was at the shop I used was pretty hockey knowledgeable. I usually put a nameplate on my Flyers jersey even if there isn’t one on the actual jerseys. It’s cheaper that way if the player gets traded.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Why did I think that a Jones jersey was a good idea?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
KEITH! Keith Jones.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I might buy Geoff a Lightning Randy Jones jersey for xmas haha.
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HAHAHA! You totally should.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
haha, I’d much rather a Bruno St. Jacques Hurricanes jersey.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
How about an anachronistic current jersey with Cechmanek on it?
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Interesting… Damn, I gotta go, hockey game, ladies and gentleman! I’ll be back soon because I’ve got questions :D
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
SO!
I’m back and I’m looking for someone willing to help me out with the Remparts jersey :D Don’t care about the price, I’ll pay all to have it and to have it looking good (yeah, jersey snob indeed).
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They have them in the Fanzone store at the WFC already. I didn’t check the price but it’s cheaper than customizing on the website. I went that route with my Carcillo jersey and I think it cost me almost $300.
Agreed…well when it comes to jerseys.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t say they were the worst on the scale, just that they’re overpriced.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree, but if you’re looking for something specific and they have it you might as well get it. But I can be a reckless spender sometimes, so there’s that too. haha
Haha. Same here. Still I don’t have 300 to drop on a jersey. I’ll buy a replica and add the name/number when I get the cash.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha, I’m the exact same way, if I want something I buy it. But I actually live in Florida, so it might be a little pricey for me to fly up there to go to the fan zone and buy one, haha. I’ll check around, and I’m sure soon enough they will start showing up on ebay or something like that. I’m one of those people that doesn’t care if it’s authentic or a replica.
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Let me know if you can’t find it. If you wanted to send the money up I’d be happy to buy it and ship it down.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 2, 2010 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Another jersey question
Are there any guys on here of the larger variety? I want to get my husband a jersey for Christmas but I’m not sure how the plus sizes run. Do any of you have one?
Any help is appreciated.
I am about 6"3" and well, “I’m big boned”, I don’t "bathe regularly, etc. and I wear a XXXL from Mitchell and Ness retro sweaters.
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I guess I meant the “chubby” variety…haha. He’s one of those short Italians, I bought him a Mitchell & Ness Eagles throwback but it was so long it looked like a dress and I couldn’t return it cause “it fell off the back of a truck”. I don’t want to make the same mistake with a customized that I may not be able to return.
At least they didn’t say you need a goalie cut jersey. That’s the ultimate hockey burn.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Whereas needing a goalie sized cup is the ultimate compliment.
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by billy_pilgrim on Nov 2, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
HEYOOOOOOO
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I am not fat ><
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by JerseyDriver on Nov 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Nhl shop sells big and tall jerseys
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I’m 6’7" and fst but i think they have size charts relating to all them on the site
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Jesussss how does a person get to be 6’7’? Do you eat miricle grow?! My whole familys stuck beneath 5 ‘5". (My dad’s actually 5’10" but he is the tallest of everyone, including 2nd and 3rd cousins). I’m one of the tallest at 5’2" almost 3"
I’m jealous.
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by Cillo stache on Nov 2, 2010 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Come on Bobrovsky Slap Shot penalty tutorial
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Philly Fans
…and they say Philly fans are the ones to watch out for…I guess if you live in a hip city like San Fran or Montreal, it’s okay to partake in rioting, er, I mean, “joyful mayhem”.
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Gotta say I love the new pic with your son. He’s really cute. I’m working on having a child with my girlfriend now and I can only hope he/she will be that cute!
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Haha, good luck! This was at the Flyers-Habs game last year. He had on his VU Football Champs tuke and was loading himself up with Crab Fries and blue cotton candy (hence, the blue tongue). He loves the Flyers and is the only one in the house that will watch with me. :’-(
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BQ. He loves the Flyers
i DECLARE YOUR SON TO BE AWESOME. And really cute, too.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
At this game we bought him a little stuffed Flyers stick/puck set, and when we play “hockey” with it he calls himself “Roy Canada,” he plays for the “Boston Red Sox,” (for some reason he thinks the Red Sox are the MOST EVIL franchise on the planet and they are the #1 villain for every sport we play, even football) and I am the good guy who plays for the Flyers.
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Can I write a song called “The Ballad of Roy Canada” please? That is too precious.
When I was growing up, the New York Rangers were my “Boston Red Sox.”
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
Go ahead. I think the Roy Canada comes from all the Roys on the Phillies (he loves Roy Oswalt for some reason) and Canada because Roy H came from Canada and Schmook knows hockey is a Canadian sport. He’s pretty smart if a tad misguided by his mother brainwashing him to dislike all things not 4for4 or Villanova related. Boo, Georgetown!
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Nice kids are fun.
Question for you as a Parent of a little Flyers fan?
My daughter is only 17 months and doesn’t care about much besides Elmo and Blue’s Clues. I got her doing a funny dance while yelling score and giving out high fives after a goal. However clapping is contagious at this age and when the Pens scored on VS. she started clapping and smiling with the crowd. I kinda of yell at her and made her cry. I don’t care how old you are nobody cheers for Crosby in my house.
Does that make me a good or bad parent?
Very mixed emotions there I felt bad but I didn’t know what to do.
This makes you a good parent. There are far to few parents teaching their kids right from wrong. When we watch hockey in my house, my girls always ask “who is the bad team the Flyers play tonight?”
by midwestflyers on Nov 2, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Good parenting! 17 months should know that by now! Hahah. I’m on the reverse side, I’m teaching my older sister to like hockey. She’s in it for the guys, though. She hasn’t cried yet
Its easier if you associate it with color, by the way. Children are orientated with color faster than words.
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Do you want the honest or funny answer?
Honestly, negative reinforcement rarely works—it fosters negative associations for sports. Try using more positive reinforcement for the Flyers only and ignoring what the other teams do. It was easy for me with my son because he is soooo into super heroes. Flyers are the “good guys” and everyone else is the “bad guy” and the Penguins are the super, super bad guy like “Dr. Doom”. He understood that. It’s hard to do with Elmo and Blue’s Clues because they don’t have bad guys.
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by KreiderDesigns on Nov 2, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
How old is your son (who is indeed adorable)? I could eat him, too cute :)
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4-1/2. That’s not even a cute picture of him, LOL. I threaten to eat his cheeks all the time.
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Aweee, I wanna see more pics of him. I wanna pinch his cheeks. I wanna… I should shut up O.o
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We had a Carolina fan in our section last night running his mouth through the whole game. Then after he gets the whole section fired up he wants to know why Philly fans are so mean.
Ha
I think every fan base has people like that…
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by Marisa Ingemi on Nov 2, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know whether to feel overwhelmingly happy, or pity them
Zach Parise out 3 months, as Devils’ season from hell rolls on
Mourning Gagne forever.
Omar Minayaitis.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
by mikefive on Nov 2, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So that’s:
Staal-Michalek;
Parise-Volchenkov-Salvador-Salmela-Rolston;
Sreit-Okposo-MacDonald-Neilson’s Emotional State;
Gaborik-Drury-Prospal.
What conspiracy? :/
The Flyers need to take this opportunity and run away with the Atlantic while the rest of the teams are hurting.
Mourning Gagne forever.
I would add Lightning injury update but I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot ;)
I love the Lightning AND the Flyers... go ahead, preach me!
Dare to follow my childish, biased, petty and cheesy alter ego.
American Cheese, B!tch! ... #1 mission? Kill Holmgren.
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