Monday Morning Fly By: Recaps, Ovechkin, and Downie

by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 15, 2010 8:48 AM EDT in Morning Fly By

Today's open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...

Last night's NHL scores... NY Rangers 3 - Flyers 1; WAS 4 - CHI 3 (OT); COL 5 - DAL 3; NAS 3 - LA 2; NYI 4 - TOR 1; PHX 3 - ATL 2 (SO); PIT 2 - TB 1; MIN 4 - STL 2; ANA - SJ; VAN - CGY
Recaps of yesterday's loss: [BSH] [NHL.com] [Blueshirt Banter] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [Daily News] [DelcoTimes]
Photos from yesterday's game: [Philly.com]
Quotes regarding Laviolette's decision to sit Ville Leino and Darroll Powe for Arron Asham and Riley Cote: [Daily News] [DelcoTimes]
A photo taken right after Chris Pronger beat Cristobal Huet. [NHLFlyers]
The Phantoms played three games this weekend, losing 5-4 in OT to Hersey on Friday [PostStar], beating Providence 4-0 on Saturday [PostStar], and finally beating Wilkes-Barre Scranton 2-1 in OT on Sunday. [PostStar]
Jacob De Serres stopped 28 of 31 shots as Brandon clinched the division title with a 9-3 win on Friday night. [Luber's Lounge]
An update on Danny Syvret: [PostStar]
Alex Ovechkin was ejected from his third game this season... [SBNation]
...But won't receive an automatic suspension (and probably not any suspension). [Puck Daddy]
An argument for AO to get two games: [From the Rink]
Steve Downie went after Sidney Crosby, and even made Travis defend Crosby. [BSH]
If you don't follow us on Twitter, shame on you. But you need to see this. [BSH]
Lastly, a pretty fantastic Bruins commercial: [Puck Daddy]

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Are those porn stars with Danny?

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by HockeyOutsiders on Mar 15, 2010 10:40 AM EDT reply actions

I am just gonna repost this . . .

Wow, OV gets suspended and Cooke doesn’t? Once again, the NHL proves to be consistently incompetent despite the fact that is their only area of consistency.

NHL calls Ovechkin play “a reckless hit” and says he “is considered a repeat offender.”

The weird thing about that justification: it perfectly applies to Matt Cooke and his head shot on Savard. I guess thats kinda funny.

I feel like the flaws and holes in the way the NHL Front Office justifies their reasoning for these kind of decisions is truly beyond any logical person. Really and truly astounding!

by Mitchell Green on Mar 15, 2010 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

thing is they said having 42 games since incident is the outside the window of 41 games since 2nd incident. In otherwords they changed the rules. I guess they pulled a Selig with how bad the NHL is looking with what happened Crosby. ….my, my, how they made their bed and now they can lie in it.

by j reed on Mar 15, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Regarding the photo taken just after Prongers goal, I think this one is better!

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/photos/flyers-give-in-to-averys-hijinks/648376

That could be a BSH tshirt I reckon. Caption – MOST AWESOMEST GAME EVER!?!?!

"NZFlyerfan"

by ToddtheFox on Mar 15, 2010 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

In re: Briere… Wow.

What’s funny is that Giroux looks all normal in that picture. That has to have been taken over the last year.

Looks like Briere is holding a straw? Maybe he’s drinking some water to sober up. Smart move.

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

by mikefive on Mar 15, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

Nothing we haven’t seen from most of the other guys on the team; it’s just that Briere didn’t seem the type. Does being in Philly turn them all into party boys? Those girls are kind of ugly, too, but he’s so drunk I’m sure they look like supermodels to him.

"Tortorella’s got it all wrong ... Gaborik shouldn’t be messing with our skilled player." -Peter Luuko

by doubleh on Mar 15, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s not necessarily drunk, I’ve had far worse photos taken of me when I’m sober. Sometimes a snapshot isn’t the best way of looking at something. Of course the beer and wine is kind of suss.

I’m pretty sure thats Gina Lynn. The same one as last time with Mike et al.