Friday Morning Fly By: Matt Walker Re-Enters Our Nightmares

Didn’t get a chance to say this last night but, I HATE SHOOTOUTS! Saying that I think we did well to get a point out of last nights performance.

Definitely worried about the D, can you imagine if Kimmo went down now, doesn’t bare thinking about! Not a fan of that Ducks trade and Walker……… god damn it!

Toronto and Edmonton top of their respective conferences……..what a crazy hockey world we live in!

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by UKFlyer on Nov 4, 2011 7:28 AM EDT reply actions

Blah blah blah he stopped in the shootout.

So does every single person who does a spin-o-rama move in the shootout (I hate the shootout). If they disallowed Danny’s goal, they would have to disallow every spin-o-rama move. Did Danny’s move violate the constantly moving forward rule of penalty shot attempts? Maybe, but its not even close to the first time a player has slowed or hit the breaks after a speedy start toward the goal.

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by bfrank27 on Nov 4, 2011 7:28 AM EDT reply actions

Spin-o-rama’s are specifically allowed by the rules.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 4, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes, they are. But bad exception to a rule is bad. Stopping because you are spinning around is still stopping and I almost feel like it was made an exception because it looks cool. It still violates the spirit of the “constant forward motion rule”

I go Bananas for Wayne Simmonds.

by bfrank27 on Nov 4, 2011 12:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I think that whoever instituted this thing does it to make things more interesting then puts rules in place to govern how you have to take a shot. Throw the rules out, best man wins. If Ovie can do a triple axle and score skating backwards flipping the puck over his head, so be it. If the goalie charges out and tackles the player so be it. That might make people like the shootout (not I, not ever).

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by JerseyDriver on Nov 4, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Simmonds.....

What is the consensus on how Simmonds is playing or lack there of on the ice? Do we think it’s due to the line he is playing on? He sure has been pretty invisible lately. And yet they chose to use him in the shoot-out?

My teams are the Flyers, Phillies and the Steelers. Deal with it.

by LegionofDoom on Nov 4, 2011 7:51 AM EDT reply actions

Niko hovinen

So do we have any real assessment of how he is playing this year? Is he just on a really good team or is he playing out of his mind? His GAA is under 2 and almost .940 save %. and it’s over the course of 20 games in which he is 14-2-2 .

by wesker676 on Nov 4, 2011 8:12 AM EDT reply actions

What a frustrating game last night. I thought Max’s penalty shot was great. I read an article after the game that said Bob was saying he should’ve stopped all of the goals except maybe the second one (I think it was on CSN Philly’s site.) Heck I don’t think he needs to be so hard on himself. The guys owe him an apology for hanging him out to dry too many times. I hate to say the Devils really carried the play last night but they certainly played a much more complete game. I’m glad we got away with a point (but I hate to give 2 points at home to a divisional rival.) Ugh!

Thanks a lot Select-A-Seat! Now I'm in 122!

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by Flyers_Section_121 on Nov 4, 2011 8:22 AM EDT reply actions

As awesome as it may sound

Reading colonial newspapers is so difficult. From the scan job to the difficult to interpret language the S’s shaped like f’s, it really is frustrating at times.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 9:03 AM EDT reply actions

Serious question

Is it just me or is this difficult to read?

/posting this here because I know there are a lot of other history nerds here as well
//That Rinne contract is ridiculous
///Gotta make this thread hockey related somehow

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

////okay no not really but it is a nice diversion from what i am trying to do now

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions

you might need this boss:
http://books.google.com/books?id=xzLWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&dq=bleft+dictionary&source=bl&ots=G8kx8ywBJb&sig=vo63eR8vjirbcPnUS0tKDF23ES4&hl=en&ei=9eOzTt7uDcfz0gH69Ji2BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false

godspeed

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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Pretty tough, I didn’t even attempt it.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions

I stopped reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin because of the dialogue.

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I haven’t attempted it, but for the most part I can usually deal with the wording of older texts, but I can’t get past poor scan jobs.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

of well, that wasn’t so much the wording of back then, it was the heavy slave dialect.

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Ahh, I wasn’t sure what you meant. I’d definitely be interested in giving it a shot at some point. Most of my favorite books are classics like Dickens and Dumas.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

it got to the point where i had to read a sentence over and over to understand what was being said. I eventually just said screw it and took the B for the book

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s what always happens to me when I read philosophy texts, especially the ancient Greek ones. I ended up doing the same for a bunch of those.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s why I hate Huckleberry Finn.

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m reading A Tale of Two Cities right now. Took me a little bit to get adjusted to the old writing style and dialogue, but once I got comfortable it’s an incredible book.

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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I started reading that at some point while I was in school and then got too distracted by schoolwork and had to stop, never got back to it though… Might have to pick it up once I finish this Game of Thrones series, which is taking FOREVER.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

The first page is a particularly bad scan. The rest is not too bad, it will just take some getting used to. I’m close enough to taste a PhD in history, and I’m used to reading from blurry digital photos, so maybe I have a leg up.

by The Gang Wins the Cup on Nov 4, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

this man posts rarely, but when he does, it’s very informative

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks for noticing

by The Gang Wins the Cup on Nov 4, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m a history nerd too. Gotta show support

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks. I am just an undergrad wanting to be an education major who is required to get a history degree as well from my University, so it certainly would be true to suggest you have a leg up over me.

/probably should not have vented on here
//just frustrated

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Well, they aren’t doing you any favors with that source, so you’ve got a right to be frustrated. It’ll come though.

by The Gang Wins the Cup on Nov 4, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s this or the Pennyslvania Gazette, and the search engine I get for that is almost impossible to navigate through. For this at least there is a ready made online index for this paper that makes it easy to find articles. Reading them though is another proposition.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions

why not? a lot of us are history nerds, moreso at TGP

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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions

to add

Yeah why not, is there some kinda etiquette in regards to that? Tthese tangents are the extra flavor that makes the blog experience more fun. Plus I learn alot.

by j reed on Nov 4, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Believe it or not, I’m an engineer and lately I’ve had to do a lot of reading from scans of old design documents. Extracting data from scanned plots is nearly impossible.

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh man those are the worst. I’m on my way to being an architect and we mostly deal with renovating old buildings and their systems. Can’t find a good scan of the original docs to save our lives.

by hebrew hammer on Nov 4, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, with words your brain can at least assemble the pieces if you have a few letters. I would assume it doesn’t work the same way with unfamiliar designs or diagrams.

by The Gang Wins the Cup on Nov 4, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually, the worst part by far is that since the pdf is just a bunch of scanned pages, it is not a searchable document. Hundreds of pages. The info I want is in there somewhere. Would it keel these people to have a table of contents with descriptive section headings?

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Evidently – yes. Trust me … searching through sewer plans from the early 1800s is far more pleasant via pdf than the actual paper (which tends to be smelly, moldy, and brittle).

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by MaximumTalbot on Nov 4, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Would it keel these people

Okay, how the hell did I do that? I don’t have autocorrect to blame…

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 6, 2011 7:02 PM EST up reply actions

Methinks the problem lies in the fcan. The language is a fhining example of fine, refpectable writing.

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Niice

GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009

by Bud in TN on Nov 4, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Interest in a Ducks “depth defenseman”? Screw that, go after Justin Schultz. We need defensemen that can play 2 years from now and beyond.
I see Nic Riopel’s Road Warriors beat Carter Hutton’s Walleyes 4-3 last night.
http://echl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=8859

by mtitanic on Nov 4, 2011 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

I like the idea of picking up a guy like Schultz and off-loading one of Coburn or Carle to make cap space. I actually quite like both guys but with Timonen’s contract handicapping us for the next 2 years i really can’t see our D being better than average.

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by UKFlyer on Nov 4, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Who needs defense? We have Bryz!

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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

DGB now has a monthly column at Grantland

Bryzgalov jokes aplenty.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

Except Bryz to the bullet for a shitty defense that night and so the joke is back on the uneducated writer.

Oh yeah, ESPN, figures.

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by boknows71 on Nov 4, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

*took

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by boknows71 on Nov 4, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

wait what

You do realize DGB (Sean McIndoe) is a hockey humorist who writes jokes, right? None of what he says is serious.

Not only is he a humorist but he is damn fine at his job. This article is meant to be enjoyed by hockey fans everywhere. I am sorry you did not.

Lastly, his column appears once a month. That ESPN and Grantland even reached out to him is something that is actually really awesome.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I saw Grantaland and didn't read DGB (shame, box, etc.)

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by boknows71 on Nov 4, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Mark LaForest is our goalie for the alumni game? Geeze they couldn’t even find Dominic Roussel? It’s good to see Recchi and Hatch will be playing.

by McNabbSoup on Nov 4, 2011 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

I want Hextall! C’mon Kings, give him the night off!

But yeah, I’m getting more and more excited about the alumni game, which helps relieve some of the pain that I probably won’t be able to afford WC tickets.

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

I just got my tix to the alumni game online. So excited!

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

if I had to choose a worse case scenario between Gagne and Walker
Gagne being out long term with concussion symptoms (paying him to be injured)
or
Paying 850k for Walker to play for another team
or
Paying Walker 1.7 million dollars to play for our team

I’d still rather pay for occasional brilliance from Gagne accompanied by potential concussion issues. And I’m not even a Gagne fan

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 11:21 AM EDT reply actions

Now JVR is injuried. I hope Lavy isn’t grinding them into the ice during practice

by j reed on Nov 4, 2011 12:19 PM EDT reply actions

That’s disputed by Frank :)

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 4, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

If defensive lapses put you in Lavi’s “Dog House” this entire team should be bunking in there.

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by boknows71 on Nov 4, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Btw, if JVR is being benched, Lavvy should be fired

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

I think you’d take his firing any way you could get it at this point.

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

:)

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I do have to say I am getting tired of Lavy’s doghouse business and benching guys who should be playing—i.e. Z last year. With all the injuries right now to the team, it’s not like he can really continue to sacrifice games.

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed. This is getting stupid.

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

win 4 games, lose 1 game to Washington, how was undefeated for another 2 games after us, whom also we played tight for 2 periods

bag skate!

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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

His system is already fairly complex and requires incredible stamina and conditioning and all the extra work on top of it prob doesn’t help. jreed could shed more info on this, but he’s said before that this sort of thing is detrimental.

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Fire Lavvy and replace him with Ryne Sandberg!!1

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

This! :-))
/Non-baseball fans don’t get this

GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009

by Bud in TN on Nov 4, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d rather see Petersen get the reigns than have Lavvy kill this teams legs

I eat sentimentality for breakfast, but stats stop me dead in my tracks

by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Nov 4, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions

And now pretty much everyone is hurt. Brilliant!

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Frank Seravalli says:

According to a team source, speaking to the Daily News last night on a condition of anonymity, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette was “especially critical” of van Riemsdyk’s performance on Wednesday night – despite the fact that he scored a highlight-reel goal against the Sabres – and called him out during a team meeting.

Still, it was not an injury that would have normally kept him out of last night’s game.

“He could have played and expected to play,” the team source said

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you fucking kidding me?!

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

This article was linked. Goodness. Disregard me :)

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh. Ha. Yeah, I didn’t have time to get through many of the links today. I really shouldn’t be here at all.

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

That makes two of us, man.

I will always over-value prospects and over-hype rookies. I can't help it.

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by LeepinLizardz on Nov 4, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait…JVR is being benched?

Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.

That is all.

by EREX21 on Nov 4, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

If it’s true Lavy can go to hell.

Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.

That is all.

by EREX21 on Nov 4, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

If true, that’s completely ridiculous. Especially if Shelley is EVER dressed.

Lavy’s shelf life has apparently lessened since Carolina.

If this is true, now the “was Richards traded because of Lavi?” speculation can begin.

GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009

by Bud in TN on Nov 4, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

He was benched last year.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 4, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t like it then either.

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by hintzy64 on Nov 4, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus we had Richie and Carter.

by j reed on Nov 4, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Right, just pointing out that this isn’t a new development, nor is CCB’s call for Lavy’s head.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Nov 4, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah CCB’s still screaming : )

by j reed on Nov 4, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I had a feeling last night that JVR was a scratch. Sad that I was actually hoping it was a minor injury. When is Lavvy going to learn how to motivate people. When is he going to stop with his assinine doghouse, and coach the strengths of the players he has, rather than trying to turn them all into Eric Cole?

I’m so sick of his BS. He could be a great coach, but this type of crap derails success. Yeah let me bench JVR because he didn’t do things exactly the way I want on every shift, but at the same time I’ll continue to dress Jody Shelley even after he turns the puck over on the breakout due to the fact that he can’t skate or stickhandle worth a damn, and which ultimately costs us a game we lost 9-8, yet came back from a 4 goal deficit 2x? Where was the coaching in that game when all the wheels came off like a clown car? Yeah…. we had all that momentum and a glorious chance to turn a debacle into a win with people fired up and believing in their ability to come back from horrible bounces and bad luck, and then he puts out the 4th line and Shelley blows it, and all the air comes out of the tires. Where was that frigging benching?

by Gizmoitus on Nov 4, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Nightmare on D

Clearly, the D’s the problem. But anyone who thinks that it is all Pronger-absence related is in for a rude awakening.

(1) The game recap thread folks noted that Coburn is playing poorly. I hadn’t noticed, because….
(2) Mez and Carle have been making seriously brain-dead plays causing multiple goals for the wrong team. Some of you hadn’t noticed, because every once in a while, one of them makes an awesome offensive play. In my view, given Lavi’s style, D is first (unless there really is some credence to the post a couple of days ago about “gotta get mine in future salary negotiations, I’m going up ice!”). This is a problem.
(3) Timonen hasn’t been mentioned much, and that’s a problem. Opposed to the other guys, he has been pretty solid on D, at least as far as I can tell, yet on offense, particularly on the power play, he’s looked lost at points. I’m nervous because, traditionally, the O goes first among excellent defenders (many of you don’t remember Chelios’ earlier years, or Park for that matter). If this is really part of the aging process, and not injury (with the Flyers, who would really know?!?!?) then we have 2 more years of the slippery slope decline potentially
(4) Lilja has met all of our expectations prior to the season, especially mine. Heh. This is a disaster in the making.
(5) Walker is Walker
(6) This means that for consistency, until the Captain comes back, we have Gus to rely on. (Uh-oh).

I just wish Kyle Turris was a defenseman. Because I’m thinking we need that kind of trade.

GMAT verbal section question, Philadelphia sports version.
In 2015, which one of the following will prove to be a better investment?
a) Ilya Bryzgalov's contract b) Ryan Howard's extension (c) Mike Vick's extension (d) Greek bonds from 2009

by Bud in TN on Nov 4, 2011 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Just got tickets for the Alumni game. Section 242. I’m pumped!

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 4, 2011 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

Me, too! Section 241. We should pre-party!

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I can’t wait too look out on the ice and see 88 and 10 skating. It’s going to be unreal!

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 4, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I KNOW! I’m more excited for this than the WC, which is probably good, because I’m not going to that. LOL.

My husband is acting like this game is the Bataan Death March, and I told him to let me know now, b/c I’m sure 5 or 6 of his other friends would go with me if he doesn’t want to (they’re all hockey heads and play hockey and he just doesn’t GAF). One of his best friends coached JVR in HS FFS.

What kind of plane is it? Oh, it's a big pretty white plane with red stripes, curtains in the windows and wheels and it looks like a big ol' Tylenol.

by doubleh on Nov 4, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

As am I.

I’m going with my girlfriend and my uncle (the man responsible for my hockey fanaticism.) It’s going to be awesome!!

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 4, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

One year ago today.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

your like an

with that memory.

by j reed on Nov 4, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Not memory, but preparation. I looked this up a month and a half ago and wrote it on my page-a-day calendar so I could do this. And guess what, I forgot to flip the calendar until later in the afternoon. I wanted this up in the morning for all to enjoy, but oh well. Afternoon is the next best thing.

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by Justin F. on Nov 4, 2011 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions