Friday Morning Fly By: Do You Want Matt Walker To Clear? I Haven't Decided Yet
by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 6:00 AM EST
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Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes...
- Frank Seravalli chimes in on Matt Walker, saying he's "likely to play" today, adding "A source close to the situation said he believes '99 percent' that" no one will claim Walker: [Frequent Flyers]
- Chris Pronger is concerned over his mystery virus: [delcotimes.com] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [Philly Sports Daily] [NHL Hot Stove] [The Checking Line]
- Jakub Kovar stopped 28 of 30 shots in a 5-2 win: [euroflyers]
- Through November, Niko Hovinen has a 1.94 goals against average and 0.929 save percentage in 24 games. Jakub Kovar has a 2.22 goals against average and 0.930 save percentage in 25 games: [euroflyers]
- Former top prospect Joacim Eriksson has a 1.75 goals against average and 0.935 save percentage in 14 games: [Eliteprospects]
- An awesome interview with Danny Syvret, Offensive Dynamo about his time playing for Dale Hunter and the 59-7-2 London Knights: [pjstar.com]
- An even awesomer interview in which Danny Syvret, Offensive Dynamo answers a series of rapid-fire, off-topic questions where you get to learn all about him. What his favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner is, Dancing With the Stars or American Idol, and how awkward he gets when asked to choose between Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson: [pjstar.com]
- Gary Bettman spoke about realignment last night, but he didn't really say much: [NHL.com]
- David Krejci just got paid more than he deserved: [Puck Daddy]
- Adding the possibility of a breakout year to projection systems is only logical: [Hockey Prospectus]
- Part four on Jonathan Willis' look at the Blue Jackets, this time looking at what to do to fix them: [Hockey Prospectus]
- Using shot locations to determine how much better goalies were than average: [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- Background and graphs of the new wave hitting non-traditional metrics: O-zone Corsi Charts: [Hockey Prospectus]
- Like acrostics and foreshadowing? [Japers' Rink]
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The Krejci contract is an overpayment. So is, I feel, the contract Victor Hedman got. 4 million a year through his years or RFA eligibility and while Hedman is good that is still paying for potential. Both of them really put JVR’s contract in context.
Simon Gagne AND Mike Richards may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home but, at the end of the day, they will both always be Philadelphia Flyers.
One day Sean Couturier will win the Conn Smythe. You heard it here first.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Dec 2, 2011 6:28 AM EST reply actions
Stats question
Is there any issue with Corsi Rel QoT? It’s just that all sorts of analyses (those Oz coke charts for example) seem to combine Corsi Rel QoC and O-zone start but ignore quality of teammates, which would impact on Corsi a fair bit wouldn’t it?
Simon Gagne AND Mike Richards may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home but, at the end of the day, they will both always be Philadelphia Flyers.
One day Sean Couturier will win the Conn Smythe. You heard it here first.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Dec 2, 2011 6:42 AM EST reply actions
The biggest problem with it is that a player often impacts his own score quite a bit.
In ‘09-10, Chris Kunitz spent 68% of his ice time with Sidney Crosby, and finished with a Corsi Rel of +12.3. That’s going to make Crosby’s Corsi Rel QoT look like he spent a lot of time with a great player, when really what happened is he spent a lot of time with a player who spent a lot of time with a great player.
Players don’t play with all that many different teammates, so it’s usually easy enough to look up a player’s most common linemates and make a subjective decision about how good those individuals are. In the instances where you really want the objective answer, I’d then do a WOWY analysis (looking at the player’s stats with or without each linemate) to gauge whether the linemates made comparable contributions or whether one of them really drove the play more than the other.
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When does free agency start? Jesus it feels like the damn off season at this point.
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DISCLAIMER: Information written above may not be entirely factual nor provable with the use of complex statistics. But it may induce thought, humor and possibly laughter.
late night game tonight. Have to adjust accordingly
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 8:16 AM EST reply actions
seeing as I’ll be working on my NHL be a pro, it’s not that obscene
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 8:46 AM EST up reply actions
I had the same thought this morning and then realized that I can’t watch the game before going out tonight
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awwww yeah
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
So that might be a fail, or I could just go out late
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21 yet?
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
watch the game at the bar?
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
alaskalovestheflyers is a HUGE fan of these west coast games!
by alaskalovestheflyers on Dec 2, 2011 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
About the adjusting?
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by MJDII on Dec 2, 2011 12:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hey, it happens to everyone, alright?
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Not thinking it happens to JLS89. Nough Said!
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I’m glad that someone is watching out for me around here while I’m at work! Thanks M!
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Excellent, the climbing gym closes at 10, so I’ll have plenty of time to climb before the game.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
hey do you have any recommendations for good shoe and harness brands? I’ve only been a few times and so far my equipment has been included, but I’m not about to start paying to rent everything if its going to be 10 bucks each time.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
My harness is a Black Diamond Momentum AL. I got it as a package deal ($100) with a locking carabiner, ATC, and chalk bag. I was brand new to climbing at the time and, like you, didn’t want to rent every time and didn’t see the need for an expensive harness. I still stand by that. It’s one of the less expensive harnesses out there (~$50 alone), but it is infinitely better than the strap-style rental ones. It’s comfortable and easy to use, I have zero complaints about it. It looks like they sell the Momentum SA as the package deal now instead of the AL. The only difference I can see is that the SA has a fancy “speed adjust” buckle on the waist, and comes in more colors.
As for shoes, I waited a while to buy mine since I felt that was more important to get right. :-p My wife and I tried a bunch of different ones (the gym let us try them on and do a short climb if we wanted), and both decided we prefer lace-up to velcro. Though lately I’ve started seeing people wearing slip-on ones that look interesting. I got a pair of Mad Rock Phoenix and she got Five Ten Coyotes. Both got very positive reviews as being good “all-around” shoes and were relatively inexpensive (~$75). They’re not the crazy aggressive (curved) ones some people have. But shoes are all about fit. I thought the Coyotes didn’t fit my heel right, so I got the Phoenix, and my wife said the opposite. And my shoes fit even better after I wore them a few times, I got the laces just right all the way up the shoe and they’ve shaped to my feet very nicely. So I actually don’t mind wearing them at all, but they’re very snug as they should be. Some people say if they don’t hurt they’re too big, but I disagree with that. You absolutely want them as snug as possible, but you can find a shoe that isn’t painful. For me, that was the lace-up style. I think it gives me finer adjustment to get a good fit. Some people think the velcro is more comfortable (or at least easier to take off between climbs). I’d recommend trying both if possible to see what you like. Oh, and we both wear them without socks (use foot spray when you get home so they don’t stink!) and have had them nearly two years and the soles are still in good shape.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Thank you so much, I think I’m going shopping this weekend for this stuff. I figured I could buy the harness, belay device and such online, but I won’t mess with shoes online for something like this. Also my gym posted a new Groupon for their 10 punch card, which is pretty much perfect timing.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
No problem, I’ve become very much addicted to the sport and will gladly help others do the same. :-p A groupon and 10-punch card sounds like a pretty sweet deal!
We took a couple outdoor classes this fall, so I’m eager to try that more once it warms up again in the spring. Very different from indoor, but both are awesome.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
At least for now a full fledged monthly membership seems like too big of an investment, I would need to go more than once a week to make it worthwhile and the gym is a bit far away, so at least to start I’ll stick with the punch card, but I’m getting into it really fast so we’ll see how it goes.
Did you do top roping outdoors, or was it all lead climbing?
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, we worked up slowly to the membership. We first went on a guest pass with friends who are members, then got an intro package that was two classes and two weeks of unlimited climbing, carefully timed so that we could go like every other day. Then we got two 7-visit passes that we used extremely slowly. Then a summer pass (unlimited for 3 months) to test if we would really go often enough for a membership, and we did, so we signed up. Our gym is $18 for a single visit and a membership for two people is $100/month, so if we go at least 3 times per month (6 visits), it works out in our favor. So a person to share a membership with you is a good investment. :-p
TOP ROPE! Lead climbing looks scary, never tried it. And now I know how to build my own top-rope systems!
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Yea I think I’m going to try and build up the same way. And I totally agree about the lead climbing, I watched a guy do it the other day and it was pretty freaky, seems like you would fall a lot further.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Walker question:
What happens if the team picks him up and waives him later in the season? Does our 850K come off our cap as well if Walker is playing in the AHL? And in even more insane scenario what happens if he comes on re-entry waivers again and the Flyers re-aquire him. Would that make his cap hit 3/4 for the Flyers and 1/4 paid by whoever is stupid enough to re-waive and re-entry a player again?
Talbot 5 Nodl 0 11/7/2011
I think the team that claims him pays 1/2, we pay 1/4 and the first team that claimed him pays 1/4.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
Yeah, while he’s in the AHL, the $850k is off the Flyers’ cap, and if he goes on reentry waivers, it gets split 1/2-1/4-1/4. I assume that if that claiming team was the Flyers, it would be 3/4-1/4.
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That just made me wonder, what if a player you lost on re-entry waivers was claimed by you later on, and then at some point waived and cleared to the minors? I wonder what would happen then, since the cap hit goes off if another team waives them.
That would be a great way to get out of a re-entry claim you lost, just get the player back and you can get rid of the cap hit.
I want somebody to do that just so we see what happens, as well as the 1/2-1/4-1/4 scenario.
#1 Flyers Fan in New York
so if the Flyers were the team that reclaimed we would have him for 3/4 his current salary
Talbot 5 Nodl 0 11/7/2011
Alright I thought of something last night and shared it with Eric, Travis, and Jeff…
What about the possibility of moving Cooter to defense for a bit. You would think they could try that before they took the risk with Walker, but oh well now. Like the Canadiens did with Yannick when their D was decimated with injuries, slide a defensively sound player from a lower line to defense, Cooter would get more time per game, he’d learn more defensively too which can also help him learn how far he can push offensively without being dangerous, and it would help one of our D pairings. I’d prefer to see that instead of 2 career AHL players on a pairing and risking Walker re-entry.
Add in you have Schenn coming back and he can take that 3rd line C and move talbot to the 4th so you really don’t get hurt much at all.
Thoughts?
by captj on Dec 2, 2011 9:18 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
You just reminded me how much I miss Sami Kapanen.
by Thomas Rzucidlo on Dec 2, 2011 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
Wouldn’t work, he isn’t tough enough in the corners to take on a forecheck, win a battle and break the puck out. He’s an excellent defensive forward but, imo, that’s it.
by kckrebs on Dec 2, 2011 11:00 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not just because he’s my “Nodl” but I think Read would be a better candidate.
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by KreiderDesigns on Dec 2, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t know if I want an 18 year old rookie center playing defense in the NHL. I especially don’t want him playing defense over a former second round pick. But I would rather the Flyers use him as the seventh d than recall Matt Walker.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 11:11 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I don’t get it, what am I missing?
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by KreiderDesigns on Dec 2, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
If you read the first letter in each line in the bullet points from top to bottom it reads “RIPE 4 FALL”.
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“RIPE 4 A FALL”
Forgot that silly A
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apparently we measure the best player solely in terms of points?
I don't normally read stats, but when I do, the names Detweiller, Eric or Don are involved.
Stay educated, my friends
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Dec 2, 2011 9:45 AM EST reply actions
Points and clutchness. And goalie masks. Sometimes (if it fits in Geoff’s desired viewpoint) CorsiQoRelBobOMatic%. Oh, and ‘locker room presence’.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
Someone send him a calculator as a present.
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by jello44 on Dec 2, 2011 10:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, he turns 56. Or is it 57. Or…..
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Dec 2, 2011 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Sounds like Homer is the right age for early onset dementia.
by alaskalovestheflyers on Dec 2, 2011 10:58 AM EST reply actions
“A source close to the situation said he believes ‘99 percent’ that” no one will claim Walker.
We are the one percent!!! We are the one percent!!!
New TV show on Versus:
The Skating Dead
Starring Matt the Walker
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Dec 2, 2011 11:01 AM EST reply actions
You could break the legs on a bunch of chickens and he still wouldn’t be able to catch them.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
So did I miss anything yesterday?
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.
I made good use of your “Summer’s Ave” logo in the rag on the Rags post.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Right on. I’ll have to check it out!
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 Dec 2, 2011 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
This Pronger virus story is very strange. Is “virus” code for “we have no idea but that freaks people out when we say that”? There are a few comment threads on health websites in which people say they have headaches and nausea for weeks and they go to the doctor and the doctor says it’s a virus but doesn’t have a name for it.
Could it be a leftover from the eye injury? Something that wouldn’t show up on a concussion test?
Has he tried taking migraine meds? Has anyone asked?
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Dec 2, 2011 11:14 AM EST reply actions
Reminds me a bit of the Eagles situation with Maclin. I wonder if Pronger was tested for Lyme Disease? Lyme can have some very strange symptoms, and often starts with headaches. Since he says they’ve done a lot of blood tests, I presume this is one of the things they may be testing for.
Sarauj, Latvija!
i’m rather confident that Ed Snider is furnishing his Captain/All-World Defenseman with the best medical care that money can buy. So I’m going to guess that he has been asked about migraines, lyme disease, and probably even gonorrhea…
by alaskalovestheflyers on Dec 2, 2011 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
That would be a reasonable assumption, except that the Flyers record with medical treatment has sometimes centered around a few key principles:
1. First, ignore
2. First, do harm
3. First, misdiagnose
In this case, though, I’m more curious why the questions haven’t been asked of Pronger or the Flyers. “Chris, has the team ruled out migraines?” “Chris, are you going through the change?” “Chris, are you hoping for a boy or a girl?” When reporters get mealy-mouthed or vague answers (“um, blood work..” “some kind of virus.”) they’re supposed to focus their questioning.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Dec 2, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Chris, are you going through the change?
Made me laugh out loud! Best comment of the thread!
by alaskalovestheflyers on Dec 2, 2011 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Is it wrong that I sort of want Walker to get claimed just so Homer can maybe, possible see the error of his ways?
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
I was thinking the same thing, but he didn’t learn from Randy Jones, so best to just avoid trouble for the team.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
I should have known you people wouldn’t answer the headline. Definitely needed a poll.
Damnit, Detweiler.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 11:44 AM EST reply actions
NO
Ecstatic to be joing the Florida Panthers Organization!! Awesome day... Truly a dream come true.
- @ScottieUpshall (July 1, 2011 2:15pm EST)
YES.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
And to clarify, not because I want to see him on the ice – just because having an $850k albatross for next year’s cap would suck serious hind tit.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t really decide. It’s too tough to choose between paying him to play for us, or paying him half to not play for us. Both options cost too much money.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
And there we go – one yes, one no, and one maybe. Sounds like Congress is well on their way to another productive session … :)
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
If you’re wearing your tinfoil hat, you could also say that we don’t have an opinion yet, because Geoff hasn’t told us what to think (if you read the headline again, you could see it as Geoff being undecided what ‘our’ opinion is yet).
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t see it.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
/drexel’d
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
AS in, ‘engineers don’t learn to speak good english’ drexel’d?
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
As in he’s cleverly denying to see what you see in his headline.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Oh. Guess I misunderstood. In my mind, ‘Drexel’ does not equal ‘clever’. (And I can say that, being a graduate thereof.) But we all know that Big Brother, in all his sundry forms, denies the attempts to dictate our lives, right??
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
The subject (“you”) carries to the subjective action (“decided”) in the second sentence fragment. As in, “I haven’t decided [for you] yet.” So “Do you want X? I haven’t decided yet.” means that I haven’t decided if you want it or not.
Claro?
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone out there have any remedies for that feeling that you have a bubble in your ear and you sound like you’re in a tunnel? I fucking hate it. I’ve had it four 5 straight days now. AHH!
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.
Dunk your head in water (unless you do have an ear infection). The pressure variance usually clears it (and the addition of water dilutes any wax buildup as well – use warm water if possible).
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
Really? I’d probably be more weary of a penguins fan telling me to drown myself but I’m desperate.
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 Dec 2, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
If dunking your head makes you weary you have greater problems than a clogged ear. And I am generally wary of people that insist I am a Penguins fan, despite my history here.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Oh let’s make fun of the kid with the flu cause he spelled something wrong in a joke.
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 Dec 2, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Ah – if you have the flu you likely are, in fact, weary as well. Pass granted.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
My ENT prescribed me with 50/50 solution of rubbing alcohol and vinegar. I have a lot of ear issues.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Rubbing alcohol and vinegar in your ear? Holy cow, sounds painful. Do you just pour it in there and let it stew? I have ear issues as well (the “bubble” sensation Kreider described) and I read somewhere to use hydrogen peroxide, but I’m nervous.
I <3 our rookies.
by LeepinLizardz on Dec 2, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I’d rather not pour anything in my ear. That wigs me out. No pun intended.
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by KreiderDesigns on Dec 2, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Me too, but this ringing is driving me nuts.
I <3 our rookies.
by LeepinLizardz on Dec 2, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
It’s just a small amount. You don’t pour it in. Two drops max.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Same thing, but my ears are ringing too, and I get headaches off and on. This has been happening for about a week.
I <3 our rookies.
by LeepinLizardz on Dec 2, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Hydrogen peroxide is awesome, it goes all bubbly and foamy. and slowly warms up.
My initial response was, "I hate you so much right now" but I changed it.
by DLJr on Oct 19, 2011 1:15 PM EDT
Not to alarm anyone here, but it could be Meniere’s Disease. A friend of mine has this, as do Mattias Ritola, Kristen Chenoweth, and Alan B. Shepherd.
Maybe this is what happened
Aha! I got one! See that? These little buggers are the piranhas of the insect world. The only thing they like better than wood is human flesh.
Really?
You bet.
If you can’t see it, how do you know you got one?
I’m glad I asked that question. They make this horrible high-pitched noise. It’s kinda like a tiny little scream. Can you hear that? Can you hear that? It’s like a tiny little piglet. No? Uh-oh. I seem to have dropped it in your ear.
You what?
That’s all right. We better get that. Can’t let that nest in there. They multiply by masturbation. The only way to get that out is to get as close to the floor as you can. Go on down to the floor. That’s right. They’re drawn to the floorboards. Now shake your head like you’re trying to get water out of your ear.
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And squeal like a pig. Hit yourself in the side of the head, try to knock it out. (going from memory here.)
G, the second coming of Foppa.
Embrace the Jagr.*
And there was much rejoicing...
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Yay.
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by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Well, Walker cleared Waivers.
I can't wait to see him play tonight!
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I don’t get why you wouldn’t want him to clear. The worst case scenario is he get waived and then recalled again and we go through this all over again.
Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."
Because a) I don’t want to go through this again; b) I don’t want him to take playing time away from Marshall/Bourdon; c) I don’t want him playing; d) I don’t want the Flyers thinking re-entry waivers are a minor risk; and e) I want repercussions for bad decisions.
Surely there are others.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
So it comes down to protecting the Flyers from themselves on personnel decisions. I’m not sure the best way to deal with that is to further handcuff the cap issues.
Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."
by Snevik on Dec 2, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It comes down to me not wanting Walker on the team with the added bonus of negative consequences for bad decisions.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Meh.
Phantoms jerseys for bears outdoor game
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.
Just my two cents worth: if you swapped out the Phantoms logo for the Flyers’ logo, that would’ve made a sweet Winter Classic jersey.
Lifelong Tennessean, Flyers' fan for life
It looks exactly like the same pattern to me. Just with the colors reversed because we’re the home team in the WC.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
You know the Phantoms will be the home team in the Outdoor Classic right?
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 Dec 2, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
I thought so, but then was surprised by the white jersey. But I guess that isn’t a hard and fast rule.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
I know NHL 12 has AHL home/road opposite of NHL. But don’t know if that’s accurate.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
They wore orange the first game and white the second.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
The second was a Saturday, no? Those are their special Saturday night home jerseys.
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 Dec 2, 2011 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
You assume I know that despite me saying I don’t know if white is actually their home jersey. How am I to know orange isn’t their away? Or even home?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Is that a vintage white jersey with actually-white laces? Yikes. They can get away with the white in the logo, IMO, but the laces should’ve either been vintage white as well or black.
I <3 our rookies.
by LeepinLizardz on Dec 2, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Travis!
Let’s get the game thread posted early enough so that a couple of us old timers are awake enough to get a Let’s Go Flyers chant in before it’s eye lid theater.
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Old timers? I’m 22 and I doubt ill make it haha
by reaper1221 on Dec 2, 2011 2:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Red Bull gives you wings. I’ve got a can saved for tonight. We had my holiday party last night for work, so I’m already dragging and 10 PM seems impossible without some sort of stimulant.
by hebrew hammer on Dec 2, 2011 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
I think perhaps that means we should start it now …
Maxime Talbot - in the Orange and Black ... better than chocolate and peanut butter!
by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Not a bad idea!
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OK here goes.
LETS GO … zzzzzz
(too late!)
Maxime Talbot - in the Orange and Black ... better than chocolate and peanut butter!
by MaximumTalbot on Dec 2, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
I’m gonna ask the tough questions since none of you obviously will
Is Pronger Pregnant?!
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