Thursday Morning Fly By: Thank you, Mr. SanFilippo
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 6:00 AM EDT
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Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...
- This won't change your mind, but it is a pretty damning indictment when he compares his colleagues to WIP callers: Anthony SanFilippo on the Mike Richards v. media crap: [delcotimes.com]
- The Danny Briere line is starting to score again, which is a good sign: [Philly Sports Daily]
- Today, the Flyers will honor Bill Barber. A good story with quotes from the Flyers' Hall of Famer: [Philly Sports Daily]
- The Flyers got what they needed - a win - in Pittsburgh: [CSNPhilly]
- Erik Gustafsson was named to the AHL's all-rookie team: [PostStar.com]
- The Flyers are no longer in the running for Merrimack standout Stephane Da Costa: [Daily News]
- While Brian Stewart was named to the ECHL's all-rookie team by going 19-6 with a 2.30 gaa and 0.925 save percentage: [PSPhantoms]
- This after being named goalie of the week in the ECHL, going 3-0 with a 0.67 gaa and 0.978 save percentage: [PSPhantoms]
- Comparing the 2000 Flyers to the 2011 Flyers. Ignoring the unfortunate finish to that season though. [Flyers Goal Scored By...]
- A crude look ahead towards next offseason: [Flyers Faithful]
- Sidney Crosby was cleared to practice, but the plan is still sometime during the playoffs: [In The Room] [Puck Daddy]
- The Mount Royal Cougars were stripped of their provincial title days after winning due to their league determining that their backup goalie was ineligible... to sit on the bench. [Global News]
- Week 24 power rankings: [SB Nation Philly]
- Looking at the percent of left-handed players and their positions: [Behind The Net]
- Trying to differentiate between shots and scoring chances: [Behind The Net]
- Lastly, another gem from Stefan Legein: "I think my equipment has become agoraphobic...so I just stick to practice" [stefanlegein]
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Yay, Gus to the restaurant!
And that Stefan Legein tweet – he needs a comedy show.
(I’m still awake. As in, have not gone to sleep. I have class in 2 hours. Hope I’ll be able to stay awake tonight for the game. Stupid lab reports.)
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Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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A couple of interesting games last night. Sabres beat the Rangers and, for now at least, flipped the current standings in terms of the 7th and 8th seeds in the East. And how about that 10-3 blowout by the Blues over the Red Wings? Interestingly, even with 10 goals, no one on the Blues got a hat trick.
Sarauj, Latvija!
I thought I was also interestng to see that they had 8 different players register a goal.
by flyersgirl on Mar 31, 2011 7:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Anaheim looks interesting too. Emery is playing well, their first line is dominant and Selanne is playing very well. They had a good, tough road win in Chicago last weekend. Their schedule is tough the rest of the way (all against playoff teams, I think) but they look tough. With Nashville, Anaheim and Chicago in the bottom half of that bracket the first round series out West should be great.
by flyersfaninchicago on Mar 31, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with the Anaheim assessment. Hell, there’s a chance they get the 4-seed.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I never quite understood the purpose of the banner nights? What was the significance of having these honorary nights this particular year? Not that I care because I love Bill Barber, but just curious.
It would be cool if Primeau was in the building tonight. They could do a little Shakespearean thing with Primeau pretending to hand him the banner and coming up from behind Barber and stabbing him in the back. Barber can hit the ice and exclaim, “Et tu, Primeau?” Relax people these are jokes.
Just Call Me "M"!
It has to do with the demolition of the Spectrum, and now the team has all these old banners and nowhere to put them, so they made ceremonies to present them to the guys with retired numbers.
I really don’t mind Richards being surly to the media or anybody else for that matter. I know this might offend but the nature of the media in too many cases is to poke, prod and pry. Why is it surprising during a slump a guy is not happy? Why does he have to wear a different face off the ice. This goes for all athletes and how people expect them to be violent, aggressive, intense and even criminal on the playing field, but off the field they want guys to be different.
Just Call Me "M"!
Exactly…. especially with today’s 24/7 media where reporters always need to have a story even if it’s about the smallest/most unimportant detail of the game. There are many players who don’t like talking to the media because it can be a distraction, in a sense, to them. Richards is spotlighted because he’s the captain and the media thinks that he should be the one talking about the team, but in reality, he just wants to play.
I agree, I don’t mind Richards not talking to the media because he’s more focused on the task at hand.
Am I the only one who thinks it’s kind of funny? They ask him the same questions game after game. Maybe if he started giving one word answers they’d get the hint? Or maybe answering a question with a question? Or going Zen on them?
“What do you think of the power play chances tonight?”
“The river flows around the rock. But does the swallow sing?”
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by Mike B on D on Mar 31, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Two things:
Awesome new SBN destination for baseball: http://mlb.sbnation.com
Something like this will be coming for hockey in time, too.
The Red Wings lost 10-3, and Winging It In Motown’s recap was fantastic.
http://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2011/3/30/2081772/404-error-red-wings-not-found
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This is why Rob Neyer came to SBN I imagine. Good stuff. I like his predictions, too. :-)
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Essentially, yes.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I love Rob Neyer.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Whore
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I know. I know.
But different sports, right?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re not just a whore, you’re a cheating whore.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Hey now. I don’t cheat. I’m just imitating Big Love.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m going to point Rob to this conversation, just for kicks.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
haha, creeeeepy.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
It was the taste of betrayal.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
I love that movie!
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Because it’s awesome.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Truth fact.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
New boot goofin!
inter arma enim silent leges
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 31, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Where did my bike go?
inter arma enim silent leges
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 31, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Never understood why someone would want more than 1 wife. I know I sure as hell couldn’t handle more than 1 husband. /shudders
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Oh, agreed.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
You couldn’t handle more than one husband, eh?
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I meant wife, but… since we’re only talking about man crushes, sure, why not.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I don’t get it either.
To that end, I am a fan of Ginnifer Goodwin.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Or Sister Wives.
Ask Pronger to tell you which one is the he.
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Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 31, 2011 11:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I love Wilson Valdez.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
You like no-hit, all-glove guys, huh?
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Maybe. I used to love Mickey Morandini.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
You must have ADORED Abe Nunez.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
Not really. For some reason I started calling him “Ibrahim iTuñez.”
Although, come to think of it, I did find him preferable to David Bell.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Well, David Bell was an extremely expensive version of Nunez, so that’s why—but I think if Bell was getting paid a lot less and not blocking Polly from become our everyday 3B back then, we would have been cooler with him. (remember the lie the Phillies told us that Polly couldn’t play 3B? Yeah, so much for that)
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
But Polly’s trade gave us Chase Utley at second base. We were also afforded the opportunity to learn from Ugueth Urbina, who taught us that the best way to find out if anything’s been stolen from you is to use machetes and gasoline.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
But we could have had both! (I know you were being snarky, but banishing Bell would have been the better choice)
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I drafted (read: was forced by my lady) Wilson Valdez in my fantasy league.
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 Mar 31, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Well if it was GF induced it’’ll be overlooked, otherwise it’d be a trrip to the sabrmetrics woodshed for some waterboarding.
I like the guy, but even I know he’s useless in fantasy. I figure she’ll see that he does nothing in terms of numbers and let us pick up someone off waivers eventually.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
¿You don’t get puntos for intangibles in fantasy béisbol?
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes;
He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
I wish the Phillies had Nick Punto though.
Hey I stumbled across this song yesterday and thought you’d appreciate it, in particular as you are a one man band uber musician much like Helios Creed who wrote this song. You have pretty big ears so you might have heard it already. It’s from a pretty hard to find album so it’s extra crispy hipstery which the 1978 relaese date only attests to. I still haven’t hooked up my sound system since moving so I was totally giddy to have found this little gem on the youtube. Just has so much effin’ scoot. Also, how was Sebadoh?
Helios Creed is farkin’ bananas. I used to listen to early Chrome quite often back in college, when I used to have an experimental/electronic/space rock radio show. Too many future ghosts…
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes; he came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
See. Why am I not suprised. Awesome. We rule. Maybe you know the answer to this. A buddy of mine (actually the guy who introduced me to Chrome) said one of either Creed or Damon Edge suffered horribly from stage freight at the time and that Chrome was much more a studio act as a result. Truth or just rumor.
Seeing as how Creed still tours sporadically, and given how Edge had his personal demons, I’d be more inclined to think it was Edge. I have no idea, though.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes; he came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
Speaking of Edge, I was never really into the Chrome stuff after Edge relocated them to France. I have Into The Eyes of the Zombie King on CD and Another World on vinyl, as far as that period is concerned. Maybe I’ll revisit it.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes; he came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
Oh, and Sebadoh was brilliant. It felt a lot more natural – and had a lot more momentum – than the 2007 tour. Then, you could still feel some of the awkwardness with Gaffney being back in the picture, though it was awesome to hear all those songs from III and Bubble and Scrape.
Friday’s show was balls-to-the-wall rawk. Since they were touring for the eventual re-issues of Bakesale and Harmacy, the bulk of the material came from those two albums. They did throw in a couple of hardcore songs for old-times’ sake, as well as some older songs like “Sister” and “Brand New Love.” I even got to be a dorky fan and buy a t-shirt directly from Lou Barlow afterward.
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes; he came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
10…including Geoff and his Lady
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
So just because the local media was spoiled with the likes of Keith Primeau as a captain and Eric Desjardins as a captain of the Flyers, doesn’t mean that’s how it always has to be.
Amen.
Now let’s move on.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Move on is a concept the local sports media is very unfamiliar with as we continue to see the same stories over and over and over and over again. Goalie controversy, Richards and the media, partying by players, with every loss the Flyers are slumping into the playoffs and every win they are heading with on fire and determination to reach the pinnacle of glory.
The media is over-reactionary and bio-polar.
I seem to remember Primeau being pretty gruff with reporters. Is this revisionist history?
Also:
As he goes, often so go the Flyers. It’s not a crazy stat to elaborate that when Richards scores a goal this season, the Flyers are 15-0-1.
Groan.
Whereas they are only 7-6 (ok, 7-3-3, but OTL is still a loss) when Zherdev scores. That’s probably why they don’t play him, because his goals clearly don’t help the team — they do better when he doesn’t score.
They’re 13-3 (ok, 13-2-1) when JVR scores. So the team must key on him almost as much as they key on Richards. Maybe he’s the captain of the future?
They are 10-0-5 when Leino scores. When he’s on, the team gets so energized that they dominate regulation, but then by overtime they’re complacent and just waiting for him to score the GWG, and it hurts them badly.
They are 18-1-4 when Giroux scores, with the regulation loss coming on a GWG in the last two minutes. So Giroux is basically the same player as Leino.
For Zherdev, are those OTL, or SOL? Because SOL mean nothing, OTL are meaningful.
Defending Carter until 2021...
No idea. And I would suggest that in this context, OTL, regulation L, and regulation W are just as meaningless as SOL.
Most of us have agreed that it’s goofy to judge goalies by the team’s record. It’s even goofier to judge players by the team’s record in the handful of games where they scored.
Goofy is definitely a polite way to put it.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
Let me introduce you to a recent inductee to the ranks of Anti-SABR stupidity, Mike Tully, poster child for non causa pro causa fallacies.
I know they’ve lost at least two games in which Versteeg has scored (3-2 to Toronto and 2-1 to Boston). Why did we trade for that jurkfaisse (pronounced “Jerkface?!?!?!”) again?
"Darroll can't see it, blind to the eyes; he came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
Did I miss playoff tickets going on sale? If so, can’t find a link. Please help.
"Call me dumb, call me stupid, whatever. I block shots."
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if no one has claimed JVR, can he be my man-crush?
Did they go on sale to the public?
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Saw some posts that said people got tix. Not sure.
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if no one has claimed JVR, can he be my man-crush?
Season ticket holders and partial ticket plans got to purchase…not sure if they have been put on sale to the public though.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
Being left handed, I enjoyed the Behind the Net article because I notice the left handed players vs. right handed players when watching the game. It’s interesting that it’s almost the same percentage of forwards to defensemen. When I watch a game, I tend to notice that more defensemen are left handed, but this proved me wrong.
I liked that one too. Whenever I’d play hockey with kids on my street or other places, I noticed that a lot more of them are right handed shots, which never made sense to me because in most pro hockey there are more lefties. People would always ask me if I was left handed, and I’d say “no, this is just more comfortable and I can control the puck better”
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Good bye #12, you will always bleed Orange and Black.
by Lindbergh 31 on Mar 31, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny, cause I’m left handed and play hockey right, but can only play guitar left.
G, the second coming of Foppa.
by JerseyDriver on Mar 31, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
When I was running a public access wood shop, I came to understand why Ned Flanders opened the Leftorium. So many dangerous shop tools – table saws, jointers, shapers – shit that could remove fingers in less than a second, are designed for right handed people. I always made it a point in my safety briefings for new club members to find out their handedness and adjust accordingly. However I also found that there are lefties who, borne out of necessity I assume, develop ambidexterity.
I am left handed and I have to use scissors with my right hand. My left hand just won’t do it, I don’t understand it but I just can’t make it work.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I can only use my left hand when I use scissors. But yes, I’m always adjusting to my left handedness. I’ve taught myself my own way of doing things because I’m so left hand dominant. But my dad always told me that lefties have the advantage in sports, so I appreciate that I’m naturally left handed.
I once had to play a softball tournament with a right handed glove. They put me at second base.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
No. What I did was a Jim Abbot-esque move. I would get the ball, pop it up out of the glove, throw the glove off my left hand, catch the ball in the air and throw it. Only happened once because our SS was a one man show (read: total asshole)
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Right hand stick, left hand glove. Only way I learned because my uncle only had one set of pads.
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 Mar 31, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, except I need to a glove for my right hand, which I don’t have. I haven’t thrown a baseball in so long and I miss it. Hopefully this spring I’ll play catch again… except I don’t have a glove…
I got one on eBay last summer for 11 bucks.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Updated with two new links, including one from Seravalli that nobody else even mentioned.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:12 AM EDT reply actions
I must have missed whatever banter there was about the Flyers signing Da Costa. I long considered such an idea to be a non-starter because of the contract numbers being way too costly, what w/ bonuses counting against the cap in the future. Besides, the kid wants to play in the NHL, not work his way up through the minors.
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I appreciate the mentioning of the Primeau-Kapenen playoff moment, but could you at least get the names of the players right? Roenick scored the goal, but Primeau was the one who pulls Sami on to the bench.
ESPN should fire Scott Burnside.
Defending Carter until 2021...
ESPN shouldfire Scott Burnsidedie.
FTFY
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I actually started a fb group called “ESPN Should Fire Scott Burnside” but I quit out for my job search…
There is also a group titled “If the Flyers win the Stanley Cup I may never see Pardini again.”
I highly recommend joining. And if we ever do win the Cup in my lifetime, and you never hear from me again, just know I died happy.
Defending Carter until 2021...
Was it Bill Simmons who wrote the book “Now I Can Die in Peace” when the Red Sox finally won? Great book title. Never read the book, though.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
The book was pretty good. Picked it up for a buck at a dollar store once. It’s a fun, easy read.
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve told my son when the Flyers win that “it must be (his) Flyers hat.” So, now he wants to wear that tuke every time the Flyers play. It’s gonna get pretty hot in mid-June, just sayin’.
Aristotle was not Belgian, the principle of Buddhism is not "every man for himself", and the London Underground is not a political movement.
I own a Flyers jersey that I only wear to games, but I threw it on to watch the Pens game (what the heck, I thought it may bring some luck). Given the outcome, I guess I’ll have to start wearing it more often.
Sarauj, Latvija!
If wearing it becomes habit then it loses its effect. You gotta keep doing it when you get the hunch.
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Yes, and do what I did in the playoffs, use a lucky jersey for the series and see how it goes. For some reason my old Forsberg jersey worked for the Boston and Montreal series….
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Good bye #12, you will always bleed Orange and Black.
by Lindbergh 31 on Mar 31, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
We need a late regular season pick up game so I can recharge my Richie jersey. BSH brought that jersey fabulous luck, esp since I had found it on a clearance rack for less than 20 bucks the night before the last day of the regular season last year.
by DragonGirl0583 on Mar 31, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Today Part 3 of the radio show?
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’m starting to doubt we’ll ever see part 3 or 4…we just aren’t good radio Shaun.
/tear
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
But…but…I do voices…./sniff sniff
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by KreiderDesigns on Mar 31, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
And I piss off Geoff so much that he stops talking…I feel like all of BSH would be interested to know what it takes to get Geoff to stop talking to you…I previously thought it was impossible.
Geoff has Boosh, Mike's got Powe, Nodl is all mine!
Is this the right room for an argument?
And write and draw comics….oh wait…
(Just kidding. You rock.)
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Chem and Gus to the restaurant.
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by Chemistry66 on Mar 31, 2011 9:57 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Don’t you start to Pardini Shaun. You wouldn’t like Shaun when he’s Pardini’d.
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by DLJr on Mar 31, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We better see parts 3 and 4.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 9:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We will.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I would like to join in thanking SanFilippo. Like many people around here I have been defending Richards as Captain since the Pronger was acquired. A captains sole responsibility is to his teammates. He doesn’t owe the fans or the media anything extra because he wheres the C. Captain is not a public office he is not elected by the people or the media so who gives a fuck what he has to say or not say or how he says it.
Wait, Richie plays too? I thought he was just the team's PR guy. weird.
by douglownote on Mar 31, 2011 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No, thats Pronger silly…
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Bob.
by The Dark on Mar 31, 2011 12:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Worst PR guy ever.
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Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Also: A tip-of-the-man-crush hat to Darren Helm of the Detroit Red Wings.
I guess Travis could answer this: Why do reporters who know that Richie is not going to give them what they want to hear, keep asking questions? Also why do they get so offended when he blows them off when they know he is going to do that anyway?
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Okay so, some lively banter about that BtN artricle would be greatly appreciated because now I’m really effing confused. Banter on.
Which one? I’m assuming you mean the scoring chances one? If so, what are you confused about?
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Overall, it seems strange that these two things can co-exist – chances have the same distribution as regular shots, but when they’re far away from the net, they’re much more likely to go in. Clearly there’s room for more exploration of the data here.
That just seems counter -intuitive to me. I would think the closer to the goal, the easier it is to score.
Maybe it’s the speed of the shot? Perhaps the further away from the goal, the more time and room you have for a slap shot.
I didn’t read the article, but reading that quote, I think there is a higher chance because the goalie might lose track of the puck if it’s shot from farther away? But then that doesn’t make sense because if a player crashes the net, then the same theory could be applied? Also, the farther away from the goal, a one timer might be more likely which yes, goes towards your idea of the speed of the shot. I wonder what the stat is for goals scored from the point vs. crashing the net/being closer?
What it’s saying is that a shot close to the net is likely considered a scoring chance, so you won’t see a big separation in shots versus scoring chances, or shooting % between them. However, the farther away from the goal you move, less shots are considered scoring chances, and the scoring chances from farther out (shots with screens or with significant puck movement before the shot) have a much higher likelihood of being a goal than total shots from farther out.
Basically a shot from in close is likely a scoring chance, so the shooting % will be almost the same. A shot from the blue line is not likely a scoring chance.
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Is it weird that there’s no rebound bump for the area 1 foot around the crease (i.e. not the higher end of the home plate)? For some reason, I expected it would start high, dip a bit, and even out.
I just tried to describe a line with words, so tell me if that didn’t work.
I don’t see anything at 1 foot. And also, at that point it’s tough to get the puck up, or you might be at a horrible angle, so I don’t necessarily think there has to be a peak there.
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There is ALOT of scorer error when it comes to shot distances. I’ve seen wraparounds credited as a 7-10 ft shot so many times I can’t count. A lack of 1-ft shots is not that surprising.
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by George E. Ays on Mar 31, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Ba dum chh.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Well played sir.
But yes, shot distance is a league-wide issue, from what I’ve seen. Some are better than others, obviously. We’re clearly the worst.
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by George E. Ays on Mar 31, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
In other unrelated news...
… the Calgary Flames. :-(
However, it’s hard not to feel good for Ray Emery, who is now 6-0-0 since returning to the NHL. That’s great for him.
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He came up in your face OOPS POWE SURPRISE!"
Man-crushin' on #36 since he hit his "absolute ceiling" as a rookie in 2008.
Copy-and-pasting playoffstatus.com is better than writing blurbs for every team every week, eh Geoff?
haha, I’m not copying and pasting. But yeah, at this point…
Besides, you’re probably the first person to read those in three weeks.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 31, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHA
The NBA…oh, the NBA. Anyone else think this is about gambling? I’m sure Stern will sweep it under the carpet, as will ESPN. Of course, had this happened in Philly ESPN would have reported “DERANGED PHILLY FAN ATTACKS VISITING NBA OFFICIAL”
Defending Carter until 2021...
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Defending Carter until 2021...
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 31, 2011 1:21 PM EDT reply actions
Ah, another one of my future wives I will meet via this site. I’ve accepted my fate
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Mar 31, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Playoff Watch
Eliminated: NYI, Florida, Ottawa, Colorado, Edmonton
Teams that could be eliminated tonight: Atlanta (anything but a win), Columbus (anything but a win)
Teams that can clinch tonight: Tampa Bay —playoff spot (Win against Pittsburgh), Boston—Northeast division (Win against Toronto)
Magic numbers, Eastern Conference: Flyers, Eastern Conference – 8; Flyers, Atlantic Division – 6; Washington, Southeast Division – 7; Bruins, Northeast Divsion – 2; Canadiens, playoff spot – 5; Sabres, playoff spot – 8; Rangers, playoff spot – 8.
Magic numbers, Western Conference: Red Wings, Central Division – 5; Sharks, Pacific Division – 10; Red Wings, playoff spot – 4, Sharks, playoff spot – 5, Coyotes, playoff spot – 6; Kings, playoff spot – 7; Ducks, playoff spot – 9; Predators, playoff spot – 9; Blackhawks, playoff spot – 12.
I think these are true. Doing this is already tiresome.
I think the only wrong ones are Phoenix and Nashville.
Six points gets PHX to 101, which is Dallas’ max. They’d need 102 to clinch without tiebreak, so their number should be 7. Same for Nashville. Nine points gets them to 101, they need to get to 102.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 31, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
In honor of Giroux scoring on Tuesday after I had a grilled cheese for lunch, I just had another one!!
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