Tuesday Morning Fly By: Game 7.
by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 26, 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...
- Mike Richards will play tonight, as he did not have a disciplinary hearing yesterday: [BSH] [Frequent Flyers] [CSNPhilly] [Puck Daddy] [The700Level.com]
- In case you missed it, Brian Boucher will start tonight: [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly]
- "Such is the life of a 34-year-old journeyman goaltender before the biggest start of his career." Mr. Lawrence: Boucher started Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals before. [delcotimes.com]
- Danny Briere writes in his "diary" after Game 6: [Flyer Files]
- But during Game 6, Briere gave a motivational speech to his teammates: [NHL.com] [Flyers]
- Well, not Ville Leino. He wasn't listening: [SBNation.com]
- Even though he played so little, Chris Pronger played a big role in Game 6 win: [NHL.com] [Philly Sports Daily]
- Another story on James van Riemsdyk's fantastic series: [NHL.com]
- The Flyers have gotten really good at coming back from multiple goal deficits: [Philly Sports Daily]
- A profile of Flyers prospect Jason Akeson: [Flyers Faithful]
- The finalists for the Norris trophy are Nicklas Lidstrom, Zdeno Chara, and Shea Weber: [NHL.com] [Puck Daddy]
- Missed this yesterday, but on Saturday, Shane Harper scored twice, Marc-Andre Boudron had two assists, Andrew Rowe was a plus-2, and Nic Riopel stopped 36 shots as Greenville forced Game 6: [PSPhantoms]
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Been listening to Till I Collapse by Eminem. Somehow I think of this team as the type that won’t give in till they literally collapse. And that makes me feel good about Game 7.
Simon Gagne may move between towns, wear new jerseys and call different arenas home, but at the end of the day, he will always be a Philadelphia Flyer.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Apr 26, 2011 6:24 AM EDT reply actions
Can’t wait for the drop of the puck… they’ve toyed around with Buffalo long enough, put ’em away guys, big win tonight for the Flyers!
by 92-74-99-96 on Apr 26, 2011 7:01 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
this one looked interesting this morning as well…
personally
I think the Devils and Kovalchuk should now sue the NHL for age discrimination. They’re essentially saying he CAN’T play until he’s 44.
Go Devils
by FrankG929 on Aug 9, 2010 5:15 PM PDT
Buffalo News saying Lindy’s statements are gamesmanship and that Roy will play. Who really knows for sure until the lineup cards are done before the game.
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While I find it absolutely hilarious that Ville didn’t listen to Danny, I’m very glad that other people did. Still, it’s too funny.
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That was supposedly one of the issues people in Detroit had with Ville…he often seemed detached/disinterested and kind of just did his own thing…a lot like Z actually.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Which, don’t get me wrong, is a problem…to an extent. Of course you want to know that he gets the messages on strategy and course correction during the game but if he’s able to motivate himself and is more comfortable in his own head I don’t see that as a total negative.
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 Apr 26, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Depending upon who you ask, Ville is either “comfortable in his own head” or uncoachable. Having seen the highs and lows of his performance, I think the jury is still out.
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I’d agree. However, one thing is for certain…he is a rockstar.
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 Apr 26, 2011 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, hockey tomorrow? I can come out East Pete way after work.
VERSTEEG never got "called up" to play in the NHL, he called up the NHL and the league jumped at the chance to play hockey with him.
Can’t. We have a spring training game at 5. :( I’m going to miss this weekend’s game too.
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Damn. Are you free at all this week? I just need to work on passing to lefties, haha.
VERSTEEG never got "called up" to play in the NHL, he called up the NHL and the league jumped at the chance to play hockey with him.
Thursday is my only day without a game.
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I can do that.
VERSTEEG never got "called up" to play in the NHL, he called up the NHL and the league jumped at the chance to play hockey with him.
In East Pete?
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions
yea that works.
VERSTEEG never got "called up" to play in the NHL, he called up the NHL and the league jumped at the chance to play hockey with him.
by hartmanzord on Apr 26, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Might be storming but yeah, we can do that.
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I do think it’s a problem, because he probably only got away with not listening because it was Briere. He’s on Briere’s line, so if Leino sees Briere up his game, he’ll follow Briere’s lead. But if somebody else had been giving the speech, the message might have gotten lost.
by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 26, 2011 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed 100%, as well as, this is an issue that, to an extent presented itself in Detroit.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Yeah, I don’t want anybody checking out completely like that. As soon as one guy doesn’t care enough to listen, it can start a chain reaction with some of the other players that are susceptible to doing so. I understand some of these guys have to play in their own head a little bit, but when you’re in a locker room situation like that you need to force yourself to pay attention. It sounds like he isn’t even sure what Briere said, and if that’s true, to me that takes being in your own little world to the next level.
by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 26, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Shaun could make a cartoon called “Leino’s World” and we can see what goes on in his head.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
For some reason, the characters “Buttons” and “Mindy” from the Animaniacs come to mind …
Maybe it should read "reformedpenguinsfan" since I have retired my Lemeiux jersey ... and purchased an Orange and Black Pronger jersey.
by MaximumTalbot on Apr 26, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe the school system in Finland is different. In the US, by the third grade kids know how to bullshit their way through an answer when asked about a lecture they weren’t really lsitening too.
“Well, you know, he just told us how important this was, and about some of his past experiences, and he tried to really fire us up to, like, take advantage of this opportunity and not let all our hard work go to waste, and stuff.”
It’s not a “total negative” but it is a rather douche-y trait to display in a team sport. I like Ville, and if he wants to be in his own world that’s up to him…but since he is on a TEAM, he should learn to act like it a little more.
It would have been much better on his part to say something non-committal about it being a great speech and that it helped fire up the team.
No wonder Lavy punched him in the head earlier this season!
by alaskalovestheflyers on Apr 26, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Hence the reason Laviolette pops him in the noggin before giving motivational speeches – only way to be sure he’s paying attention.
Maybe it should read "reformedpenguinsfan" since I have retired my Lemeiux jersey ... and purchased an Orange and Black Pronger jersey.
by MaximumTalbot on Apr 26, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
If you look at the video of that, it doesn’t look like he is paying attention.
VERSTEEG never got "called up" to play in the NHL, he called up the NHL and the league jumped at the chance to play hockey with him.
by hartmanzord on Apr 26, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You’re right. Now it makes perfect sense why Ville was slammed in the helmet.
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by Lindbergh 31 on Apr 26, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone see the GM of the ‘Nucks bitching about not getting any powerplays? He said that when the games are close in the last 4 games of the series the Blackhawks are getting 100% more calls than his team. Does that mean they only get the calls or they got double the calls? When you see the highlights of things that weren’t called against Chicago you see his point. They’ve been Buffalo’ing all series.
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The refs in the playoffs haven’t been great but if there is any series that has been officiated as poorly and annoyingly as Philly/Buffalo it’s Vancouver/Chicago.
That said, I think the refs of the Pens/Lightning series aren’t too bad.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
My friend from Vancouver forced me to watch a video about the inconsistent reffing in game 6.
Some of the complaining seems warrented to me.
Mourning Gagne forever.
Wow. That icing call at the end is terrible. They took away the advantage with their bullshit. Some of the calls on the video are fair (the hooking one) others are pretty terrible and I can see their concern. However, you could probably make a video like this for every game ever played in the NHL.
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, wow. I cannot believe they were allowed to do that. That’s awful
by mantis toboggan on Apr 26, 2011 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I think they icing thing is just a semantic of the rules. The cleaning crew HAS to come out the first whistle after the 10 minute mark. Sure the refs were super strict not having them come out when it was 10:01, but regardless of what the next whistle was from the cleaning crew was coming out
There isn’t an official provision for it in the rulebook though, that’s what’s so strange. It’s really a guideline, I think.
But doing a search of scoresheets, it seems that it happens once in a while. They score it as Icing,Rink Repair.
by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 26, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
The after the whistle roughing reminds me of the Sabres. I have never seen as one way of calling scrums in front of the net as I have this year. Pronger gets literally cross checked, slashed and punched in the face and he is the only guy who gets a slashing call. Chicago is also getting away with a lot of after the whistle shit.
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A fair number of those would be really ticky tack to call, but some of them are pretty bad. I don’t know if there’s a video showing the other side, and the Canucks might have gotten away with a few things, but that seems like a lot of non calls when you see that Vancouver took twice as many penalties in the game as Chicago did.
by DragonGirl0583 on Apr 26, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
ISome of those calls are bad (especially the icing at the end), but the Canucks also have to examine themselves a bit on this one. It seems like they allowed themselves to get outplayed by a vastly inferior team in Games 4 and 5 and even though the Canucks played much better and dominated Game 6 from a Corsi perspective, bad breaks, luck, and the officials’ impact are now increased.
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Regular Season:
Philly man-down + Buffalo PPs: 592
Buffalo man-down +Philly PPs: 595
Series:
Buffalo PPs: 29
Philly PPs: 32
I see no disparity here.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Also for fun:
Chi man-down + Van PP: 551
Van man-down + Chi PP: 589
Series:
Chi PP: 27
Van PP: 16
Using regular season numbers, Chicago should be recieving 6.9% more PPs than the Canucks, but they are in fact recieving 69% more.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Wow, that’s a huge disparity.
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There is some basis to the tinfoil hat crew.
I’m rooting for an epic regression to the mean for hilarity purposes.
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Tonight, Vancouver gets 12 power play opportunities and Chicago gets one.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
But that one PP? A 5-on-3. 1-0 win for the Hawks, after Crawford gets hurt in the first minute and Turco pinch-hits a shutout.
Book it.
If a team gets two penalties at once to create a full 2-minute 5-on-3 and doesn’t score in that time, does it go down as just one power play?
I think he’s referring to the after whistle scrums. The stuff not being called.
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Well yes, but this implies that either the Sabres are gaming the system (in which case why aren’t the Flyers) or the Flyers get away with just as much.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
I won’t say either. Sabres aren’t really gaming the system, but they’re pushing to the line of the rule at times. The Flyers are doing it at different times.
I’m not counting instances of who got away with what, but I’d say it balances out. It’s frustrating to see what the refs let go from each team. Sabres are getting away with murder after the whistle. the Flyers are doing their thing during play.
Welcome to the playoffs.
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by Mike B on D on Apr 26, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I see no disparity here
Unless you fail to watch the actual games.
What has actually been called is not what anyone is disputing, but rather, at least through my orange tinted glasses, I am seeing Buffalo get away with way more scrumming crap. And although everyone in Buffalo believes Richards should be banned from the league it doesn’t wash some of the horse-shit calls I have seen get called on the Flyers and not called on the Sabres. One specific example is a really nice tussle between Pronger and Meyers which was dead even in nastiness between them both ended in a slashing minor to Pronger, even after taking a straight arm punch to the face way after the refs got involved. How only one guy comes away from an honest roll around with a minor penalty is the most frustrating thing you can ever watch.
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When will someone start tracking HSNC (Horse Shit Non Calls)?
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No sense can be made from non-calls on minor penalties. None.
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and so it is written.
You slugs fans really like Final Statements, eh?
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It’s just my conclusion from watching a lot of NHL games. There are a sample of minor-penalty worthy plays and the refs select some at random to call. I have tried a number of prediction algorithms but none of them were any good.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Please stop referring to them as “Slugs fans.” They don’t like that logo any more than anyone else in teh Western world.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I was in Buffalo the day it was unveiled and they didn’t hate it from the start.
But, I will heed your request.
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Only because it meant that we were going back to blue from stupid RED.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Yeah, I didn’t like that uniform at all. At least with the slug one you kinda went back to the original color scheme.
But oh, those black and red ones. I hated them down to the name / number font.
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I… liked them.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Apr 26, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked the failed Red 3rd ones. The ones where they went back to the swords.
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by KreiderDesigns on Apr 26, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
“Swords!”
“That’s ‘S-Words,’ Mr. Connery.”
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I see no disparity in those numbers, either. But the officiating — as far as what gets called and what doesn’t — has been horrible for both sides in all but game 6. I don’t think there was anything in game 6 that was biased or just a terrible call. Other games, well I’d prefer not to rehash it. Water under the proverbial bridge.
by Georgia_Flyer on Apr 26, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Confused
Can someone explain to me what these stats mean? I assume that adding together the number of times one team is shorthanded against all opponents throughout the year with the number of power plays another team has against all opponents thoughout the year supposedly provides some sort of measuring stick, but how valid can that possibly be? There are far too many variables involved, such as the length of some of the PP or SH situations. Even disregarding that (Say you used total time on PP for team A and added it to total time SH for team B), I still don’t see how those numbers give you any indicator of how a specific series ‘should have’ been called. Far too many variables here for my tastes.
They are raw numbers for amount of penalties taken + amount of penalties drawn. Combines how good a team is at drawing penalties with how often their opponent takes them.
Just to tease it out a little more, hopefully clarify a bit:
A team like Pittsburgh both takes a lot of penalties and draws a lot of penalties (2nd and 5th, respectively). There games are expected to have a high power play totals. However, that will be less true against a team like Boston, who takes very few penalties (4th in the league) and draws very few (also 4th).
When we add the numbers together, it shows us both the frequency we expect the penalties to be called based on their prior performance, but we also expect the proportion to remain the same. If the play and officiating remained constant, the disparity wouldn’t be as great as we are seeing.
For the record, that’s why I agree with Ubi. The officiating in our series hasn’t been lopsided, it’s just been sub-par. I don’t think it benefits either team, and if it does, I doubt it’s Buffalo. They have been letting them play in the second half of the game and we’ve carried ES play.
Thank you for the further explanation. Though I suspect you are correct that it hasn’t been lopsided, it certainly has ‘felt’ lopsided in some games. And Steven Colbert tells me to trust the truthiness that I feel in my gut rather than pay attention to annoying things like ‘facts’. So I’ll go on ‘feeling’ that the officials have big money riding on Buffalo in this series.
THAT’s what I thought! Holding the Cup and standing by the Obamas… so odd.
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by PhantomsPhan on Apr 26, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Heh, I think it’s George McPhee, their GMGM. Only thing that makes any sense.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve always imagined he and Barry Trotz as Oompa Lumpas.
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Well that’s understandable, Jerry is a very desirable man
by mantis toboggan on Apr 26, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Good lord. I was listening to local DC sports radio yesterday, and they’ve basically already annointed the Caps as the Cup winners. Puh-leeze. Somebody tell them that there’s no prize for beating the Rangers in the first round.
Sarauj, Latvija!
Oh, let them down easy. They’re not used to this beating-the-8th-seed thing.
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 26, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I heard the following:
“Can anyone beat the Caps before the finals? I can’t imagine…”
“You always gotta look out for Marty Brodeur and the Devils, we know that.”
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha, awesome.
Are you down in the DC area too? I already knew LVHokejs was, but didn’t know about anyone else.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Cool. I grew up in northern DE, then came down here for college and ended up finding a sweet job and sticking around.
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my boyfriend is from DE!
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hes also the reason i started following hockey/liking the flyers :)
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yep yep. hes from newark
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Lower Slower Delaware…just giving you a hard time.
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Because the Devils have been working on their golf game for a couple of weeks now. By the time the Caps hit the links, Mary Brodeur and the Devils will be at least a month ahead of them. You gotta look out for Marty Brodeur and the Devils when you’re challenging them in golf. We know that.
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I really liked some of the DC-area sports radio when I lived there (Czaban, Sports Reporters).
But some of it was just wretched. I remember John Thompson interrupting his co-host’s description of a football game to ask whether football teams have to punt on fourth down or whether they’re allowed to just try again, and why they don’t always do that.
Who’s the blonde?
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by Travis Hughes on Apr 26, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps, it’s Boudreau’s wife? She’s blonde (she appears in one of those commercials Boudreau does in the DC market).
Sarauj, Latvija!
Possibly. I can only find one pic from that commercial she’s in.
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I dub her Frowny McTownandcountry.
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by mikefive on Apr 26, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that a real magazine cover? The three smaller story teasers on the right are hilarious.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
Does anyone know if Lavy told us who is backing up Boosh tonight? As much as I’d love to see a solid starter and have it not matter tonight, let’s be realistic…
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if it is leighton i think we have reason enough to storm Lavy’s office with torches and pitchforks
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I’ll fly down from Alaska to join in the riot.
by alaskalovestheflyers on Apr 26, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m inventing all sorts of new OCD superstitions to pass the remaining nineish hours til puck drop.
Just listened to Doop seven times. Wasn’t easy.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
don’t get me started. I’ve been rotating lucky socks, underwear, jerseys, pregame rituals and in-game rituals.
Also dabbled in some prayer (i was in church for easter mass, decided i might as well). Most recently came up with draping my jersey over my TV screen. That was during the OT intermission on Sunday. You’re Welcome.
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Yes, I debated for a VERY long time what to wear today. Made myself late to work. Worth it.
Also debating which jersey to wear tonight and whether or not I should pick up some roasted-in-the-shell peanuts (old tradition with my dad).
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Haha, I was also late to work today because when I woke up I realized that I didn’t have any clean Flyers t-shirts to wear under my dress shirt for work (an absolute must do ritual for me on playoff game days), so I had to wait to wash and dry one, all the while telling myself that I am completely rational for doing this.
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hahaha i do the same thing, though on days like you are having today i will resort to wearing a ………………………… dirty shirt grosssss
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by coheedandtbs on Apr 26, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Shaving
I started with the playoff beard. I shaved the morning of game 1, and let it grow from there. But since things were going badly after game five, I cleaned my face the morning of game 6. Now I’m completely confused. I didn’t shave this morning, as my usual routine is every 3rd day. So I’m just gonna let it go and hope for the best!
by Georgia_Flyer on Apr 26, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
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GOD DAMMIT
I already have Game 7 aggravation. Anyone there with me?
by Legion of Bullies on Apr 26, 2011 10:36 AM EDT reply actions
not sure about aggravation, but anticipation is destroying me…i keep trying to bury my head in work here, but find myself clicking over to youtube to watch season highlights or tweeting about said anticipation
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by Rockstaar02 on Apr 26, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m in a better place than I was before Game 6, that’s for sure.
But when asked if I could go out tonight, my response was “no, sorry, I already have plans to be curled up in the fetal position sobbing from ~7 pm til I pass out.”
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Leighton is apparently not even going to be in the press box. Per Tim Panaccio we’re using the three B’s. Boosh,Bob and Backlund!
The Flyers are the deepest team in the NHL, the Phillies have four aces. Man is it great to be a Philly sports fan right now.
That and 1.5 million dollars gets you a ticket to upstate New York.
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My own lil world of sports and music has collided tonight. I will be running out to a concert in the middle of the game and then by the magic of the DVR coming back and watching the end. Going to the show with 5 Rags fans and if one of them even shows me their phone they’re dead, you hear me, f-ing dead.
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what concert?
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by coheedandtbs on Apr 26, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
The New Mastersounds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Os5CpNsqM
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*going to
sorry
Clockwork Orange 10/11
by Giroux is God on Apr 26, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
If BSH were filling out the lineup card he would be.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
It seems that Pannacio is saying that it’s true so good news.
Clockwork Orange 10/11
by Giroux is God on Apr 26, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Amen to that.
The Flyers are the deepest team in the NHL, the Phillies have four aces. Man is it great to be a Philly sports fan right now.
They’d be a lot more screwed if you stopped spotting them 3-goal leads.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
If the Sabers were smart, they wouldn’t score enough to get him pulled. It’s clear they’re unable to handle the consequences of a Flyers goaltender swap.
Sabers SABRES
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Seriously, i don’t call them the Fliers…
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
by Ubiquitous on Apr 26, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know. I’m joking.
When the Flyers first came into existence, the original owners (Ed Snider among them) had a “Name the team” contest. One of the owners’ wives actually came up with “Flyers” after the contest was well underway. But they actually awarded the prize to a boy who suggested “Fliers.”
The name “Flyers” was suggested because the team was originally going to be modeled after the fast, skilled, smooth-skating Canadiens. The original Flyer teams had many smooth-skating French-Canadian, gentlemanly players like Jean-Guy Gendron, Claude “Pepsi” Laforge (the only player ever to wear #16 aside from Bobby Clarke) and Andre Lacroix (the future all-time leading scorer of the World Hockey Association).
Unfortunately for those Flyer teams, they kept meeting up with the St. Louis Blues in the playoffs. The St. Louis BLues had the notorious Plager brothers and other big, tough guys like Noel Picard. They consistently kicked the crap out of the Flyers every spring. Meanwhile, the dirty-but-good Big Bad Bruins were winning Cups. Ed Snider finally had enough and said, “I want size and I want toughness.”
And now you know… the REST of the story!
Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?
I thought Snider specifically asked for “size, grit and truculence.”
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
my reply was directed at ‘Sabers’ guy, but still, that’s interesting and something i didn’t know.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
I still have the words form the 25th anniversary tape echoing in my head: “Noel Picard sucker-punched Claude LaForge. He never played again in the NHL. And he just came from behind . He went down in a pool of blood. I wasn’t used to that type of thing. I basically made up my mind and told our people, ‘We might not be able to come the great scorers and the great skaters, because we were an expansion club. But we could come up with guys who could beat people up, if that’s what it took.’ I don’t want a Philadelphia Flyers team intimidated ever, ever again.”
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by Ben Rothenberg on Apr 26, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
No joke…in game 6 a part of me was hoping Leighton would give up a few goals right off the bat so he would get pulled (which is exactly what happened). I knew no matter what he was going to give up a bunch, my thinking was I’d rather they happen all at once so we can pull Leighton and have ample time to make up the deficit. The last thing I wanted was to go into a tie game in the 3rd period with the Flyers depending on Leighton to keep the puck out.
DGB's funny post
UFC: “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” was the nickname of UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock.
NHL: “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” is what Flyer fans call whoever is starting in net for that night’s playoff game
Eagles next starting QB: "East-West Shrine Game Legend" Mike Kafka
Flyers: Waiting for The Marquis DSOD's first goal
Phillies: starting off well.
Sabres lineup changes
Take it for what it’s worth. Says Kaleta and Grier likely not playing tonight.
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/GARTH/NO-KALETA-NO-GRIER/6/35488
Sarauj, Latvija!
It gets more interesting:
Andrej Sekera practiced full-go, and I anticipate Ruff sitting Butler and activating Sekera for Game 7.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
though considering the media stonewalling Ruff could very well be starting Phil Housley tonight.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
OT
Anybody know how to take two youtube videos and splice parts of them together to make one video? :-p
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
PC?
Eagles next starting QB: "East-West Shrine Game Legend" Mike Kafka
Flyers: Waiting for The Marquis DSOD's first goal
Phillies: starting off well.
Though I’ll bet it’s probably easier on a mac, they’re good at multimedia stuff like that…
I’m just nostalgic for an old jumbotron clip from the Spectrum, and want to combine the “I’m Mad As Hell” clip from Network with the “Let’s Go Flyers” chant like they used to do.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
Yeah I was going to say its pretty easy with a Mac. Don’t know about Linux or PCs.
Eagles next starting QB: "East-West Shrine Game Legend" Mike Kafka
Flyers: Waiting for The Marquis DSOD's first goal
Phillies: starting off well.
Not that you should reduce your Lindy Ruff hatred, but there is a fun video of him trying to kill Billy Smith on behalf of the rest of the NHL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErkTIos4t6o
the fun starts at about 50 seconds
by flyersfaninchicago on Apr 26, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Since game 6 ended.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Yep. I attend AA meetings on non game nights.
"You can commit no mistake and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." - Jean-Luc Picard
Gotta make it through the workday first. Not like I’m getting any work done anyway…
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
yeah, i think my clients secretly root against the Flyers so I’ll get back to answering their e-mails
by flyersfaninchicago on Apr 26, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This. Except I am getting work done (I’m on my lunch break now)
Bob.
by The Dark on Apr 26, 2011 12:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry guys...
I actually got an interview, so I had to shave the playoff beard.
Defending Carter until 2021...
Thanks. I figure the hockey gods knew I needed a job to pay for next year’s season tix.
Defending Carter until 2021...
One of the few instances where shaving a playoff beard does not upset the hockey gods is during a period of extended unemployment.
Defending Carter until 2021...
Dude, I wrestled (poorly) for the Hill School. Zach and Orion Doll used to scrub the mat clean with my face. I’ve had enough of THAT.
Defending Carter until 2021...
Clearly, the first interview didn’t have enough beard to get you hired on the spot.
Oh, I mean congrats.
Congratulations!
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Has there been any news at all on the extent of Carter’s injury? Or is he just day-to-day with a lower body injury?
he was ruled out of the series but he’ll be day-to-day for all eternity. (~3 weeks)
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
but it’s coming from holmgren so for all we know he had tommy john surgery.
Defending Carter until 2021...
Speaking of injuries, does Nodl have a concussion? Thought I saw someone (Panotch, maybe) tweet yesterday that he thought maybe he had one and that is why he’s been sitting but was this ever confirmed?
It was Carchidi. Looked it up, someone asked him if it was safe to say Nodl had a concussion. His reply was that it seems like a strong possibility. But I don’t know how much I trust Carchidi. No, actually I do know- not that much.
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