Tuesday Morning Fly By: Monday Was 'Write Stupid S**t Day'

I’m sure we will have a lot more of “writing stupid shit days” in the upcoming weeks. It’s gonna be a long summer. But that is why there is golf. I am actually not going to be reading any more articles until we start talking about what the team is actually going to do for next year.

Tim seemed like he was either reaching with his article. That or honestly trying to expose something unfriendly brewing. Could always be both.

Everything is so political. I really dont know why I had Lavy pegged for the kind of coach that would smack a player upside the head if he continued to display poor behavior/leadership in any area. I guess I gave him too much credit. There is seeming to be less of a backbone and more of an appearance of one.

YES! I do understand that he does not make the decisions alone, and while I’ve voiced my dislike of Mike Richards and his lack of affability, I am more willing to accept the philosophy of attitude reflecting leadership.

Leighton wants to start here? Well, I’d like to be the starting goaltender in Philly also, but much like Leighton, that’s probably not a good idea either. I’m on record as wanting Bob in the preseason last year and I’m sticking with him. I don’t want Leighton anywhere near the ice. At least not in our uniform.

As much as I despise Avery’s very existence I do really appreciate that he has come out publicly and supported the rights for gay marriage.

Now on topic…I think the Flyers need to trade Mike Richards. Not because I want to see him traded, or because I don’t like him, or because I think he is an ineffective captain but because I don’t think he will ever be happy here. Short of winning a Cup the media is constantly going to go after him. People like Tim clearly have an agenda and their writing bleeds with it. Fans are always calling for Richie’s head, or at the least his captaincy. Richie is a lot like McNabb in that both were superstars, leaders of their teams but the media just wouldn’t leave them alone. The difference, as I see it, is that McNabb was able to joke about it, and play it off like it was no big thing, at least publicly, I have no idea how McNabb really felt. But neither of them seemed to have a chance. And for Richie’s sanity he might need to play somewhere else.

Amid all this inevitable post-season fingerpointing, why don’t we ask what Boosh thinks about all this (via the CSN article after Game 3):

“I don’t worry about the defensive breakdowns," Boucher said. "It’s my job to try to stop the puck…"

You know, I think he’s right.

Is anyone here a phenomenal video editor willing to make my vision come true for a BSH post? Would involve the Mighty Ducks franchise and no compensation.

Inquire within.

If you are interested in joining a roller hockey team that I am putting together, check out this fanpost that I put up yesterday. All the details about the league and signing up are in the post, so check it out and let me know if you are interested.

Also, I missed it earlier, but I’m going to need you to work Kevin Federline into every Fly By from here on out, Geoff.

Thanks in advance.

Operation HartnellDown sounds like an elite strike mission

We’re talkin bout the media? The media?

Last time I looked the media wasn’t on the ice during games.

And in other news, HUGE props to the Predators fans who gave their team a sustained standing ovation after they lost last night in Game 6 to Vancouver. Class act by all of them.
(One of you more techno-savvy types can go troll their page to tell them so.)

My favorite phrase from Panaccio’s story is “but his [Laviolette’s] remarks speak for themselves.” This after an article in which Panaccio spends most of his energy trying to make Laviolette’s remarks speak for whatever Panaccio happens to believe. Laviolette spends most of his time defending Richards but that doesn’t matter to the reporter.

Other highlights:

“Richards can be moody and withdrawn.” As opposed to the rest of humanity, which always lives in Sunnyville.

“There have been widespread reports, even in Canada lately…” How about Alaska? And they can see Russia from there.

It’s a hit piece, target practice for Panaccio. Cheap and easy.

Has Panaccio considered the possibility that any problems between the coach and captain might also be the coach’s responsibility? No, because the coach feeds him quotes. It takes two, Tim. Kind of like the relationship between you and your readers. Here we are, taking the time to read your stuff. How about skating an honest shift more often? Let Richards’s “emotional detachment” serve as an example of how to be a better journalist.

On a day when Geoff isn’t even arguing with stats, I find myself agreeing with him completely.

Color me confused.

I think my favorite part of the Sheridan article is that when he used a stupid football analogy to explain the hockey, he didn’t even get the football right.

Terrell Owens was Reid’s admission that his theory was flawed. The Eagles finally reached the Super Bowl the next year, and Reid has made a home-run threat at receiver a priority ever since.

Nevermind the fact that they took a WR in round 2 in 2000, in round 1 in 2001, and in round 3 in 2003. It was the 2003 post-season when they finally realized that they needed to have a good WR and went out and drafted…nobody on the first day in 2004, Reggie Brown in 2005, nobody in 2006, and nobody in 2007.

For those of us that frequent TGP for your Phils fix I must warn you that FLYERROB is on the prowl.