Tuesday Morning Fly By: Best Wishes For a Speedy Recover to Mr. Holmgren

by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 6, 2011 6:00 AM EDT in Morning Fly By

Today's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes...

Paul Holmgren was hospitalized, but in stable condition, after breaking ribs and a shoulder in a bicycle accident: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [In The Room] [Philly Sports Daily] [Frequent Flyers] [Puck Daddy]
Catching up with Danny Briere and how he spent his summer: [Philadelphia Flyers]
Recapping the career of Luke Pither so far: [Flyers Faithful]
Jesse Boulerice's wife announced his retirement on Facebook: [Puck Daddy]
An interview with Riley Cote on the life of an enforcer: [Men's Health]
Another top-50 list of fantasy players: [NHL.com]
Sleek did more blog logos, including SBN St. Louis, The Copper & Blue, and Winging It in Motown: [Battle of California]

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The Cote article

The piece from Men’s health was, if not eye-opening, informative to read. You can really see the “rock and a hard place” status for enforcers and those that follow the unwritten rules.

Mike Milbury should never be used as a source for anything, ever.

by Joe Ellis on Sep 6, 2011 6:15 AM EDT reply actions

Mike Milbury should never be used as a source for anything, ever.

Those horrible ties Roger Nielson used to wear had to come from someone’s advice … poor or not.

Maxime Talbot - in the Orange and Black ... better than chocolate and peanut butter!

by MaximumTalbot on Sep 6, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Buried in the thread yesterday, this is helpful for the out-of-towners:

http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/versus-to-air-four-nhl-pre-season-games/

Preseason hockey: get pumped.

Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."

by Snevik on Sep 6, 2011 8:58 AM EDT reply actions

I’m outraged by the Detroit-Chicago game being shown nationally.

If they wanted to show a Detroit game, what’s wrong with the Flyers against Detroit on 9/22 or 9/23? Obviously they just hate the Flyers and don’t want to show us if they can help it.

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by Eric T. on Sep 6, 2011 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Worse yet, all the Flyers games scheduled are at home. Any chance for the national media to complain about Philadelphia fans, am I right?

Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."

by Snevik on Sep 6, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

You mean the whole world doesn’t want to see Carbomb in all his preseason glory?

Following Dan Carcillo where ever he may go
Giving up isn't an option

by Cillo stache on Sep 6, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Are any of those 3 Flyers games scheduled to be played at an alternate venue (An AHL arena, e.g.)?

by mtitanic on Sep 6, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

The Flyers will make an official announcement today listing Homer with an “upper body injury”

by EC.Comedy on Sep 6, 2011 9:23 AM EDT reply actions

They will also announce that he will be placed on LTIR and that John Paddock will be called up to take his place.

by mtitanic on Sep 6, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions

And a new team-wide policy called “No-Ride Island” that is either compulsory or voluntary or funny, depending on who you speak with and whether for attribution or anonymously.

by flyersfaninchicago on Sep 6, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

anyone make the obligatory clarke berating homer on the way to the hospital in the ambulance joke yet?

Eat what the monkey eats, then eat the monkey. -U.S. Navy survival guidance

by psudrozz on Sep 6, 2011 10:08 AM EDT reply actions

Winnipeg campains to keep Nickleback from performing at Jet’s Opener

Nickelback, the Canadian equivalent of Creed, with the only difference being Creed had the decency to go away years ago, is scheduled to perform at the Jets’ first home game.

Hahaha so awesome.

Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.

That is all.

by EREX21 on Sep 6, 2011 10:20 AM EDT reply actions

Even Canada hates Nickleback. That is awesome.

Nicotine, Valium, Vicodin, Marijuana, Ecstasy and Alcohol
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by jello44 on Sep 6, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

The city of Vancouver has just informed us that the NHL is to blame for Homers accident and hopes that in the future the League will do more to prevent all further bike accidents.

bread. butter. cheese. VICTORY!

by Prometheus74 on Sep 6, 2011 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

D. Sedin was 4th on this list and 1st in Yahoo. I enjoy that there is no Albert Pujols of this league. Makes it all more fun.

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 Sep 6, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

There is, he just has a concussion.

Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."

by Snevik on Sep 6, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Even when Crosby is healthy it’s not like he’s a mortal lock in all leagues. Some people go with Stammer, or Ovie. But you’re right, It’s just really different this year.

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 Sep 6, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

Crosby is pretty much a lock when he’s healthy, at least for me. And then from there #2 is a total toss up like you mention. It could be Ovi, Stamkos, either Sedin etc.
The one that really makes laugh though is Luongo at #13 haha. If someone in our draft took Lou at the beginning of the second round I would have to laugh out loud.

by kckrebs on Sep 6, 2011 4:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I hope that Homer recovers quickly from his accident.

by JLS89 on Sep 6, 2011 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

Is that Sleek guy actually proud of those new logos for sb nation? Are they some kind of ironic joke that I just don’t get? They look like doodles i would make when i was in middle school.

"Its the letter D"

by Rory B. Bellows on Sep 6, 2011 1:24 PM EDT reply actions

Have you never been to Battle of California? It’s whimsical.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 6, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Bill Meltzer, in his Flyers column today, had a link to this photo of Jagr with a kid wearing a #68 jersey with the “A” on the chest. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come this season:

http://img.ihned.cz/attachment.php/270/33225270/su5BCE7GILNOl6Pbcdghrxz0SUw2AVmn/750×1000xa84c/P8262242.JPG

Sarauj, Latvija!

by LVHokejs on Sep 6, 2011 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting. Good catch.

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced

by hintzy64 on Sep 6, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this public service announcement:

Hey, when you look good, you feel good. And when you feel good, you play good.

@BSH_EricT
Writer at Broad Street Hockey

by Eric T. on Sep 6, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

Guess that kid was right all along.

You sir are a gentleman of four outs!

by DLJr on Sep 6, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah yes, I meant to bring this up with you folks yesterday. I went to MD. Was at the game. Love the helmets. And all the hate people are pouring on them makes me love them more. :-D

Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced

by hintzy64 on Sep 7, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Is anyone doing the scoring chances during the regular season? If so, we could let Arctic Hockey know we have those four games covered, since we r interweb friendz: http://www.arcticicehockey.com/2011/9/6/2408633/we-still-need-more-scoring-chance-scorers

Keeping alive the old Vaudeville joke, "I'd rather be dead than play Philadelphia."

by Snevik on Sep 6, 2011 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

Time for Todd to confirm or deny.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 6, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions