Tuesday Morning Fly By: Round Out the Trifecta With That Other New York Area Team
by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 6:00 AM EST
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PrintToday's open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes...
- Danny Briere may play tonight: [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [delcotimes.com]
- The Flyers are having trouble starting games recently: [SB Nation Philly]
- Sam Donnellon chimes in with a piece on the up and down Flyers, including some timely quotes about the Flyers system: [Daily News]
- Ilya Bryzgalov is quite polarizing. Tim Panaccio says he (and the defense) need to improve: [CSNPhilly]
- Whereas Matt Brigidi says he showed signs of improving: [The Checking Line]
- Opponents have been breaking slumps against the Flyers recently. Why? Who knows: [Orange and Black Pack]
- The Future Flyers Weekly Report starring Tye McGinn, Brendan Ranford, and Niko Hovinen: [Flyers Faithful]
- A good look at Al Hill, pro scout for the Flyers: [PA Puck]
- It's Nashville's turn to discuss trading for Jeff Carter: [On the Forecheck]
- It looks like Ray Emery has a chance to win the starting job in Chicago. Apparently people are terrified at this possibility: [Puck Daddy]
- Travis doesn't think the NHL is likely to be in Seattle. Here's why: [SBNation.com]
- A roundup of jersey rumors for next year: [icethetics]
- Twelve players would could be moving by the end of the month: [Down Goes Brown]
- A thorough look at why helmets can't solve concussions: [SI.com]
- SportsCenter spent under six minutes on hockey last week, good for 1.7% of their programming. They finally beat baseball, but they lost to both tennis and X Games: [Deadspin]
- A fascinating interview with Howard Baldwin, former Whalers owner: [Hockey Prospectus]
- The NHL needs to strap cameras on linesman's helmets immediately. Here's why: [Puck Daddy]
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So I was watching DNL yesterday while making dinner, which I normally never do(DNL, not dinner) and I am glad I did see it because Timmy P got absolutely owned by Smallwood whom I find to be a relentless douche and some other guy whose name is escaping me but isn’t that bad. Might have been Donnellon. Anyway, it was kind of funny to see Tim get smacked around by these guys. Some of the things he was saying were just ridiculous.
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
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Heading up to Philly today for the annual Latvian Night at the Flyers game. We’ve got a brief player meeting arranged after the game, but not sure who it will be. My youngest son is hoping it’s Jody Shelley so he can wish him a Happy Birthday!
Sarauj, Latvija!
I love the ESPN/Deadspin article as always. It’s one of my new favorite weekly articles. I hope Briere plays tonight!
I also woke up earlier just so I can read BSH cause I’ve missed reading the FlyBy since I started working a “real job.”
If I’m not around tonight, GO FLYERS!
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Is it just me or is Yahoo fantasy hockey randomly showing games using the West Coast start times?
Ed Snider is a crotchety old fuck.
That is all.
Don't get me wrong, I love Cooter as much as the next guy...
But if Nashville acquires Carter I’ll be so angry. I’ll just spend the next four months thinking about how had we not traded him we could have used him to acquire Weber or Suter…Of course if we didn’t trade him he could have taken Richie’s spot and we’d still have a team that doesn’t quite fit together with the extra center, but still. That’s a pretty deep rabbit hole. I’m just going to think of how we could have used him to acquire Suter/Weber.
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Carter is not going to yield Weber or Suter especially after his current season. CLB is going to get less than what they gave up for him not more.
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He does have 27 points in 30 games, and had we kept him he wouldn’t have the whole unhappy vibe, and it’s Philly and Nashville….I think he’d be a good piece had things not turned out how they had. I don’t think he’s enough alone for Weber at all though.
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You would rather have Suter or Weber then Cooter, Voracek and Cousins? Also as chris said down below, Carter is not worth Suter alone anymore.
by Anders Jensen on Feb 7, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
Going to the game tonight and for the first time in a long time really could care less. If it wasn’t for the fact that I’ll never be able to get rid of my tickets, I wouldn’t even bother going.
Amazing when they win 2 in a row people beg to buy my seats but when they are anally raped in back to back games I can’t give them away.
by lava96 on Feb 7, 2012 9:03 AM EST via mobile reply actions
On another note: I hope Danny B plays and Sestito, Shelley, and Bourdon sit this one out.
by lava96 on Feb 7, 2012 9:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yes….I’d rather Lilja than Bourdon at this point. MAB has been painful.
by lava96 on Feb 7, 2012 9:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Amazing when they win 2 in a row people beg to buy my seats but when they are anally raped in back to back games I can’t give them away.
The irony in your post is amazing.
You say it’s amazing people don’t want your tickets when they lose two in a row, but you also don’t want your tickets after they lose two in a row.
haha, good point.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
was thinking the same thing
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
I was just thinking...
…shut up, but I’m not normally that mean in the morning. I apologize. But really, a two-game er….what lava called it…. isn’t the end of the world, or even the season. no fun, for sure, but it’s just February and I think this team full of rookies still almost always a joy to watch and is exceeding any rightful expectations.
Bryz, he’s not exceeding. But pretty much everyone else is.
by Georgia_Flyer on Feb 7, 2012 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
If I wasn’t ~3 hours away, I’d go in a heartbeat. Don’t care how they did last weekend, I just want to see them.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
I applaud you sir, because the games have become a chore for me. I close my eyes when a defenseman brings the puck up and say to myself, “don’t do anything stupid”
"Start playing with some jam in here"
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I definitely understand the “don’t do anything stupid” feeling, but I think I’d still love to go. It’s partly driven by the fact that I live 3 hours away now and very rarely get to see the Flyers play, let alone see them in person. I went to games regularly from when I was 5 until I left for college, so I miss it like crazy. I don’t remember going to games ever feeling like a chore (including the early 90s when we were bad), but I was also a kid, so I was entirely caught up in the thrill of the game and I wasn’t the one paying for the tickets. I will admit, it’s getting harder for me to pay for my Maryland football season tickets since they’re so awful, but I’ll probably keep doing it as long as I have my friends to tailgate with. But the Flyers aren’t anywhere near as bad as Maryland football. This is only two bad games we’re talking about. Maryland was downright embarrassing every single week. Who knows how this season will turn out, but the Flyers are still a respectable team and still fun to watch. And I love hockey far more than football. So yeah, if I could go, I’d be there.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
I’ve gone to the LA game and the TB game. The LA game we were surrounded by hardasses and people who booed Mike Richards every time (that wasn’t a treat, at all)
The TB game we faired a bit better at. For some reason people don’t get etiquette. You get up after the whistle, not during the game
I was down by the glass waiting for the players to come out (I ended up giving my spot up so that I young girl and her father could get a closer look at the players, etc), and I spotted quite a few interesting people, who were borderline infatuated with the players potentially coming out (along the lines of ignoring their girlfriends, or being downright creepy in their Robert De Niro like fandom.
Once I saw Superfan I decided that going to games really wasn’t for me. Once I saw numerous Jody Shelley Winter Classic jerseys, I really knew going to the games wasn’t for me lol
"Start playing with some jam in here"
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
For some reason people don’t get etiquette. You get up after the whistle, not during the game
In San Jose, the ushers enforce this rule. They won’t let people into the seating area until a whistle, and people leaving the seating area during play are told that they should have waited.
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this is fantastic
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t get up until intermission unless my kid has an emergency. Too many people have restless leg syndrome or whatever these days at any type of sporting event. They constantly get in and out of their seat. Drives me nuts.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
that’s perfectly acceptable. But these were grown women and men without kids doing this
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
It’s like people talking or on their phones at concerts. Didn’t you pay to come hear the music? No? Well I did, so STFU!
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Talking? I could handle that. Most of the time I’m behind some losers standing on their seats or taking pictures of themselves. One time, I was behind a group of dudes who were fighting.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
I always end up near a big group of college kids who are trashed and so loud I can’t hear the band. Actually, that’s not true, once it was a middle-aged drunk woman yammering away at her silent (and obviously embarrassed) husband for three hours. Maybe I just have shitty luck.
Okay, so this isn’t a problem for groups like Green Day, they’re pretty loud. But for quieter acts like Mumford & Sons or Brandi Carlile, it sucks.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
They won’t let people into the seating area until a whistle
They do this in Philly.
and people leaving the seating area during play are told that they should have waited.They don’t do this.
being obnoxious and self righteous while ignoring the point since 9/29/11
maybe down by you, but in the nosebleeds, not in my experience
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
They are instructed to.; whether they do or not is a different story. Down by me they are very strict about it.
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fair enough
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I’m not sure the latter is uniform policy, but I’ve definitely seen some ushers do it.
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The latter is typically enforced by random fans in a very stern tone.
being obnoxious and self righteous while ignoring the point since 9/29/11
The fan police in San Jose focus on telling people not to lean forwards.
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For some reason people don’t get etiquette. You get up after the whistle, not during the game
That makes me sad. It was never a problem as far as I remember as a kid, and I was taught to wait for the whistle. It irritates me that people at Caps games don’t show that courtesy. The ushers hold up little stop signs at the entrances until there is a stoppage in play, but people just shove past them. I thought Flyers fans were better. Maybe times have just changed.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
its cause parents dont hit there kids anymore…….i did it once at a game and my dad backhanded the shit out of me and made me apologize to the people i did it to…never did it again
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
But it’s people who are older than me. So then parents would have had to stop hitting their kids ~40 years ago.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
alot of bad behavior started in the 70's
give the lady with the paddle the ability to swing it i bet people wait
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
Right. Exactly.
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by Travis Hughes on Feb 7, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Travis the Subtle enters the field
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Whoa, he’s still alive.
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i was about to feel graced by his presence
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
my leige?
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
You don’t have to hit your kids for them to learn proper etiquette.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
namby pamby…only stopped being socially acceptable recently ..around the same time kids became disrespectful little shits
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
Not really. My parents never hit me and I am quite respectful unless you don’t deserve my respect.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
well honestly your’e very rare….yesterday i saw a kid give his mother the finger when she said he couldnt have star bursts…day b4 i had to stop a 16 year old from stealing a school video camera because he said " well it doesnt look like any1 is using it"…maybe because it put the fear o’ god in me is why i think it works…..your parents taught you character. which these days seems to be a lacking trait far to often..oh and namby pamby was supposed to be sarcasm font
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
Echoed.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
thank you very much, i need somebody with that human touchhhh
"Start playing with some jam in here"
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
that is indeed a Spice Girls reference
"Start playing with some jam in here"
by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
that song is now going to be stuck in my head for probably about 3 days. ahhh middle school memories…
you’re welcome
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
For some reason people don’t get etiquette.
I’m glad to see I’m not alone with this line of thought regarding fan behavior. Locally, the exit/ re-enter etiquette is basically understood and followed by the majority. But I’m still bewildered that fans will pay good money for seats, then leave after the second or even first period, especially when we’re leading, although I suppose they may be sneaking down somewhere. Almost every game I’ve attended had people nearby who paid little if any attention at all to the game and were quite distracting with their banter. I keep thinking, “Why are you here? Why did you pay good money for seats to an event about which you seem to care so little?”
This! I’d be there but it just doesn’t make any sense. I’m just too tired and broke the next day.
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by KreiderDesigns on Feb 7, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
I will say though, not that this is his reason, but any week where I have 3 home games, I typically don’t go to one of them; 3 is just too much to make in one week with the other stuff I do.
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where are your seats ?
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MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
Cadillac Grill 121 row 2.
And I never jump ship. I just try to sell about 20 games to make up some of the $9,000 I pay and games are hard to sell when they lose. I may not ride the bandwagon, but the people who buy single games off me must.
by lava96 on Feb 7, 2012 5:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
How about the Kansas City Coyotes?
- Natural rivals with StL (geography), Detriot, Chicago (baseball)
- Team stays in Western Conference
- Building already exists (and built with hockey in mind)
Is there any other hockey (minor leagues) already existing in the area? It’ll help immensely if people in the area are already interested in the sport.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
NHL: Kansas City Scouts (Now NJ Devils): 1974 – 76
IHL: Kansas City Blades: 1990 – 2001
UHL: Kansas City Outlaws: 2004 – 05
CHL: Missouri Mavericks: 2009 – present
by mattsotheran on Feb 7, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
I know they had an NHL franchise. But so did Atlanta, twice, how did that turn out? :-p
I meant current teams, and they have one, so that’s good. But they’ve also recently lost two other teams, so that’s not good. Granted, I don’t know why the Blades and Outlaws left, but it’s still not encouraging.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
The IHL merged with the AHL, and a lot of teams were contracted. That was how Orlando lost the original Solar Bears.
Bob.
by The Dark on Feb 7, 2012 11:11 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Both the Blades and Outlaws left because of league problems.
by mattsotheran on Feb 7, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Good to know. You’ve answered everything for me today, thanks! :-)
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Great! Now, want to buy the Coyotes and move them to KC? Much appreciated.
by mattsotheran on Feb 7, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Should I make that out to “Cash”?
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Yeah, that’s my big problem. Granted, it’s the Islanders, but they have played preseason games there before (in an attempt to scare Nassau County into giving them money) and not done well. That’s worrisome.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
The Sprint Center sold out prior to this season. The Pens-Kings game was a better sell.
http://www.sprintcenter.com/events/detail/pittsburgh_penguins_vs_los_angeles_kings
by mattsotheran on Feb 7, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
over/under on the amount of turnovers tonight that lead to Islanders breakaways?
I’m setting the line at 4
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 10:08 AM EST reply actions
I don’t know much about betting, but shouldn’t it be set at X.5, so that the result must be higher or lower?
So pick 3.5 or 4.5. :-p
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
well, a bookie can set it at 4. the only reason they do .5 is because it’s either win or lose. a win and they lose money, a loss when they win money. A push is no money transfer at all, which is a waste of the bookie’s time
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by CoburnsCuddleBuddy on Feb 7, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Let's Play Some Hockey!
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.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My co-worker just tried to prove to me that Danny Briere is the best player on the Flyers.
Oh silly Pens fans.
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 like Danny, but that’s not even remotely accurate. Apparently, your co-worker is a fan only during the playoffs? That’s all I can think of.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
He’s not even a fan. He just got really lucky and good at fantasy hockey and now thinks he knows things about hockey. It’s pissing me off he’s making the playoffs.
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 Feb 7, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
like the florida panthers?
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
by reaper1221 on Feb 7, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That’s not what trifecta means, but it’s much closer than when Dick Vitale uses it, so I’ll let it slide.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Oh?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
A “trifecta” is a bet where you correctly pick the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place horses, in order. Dick Vitale uses it as a synonym for a three-pointer. Between his absurd catch phrases, annoying voice, and overt love for Duke, I can’t stand that man.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
It’s also a triple. Definition 1b.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Ah, I knew that part. I just assumed there were multiple definitions.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
According to the Flyers
JUST IN: Danny Briere WILL be in the lineup tonight vs. NY Islanders!
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
I’m not sure I agree with that slump-breaking article. The first few examples hadn’t scored in ~2 weeks, a span which included the All-Star break. There could also be injures included in the span of the slump, it isn’t clear if that is accounted for. And how often is it reasonable to expect a goal for most players? The season is 26 weeks, right? Last year, 48 players had 26 goals or more, so that’s only about 2 players per team who would have a goal-per-week rate or better. (Yes, I know that was absurdly coarse and back-of-the-envelope calculation, but it’s a starting point.) Yes, some players do go through really long stretches without scoring a goal, but I feel like shorter ones, on the order of what are talked about in the article, are fairly routine. (I don’t know if there’s any easy way to determine this.) But the thing that really kills it for me is that there is no corresponding record of slump-breaking goals against other teams. Does it really happen more often against the Flyers than anyone else? The article claims it does, but doesn’t offer anything to support it. I’d be amazed if this sort of thing were tracked, but it’d be interesting to see if you made a list of all the extended slumps (maybe set the threshhold at 10 games?) and see who they scored the slump-breaking goal against. As it stands, that article just sounds like a rant resulting from a weekend of bad hockey to me.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Somebody put up the Eric T signal!
Bob.
by The Dark on Feb 7, 2012 12:46 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
they were really going in on the flyers yesterday on that round table type show on CSN with Marshall Harris. #wassad
DNL? It usually is when they discuss hockey. I just watch because sometimes the players are on.
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
Through various injuries and generally bad behavior, Carter has significantly depreciated his value and played his way out of Columbus.
(Emphasis mine)
What is this “generally bad behavior” of which the writer speaks? I would agree that his value has depreciated, but it’s due to injury, rather than having “played his way out of Columbus”.
And why is the sky falling in Chicago if Emery becomes the Hawks’ starter? He’s a very good goalie whom I wish we brought back late last year, even if it was only to play in ADK. Goalie contracts? You wanna talk about goalie contracts? Are you kidding me? Contracts?
OT: I have a new-found fondness for this Maria Menounos gal today. Yowzah!
I honestly don’t understand why the sky is falling in Chicago if Emery becomes the starter. I don’t get it at all. I can understand hesitation due to Crawford’s 3 year deal, but the quotes in there are talking about on-ice play and how Emery can’t move laterally or see through traffic. I have only seen him twice this year, but if your goalie can’t go post to post or see through traffic, he’s not in the NHL.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Well, maybe I was a little irked by the two lines he used at the end, but I thought it was a stupid article. I also felt that there would be less concern about Emery were it not for his past hip problems.
I have only seen him twice this yearAny thoughts about Emery you’d like to share w/ the rest of us?
I thought he looked uncomfortable in both games. Then again, I’m pretty sure I thought the same thing when he was in Philly, so I don’t really know what it means.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve seen him maybe half a dozen times this year. His lateral mobility and recovery is noticeably bad and much worse than what I saw in Anaheim or here. It was bad enough to make me think he wasn’t going to stick around much longer. Very sad.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Feb 7, 2012 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
When I saw that, I went and looked at his PK save percentage… it’s not only better than Corey Crawford’s, it’s 0.907, which is quite high. There’s obviously small sample size there, but the two – bad lateral mobility, very good PK Sv% – don’t mesh with me.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
I have no objective rejoinder.
Was looking for highlight sequences beyond just the goals but found no results.
/s, more often than not
by flyersfaninchicago on Feb 7, 2012 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t really care. Just pointing out a discrepancy I can’t explain.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
he ssemed to do both those things just fine when he was here. i know he had the whole bonitis thing be i dont see how that would affect his sight
Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
MICHAEL!
Political Correctness - the belief that one can pick up a turd by the clean end.
"I got a crosscheck to the face and lost a bunch of teeth. You battle through it. That’s the way hockey players are made." - Claude Giroux
What is this "generally bad behavior" of which the writer speaks?
Oh, you know. Nothing specific. Just…general.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
So...
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: What are they saying?
Dr. Conrad: They are just saying ‘murmur, murmur, murmur.’
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: You mean it’s just sort of a general murmur?
Dr. Conrad: Yeah. Murmur.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: Oh.
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr: You may murmur all you like.
Wow. A “Man With Two Brains” reference? Quoting obscure but hilarious movies? Now I know I’m in the right place.
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by A Flyers Phamily on Feb 7, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
I think there’s some Columbus fans that think he’s exaggerating the injuries because he doesn’t want to play for the Blue Jackets.
Its all about the []_[]
#FirePaulHolmgren
by philiafan14364 on Feb 7, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Columbus has fans?
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Wow, the Wing Bowl as a whole sounds pretty atrocious.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
It is insane on a Mardi Gar like level. Not my scene but something every one should experience.
Nodl 12G 127GP, Talbot 10G 44GP
Stupid outdoor hockey...
Just got my schedule for this weekend Saturday 6:45-1:45, Sunday 7:15-1:15…..fantastic. So much for sleep and 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.
Beats playing ice at 11pm on a week night.
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No. No it doesn’t. You get to play hockey. I have to sit in a fucking booth and freeze my ass off to hit “+1” for goals 13 times a damn game, while watching really really terrible hockey.
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 Feb 7, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
I nearly forgot! I WANT LINESMAN HELMET CAMS NOW! SO FRIGGIN COOL!
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
Ugh, it only took effing 11 hours!
I know, right?!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Feb 7, 2012 6:25 PM EST up reply actions
I had intended to comment on it early in the morning, since it was the first link I read, but I got distracted by other articles and comments.
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