Broad Street Hockey: All Posts by Geoffrey Detweiler

Matt Carle v. Ryan Suter through 47 games

2013-04-28T03:52:53Z

Do you see anything here to change the original thesis* of:

"The two are not the same player, despite achieving similar results. Both men help their team spend more time in the offensive zone. Both men help their team outscore the opposition. Both men look fantastic when playing next to Pronger/Weber. Both men are looking at a very large payday this summer. Both men are less than physical defensemen. Both men have a fair amount of turnovers.

But Suter is better at suppressing shots while Carle is better at generating offense."

Me neither.

* found here: http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2012/3/2/2830998/philadelphia-flyers-matt-carle-ryan-suter-nhl-free-agency-2012

Into the woods: After getting lost, I built a cabin

2013-01-17T15:00:05Z

As has been announced, I will no longer be publishing the daily Fly By's at BSH. Since that has been the only thing I have done here for quite some time, it's basically like I am retiring. However, I will instead be following in the footsteps of Mike Rathje: staying on the (figurative) payroll despite only rarely showing my face. I just can't quit you!

At least one of you have asked why. The answer is at once complicated and simple: I hate everything.

Sure, my free time has been significantly reduced since I finished school, making it harder to devote so much time to writing. But I left school 18 months ago. Sure, moving to Virginia makes it harder to follow the Flyers, but I could easily get GameCenter again. Sure, the lockout made me furious, but I was watching old Caps games over two months into the lockout.

I had not given up on hockey this season until the NHL cancelled the Winter Classic. That is the NHL's big event every year, the one regular season moneymaker the league has. They would have sold nearly 110,000 tickets; Sold jerseys, hats, scarfs, t-shirts and more to extremely passionate fans in Toronto and Detroit; earned an estimated $3 million in corporate sponsorships; and so much more.

And yet, I have never been able to answer why. In an argument over money, the league lost it's biggest regular-season revenue generator.

Stupidity is everywhere. Look to comment sections on Philly.com, Puck Daddy, or BSH's own Facebook page. Greed is also everywhere, seen all around us. I have no doubt both the NHL and NHLPA both believed they were acting in the best interests of their members the entire time. But the fact that the NHL decided it was smart business to cancel the Winter Classic takes stupidity and greed to a level where I immediately tapped out.

I have better things to do with my time than devote energy to a league that acts in such a way. I got a gym membership. I spend time with my girlfriend. I got a handle on my finances. And perhaps most importantly, give me baseball and soccer, get rid of a salary cap, and I'll enjoy not having any lockouts. I fill my weekends with Barclay's Premier League games and am looking forward to the Phillies' season.

I've moved on.

But the Fly By was still there. I began to get frustrated with the articles I was reading in my overpopulated RSS feed. Suddenly, I remembered all those authors and sites I had already purged from my RSS, whether for professional or personal reasons. All those authors who had either shown themselves to be incredibly poor hockey writers and/or incredibly embarrassing individuals, I wasn't reading them and I was still irritated with the stories I was reading.

Upon realizing even the good writers and the good people were now annoying me, it became obvious that the problem was no longer just the words on the screen. If the good writers irritated me, how could I correctly judge whether the poor writers had improved? It was no longer worth my time to read the people I liked, nor was it fair to you that the only items I shared were those I could tolerate that day.

So here I am, watching a replay of this afternoon's Southampton vs. Chelsea match, aware of the result, and still enjoying the inevitable, disappointing surrender of three points. The real test will come when there's a Flyers game on in Virginia (22 times, apparently), but the lockout showed me what I was missing.

I like life without hockey so much. I'm thinking it's not a bad place to settle down for a while.

Friday Morning Fly By: Packing for a late camping trip

2013-01-11T11:00:06Z

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

* Where he would normally be bruised and worn down, Kimmo Timonen is rested: [CSNPhilly]

* Matt Read hopes to avoid a sophomore slump: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Inquirer]

* Crazy idea time - Jonathan Willis says that if the Flyers are thinking about buying out Ilya Bryzgalov, they should trade him for Rick DiPietro and buy out the former #1 overall instead: [NHLNumbers.com]

* The Flyers are excited to start the season against the Penguins: [CSNPhilly]

* Season predictions: [Flyers Faithful]

* Finally! Get to know Danny Syvret. Do it now: [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]

* Glens Falls still wants a team, and the best way to do that is to support the out-going Phantoms: [Flyers Faithful]

* Talking with Matt Mangene and examining just how different the Phantoms are now: [The Saratogian]

* Kevin Dineen still loves Glens Falls: [PostStar]

* Talking to some fans who don't plan on watching the shortened season: [CSNPhilly]

* The other side of that coin: arguing that fans won't stay away for long, nor should they: [the700level]

* Asking some sports media experts how the NHL can improve their television audiences in a rebound from the lockout: [SBNation.com]

* Hilarious excerpt from Sean Pronger's book about the time he went to practice hungover and found himself placed on Wayne Gretzky's line: [Deadspin]

* Ilya Kovalchuk wishes he could stay in the KHL for the rest of the year: [Puck Daddy]

* With Anze Kopitar out, the Kings will try to juggle their top-6 with Richards and Carter: [Battle of California]

* Get your 2013 Columbus All-Star Game t-shirts for only $4.93! [Puck Daddy]

* Nail Yakupov, the Edmonton media, and more anti-Russian bias in Canada: [mc79hockey.com]

* What went wrong for Brian Burke, other than almost everything? [Grantland]

* On Gary Bettman's apology: [Puck Daddy]

* Likes and dislikes in the new CBA: [Driving Play]

* Bettman, Fehr and the lockout's guilty conscience: [Down Goes Brown]

* Pretty sure this could be published as a novel, but studying luck and other factors in PDO: [NHLNumbers.com]

Thursday Morning Fly By: Hey you guys, Luongo rumors!

2013-01-10T11:00:07Z

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

* Roberto Luongo rumors! So crazy it makes sense: [Nucks Misconduct] [Flyers Faithful] [Puck Daddy] [Daily News]

* Paul Holmgren is - rightfully - expecting big things from Jakub Voracek this year: [CSNPhilly]

* Luke Schenn is happy to be out of Toronto, giving himself a fresh start: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Broad Street Bull] [Inquirer]

* Frank Seravalli talking about four new players arriving at practice in a video: [Daily News]

* Yay! Claude Giroux and Captain in the same sentence: [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [Inquirer]

* Scott Hartnell had fun during the lockout:[Daily News]

* Predictions for the Flyers offense: [Flyers Faithful] and the defense: [Hexys2Hander]

* Brayden Schenn, Eric Wellwood, Sean Couturier, Zac Rinaldo and Tye McGinn will be at training camp: [PostStar][The Saratogian] [Phantoms Forum]

* While Shane Harper, Andrew Johnston, Matt Mangene and Tyler Hostetter have been called up from the Titans: [Phantoms Forum]

* Photos of the Wells Fargo Center no longer needs to make you feel sad: [the700level]

* Then and now with Adam Oates: [Flyers Faithful]

* In the easiest lie ever told, Gary Bettman says he's sorry for the lockout: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy]

* Brian Burke is no longer the GM of the Maple Leafs: [SBNation.com] [Pension Plan Puppets] [Puck Daddy] [Backhand Shelf]

* Two sides to the firing - Why Burke had to go: [Puck Daddy] [NHL.com] and a defense of Burke: [Backhand Shelf]

Wednesday Morning Fly By: Joy seen in Voorhees

2013-01-09T11:00:05Z

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

* Ilya Bryzgalov was in good spirits yesterday, which is a good sign: [Philadelphia Flyers] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [Inquirer]

* Peter Laviolette has a tall task to accomplish in a short time period: [CSNPhilly]

* Quick notes from Voorhees: [Broad Street Bull]

* Talking with Phantoms Assistant Coach Kjell Samuelsson: [The Saratogian] [PostStar]

* Marcel Noebels was named to the ECHL All-Star team: [Flyers Faithful]

* What NHL fans are only not remembering, including jabs at Fleury and the Flyers' D: [Eyes On The Prize]

* The Nicklas Lidstrom jersey retirement is another casualty of the lockout: [SBNation.com]

* Ilya Kovalchuk has not left the KHL yet and "is not in a hurry" to return to the States: [SBNation.com] [Backhand Shelf] [Puck Daddy]

* This is just another in a series of issues between the KHL and NHL: [Deadspin] [Puck Daddy] [Backhand Shelf]

* The Capitals are looking at being without Nicklas Backstrom to start the year: [SBNation.com]

* The Stars trolled the Cowboys and Tony Romo yesterday: [SBNation.com] [Defending Big D] [Puck Daddy] [Backhand Shelf]

* In another battle between #1 and #2, Notre Dame lost big. This time to Minnesota: [Western College Hockey Blog]

* Subscription required, but team projections for 2013 from VUKOTA: [Hockey Prospectus]

* Why the VUKOTA projections are flawed: [mc79hockey.com]

Tuesday Morning Fly By: Finally, actual hockey talk

2013-01-08T11:00:07Z

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

* The Flyers are slowly trickling back to Voorhees in preparation for the season: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Daily News] [Inquirer]

* The veterans - and some beloved former Flyers - who hung around are happy it's over: [Daily News]

* Danny Briere is going to see a specialist about his wrist, may miss time at the start of the season: [CSNPhilly]

* Andrej Meszaros says he is likely not ready to play games: [CSNPhilly]

* But Jim McCrossin says "shame on us" if the Flyers aren't prepared for the start of the season: [Philly.com]

* Paul Holmgren has difficult decisions in regards to the two compliance buyouts: [CSNPhilly]

* The "cap-recapture" rule that could have targeted the Richards, Carter, et al. contracts? Doesn't appear to cost the Flyers: [Flyers Faithful] [CBC Sports]

* The rule also doesn't appear to be well thought out, especially in the case of the newest members of the Minnesota Wild: [Fear the Fin]

* What the end of the lockout means for the Phantoms: [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]

* Future Flyers report: [Flyers Faithful]

* Anze Kopitar might miss the start of the season due to an MCL sprain: [SBNation.com]

* Lubomir Visnovsky once again does not want to report to the Islanders: [Lighthouse Hockey] [Puck Daddy]

* Odds on who will will the Stanley Cup are slightly odd: [SBNation.com] [the700level] [Backhand Shelf] [Puck Daddy]

* One way the NHL can thank fans is improving GameCenter Live: [Backhand Shelf]

* ...but don't expect free Center Ice: [SBNation.com]

* College hockey rankings, with Minnesota and Notre Dame in the top two spots: [Western College Hockey Blog]

* With no Winter Classic, the Globetrotters played a game on ice in Michigan: [Deadspin]

* BoC exclusive: How the lockout was ended: [Battle of California]

* The 10 horrible people we met during the lockout: [Grantland]

* Surprises found in the new CBA: [Down Goes Brown]

Monday Morning Fly By: Party in the streets!

2013-01-07T11:00:07Z

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

* The lockout is over! Details abound: [SBNation.com] [Puck Daddy] [Flyers Faithful]

* But mostly, there are a lot of questions left: [Flyers Faithful] [Puck Daddy]

* NHL players celebrate on twitter: [SBNation.com] [CSNPhilly] [Puck Daddy]

* This CBA sucks for everybody: [Driving Play]

* The Phantoms were shutout against the Whale on Friday, losing 3-0: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]

* ... before beating them in overtime on Saturday, 2-1. Danny Syvret with the game-winning assist: [Philadelphia Flyers] [PostStar] [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian]

* What the lockout ending means for the Phantoms: [The Saratogian]

* Terry Murray's reaction to the lockout ending: [The Saratogian]

* Penn State lost to Connecticut on Friday by the score of 4-3: [Thank You Terry] and lost again on Saturday, 4-1: [Thank You Terry]

* Updates on construction of the Pegula Ice Arena: [Thank You Terry]

* The top 50 NHL draft prospects midway through the year: [Hockey Prospectus]

* The Dallas Stars' new jerseys are going to be green, with a new logo: [Dallas Stars Blog]

* Asking if goaltenders age in a predictable way: [NHLNumbers.com]

* Chase writes about the circumventing contracts and who is hurt by their apparent demise: [NHLNumbers.com]

Friday Morning Fly By: The lockout painfully drags on

2013-01-04T11:00:06Z

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

* Marcel Noebels was named ECHL Rookie of the Month: [Philadelphia Flyers] [PostStar] [Flyers Faithful]

* Practice update from Glens Falls: [The Saratogian]

* Video introducing Jeff Dimmen: [Phantoms Forum]

* Catching up with Paul Ranheim: [Philadelphia Flyers]

* On the absurdity of the NHL bludgeoning the NHLPA, then using the courts to save the union: [SBNation.com]

* Teemu Selanne thinks the NHL lockout ends on Monday: [Puck Daddy]

* Investigating whether a shortened season can significantly aid a team's chances of sneaking into the playoffs: [Lighthouse Hockey]

* Keys to success for the last two months of the Hockey East season: [Western College Hockey Blog]

* Looking at what might have been in the Winter Classic: [icethetics]

* Bettman and Hobbes: [Puck Daddy]

* Darren Dreger photoshop fun: [Pension Plan Puppets]