The Official Philadelphia Flyers Thread

Johnny Abruzzo

Cree Nations wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Canadian cities get the Heritage Classic, btw.

and hopefully Stanley after close to 18 years

I'm rooting for the Canucks - besides the Flyers I kind of root for the Canadian teams since it's their game and all.

MFCarissa

No offense to your team or anything, but this means that 4 out of the 5 Winter Classics will have included at least 1 team from Pennsylvania. The only exception being Detroit @ Chicago (also the only Western Conference match-up). Way to diversify it, Bettman. :roll:

The Fixer

MFCarissa wrote:

No offense to your team or anything, but this means that 4 out of the 5 Winter Classics will have included at least 1 team from Pennsylvania. The only exception being Detroit @ Chicago (also the only Western Conference match-up). Way to diversify it, Bettman. :roll:

philly is closer to DC and NY than Pittsburgh. Philly and Pitt might as well be in separate states.

Either way, who cares?

MFCarissa

The Fixer wrote:

MFCarissa wrote:

No offense to your team or anything, but this means that 4 out of the 5 Winter Classics will have included at least 1 team from Pennsylvania. The only exception being Detroit @ Chicago (also the only Western Conference match-up). Way to diversify it, Bettman. :roll:

philly is closer to DC and NY than Pittsburgh. Philly and Pitt might as well be in separate states.

Either way, who cares?

People who might be interested in watching, people who might be interested in going to a Winter Classic, and fans of teams that haven't gotten a chance to play in one.

I'm not really surprised or anything, but it's still disappointing. The NBC featured games on Sundays over the past couple of years are basically the Penguins, Caps, Flyers, Rangers, Blackhawks, and Red Wings 95% of the time. Put one in Minnesota to make it interesting. Those people are absolutely hockey crazy, and the weather would likely be perfect.

81

MFCarissa wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

MFCarissa wrote:

No offense to your team or anything, but this means that 4 out of the 5 Winter Classics will have included at least 1 team from Pennsylvania. The only exception being Detroit @ Chicago (also the only Western Conference match-up). Way to diversify it, Bettman. :roll:

philly is closer to DC and NY than Pittsburgh. Philly and Pitt might as well be in separate states.

Either way, who cares?

People who might be interested in watching, people who might be interested in going to a Winter Classic, and fans of teams that haven't gotten a chance to play in one.

I'm not really surprised or anything, but it's still disappointing. The NBC featured games on Sundays over the past couple of years are basically the Penguins, Caps, Flyers, Rangers, Blackhawks, and Red Wings 95% of the time. Put one in Minnesota to make it interesting. Those people are absolutely hockey crazy, and the weather would likely be perfect.

it's 100% about ratings and nothing more. sure, people would show up in MN to watch the game, but would people in NY, PA, IL, MI etc, watch the game.

quite frankly, i have zero desire to go to a winter classic. sight lines are awful

The Fixer

MFCarissa wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

MFCarissa wrote:

No offense to your team or anything, but this means that 4 out of the 5 Winter Classics will have included at least 1 team from Pennsylvania. The only exception being Detroit @ Chicago (also the only Western Conference match-up). Way to diversify it, Bettman. :roll:

philly is closer to DC and NY than Pittsburgh. Philly and Pitt might as well be in separate states.

Either way, who cares?

People who might be interested in watching, people who might be interested in going to a Winter Classic, and fans of teams that haven't gotten a chance to play in one.

I'm not really surprised or anything, but it's still disappointing. The NBC featured games on Sundays over the past couple of years are basically the Penguins, Caps, Flyers, Rangers, Blackhawks, and Red Wings 95% of the time. Put one in Minnesota to make it interesting. Those people are absolutely hockey crazy, and the weather would likely be perfect.

it's all about making money. all sports are like that with TV. The best teams are usually on a rotation.

neilybabes86

the sight lines will suck but as a huge hockey fan i gotta experience it...

that being said ..if i had to pay for tickets maybe not so much

MFCarissa

The atmosphere would be awesome, and the sight lines on NBC are terrible too.

I didn't really have any interest in watching this year's Winter Classic, but I turned it on for about 5 minutes to check it out anyway, and I was borderline motion sick. The overhead blimp camera and many of the other angles were horrible, and I think I remember hearing that the camera/production crew missed a goal as it happened.

The Juggler

mike richards' cable got shut off. why would someone "tweet" about this? idiot

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/05/yo ... -bill.html

Phantom Pain

The Juggler wrote:

mike richards' cable got shut off. why would someone "tweet" about this? idiot

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/05/yo ... -bill.html

I saw that yesterday..yes I follow Richie on twitter :P

No home team comps I guess

Phantom Pain

http://www.csnphilly.com/05/15/11/Sourc ... feedID=695


Source: Bryzgalov would be perfect fit for Flyers




Sunday, May 15, 2011
Posted: 2:23 p.m.

By Tim Panaccio
CSNPhilly.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The talk over the next month leading up to free agency for the Flyers is going to center around finding an established goalie to be the club’s new No. 1 next season.

According to one league source, Phoenix’s Ilya Bryzgalov might be a perfect fit for the Flyers.

Bryzgalov won 36 games for the Coyotes last season, posting a 2.48 GAA and a .921 save percentage.

The source, who is intimately familiar with the Russian, who turns 31 just days before he becomes a free agent, says Bryzgalov would relish becoming a Flyer.

“He would love the adulation he’d get in Philadelphia,” the source said. “This is a big guy, who plays back in the net and can play a lot of games for the Flyers. Phoenix and the Flyers have had some talks this season about trades, including Jeff Carter.

“Phoenix needs some significant help up the middle with Kyle Turris. They’ve talked to Philadelphia about trading for Carter to achieve that. Maybe they do that. Philadelphia has to move salary. You need to clear about $5.5 million to bring Bryzgalov to Philly, if he’s their guy.”

It might be bad for the Flyers, but interestingly, Bryzgalov just changed agents, signing on with Rich Winter, who is likely looking to make a killing for his new client.

As for using Bryzgalov’s Russian roots as a mentor for young Flyer goalie Sergie Bobrovsky, the source said that Bryzgalov’s personality might not be ideally suited for that.

“I don’t know if this is the guy you want doing that,” the source said. “The one thing with Ilya, is that he sometimes gets off his game and can get a little goofy on you, and you have to sit him down and get him back on the path. You might not want that as a tutor for your younger goalie.”

Bryzgalov is among a laundry list of goalies the Flyers are considering, including other free agents such as Tomas Vokoun, Evgeni Nabokov, who won’t report to the Islanders, and two players who are not free agents, Miikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom.

The Fixer

Phantom Pain wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

mike richards' cable got shut off. why would someone "tweet" about this? idiot

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/05/yo ... -bill.html

I saw that yesterday..yes I follow Richie on twitter :P

No home team comps I guess

One of my buddies is an accountant for Comcast. Even he gets free cable.

Pretty funny

The Fixer

Phantom Pain wrote:

http://www.csnphilly.com/05/15/11/Source-Bryzgalov-would-be-perfect-fit-fo/news_flyers.html?blockID=523014&feedID=695


Source: Bryzgalov would be perfect fit for Flyers




Sunday, May 15, 2011
Posted: 2:23 p.m.

By Tim Panaccio
CSNPhilly.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The talk over the next month leading up to free agency for the Flyers is going to center around finding an established goalie to be the club’s new No. 1 next season.

According to one league source, Phoenix’s Ilya Bryzgalov might be a perfect fit for the Flyers.

Bryzgalov won 36 games for the Coyotes last season, posting a 2.48 GAA and a .921 save percentage.

The source, who is intimately familiar with the Russian, who turns 31 just days before he becomes a free agent, says Bryzgalov would relish becoming a Flyer.

“He would love the adulation he’d get in Philadelphia,” the source said. “This is a big guy, who plays back in the net and can play a lot of games for the Flyers. Phoenix and the Flyers have had some talks this season about trades, including Jeff Carter.

“Phoenix needs some significant help up the middle with Kyle Turris. They’ve talked to Philadelphia about trading for Carter to achieve that. Maybe they do that. Philadelphia has to move salary. You need to clear about $5.5 million to bring Bryzgalov to Philly, if he’s their guy.”

It might be bad for the Flyers, but interestingly, Bryzgalov just changed agents, signing on with Rich Winter, who is likely looking to make a killing for his new client.

As for using Bryzgalov’s Russian roots as a mentor for young Flyer goalie Sergie Bobrovsky, the source said that Bryzgalov’s personality might not be ideally suited for that.

“I don’t know if this is the guy you want doing that,” the source said. “The one thing with Ilya, is that he sometimes gets off his game and can get a little goofy on you, and you have to sit him down and get him back on the path. You might not want that as a tutor for your younger goalie.”

Bryzgalov is among a laundry list of goalies the Flyers are considering, including other free agents such as Tomas Vokoun, Evgeni Nabokov, who won’t report to the Islanders, and two players who are not free agents, Miikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom.

Bryzgalov for carter. Bam, done

Phantom Pain

The Fixer wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

http://www.csnphilly.com/05/15/11/Source-Bryzgalov-would-be-perfect-fit-fo/news_flyers.html?blockID=523014&feedID=695


Source: Bryzgalov would be perfect fit for Flyers




Sunday, May 15, 2011
Posted: 2:23 p.m.

By Tim Panaccio
CSNPhilly.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The talk over the next month leading up to free agency for the Flyers is going to center around finding an established goalie to be the club’s new No. 1 next season.

According to one league source, Phoenix’s Ilya Bryzgalov might be a perfect fit for the Flyers.

Bryzgalov won 36 games for the Coyotes last season, posting a 2.48 GAA and a .921 save percentage.

The source, who is intimately familiar with the Russian, who turns 31 just days before he becomes a free agent, says Bryzgalov would relish becoming a Flyer.

“He would love the adulation he’d get in Philadelphia,” the source said. “This is a big guy, who plays back in the net and can play a lot of games for the Flyers. Phoenix and the Flyers have had some talks this season about trades, including Jeff Carter.

“Phoenix needs some significant help up the middle with Kyle Turris. They’ve talked to Philadelphia about trading for Carter to achieve that. Maybe they do that. Philadelphia has to move salary. You need to clear about $5.5 million to bring Bryzgalov to Philly, if he’s their guy.”

It might be bad for the Flyers, but interestingly, Bryzgalov just changed agents, signing on with Rich Winter, who is likely looking to make a killing for his new client.

As for using Bryzgalov’s Russian roots as a mentor for young Flyer goalie Sergie Bobrovsky, the source said that Bryzgalov’s personality might not be ideally suited for that.

“I don’t know if this is the guy you want doing that,” the source said. “The one thing with Ilya, is that he sometimes gets off his game and can get a little goofy on you, and you have to sit him down and get him back on the path. You might not want that as a tutor for your younger goalie.”

Bryzgalov is among a laundry list of goalies the Flyers are considering, including other free agents such as Tomas Vokoun, Evgeni Nabokov, who won’t report to the Islanders, and two players who are not free agents, Miikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom.

Bryzgalov for carter. Bam, done

I've always liked Kiprusoff not sure of his playoff numbers though

I think any of the above are an upgrade

Phantom Pain

The Fixer wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

mike richards' cable got shut off. why would someone "tweet" about this? idiot

http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/05/yo ... -bill.html

I saw that yesterday..yes I follow Richie on twitter :P

No home team comps I guess

One of my buddies is an accountant for Comcast. Even he gets free cable.

Pretty funny

I thought all Comcast workers did ?

The Fixer

6'7" goalie. hahahahahahahaha.


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... -deal.html

81

The Fixer wrote:

6'7" goalie. hahahahahahahaha.


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... -deal.html

that's like what, 9' with skates. dude better be super athletic.

The Fixer

81 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

6'7" goalie. hahahahahahahaha.


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... -deal.html

that's like what, 9' with skates. dude better be super athletic.

maybe they plan to use him in front of the opponents net on the PP

I don't see how a guy that big can possibly cover the bottom of the net

81

The Fixer wrote:

81 wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

6'7" goalie. hahahahahahahaha.


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... -deal.html

that's like what, 9' with skates. dude better be super athletic.

maybe they plan to use him in front of the opponents net on the PP

I don't see how a guy that big can possibly cover the bottom of the net

the link said his butterfly was good, but he was bad at rebounds. i'm guessing once he's down, he's staying there for a few

Phantom Pain

The Fixer wrote:

6'7" goalie. hahahahahahahaha.


http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/fly ... -deal.html

Comcast owns both teams..maybe the Sixers can use him if it dont work out