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fife

81 wrote:

fife wrote:

i admit that 40 goals is a lot but i do believe that with the extra time he will be getting on the ice will help JVR score a lot more. on top of that he will be playing on the first line PP which i think will be much better than last year. also i agree with the pronger assessment but not really with Timonen, i think the 2 most important people on defense are going to be coburn and pronger.

seems like Kimo wore down last year....but they are all important...if healthy, they have a top D corps...coupled with a top goalie...the top 5 blueliners (pronger, kimo, mazeros, colburn and carle) HAVE to stay healthy...and the 6th guy can't be oskar...

i agree, i think the 6 dman is going to Matt walker but could be wrong. I also want to see how are 2 very young guys are going to do. do we know yet what lines jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier are going to play on?

The Fixer

fife wrote:

LET THE GAMES BEGIN. my prediction for this year

Flyers start off a little slow but begin to pick up around Christmas time. they will finish 4th in the conference. jagr will surprise many people and get 70 points. danny boy will lead the team in points and JVR will get 40 goals.

I will be shocked if giroux doesn't lead the team in points. I could see him finishing in the top 10 in league scoring this year.

The Fixer

fife wrote:

81 wrote:

fife wrote:

i admit that 40 goals is a lot but i do believe that with the extra time he will be getting on the ice will help JVR score a lot more. on top of that he will be playing on the first line PP which i think will be much better than last year. also i agree with the pronger assessment but not really with Timonen, i think the 2 most important people on defense are going to be coburn and pronger.

seems like Kimo wore down last year....but they are all important...if healthy, they have a top D corps...coupled with a top goalie...the top 5 blueliners (pronger, kimo, mazeros, colburn and carle) HAVE to stay healthy...and the 6th guy can't be oskar...

i agree, i think the 6 dman is going to Matt walker but could be wrong. I also want to see how are 2 very young guys are going to do. do we know yet what lines jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier are going to play on?

Did Lilja make the team? I thought he was the 6th dman

Really excited to see Couturier and Read early on.

Whoever said 4th in the east sounds about right. I think they'll be 2nd in the division to the pens. 4-6 seed.

81

fife wrote:

81 wrote:

fife wrote:

i admit that 40 goals is a lot but i do believe that with the extra time he will be getting on the ice will help JVR score a lot more. on top of that he will be playing on the first line PP which i think will be much better than last year. also i agree with the pronger assessment but not really with Timonen, i think the 2 most important people on defense are going to be coburn and pronger.

seems like Kimo wore down last year....but they are all important...if healthy, they have a top D corps...coupled with a top goalie...the top 5 blueliners (pronger, kimo, mazeros, colburn and carle) HAVE to stay healthy...and the 6th guy can't be oskar...

i agree, i think the 6 dman is going to Matt walker but could be wrong. I also want to see how are 2 very young guys are going to do. do we know yet what lines jakub Voracek, Sean Couturier are going to play on?

i was thinking the older guy (Lilja) they brought in would be the 6th D man...and walker or OB would be the 7th.


depth chart according to yahoo has JVR Claude jagr, hartnell danny simmonds, nodl courturier voracek, and rinaldo read talbot

81

per the flyers site


http://flyers.nhl.com/club/roster.htm

48 Danny Briere 5' 10" 179 Oct 6, 1977 34 Gatineau, QC, CAN
14 Sean Couturier 6' 3" 197 Dec 7, 1992 18 Phoenix, AZ, USA
28 Claude Giroux 5' 11" 172 Jan 12, 1988 23 Hearst, ON, CAN
19 Scott Hartnell 6' 2" 210 Apr 18, 1982 29 Regina, SK, CAN
68 Jaromir Jagr 6' 3" 240 Feb 15, 1972 39 Kladno, CZE
14 Ian Laperriere ** 6' 1" 200 Jan 19, 1974 37 Montreal, QC, CAN
15 Andreas Nodl 6' 1" 196 Feb 28, 1987 24 Vienna, AUT
24 Matt Read 5' 10" 185 Jun 14, 1986 25 Ilderton, ON, CAN
36 Zac Rinaldo 5' 11" 169 Jun 15, 1990 21 Missisauga, ON, CAN
45 Jody Shelley 6' 3" 230 Feb 7, 1976 35 Thompson, MB, CAN
17 Wayne Simmonds 6' 2" 183 Aug 26, 1988 23 Scarborough, ON, CAN
27 Maxime Talbot 5' 11" 190 Feb 11, 1984 27 Lemoyne, QC, CAN
93 Jakub Voracek 6' 2" 214 Aug 15, 1989 22 Kladno, CZE
21 James van Riemsdyk 6' 3" 200 May 4, 1989 22 Middletown, NJ, USA
Defensemen# Name Height Weight Date Of Birth Age Birth Place
25 Matt Carle 6' 0" 205 Sep 25, 1984 27 Anchorage, AK, USA
5 Braydon Coburn 6' 5" 220 Feb 27, 1985 26 Shaunavon, SK, CAN
6 Andreas Lilja 6' 3" 220 Jul 13, 1975 36 Helsingborg, SWE
41 Andrej Meszaros 6' 2" 223 Oct 13, 1985 25 Považská Bystrica, SVK
20 Chris Pronger 6' 6" 220 Oct 10, 1974 36 Dryden, ON, CAN
44 Kimmo Timonen 5' 10" 194 Mar 18, 1975 36 Kuopio, FIN
8 Matt Walker 6' 4" 215 Apr 7, 1980 31 Beaverlodge, AB, CAN
Goalies# Name Height Weight Date Of Birth Age Birth Place
35 Sergei Bobrovsky 6' 2" 190 Sep 20, 1988 23 Novokuznetsk, RUS
30 Ilya Bryzgalov 6' 3" 213 Jun 22, 1980 31 Togliatti, RUS

The Fixer

even better



BOSTON -- Ready or not, the puck drops on the Flyers' 44th season tonight in Beantown.

Last year, it began with an impressive 3-2 win over the Penguins in the first-ever game at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. It was Sergei Bobrovsky's first NHL start.

They used that game to get off to a 12-4-2 start, as they cruised to the top of the overall NHL standings by December.

This year, the Flyers again start on the road. This time, under tougher circumstances, as they will witness an emotional ceremony as the Bruins' Stanley Cup banner is raised to the rafters at TD Garden. The game is televised nationally on Versus at 7 o'clock.

They are 5-7-4 all-time in the first game when opening the season on the road.

All-time, the Flyers are 20-16-7 (.547) in season opening games. Peter Laviolette is 3-2-2 in his season opening games.

Jaromir Jagr is tied for the NHL's all-time lead in points scored in season openers. He has 9 goals and 21 assists for 30 points on opening night.

LINEUP: Here are the Flyers' expected lineup and lines tonight.

Forwards
Van Riemsdyk - Giroux - Jagr
Voracek - Briere - Simmonds
Hartnell - Couturier - Read
Nodl - Talbot - Rinaldo

Defense
Carle - Pronger
Timonen - Meszaros
Coburn - Walker

Goalies
Bryzgalov
Bobrovsky

That leaves Andreas Lilja as a healthy scratch on defense.

fife

The Fixer wrote:

even better



BOSTON -- Ready or not, the puck drops on the Flyers' 44th season tonight in Beantown.

Last year, it began with an impressive 3-2 win over the Penguins in the first-ever game at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. It was Sergei Bobrovsky's first NHL start.

They used that game to get off to a 12-4-2 start, as they cruised to the top of the overall NHL standings by December.

This year, the Flyers again start on the road. This time, under tougher circumstances, as they will witness an emotional ceremony as the Bruins' Stanley Cup banner is raised to the rafters at TD Garden. The game is televised nationally on Versus at 7 o'clock.

They are 5-7-4 all-time in the first game when opening the season on the road.

All-time, the Flyers are 20-16-7 (.547) in season opening games. Peter Laviolette is 3-2-2 in his season opening games.

Jaromir Jagr is tied for the NHL's all-time lead in points scored in season openers. He has 9 goals and 21 assists for 30 points on opening night.

LINEUP: Here are the Flyers' expected lineup and lines tonight.

Forwards
Van Riemsdyk - Giroux - Jagr
Voracek - Briere - Simmonds
Hartnell - Couturier - Read
Nodl - Talbot - Rinaldo

Defense
Carle - Pronger
Timonen - Meszaros
Coburn - Walker

Goalies
Bryzgalov
Bobrovsky

That leaves Andreas Lilja as a healthy scratch on defense.

i like that second line. i heard that Briere likes playing with Voracek and i like Simmonds playing with them. they need some toughness on that line. kind of surprised that they have Timonen and meszaros playing together since they both kindof play the same type of game

The Fixer

fife wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

even better



BOSTON -- Ready or not, the puck drops on the Flyers' 44th season tonight in Beantown.

Last year, it began with an impressive 3-2 win over the Penguins in the first-ever game at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. It was Sergei Bobrovsky's first NHL start.

They used that game to get off to a 12-4-2 start, as they cruised to the top of the overall NHL standings by December.

This year, the Flyers again start on the road. This time, under tougher circumstances, as they will witness an emotional ceremony as the Bruins' Stanley Cup banner is raised to the rafters at TD Garden. The game is televised nationally on Versus at 7 o'clock.

They are 5-7-4 all-time in the first game when opening the season on the road.

All-time, the Flyers are 20-16-7 (.547) in season opening games. Peter Laviolette is 3-2-2 in his season opening games.

Jaromir Jagr is tied for the NHL's all-time lead in points scored in season openers. He has 9 goals and 21 assists for 30 points on opening night.

LINEUP: Here are the Flyers' expected lineup and lines tonight.

Forwards
Van Riemsdyk - Giroux - Jagr
Voracek - Briere - Simmonds
Hartnell - Couturier - Read
Nodl - Talbot - Rinaldo

Defense
Carle - Pronger
Timonen - Meszaros
Coburn - Walker

Goalies
Bryzgalov
Bobrovsky

That leaves Andreas Lilja as a healthy scratch on defense.

i like that second line. i heard that Briere likes playing with Voracek and i like Simmonds playing with them. they need some toughness on that line. kind of surprised that they have Timonen and meszaros playing together since they both kindof play the same type of game

the first line could be one of the best in the NHL. Best part about the 2nd line is that hartnell isn't on it. he fits much better on a 3rd line IMO.

Decent article about the upcoming year. I'm fired up now. Can't believe the season is here already

http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philade ... feedID=704

81

fife wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

even better



BOSTON -- Ready or not, the puck drops on the Flyers' 44th season tonight in Beantown.

Last year, it began with an impressive 3-2 win over the Penguins in the first-ever game at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. It was Sergei Bobrovsky's first NHL start.

They used that game to get off to a 12-4-2 start, as they cruised to the top of the overall NHL standings by December.

This year, the Flyers again start on the road. This time, under tougher circumstances, as they will witness an emotional ceremony as the Bruins' Stanley Cup banner is raised to the rafters at TD Garden. The game is televised nationally on Versus at 7 o'clock.

They are 5-7-4 all-time in the first game when opening the season on the road.

All-time, the Flyers are 20-16-7 (.547) in season opening games. Peter Laviolette is 3-2-2 in his season opening games.

Jaromir Jagr is tied for the NHL's all-time lead in points scored in season openers. He has 9 goals and 21 assists for 30 points on opening night.

LINEUP: Here are the Flyers' expected lineup and lines tonight.

Forwards
Van Riemsdyk - Giroux - Jagr
Voracek - Briere - Simmonds
Hartnell - Couturier - Read
Nodl - Talbot - Rinaldo

Defense
Carle - Pronger
Timonen - Meszaros
Coburn - Walker

Goalies
Bryzgalov
Bobrovsky

That leaves Andreas Lilja as a healthy scratch on defense.

i like that second line. i heard that Briere likes playing with Voracek and i like Simmonds playing with them. they need some toughness on that line. kind of surprised that they have Timonen and meszaros playing together since they both kindof play the same type of game

this is a little suprising since last year they always had Kimo and Coburn paired up....

eeriepadave

Let's Go Flyers!

81

Fuck boston and their banner raising ceremony....kick em in the nuts

The Fixer

nothing bothers me more than dumb penalties like that. should never happen

The Fixer

holy shit...that was incredible. he is such a beast

g under p

Nice PP goal

Peace

g under p

The Pressure gets the Flyers another one. 2-1

Peace

Johnny Abruzzo

81 wrote:

Fuck boston and their banner raising ceremony....kick em in the nuts

Hear hear. Good 1st. Giroux is unbelievable.

eeriepadave

Damn fell asleep midway thru the first, all of the second and half of the third period :x

g under p

eeriepadave wrote:

Damn fell asleep midway thru the first, all of the second and half of the third period :x

You are kidding right....this is like playoff hockey and you guys have a hell of a goalie.

Peace

Johnny Abruzzo

g under p wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

Damn fell asleep midway thru the first, all of the second and half of the third period :x

You are kidding right....this is like playoff hockey and you guys have a hell of a goalie.

Peace

Yea this is a really good game. Finish it off! Arrgh 2.7 seconds.

81

Nice to not see carbomb in a flyers jersey.

Jagr has no speed anymore, but the hands are still good.

Pronger is rusty.