The Official Philadelphia Flyers Thread

Johnny Abruzzo

Fixer is right - nobody on this team hits anybody. They are damn boring to watch.

neilybabes86

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I fucking hate shootouts. 0-7 vs. Devils in shootouts. :twisted:

It'd be cool if there was a protest where the crowd leaves after the OT and before the shootout started. But I guess most people like that shit, so it'll never happen.

And yea, Simmonds first? Come on.

even though he didn't play last night ..it comes down to fat head for the devils against 7 different bums for you guys


fathead will win that every time

Johnny Abruzzo

neilybabes86 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I fucking hate shootouts. 0-7 vs. Devils in shootouts. :twisted:

It'd be cool if there was a protest where the crowd leaves after the OT and before the shootout started. But I guess most people like that shit, so it'll never happen.

And yea, Simmonds first? Come on.

even though he didn't play last night ..it comes down to fat head for the devils against 7 different bums for you guys

fathead will win that every time

At least our franchise won one shootout.

81

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

Fixer is right - nobody on this team hits anybody. They are damn boring to watch.

Rinaldo plowed one guy (i thought it was a legal hit) and he gets 2 minutes and barely plays the rest of the game.

Wayne can't seem to find anything on the ice right now.

Scotty can hit but hasn't hit much lately...but playing on the line he is on, i think they are focused on scoring more then mucking it up.

beyond those three, there aren't alot of hitters, unless you count shelly who never gets off the bench. :roll:

JVR could do some hitting if he ever decided to be more physical.

neilybabes86

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I fucking hate shootouts. 0-7 vs. Devils in shootouts. :twisted:

It'd be cool if there was a protest where the crowd leaves after the OT and before the shootout started. But I guess most people like that shit, so it'll never happen.

And yea, Simmonds first? Come on.

even though he didn't play last night ..it comes down to fat head for the devils against 7 different bums for you guys

fathead will win that every time

At least our franchise won one shootout.

guess you missed last night's game :?

81

neilybabes86 wrote:

guess you missed last night's game :?

flipped on the Rangers game for a few minutes...what a snooze fest. :P

serious, why don't they have seats aroudn the glass in NY?

pjhawks

and no way you should be able to do what Briere did on the shootout. i guess they said he didn't come to a complete stop but he also took a baby step backwards and the rules say you can't go backwards. i don't quite get it. guys get way too fancy on the shootouts. just shoot the fn puck.

polaris_x

pjhawks wrote:

and no way you should be able to do what Briere did on the shootout. i guess they said he didn't come to a complete stop but he also took a baby step backwards and the rules say you can't go backwards. i don't quite get it. guys get way too fancy on the shootouts. just shoot the fn puck.

ya ... he stopped ...

Johnny Abruzzo

neilybabes86 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

At least our franchise won one shootout.

guess you missed last night's game :?

Clearly you missed the reference to the last game of the 2010 season.

Phantom Pain

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

At least our franchise won one shootout.

guess you missed last night's game :?

Clearly you missed the reference to the last game of the 2010 season.

I have an Olli Jokinen poster in my room

neilybabes86

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

neilybabes86 wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

At least our franchise won one shootout.

guess you missed last night's game :?

Clearly you missed the reference to the last game of the 2010 season.

ah yes the year you dogged the cup again....remember it very well

The Fixer

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

Johnny Abruzzo wrote:

I think pjhawks has a good point in that you probably don't need the Todd Fedoreks and the like who just take up space on the bench (and against the cap) until it's time to fight. Tocchet was a multifaceted player who could drop the gloves if needed, and also drop a hat trick on the Devils in the playoffs. It's not even close to the same thing.

without fighting there would be more injuries in the NHL. guys could skate around throwing cheap shots with no reprecussions. I have no problem with teams having a fighter on their roster. The fourth line only gets a handful of minutes a game anyway.

Plus I really like watching the fights. I didn't think there was anyone that didn't

I'm not saying to ban fighting. But you should be able to play a line of guys who can play a little bit (at least not get destroyed whenever they're on the ice) and be able to drop the gloves. If you can play your 4th line a lot, at least in the regular season, you'll save a lot of wear & tear on the roster. (would've really helped last year)

good article in SI this week about how the role of enforcers has evolved. the guys playing these roles are light years ahead of their predecessors skill-wise. you cant just be a goon in the 'new NHL', guys have to be able to play at least a little bit to make rosters.

good read

The Fixer

81 wrote:

bob got hung out to dry

:x

you could make a case he should have had the first...

second one he had no chance, and the third was basically a breakaway at that point. :x

I think he sucks. I'd trade him now while they can still get something for him. He goes down as soon as the puck crosses the blue line.

I know it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things with shootouts, but he is the worst breakaway/shootout goalie I have ever seen.

No point having him around if they can find an average backup goalie making less money...and if they can get something back...even draft picks.

The Fixer

Phantom Pain wrote:

Emrick I think left he does just National games...he's annoying as shit also anymore

He over does it. Gary Thorne is great of course best all time was Gene Hart locally

I agree 100% about emerick. I thought people loved him...glad to hear I'm not the only one that thinks he is a nerd.

I loved gary thorne as well. he's now the play by play guy for the orioles. don't think he does any hockey these days.

pierre maguire is the worst though. that dude is from jersey and he tries to talk like a canadien. what a tool

eeriepadave

just got home after running a few errands and turned on the tv to see that we are up 5-0 after one period

81

eeriepadave wrote:

just got home after running a few errands and turned on the tv to see that we are up 5-0 after one period

and two fights.

Simmons destroyed some dude.

Rinaldo started out slow, but came back and was doing well before a 2pt take down.

eeriepadave

81 wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

just got home after running a few errands and turned on the tv to see that we are up 5-0 after one period

and two fights.

Simmons destroyed some dude.

Rinaldo started out slow, but came back and was doing well before a 2pt take down.

:thumbup: missed that. Watching the intermission now, hopefully they will show that

81

a shutout would have been nice, but a win is a win

81

Claude with 13:49 of ice time...

nice to see 4 lines rolled

eeriepadave

81 wrote:

a shutout would have been nice, but a win is a win

yeah would have been nice, or another goal to make it double digits