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jackhole last won the day on September 15 2013

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  1. Yeah, getting these college players on their ELCs is becoming a major concern. Loosing Allison is looking like a distinct possibility now, too. Going with Caulfield would've been a wise marketing move that likey would have pleased, dare I say all of flyerdom, let alone probably BPA...
  2. Does he like nachos? This should've been in the scouting report.....
  3. With all the goalies we've had in recent history, they all seemed to have #'s in the thirties. Someone must have had 31 at some point. In my mind I was developing a flyer's 'curse theory' with goaltenders with 30's #'s on their jerseys.
  4. Yeah, that Hartnell quote was very telling, and much less PC than I've come to expect.
  5. And if we had a decent goalie, we would not have only won a cup, but there would've been no need to trade Carter in the 1st place, as he was moved to create cap space for 'the cosmonaut.'
  6. What I think would create the most improvement, and this is team wide, is passing. Its unbelievably easier to make plays when guys put the puck on the tape. If you have to corral the puck up to your stick, you've already lost the 'window' to shoot/pass or make a move. So many games this year, the passing was worse than I remember seeing from any flyers team in memory. I can't believe these kids have come this far as players because they can't make a pass, but somehow, the passing game has to be overhauled. Whether that's coaching/conditioning/positioning or a combo, I don't know.
  7. The only non-flyers picks you need to note are centers
  8. I would like them to work on finding someone, be it a youngster or a vet, to develop and grow chemistry with G and Jake on the wing. Its tragically funny that McCrossin's name is now used as a verb now would like to see a Gross/Ghost d-pairing.
  9. Mostly agree Brel, Not so sure chief is 'outcoached,' seems a little heavy of a word, perhaps. I'm thinking under-executing the game plan, which is an experience issue. They are easily frustrated leading to bad passing rash/poor decisions = more frustrations = dumb penalties. These guys need this experience, hopefully they can push it to the point where they can understand what it takes to compete this time of year. Experience for most of these guys is a huge factor. That, and its just a bad matchup. Sorry to use that excuse, but matchups matter. We can handle the pens, other teams can't, the rangers have our #, and so it goes. Yes, you have to beat the best, to be the best, but there are no other teams in the east, not named Bruins, that present a more difficult way past the 1st round for the flyers than the rangers, especially in their barn. If they were 100% about winning, they should've parked their pride and dropped the penguins game (preventing a mason ubi, as well). Call it what you want, (sportsmanship, play to win, yada, yada, yada) but that would be better strategy than clinching home ice for the rangers. What works against the rangers, is balls 2 the walls forechecking. if the rangers are allowed to start out of their zone, you're already chasing the game. Forecheck the hell out of them, and hope mason makes the big saves to bail them out when needed.
  10. If Mason dove on that play, and was totally OK, I find it hard to believe he wouldn't be out there to finish the game. That was still an important 2 points for the team at that point.
  11. Stopped paying attention to all other sports once I got into hockey. Everything else is just slow and boring/advertisement overfilled.
  12. Wait................Goalie comes to Philly, and it saves his career??? Wow!! That's some newsworthy shittt right there
  13. I believe flyers are the worst all-time record in the shootout. Someone can look that up, but pretty sure its true.
  14. Yeah, good to know they can compete. Can they win in 7 games?? not yet convinced. I really, really don't want to see the rags 1st round though, not so much because I fear the outcome, but because it'll be 20x more boring than todays game, which was fun to watch.
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