colorado_al

I think watching the D this year was the most frustrating thing I've experienced in a long time. I watched every game. It's a miracle my big screen survived the season.

We need a front line who understand that shots on goal have a higher value than pretty passes. We need a defense that is quick enough to take some chances and hit some people ( and yes, play like flyers ). To say this D was too soft would be the understatement of the year. Chief did ok but I would have called time after the second goal and kicked some a$$. Other than that... I feel we finished one game better that I would have predicted.... ( I thought it would be NY in 6 ). My one big question.... why the heck didn't we tank a few games to start off with the Pens. That would have got us into the second round.

I see your "VLC sucks and raise with this... VLC sucks VLC sucks

Boom! I'm ok with Boom!... way better than bust !

Hay maybe it's because the other people on his shift as taking a break while he's skating his a$$ off.... just saying

Ok, I'm more that willing to tank this season... let's try for the most PMs for a goal then And then some great drafts. ( ok so I'm dreaming about the last part )

Any team capable of putting a lot of pressure on our D will win... end of story.

Two weeks to "get" rusty? They look pretty rusty right now <g>. Hay pull the C of G and let him concentrate on scoring rather then being the perfect "team" ( pass before shots ) guy. Heck put the C on someone else. I don't think there's a rule out there that the C has to go to the guy with the most talent. I'd rather put it on the guy who gives everything he has every second he's on the ice and can fire the team up. Trade 40 and 41... bring in some new vets who give 100 percent day in and day out and let the rest of the team grow up and learn what it takes to win.

Man you can say that again.... I'm not a Zac is the great talent guy.... he isn't. But he gives 100 percent every second he's on the ice and I really think he's the only flyer that does. When he's not in there it shows.

Ok, I agree trading off the young core is a bad idea.... _but_ there is zero excuse for not giving 100 percent and there's few on this team that do. I'd be happy to watch this team lose a lot more games if I saw a consistent effort but I'm not seeing it. I think that's a lot of the frustration we're seeing on the board right now... it's not the W/L record it's the effort / no effort record. Just an aside... has anyone timed the zone time in a typical flyers game... take two stop watches and push one when the puck is in the Flyers O and the other when in the flyers D.... you'll see a truly depressing result.

Ok guys, I'm a fairly patient person ( you kinda have to be to be a Philly fan ) but this has gone on way too long. The only time we win is when our O makes up for the D.... if they don't it's no contest. In any case, I'm willing to blow up the rest of the season and start building a new D. There's been way too many turnovers and zero puck control. Does our D even care who they pass the puck to these days. Maybe it's time to pull the C and give it to someone else. I think Zac is the only flyer these days that seems to give 100 percent 100 percent of the time. Too bad he lacks the talent of some of our guys who seem to skate around in circles and just watch the game go by them. I don't know what the answer is but something needs to be done and I'm willing to give up this season to start the process now. Ok, I think I feel better now... maybe I'll even feel better after I get a drink <g>.

Ok, I'll give you that one...but guess what, he's now playing the a$$hole and asking for even more money !

It was a fair deal before they signed it...but now it's too much $$$. Reason? Every player in philly ( name your sport ) goes down hill a little after they sign big or extended contracts. Name one player who's play has improved after signing a big contract... I can't think of one.

Very well said.... and I agree. We need some size to place some fear into the people rushing but also some speed so they can apply pressure and recover if it doesn't work.

Have a question for the group.... Who controls the TV breaks.... i.e. when they happen. I never noticed this before but watching the game live... it seemed that whenever the flyers seemed to be getting some momentum... a TV break popped up. Maybe that was just the luck of the draw but it sure seemed that way. One of the nice thing about center ice and a dvr... you can spin through the breaks <g>.