WordsOfWisdom

3 hours ago, AlaskaFlyerFan said:

I always want the Flyers to win.  But part of me wants the Sabres to win tonight so the Penguins will still hold the record for most losses in a row.

Until you consider that the Penguins losing streak (and total ineptitude) that season landed them Sidney Crosby.  Three Stanley Cups later, I'm pretty sure they're over it by now.  You would be doing Buffalo a favour by beating them because Bettman will gift them the next #1 franchise player in the draft lottery.   

Why doesn't someone add Steve Dangle to the Twitter feed for this forum?   He tears into the Leafs in legendary fashion on a daily basis.   

1 hour ago, OccamsRazor said:

 

 

I'll leave this here...

 

nolan bianchi

 

@nolanbianchi

 

 

don't let the sabres' 18-game losing streak let you forget that they've still won a playoff series more recently than the toronto maple leafs

Let's not make everything about the Leafs!  We get so much fanfare already. We need to share the spotlight sometimes too lol. 

25 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

 

At least they didn't collapse to the Kyle Turris led Oilers right...

 

 

...who needs McDavid they have Turris...

Where do you suppose the Flyers would be if they played in the North division?   

(You guys have the right style of play for our division.)

2 hours ago, OccamsRazor said:

 

Now you had to go and add pressure to these guys.

 

You know these cupcakes don't like pressure.

 

If you never learn anything with this group it's about mind games.

 

So I order to get what you want you have to say the opposite.

 

You'll learn eventually. Maybe.

Maybe they just want some love from their fans.  

Sabres roster:

Bunch of muppets

Flyers roster:

Same as always, cut/paste (who cares)

Just win this game and make NHL history!  L-19. Thank you. 

Let's go Flyers!  

1 minute ago, lynxrattle said:

Is it too early to congratulate the Sabres yet? They are number one in lost games, after all. Even if it's a shared accomplishment.

Perhaps a TAD too early.  I think being alone in #1 is the real milestone.  Right now it's a shared record, and records aren't meant to be shared lol.   

Flyers vs Sabres tomorrow!!!

Let's go Flyers! 

(Literally the only time you'll ever hear me say that!)   

4 minutes ago, radoran said:

You really have to get better at this...

 

The Flyers have given them points TWICE during this losing streak.

 

No other team has given up 1.

OH!  I get it now.  

I have to admit that this season I really haven't been following the other teams much. The divisional isolation has shifted my focus almost entirely to the North division. I look at the standings overall and check how other teams are doing, but I haven't been watching any of the other teams closely.  

If it makes you feel any better, that would normally be "Toronto's spot".  The Leafs would be the slump buster team for the Sabres. They're normally in our division and they normally dominate the Leafs. So you've kind of taken our place this season. At least you won the game.   

Check my new thread:  Buffalo is on the verge of NHL history!  

They've lost 18 consecutive games. 19 would be a new record. 

1 hour ago, radoran said:

Shirley, there isn't a team that's given up points on multiple occasions during the stretch, amirite?

 

 

What?   

This is longest consecutive regular season losing streak. An OT loss is still a loss.   

1 minute ago, OccamsRazor said:

 

 

 

I bet there was a moment on draft day where Eichel was like: "Whew! Dodged a bullet by not being drafted by the Leafs or Oilers."  

With their loss tonight, the Sabres have lost 18 straight games, tying Pittsburgh for #1 all time!   

Moving closer to NHL history!!!   

YES!    

3-3. Nicely done!

Win it in OT and keep that Sabres losing streak going!   

47 minutes ago, Podein25 said:

Anybody got a paper bag? Asking for a friend...

LOL. You're down 3-0 to Buffalo!!!  Don't let them end their losing streak. Come on now!   

4 hours ago, flyercanuck said:

Over the last 10 years I don't know if I've ever seen a more inept Flyer team in the long long long time I've been watching them.

There has never been an inept Flyers team in the franchise's history, so you have no basis for comparison.  

4 hours ago, flyercanuck said:

They have won a measly TWO playoff rounds in an entire decade...which is embarassing.

Some teams don't even make the playoffs for an entire decade lol.  

4 hours ago, flyercanuck said:

It's also TWO MORE than the "winning" Leafs have won in that span.

As mentioned previously, the Leafs are making the playoffs now. That's a major departure from what the team was doing before the current management group took over.   

Flyers fans are accustomed to watching a .600 team.

Leafs fans are accustomed to watching a .400 team. 

Since the franchise's inception, how many times have the Flyers made the playoffs?  I'm going to GUESS ~40 times in ~50 years.  Toronto has probably made the playoffs about 20 times in the past 50 years. Maybe not even that much. By Leafs standards, the team we have now is the best Leafs team since 1992-93. By Flyers standards, the team you had last year was the best you've had in..... a year or two. 

Different standards for different sports teams. You can't hold the Leafs to the same standard as the Flyers. That's not fair.  

1 minute ago, CoachX said:

Looks like the Leafs front office

10 years ago I would have agreed with you.  However, we've been doing nothing but winning since the new front office staff took over (Shanahan and Dubas) so you really can't poke fun at success. (No Stanley Cups mind you, but at least regular season success and the chance to do more in the playoffs.)   

8 minutes ago, CoachX said:

Im pretty sure your head is stuck in your cave permanently 

When I see your avatar pic, this is all I see.  LOL!  

10 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

 

Well, crap....that explains why the NHL has been in darkness for so long.

Good thing we have had some good halogen lamps in Tampa, St. Louis, Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, etc to keep us from stumbling and hurting our feet in the dark. 

Exactly. I mean, who even won the Cup last year?  Did they even bother to finish the playoffs without any fans watching?   

10 hours ago, radoran said:

If there's a Stanley Cup at the center of the universe, Tronno is the planet furthest from it.

The Stanley Cup resides permanently in Toronto. We just "lend" it out for a few months during the playoffs to another team so their fans can see it too. We could always grab borrow it and have a parade through downtown Tronno just to celebrate hockey.  What a great idea!   

Joe Bowen makes everything better:    

14 minutes ago, radoran said:

 

The Islanders were not in the Cup Final.

 

The Flyers lost in the second round, not the Conference Final.

 

Although I understand why Leaes fans may not totally understand how the playoff work...

Oh. My bad.  You have to cut me some slack. I flipped the playoffs off the moment Toronto got eliminated.... which technically wasn't even the real playoffs!   

Once Toronto is out, the sun at the center of the hockey universe stops shining lol.  

9 hours ago, pilldoc said:

 

Smoke and mirrors and got badly exposed by the Habs and Isles.  They barely got by the Habs ...  Jake and Giroux have a habit of disappearing during the playoffs ....

These are the same playoffs the Leafs didn't even make last season. You can't fluke your way into a conference final. The Flyers have a good team in a great division. 

In the NHL, you're never as GOOD or as BAD as you appear. 

9 hours ago, CoachX said:

Leaf fans have a way of overvaluing their opinions

Ah the orange muppet returns.  Every once in a while I stick my head into the cave to see if you're still there.