DaGreatGazoo

@flyerrod

yeah, good point!

easy....ban NMC/NTC clauses.

Why yes, yes it is.

I wasn't comparing the players. I was pointing out the absurdity of Leino's contract, once again.

I think the key to winning more games is simple Outscore the other team. :blink:

@TedZep

I thought Timmonen had an awful game..Skinner undressed him, and if you look at the goal..Bryz made the initial save..Timmonen didn't tie up Skinner's stick and he hammered the rebound in. On the other goal, the puck was in the crease and he did nothing..didn't take the man, and didn't clear the puck. Brutal for your top D man in the lineup last night. He needs to be better.

Only 5 more years, at $4.5 million/year. That has to be the worst signing of the summer. I'm not a Leino hater by any means, but 5 points-in 20 games, for $4.5 million????

Anyone else see this??? UGGGGHHHHHH...............................

In Rinaldo's case, you simply have to take them both, or no one. Both teams/players were yapping, and Rinaldo even took a punch to start the scrum that wasn't called. Time/place/score...refs need to pay better attention.

Then again, I guess he was lucky he didn't get 2 for unsportsmanlike and a 10. Then we'd have had to kill the penalty.

@fishbulb

This coming from the franchise that had a logo that was ripped right off the Morton Salt can...with that dopey yellow hat. Remember that classic??

@Digityman

Agree on Patrick Sharp..he took off after he left Philly. What a trade-I think we got Matt Ellison back? WTF???

The one that has always had me scratching my head was Dainus Zubrus..the dude just played in his 1,000 game last night..obviously he's been able to stick in this league for almost 10 years. Big kid that could skate, and we traded him away.

@idahophilly

I wonder if it is..I checked out that thread, and the user ID only has 3 posts to it. Maybe the real admin created a new ID, but I doubt it...

Maybe we can trade them Bob and get Carter back???

Even early in the season, GM meetings buzz with some trade talk. The buzz at the GMs meeting was word that the Columbus Blue Jackets had intensified their efforts to trade for a goalie. Nothing was imminent as of Tuesday night, but a few NHL clubs confirmed to ESPN.com that Jackets GM Scott Howson was making calls. ...

For the record, I forgot the sarcasm font when I started this thread...no way in hell I want Carter and his 25 yr, NTC contract back!!

@Hexy27

Depending on your location..I didn't check..you might get a visit from an ex-Flyer. I was able to get into a box a few years ago..it was actually the first game after the lockout, when the Flyers played the Rangers. Halfway thru the 2nd period, one of the guys in the box-no clue who he was-taps me on the shoulder and says"Do you think your kids would like to meet Bernie Parent". Initial response..SCREW THE KIDS..I want to meet him!!!

Anyway..I had my then 8/9 yr old...and his buddy with me..both got to meet Bernie, got autographs, and he let them them touch his Cups rings. He was beyond nice to the kids...they still talk about it. I think he makes the rounds of the boxes during home games in some capacity.

So take your sharpie..maybe you'll meet him..or someone else!

Maybe we can trade them Bob and get Carter back??? :D

Even early in the season, GM meetings buzz with some trade talk. The buzz at the GMs meeting was word that the Columbus Blue Jackets had intensified their efforts to trade for a goalie. Nothing was imminent as of Tuesday night, but a few NHL clubs confirmed to ESPN.com that Jackets GM Scott Howson was making calls. ...

@Poulin20

Didn't Adam Burt wear number 2 as well?? What an insult..

I know this was discussed the over the weekend, didn't see where anyone had posted this...

Flyers chairman Ed Snider told reporters, "If a guy's good enough for the Hall of Fame, he's good enough to have his number retired."

That means Howe's No. 2 soon will be hanging from the Wells Fargo Center rafters

LMFAO!

I just like saying John Stevens, HOF'er. With all the abuse that man took from us over the years, I find it very amusing!

Did anyone post this???

On Nov. 10, 2011, the American Hockey League announced the four people selected for induction into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame as the Class of 2012.

Honored by the AHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee as the seventh group of enshrinees are Joe Crozier, Jack Gordon, John Stevens and Zellio Toppazzini.

JOHN STEVENS:

A tough defensive defenseman, John Stevens was regarded as one of the top blueliners in the AHL during his playing days, and when injury forced him off the ice he found success as a coach as well.

A native of Campbellton, N.B., Stevens was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1984 and made his professional debut with the Hershey Bears at the age of 18. His first four pro seasons were split between Hershey and Philadelphia, and he was a member of the Bears’ 1988 Calder Cup championship team.

After signing with the Hartford Whalers in 1990, Stevens spent most of the next six seasons in Springfield, where he captained the Indians to a Calder Cup title in 1991. Three years later, Stevens was named the first captain of the Springfield Falcons and scored the first goal in Falcons history – one of just 21 goals he would score in his entire AHL career. He was also selected to be one of the playing captains for the 1996 AHL All-Star Classic, held at his first professional home: Hersheypark Arena.

Stevens returned to the Flyers organization in 1996 and was again turned to for leadership on a new club as he was given the captain’s “C” for the first-year Philadelphia Phantoms. The Phantoms finished with the best record in the AHL in their inaugural season, and a year later won the 1998 Calder Cup title.

An eye injury ended Stevens’ playing career in December 1998, but he remained with the club as an assistant coach under Bill Barber. Stevens was promoted to the head coaching position in 2000 and spent six seasons at the helm, winning another Calder Cup in 2005. He was promoted to the Flyers in 2006, first as an assistant coach and then as head coach, and is now in his second season as an assistant with the Los Angeles Kings.

Stevens has participated in more than 1,400 regular-season AHL games as a player, assistant coach and head coach. His 834 games played are currently ninth-most by a defenseman in league history, and he also ranks 15th all-time with 102 Calder Cup Playoff games played.

Stevens is one of 16 men in AHL history to win Calder Cups as both a player and a head coach, a group that includes AHL Hall of Famers Bun Cook, Frank Mathers, Fred Glover, John Paddock, Bruce Boudreau and fellow 2012 inductee Jack Gordon

I don't mind it..I like the old school look. My only issue with the black jersey's is the flyers main color has always been orange on their jersey..personally that they've stayed with that.

If I buy one, it will be no numbers/no name. Last one I got, I figured I was safe buying 18...well, we know how that turned out! :unsure:

Green"

FWIW..Green didn't play last night, but I get your point. He is just terrible defensively. I also think it's not a very good idea to you have your #1 D pairing be 2 kids with less than 4 years in the league. Those kids are good, but that's a lot of pressure to put on them.

@aziz

huh? :wacko:

@idahophilly

I'm in!!!

my guess is all hockey players have had at least one concussion at some point in their career

my 14 yr old has had 1 diagnosed, and probably another one in the last 18 months..he sat for 5 weeks after the "official" one. Baseline testing is a great invention. He also got a new Mission M1 helmet the next day. Point being..if a 14 yr old is getting them..I wouldn't say it's a safe bet, I would say it's a guarantee that most/all NHL players have had one along the way.