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Emery has exceeded my expectations as to how great he could play. The Flyers have no chance of winning Game 2 without him being outstanding in the second and third period.  That being said, Game 3 is the most critical game of the series thus far (and maybe overall), and I think Mason should start if he is even 85 or 90%. Remember that for the last few seasons, he backed up Crawford in Chicago.  He rarely, if ever, played more than 2 games in a row.  I think it's too risky to start Ray again, though he has been EXCELLENT in these last two games.

How about one of his teammates putting a life size poster of Lundqvist in Giroux's locker so that every time Claude opens it, there's some kind of voice recording thing (similar to a greeting card that plays music or voice) with Lundqvist saying "You can't beat me, Claude." I've thought deeply about this.

Flyers will win in 6 if they get the first goal in every game and Mason is the same old reliable Mason. They need to take away center ice from the Rangers and match the Rangers aggressiveness. No matter who wins, I think this is at least a 6 game series.  Should be a classic, with a couple of OT games. Thank God there are no more shootouts.

because I want Crosby done for the playoffs.  I hope that the Flyers are the ones to do it. If he gets another concussion, oh well. 

 It looked quite intentional to me, and I hope Menga gets his. That team of horses a*ses has needed to get theirs for a while. No offense to some good guys that are Pens fans on this forum, but that was an absolute cheap shot.

None, if they only score a goal a game. Hitch might need to loosen up their defensive system a bit, or they might exit early again. Miller or no Miller.

Probably 4 games. 2 for the act itself and 2 for being a Flyer.

I just want 3 out of 4 points to get into the Pens' heads. Mason better start both games because I don't trust Emery or Heeter a bit.  As far as the playoffs, I want Crosby to be home from the playoffs in time to run for the Kentucky Derby . The Flyers will STILL beat them in a 7 game series, especially without a healthy Letang.

Orlov got off lightly, in my opinion. He left his feet recklessly, with no attempt to pull up, and went into Schenn with Brayden's back to him. Four games would have been appropriate.

I will never forget that goal Lights Out Leighton gave up either...

or the other 200 that were directly his fault, LOL good ol' Leaky. I just threw up in my mouth a little. He flat out lost us the Cup, end of story. 

If that's the case, then by all means the Flyers will jump in, and outbid you for him  .

@Hockey Junkie

Reloading and rebuilding can be done quickly, you just need the right people at the top. The NJ Devils were able to do that all the time because they had such a great farm system, and a GM that knew what he was doing.

Here, HockeyJunkie you can have Daley. You're still 4 years from being considered a quality NHL team.

So the Sabres trade their entire team away?  So what do we get?

Miller isn't staying, get over it.  Besides him. why the hell would Moulson or Ehrhoff want to stay on your crappy team particularly if they have a chance to go to play for a playoff caliber team , anyway? Your team is about 4 seasons from being relevant. Accumulate draft picks and rebuild. BTW, one thing is for sure besides death and taxes and that is that the Flyers aren't afraid of lucrative contracts. Ehrhoff helps fill a need for the Flyers, a defenseman who can skate, and isn't 40.

"Great things about the NHL shootout" - by everyone in the Flyers organization.

I added a few to this list

1) Buffalo trades Miller to St. Louis

2) NY Islanders trades Vanek to Minnesota

3) Buffalo trades Moulson to Vancouver

4) Edmonton trades Hemsky to Chicago

5) Hainsey to stay put.

6) Jagr to Detroit

7) Gagner to TB

8) Callahan to SJ.

9) Daley to stay put.

10) Ehrhoff to Philly

11) Boyes to Anaheim

12) Ruutu to Columbus

13) Stajan to stay put

14) Stempniak to Montreal

15) Halak to Washington

16) Yakupov to stay put

17) Broudeur to Anaheim

18) Byfuglien to Boston

19) Stewart to stay put.

20) Kadri to stay put.

21) Meszaros to SJ

Byfuglien is always rumored to the Flyers because he is another big dman, just like Coburn and Schenn, who thinks he can skate and coughs up the puck on most of his shifts. Oh and he takes bad penalties. He'd be a PERFECT Flyer defenseman. Of course, he once played in Atlanta, the home of the great defenseman and a Flyer scouting hub, so it makes him a great candidate to be traded here. I smell a 7 year deal with a NMC in the works.

Philly fans could never survive the harsh seasons we endured here... The lot of them would turn into a gaggle of whiners about officiating, the NHL favoring their rivals, rigged drafts.... Oh wait...

I meant ... If the Flyers got as bad as we once were, the arena would be pillaged and burned to the ground. The Snider family beheaded and strung up in town square by their toes... And then they'd blame it all on Leon Stickle.

HE WAS OFFSIDES BY 5 FEET (since 1980) ! LOL.

You've got to be kidding me

No surprise. Crosby didn't want him on the team. Polaris should rip me for this any minute now. Waiting...

you would keep mason and read. read? really....

I would keep Couturier before Read but #14 would most likely get you more on the trade market. He's a potential shut down defensive forward that teams would like to have for a playoff run. Good that they at least made a somewhat sane contract for a goalie this season. 

"How to sign free agents in or near their prime." by Paul Holmgren with forward from Ed Snider. 

"My great games as a Flyer defenseman" by Luke Schenn and Mark Streit with foreward from Braydon Coburn.

I 'm hoping for Zac to get the Gordie Howe hat trick, and a Flyers win!

I didn't even watch or listen to the 1st and 2nd period because I couldn't, but from what I've seen it's consistently that the defense isn't mobile enough. They also trapped in their own zone when the other team aggressively forechecks with a lot of speed. They get beat to almost every loose puck along the boards in their own zone. They gave up too many shots tonight that were great scoring chances, and Mason couldn't bail them out this time.

Well there IS.... that.

Don't laugh. They're probably negotiating a 2-year contract with Peter Forsberg as we speak.

A basketball player that never played a professional game due to knee injury/disease who was a top draft pick.

He's an older version of Andrew Bynum.