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To put these offensive songs into perspective...."That's why Darkies Were Born" was a satirical song that was written to make fun of racism. It was also sung by Paul Robeson, an African American actor and civil rights activist. "Pickaninny Heaven" was sung by Kate Smith as part of the move "Hello Everybody" She didn't write the song, simply sang it as part of her character in the movie. In my mind, this is not a question of moving on from an old tradition, but it is a question of ruining the reputation of a person who can't defend herself since she is 6 feet under. If you are going to trash a person who supposedly meant to much to the team, the least they could do is show us that they did a thorough investigation. For more perspective, take a historical figure like Lincoln and drop him into 2019 where none of us know who he is. Imagine he tweets that all black people should be sent back to Africa, which was his attitude during his time. You think he would be loved or run out on a rail? Point being, it is pretty unfair to judge past attitudes by today's "woke" standards. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but I think it's important that all information is known before rushing to judgement.

It's never too early for this stuff when the season ends and your team isn't in the playoffs! Need something to look forward to.

Merciful end to the 2016-2017 50th anniversary season for the Flyers...We Welcome You!

Claude Giroux and Jake Vorecek's arrival for the 2016-2017 season, we welcome you!

Shots we took in the 2nd period on 10/25/14 - The Flyers

And that's the irony of the situation. He left the team in a decent position with regards to having a good core to build around (Of course no cap space to do the actual building!), but to get there, he tore apart a pretty decent core that was already in place. Granted, he had been chipping away at that core in the previous years, doing exactly what your post just said. Homer had a few bright spots during his time as GM, but ultimately his philosophy brought the same results as the last 40 years.

Yes, but do you honestly believe that keeping Richards and Carter would have brought a Cup to the Flyers? They would have remained good players to build around, but ultimately their departure is not the reason the Flyers have not won the Cup IMO. I think their trades have left this team is better shape when it comes to building a good team that is capable of sustained success in a couple years time. It is about time that this team looks to the future rather than the win now attitude. It obviously hasn't worked in 40 years

For all the crap we give Homer about the bad deals and the poor cap situation he has left for Hexy, he has also left the Flyers in a decent position to grow a young group of kids into a winning team. Whether that was by design or by accident, this team actually has a nice young core to build around with more kids in the pipeline than we have seen in awhile. The Richards and Carter trades look better to me each year when you consider the long term picture. This team is certainly in no position to tank, nor should they. As long as Hexy sticks to his guns and doesn't trade away the kids for expensive vets, we have a lot to look forward to.

Love this signing. Not because I am 100% sure that DZ will pan out here, but because it is a 1 year deal with a low cap hit and devoid of any NMC's. My mind is still having trouble understanding deals like this! Where is the 5 year 20 Million with a NMC???? I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone! As others have said, this is a low risk deal with the potential for high rewards. As others have suggested, his issues may have been system related in the past, Let's see how he does under Berube. Nice move by Hexy!

Amen to that! 3rd person free is one of my favorite features of this place!

True, but I can certainly see why the NHL would want a lot of those games to be nationally televised. Flyers-Pens especially. The Flyers have a lot of fans across the country and a lot of haters. That makes for great ratings.

Mason may not be what JR considers an upper eschelon goalie, but I'm fairly certain the Flyers would have been Stanley Cup Champions in 2010 is he had been in net rather than Leighton. In fact, I don't think the series would have been close if Mason had been in net. A goalie doesn't have to be a superstar to be good enough to win a Cup. If a good goalie gives you a chance to win every night and limits bad goals and can cover up some defensive lapses with big saves, he will be good enough to win a cup with the right team in front of him. If the Flyers are able to put together a good D in front of Mason, I'm confident he will be good enough to win a Cup, unless of course he starts sliding back into the bad play of his Columbus days. Just my take on it

From everything I saw, Bettman got the longest and most prolonged boos. As has been stated, that's common practice across the league. I don't recall seeing/hearing every single GM get booed, at least not by the entire building. I'm sure there were some boos every time any team but the Flyers drafted, but my God, people are acting as though the fans hurled threats, insults, beers, etc at every non-Flyer affiliated person. It certainly didn't come across as that bad on TV, at least in my opinion. Judging by what Bettman had told the Flyers and what someone posted from Bob McKenzie, the NHL felt the event was a big success.

As great as the games have been, especially the results of the 1st 3 games, I am also longing for it to be over. Very interested to see how Hexy handles his 1st offseason. The sooner the Rangers lose, the happier I'll be!!!!

Kings all the way for me. I don't hold any real animosity towards Carter or Richie, although it kills me to see them winning Cups elseware. Although, I'm so used to that by now that I'm pretty much numb to it. What I won't be able to tolerate is the Rangers fans coming to our building next year fresh off a Cup. They are insufferable as it is. I can only imagine them after winning a cup. I despise everything and anything Rangers, so I will be 100% behind the Kings for this one!