JackStraw Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 All who worship at the Shrine of Shea Weber, please note that he was 1) on the ice, and 2) standing there allowing Rinaldo (I think it was) to screen his goalie. Just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrc2008 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Clement went out of his way to make excuses for Weber after the goal. I actually felt unclean after hearing him slobber over Weber.I'd love to see Weber in o&b, but don't see how it can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canoli Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 true, but aside from that 1 goal he was pretty much everywhere tonight - and controlling the play, esp in the 1st. He plays with a lot of composure and we could really use him. I just don't see how it could be done either, exp by gutting - okay almost-gutting the team - the rookies. That would not be a smart move imo at this point - we're too good without him already. If Bryz flies right the rest of the way we can get those GA down quite a bit and be competitive in April May June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbelMorpheus Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah, I'm with Canoli. Let's concentrate on (read practice) playing defense with the players we have. With Gus back in the line up, hopefully we see some improvement. Let's help our goalies out. We start doing that and save % and GAA will begin to move in the right directions and that will inspire confidence. We need confident goalies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzFlyer Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Weber is the only D-Man in the League that can "replace" Pronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakanekimiwa Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 All who worship at the Shrine of Shea Weber, please note that he was 1) on the ice, and 2) standing there allowing Rinaldo (I think it was) to screen his goalie. Just sayin'...Good point. It does show that even the best D men can make mistakes. If he did that here, though, he'd need to be traded ASAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Weber is the only D-Man in the League that can "replace" Pronger. Well, Weber doesn't ankle skate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlfly Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Well, his goal in the good tradition of basketball, if anyone played or watched at least. If I'm right Sutter was covering him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalFlyfan Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 @OzFlyerWhy do we have to 'replace' Pronger ? He sucked this year anyway when he played. Maybe you mean 'replace' his salary, which the Flyers (being the Flyers) will most likely do unfortunately. Kinda' like how most people ( living paycheck to paycheck ) get tax refunds and then buy a big screen TV or an Ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Good point. It does show that even the best D men can make mistakes. If he did that here, though, he'd need to be traded ASAP! If Matt Carle did that this board would explode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkscrewy Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 No, if any of our dmen did that we would immediately blame Bryzgylov, even if he's on the bench. Then the board would explode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 @mkscrewy - I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdeaglesfan Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 The simmonds goal WAS brygalov's fault. Come on now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanc Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 All who worship at the Shrine of Shea Weber, please note that he was 1) on the ice, and 2) standing there allowing Rinaldo (I think it was) to screen his goalie. Just sayin'...No defenseman is perfect. Look at footage from the last couple of seasons and you will see Pronger in similar scenarios. It's silly to take one situation and use that to draw a conclusion about a player's overall worth -- especially a defenseman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 No defenseman is perfect. Look at footage from the last couple of seasons and you will see Pronger in similar scenarios. It's silly to take one situation and use that to draw a conclusion about a player's overall worth -- especially a defenseman.I didn't mean it as a comment on Weber. I know that he's a great one and will likely win at least one Norris before he's done. I meant it as a comment on how people react to the Flyers' own players. A lot of fans seem to think that our players are the only ones who make mistakes. Obviously they aren't. Sometimes it helps to realize that even players that one covets are human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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