TedZep Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 It took a while for them to get started, but oddly when the Flyers finally did start to dominate play, the Sabres scored three straight. It wasn't enough.Miller has given up 11 goals in less than 5 periods his last 3 starts vs. the Flyers, getting chased twice in the first period. (I think I'm accurate.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanflyer Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Check out all the love that Giroux is getting from hockey fans across North America. Almost to a man, everyone LOVE watching the kids play and his style of game. Toronto fans, Ranger fans, Buffalo fans, Cannuck fans. You name it. I can't remember us ever having a player that was so universally liked. Everyone thought lindros was a monster, but begrudged him because of his mom / dad antics. Clarke was respected as a competitor, but thought to be dirty and cheap. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=382212#YourCallTop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzFlyer Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Giroux is God, Read is Jesus? Edited December 8, 2011 by OzFlyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedZep Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Giroux is God, Read is Jesus?I think Jesus was a little more sound defensively than Read. And far less selfish with the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Check out all the love that Giroux is getting from hockey fans across North America. Almost to a man, everyone LOVE watching the kids play and his style of game. Toronto fans, Ranger fans, Buffalo fans, Cannuck fans. You name it. I can't remember us ever having a player that was so universally liked. Everyone thought lindros was a monster, but begrudged him because of his mom / dad antics. Clarke was respected as a competitor, but thought to be dirty and cheap.http://www.tsn.ca/nh...212#YourCallTopWhether you liked the Carter and Richards trades or not, one thing that is clear now is that moving those two has allowed Giroux to claim the Flyers as "his" team. I don't think the Flyers have had an identity like that for a long time. I don't mean this to criticize Richards in any way, but Giroux is more forthcoming with the media, and works just as hard on the ice. His team mates seem to love playing with him. He's about as good a "face of the franchise" as you could want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlyer1 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 So good to see them come back again. One down side is the play in the last two minutes of a period and in particular the last two minutes of a game.Concentration was an old TV game sad to say Bryz would not have lasted very long as a contestant. Where does he go three or four times a game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedZep Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 @Phyler1Luckily the Sabres at the same loss of concentration at the end of the first. I turned away with 10 seconds left and the Sabres with the puck to get some dinner and came back to see that the Flyers had somehow scored in that brief time. However, I am not paid $$ million a year to pay attention every second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Monet Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I think Jesus was a little more sound defensively than Read. And far less selfish with the puck.I don't know....that jesus fella was extremely selfish. Telling people to abandon their wives, parents, kids etc. just to follow him around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedZep Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'm pretty sure Jesus invited everybody to the party, wives, parents kids, etc. Turning all the water into wine was a little irresponsible to the children, but that's what the wet nurses are for.But this discussion is probably moot. Didn't Jesus play goalie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I'm pretty sure Jesus invited everybody to the party, wives, parents kids, etc. Turning all the water into wine was a little irresponsible to the children, but that's what the wet nurses are for.But this discussion is probably moot. Didn't Jesus play goalie?Yes, but his penchant for giving people a second chance was his weakness... kept giving up those big rebounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedZep Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Jesus saves, but Moses invests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanflyer Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Whether you liked the Carter and Richards trades or not, one thing that is clear now is that moving those two has allowed Giroux to claim the Flyers as "his" team. I don't think the Flyers have had an identity like that for a long time. I don't mean this to criticize Richards in any way, but Giroux is more forthcoming with the media, and works just as hard on the ice. His team mates seem to love playing with him. He's about as good a "face of the franchise" as you could want.Well stated Jack. And I wont knock either of those guys either- particularly Richards. However, if you read anything that Lavy ever speaks regarding the budding superstar, its not so much his superb talent that is praised (yet acknowledged), but his tenacity to always fight to win all the battles. The guy does not give up on anything. Truly, that is what separates him from the allot of other really talented players (and puts him in a class with crosby- because I think begrudgingly that crosby is of the same ilk / demeanor).We never hear stories of Roo out canvasing the town for parties and trim. Does not mean it does not happen, but when the coach speaks the accolades he does about giroux and work ethic, it speaks volumes.I remember reading (and maybe seeing) that prior to his first rookie camp he was training and one of the drills was to race a horse.I was very happy to read another time that he and JVR became fast friends because Giroux's off ice training has become somewhat infamous (not to Jagr level) and that would rub off on JVR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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