Phightins Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 2 game suspension for Jody Shelley for the hit on McQuaid. Although the hit was more reckless than malicious, and clearly unintentional, I am not really surprised. Not really upset either. Jody Shelley is an epic waste of roster space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Ian Laperriere has been placed on LITR, clearing space for Michael Leighton to return tomorrow. Carrying three goalies for now, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 This might be a rough one tonight. Flyers played at home last night, Montreal is rested and playing in their building. Plus, Bob plays for the first time in a week, his longest layoff of the year, and the Flyers may still be on a hangover from the big win vs. Pittsburgh. We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks to Bill McCreary, the Flyers will go at least one more game without getting a shutout. Thanks Bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 No surprise, the Flyers look absolutely dead right now. I will be happy just to get a point out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Perhaps the most impressive W of the season, considering all the circumstances. Obviously, the potential big issue is Chris Pronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Chris Pronger is having foot surgery and will be out 4-6 weeks. This is never good, but it couldn't have happened at a better part of the schedule. Two games this weekend, then 8 days off. So that's a nice chunk of that time. Of course, after that break they go on a long west coast road trip, so not having him for that will suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 <3 Andrej Meszaros, <3 Andreas Nodl, <3 Brian Boucher, <3 Ville Leino, <3 Darroll Powe, starting to <3 Nik Zherdev. Depth FTW. <3 this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Bunch of [expletive]s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Sorry! But now that I think about it, if Jody Shelley was never suspended, Zherdev is probably still in the press box every game. In the 3 games since he's been back in the lineup, he has 5 points. Hopefully they have finally come to their senses and realize that Shelley brings next to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Zherdev is a [expletive] too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Zherdev is a [expletive] too. He drives me insane. The good is starting to outweigh the bad though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/philsphan1210/Picture1-30.png Omg! The lead story on ESPN.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Raped, and Kimmo Timonen hurt. Spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great iBoldin Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 It's clear you guys were flat, that's a long layoff, but I was hoping for a bit of a closer game. I don't think it's the measuring stick game everyone here in Vancouver wanted, but a win is a win. Ryan Kesler and the Sedin's were great again, they really carry this team. I'd love to see a Philly/Vancouver Stanley Cup Finals though, if you can get goaltending sorted out you guys should be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 It's clear you guys were flat, that's a long layoff, but I was hoping for a bit of a closer game. I don't think it's the measuring stick game everyone here in Vancouver wanted, but a win is a win. Ryan Kesler and the Sedin's were great again, they really carry this team. I'd love to see a Philly/Vancouver Stanley Cup Finals though, if you can get goaltending sorted out you guys should be there. I was at the Eagles game so I missed it...but yeah, heard they were as flat as most expected. Also heard that Jody Shelley will probably be suspended, which is the only good sports news for me today. And yeah, I agree. The goaltending is interesting. Pisses me off that they are using Bob so rarely now (and probably even more rarely now with Leighton healthy). I'd rather see him play every day in the AHL than sparingly with the big club. But the AHL team is a mess this year (on pace to potentially be the worst team in AHL history), so maybe it's a good idea to keep him far away from all of that. No idea really. Best bet is probably to trade/waive Leighton, but who knows what they have planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Erik Gustafsson called up from Phantoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 2 games for Shelley. Best news of the last 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) Ok, Sergei Bobrovsky needs to be the primary goalie. I realize he still has work to do, but he is still the best option they have. And he needs to play to improve. The AHL is not an option at this point, he will do nothing but lose and his GAA will go through the roof. That will do nothing for confidence. Brian Boucher is a fantastic backup since he is capable of playing once every week, or once every 2 weeks, and still being somewhat sharp. Michael Leighton needs to play significant minutes just to be halfway sharp. Have to think they are showcasing Leights for a trade right now, because if I were in charge, Bob would be the main guy, Boosh would be the backup, and Leights would be elsewhere. That is also the best scenario cap-wise if they can make it work. Edited December 31, 2010 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 There is a lot of talk that the Flyers are frontrunners to host the Winter Classic next year. That would be pretty sweet, and it actually makes a bit of sense. The Flyers were just in this last year, but when you think about the realistic choices that NBC/the NHL have for hosting this game, the list is very small. The game would supposedly be at Lincoln Financial Field. I'd much rather have it at CBP, but the NHL likes the football stadium model more than the baseball stadium model. Either way, it would be fun. Also, the future of this game depends a lot on the NHL's next television contract. The deal with NBC/Versus is running out, and if ESPN gets the next contract, there is a chance that they will want to can the game (as a New Years Day thing, anyway) so that it does not take away ratings from their New Years Day bowl games. But similarly, the NHL will probably demand that the new network agrees to the Winter Classic idea, since it is the league's biggest money maker each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Leighton on waivers. No surprises, and no reason to put it off any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 4 point night Danny Briere. Take that, All-Star selection people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Could the Bruins be any luckier? Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Unbelievable. And we don't even get a point. Thanks refs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Just finished up the stretch of 9 out of 10 games on the road. Went 7-3. Can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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