BAG SKATE!!!

Although these are kids, this is exactly what every single player on the Flyers should look like after practice until they start to play a full 60 minutes every game. And they won't get breaks from this until they do it at least five straight games. I'm sick and tired of watching them just give up on games when they have a two goal lead. I know, it's the usual for Philly and it has been this way for many, many years, but at some point, it has got to change. Laviolette is not the type of coach to put up with this crap. I mean look at this face, does that look like someone who is going to sit back and let his team under-perform?

This Saturday will show us all nothing at all about the Flyers; unless they lose. If they win, it goes into the bucket of "We Own the Islanders", but if we actually lose to them, then there is a glarring "we play down to our opponents level". It is going to take a good solid 5 or 6 game win streak against some decent teams to change my feelings on this team and this season. If we can pull that off right before going into the Olympic break, then I can see us in the playoffs this year and making a decent run, possibly to win the Cup. If we can't pull that off, I will not be surprised at all to find our season ending before the playoffs even begin. We have eight games until the break, that means we need to go at least 5 and 3 or 6 and 2. Deep down inside I think they can do it, but it all depends on what they think and what they do. A win tomorrow afternoon will make this weekend 10 times better, so please Philly, I beg you, beat the crap out of the Islanders like usual and let me enjoy my weekend even more.

FAIL

I haven't been this angry about a hockey game since game 6 of the playoffs last year. HOW? I ask, HOW the hell do you give up on this game? Drop your asses out. From watching this game we don't deserve to make the playoffs this year, and we probably won't. Just absolutely pathetic.

On another note. The rules need to be changed so when a fucking goalie like Hedburg rushes out of the net, he can be put on his ass just like any other player. And in such situations, if he loses his helmet, that's his fault and he deserves a puck to the face if it happens...Just my thoughts.

As for the Flyers, you can never, EVER have even one day off for the rest of the year, because things like this happen when you think you are better than you are.

The One Man Team

Yeah, no joke, that really is Ilya Kovalchuk wearing a kilt for some reason. Guys still a pimp though.

Anyways, tonight we have Kovalchuk and his AHL teammates in town. It really is pathetic that there really are only 3 or 4 good players on this entire team. Also, as everyone knows, they are trying to deal off Kovalchuk for what seems like will be as many draft picks as they can possibly get. He truly is a superstar, and by far the second best winger and Russian in the NHL, behind only Ovechkin. Even though we lost to Atlanta in our last outing, which was our first lost to them in the previous 14 games that we played them, and that was when we forgot how to play hockey and right after that game, Stevens got the axe. Well, now we are back to playing real hockey, and are doing quite well at it. I believe we are 11-4-1 in our last 16; pretty impressive. Games against ATL are also made easier because all we have to do is shutdown Kovi and we should be fine. Since we have two shutdown defenseman that play on different lines, that job works out perfect.

As for the Flyers' players getting points, the two big guns right now are Carter and Pronger who have been playing very well. Emery has been steady since coming back, which is always a good sign. I have this feeling JVR is going to have a good game tonight, and I think it all stems from reading so many articles about Myers and Duchene and how the Calder race is all about them, which I find to be complete bullshit. JVR is playing third line minutes at best, and is still producing as many points and as good of play as those two dicks. If they don't take into account those things when looking at the Calder this year, I'll be pretty angry. Besides that, look for the Flyers to come out on fire this game after having three days to think about losing to the dreaded Pens and how awful the powerplay was. I'm expecting a HUGE win tonight. Biggest win of the year. I'm going with 9 to 2, and that's at most 2 for ATL.

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

Somehow it has happened

The last two days before I have passed out in bed, I've been checking to see which of the 7 teams has been able to pull off a win and jump over us in the standings since we have three days off and get even more games "in hand". To my surprise, no one has been able to accomplish this feat. We still sit as the number 6 seed, although falling to 7 points behind Ottawa, of all teams, with 3 games in hand though. If we can make it through one more night tonight with Carolina pulling out a win over the Rangers and Tampa somehow beating Montreal, then we will head into our games tomorrow...still sitting in 6th. Also, by tomorrow we will have 3 games in hand over NYR and 4 games over Montreal. So everyone, no matter how much it hurts, make sure to chear for Car. and Tampa tonight. We need to stay where we are and then move forward for the rest of the week to pull away from this HUGE pack sitting on the bubble. A few more wins will put us in a hopefully semi-comfortable position. Let's hope for the best. Our fate is in our own hands.

Let's Go Flyers!!!

Officiating Again...

It was an amazing game but two instances I can see called just for Pitt.

Gagne getting a High Sticking on our second goal...Complete BULLSHIT.

Hartnell Goaltender Interference...BULLSHIT again.

Whatever, that's what we have to deal with when we have the reputation. Overall I thought it was a great game. The last goal I thought Emery could have had, but it happens. Either way we had out chances and just couldn't quite get it in there. I loved the effort and won't say anything bad. Richards was still not to be seen most of the game which he needs to work on.

Lastly, I do not agree at ALL with Laviolette pushing Powe back to center on the 3rd line with Giroux moving back to the 1st line. They both seemed to be comfortable where they were and then they got mixed up and didn't have the chemistry that they were used to. But these are the things we learn from. Overall great game, and hopefully we can keep climbing after this and find Pitt in the playoffs again. Trust me, it will not be the same as this game...

Let's Go Flyers!!!

I Love Weekends Like This

Simple one here.

Amazing game last night to watch. Back and forth; Carcillo smashing a star player's face because he's an idiot and started with him; and a Flyers win...AWESOME.

This weekend we get two afternoon games, which pretty much means as soon as you wake up you get hockey. Saturday we place Carolina who we have had our fun with this year and should again. Sunday we get the dreaded Pens. I hope this one will turn out even better than the last. That's all folks.

GO FLYERS!!!

Fashion Design Comes to Philly

I personally think my created logo is much better. I wonder if Sean Avery from the Rangers would agree since he has all of that Vogue work that he has done.

Anyways, onto the game tonight. The Flyers are fresh off a good win over Columbus to start their 6 game home stand and the Rangers are coming into the Wach outscoring their opponents 14 to 4 in their last two games. I would normally be afraid of this, especially with the rusty Emery in net, but I can't see the Rangers beating up on us tonight. The whole team knows how important points are right now, and especially at 4 point swing against a team that ahead of us in the standings, and in our own division. We will need to pass them up at some point before the end of the year to have home ice for at least the first round.

I have a good feeling about tonight's game, and it's not just that I'm wearing my lucky work approved Flyers polo, or the fact that I'm undefeated wearing the Richards Winter Classic jersey during their home games. It's the fact that things are falling into place beautifully under Laviolette's "run and gun" system. The defense seems to tighten up well, and it seems like they are starting to gain that confidence back in Emery. Also, the new line changes from the last game were genious on Lavi's part. Powe on the top line is AWESOME with the incredible amount of speed that he has. Also, Giroux was born to play in the middle, the no look, behind the back, perfect pass leading to a goal in the last game was intense. I'm looking forward to some more of that this year. Also, we now easily have four lines that can score goals, and with that against the extremely shaky defense of the Rangers should mean good things. Henrik Lundqvist is the one big OH NO when speaking about the Rangers. This guy is a freak against Philly, and just in general. A perennial all star and Vezna Trophy canidate, he is the only one that can truly steal a game from pretty much any team. Hartnell will need to get in front of him every second he is on the ice, and we need an early goal to keep Henrik from getting into a groove and beating us all by himself.

So, my predictions for tonight will most likely be a "track meet" game. I'm thinking 8 to 4, with both goalies getting yanked at some point. I think every line from the Flyers will have a goal. Including a hat trick for someone, probably Richie, but I would love for it to be Reemer. I have to hope for the best tonight because I would love to be happy at work tomorrow and not pissed off because of this game. Let's bring the heat boys.

Let's Go Flyers!!!

Pronger Goal

Gotta love Philly announcers. After the Pronger powerplay goal.

"Chris Pronger sneaked in the back door...RAMS it home."

haha

Win, NOW

Tonight we play the Blue Jackets. All that needs to be said is it's time to win. Let's beat them into the ground.

LET'S GO FLYERS!

The Weekend

The weekend is here. After a terrible showing yesterday, I hope that we really were looking ahead to the game on Sunday against the Caps. If we play them the way we played Toronto, it will be another blow out loss. I doubt they will come out as flat as the did, and all I can hope is that Lavi has been pushing them a TON today and tomorrow. Let's shove a fist down Ovechkin's throat. I would prefer for it to be Carbomb. Anyways, let's at least see a good game this time around.

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

Taking a Shit

It just seems to me like the whole team is just sitting on the crapper just taking a shit right now in this game. I can't hate leighton right now, he is doin everything he can, made some great saves, but no way in hell he could have saved either of those goals, Tollefson looked like he didn't know how to play hockey when he got turned inside out, and Bartulis to defend a 2 on 1??? In my dreams. This is just ugly. Let's just get this game over with and move on to Washington, which it seems like is what is on our teams mind, for sure not this game. O. Yeah, and zero fights so far, that's not Philly hockey you idiots, drop the gloves and do what you do best.

Fight Night!!!

Still really busy at work, so it'll be short.

Tonight we head to Toronto to take on the Leafs. Last Wed.'s game is going to have a lot of carry over to this game and it should be one hell of a game. There will be fights, goals, maybe some throat slashing? (see: Carcillo, Daniel). I am dying to get out of work and get home to prep for this game. Hopefully it will go just as well, if not better than the last time.

My prediction: 5 fights; over 76 PIM; and a 5 to 0 Philly win!

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!!!!

The Great Goalie Conundrum

Everyone has been beating this subject to death so I figured it was my turn. Ray Emery or Michael Leighton? That is the question right now. First some stats:

Michael Leighton:
'09-'10 Season: 18GP; 15 Starts; 9-4-1; 2.99GAA; .897 Save%; 1 SO
Since with Flyers: 11GP; 10 Starts; 8-0-1; 2.22GAA; .920 Save%; 1 SO

Ray Emery:
'09-'10 Season: 21GP; 21 Starts; 11-8-1; 2.83GAA; .900 Save%; 1 SO

Between the two and only counting games played with the Flyers, hands down Leighton gets the nod. The only issue is, Emery's stats are slightly effected by his injury, and he was the starter before going down to injury for a month. To my knowledge, pretty much no goalie will lose his starting job because of an injury. I still, to this day believe a lot of the terrible play right before he had his surgury was due to the fact that he was only playing at about 75% of what he could because he was in so much pain. Also, everyone, even the Flyers organization has said that he is better than Leighton when it comes to pure skill. Now onto Leighton.

Leighton was having an atrocious year with Carolina, who is also a TERRIBLE team. They didn't have anything on defense to help push shooters to the outside or even block shots. Leighton was an easy pick-up because Laviolette knew the skill he had, but he has never been given the chance and has pretty much never had much of a defensive team in front of him. So let's bring in Leights right when Powe, Betts and Gagne (offense mainly) get back into the lineup and help our team tremendously in the defensive aspect of the game. WIth that said, he has done what he needs to do. Don't hate me and I'm not hating on him, but a lot of goalies could do what he has been doing with the team he has in front of him. Lately a few of the goals he has given up were what you would call "soft". Just the other night, I believe it was the Toronto game, he gave up one to a player that just cut into the slot and shot to the post with no screen on Leighton, who was not in good position so it went straight in. Still, he has done what he needs to do and has made some huge saves to keep us in games and let us pull away on the scoreboard. Everyone is high on him right now and of course your going to stay with the hot hand. Especially since he has still not taken a regulation loss in 10 games, which is the first time in a very long time a Flyers goalie has played his first 10 games with us and not lost one in regulation.

So to my opinion. I love Leights and believe just as everyone else, including Emery, that he should get the starts until he looses. But as soon as that first loss hits, in goes Emery and he deserves at least 5 or 6 starts to prove himself again and get his job "back". With the way this team is playing, either goalie can win these games, but when it comes to a game that needs to be stolen by a goalie, such as a shutout or only 1 goal game, I believe Emery can do that, not so much for Leights. I'm just happy to see we finally have a GOALIE situation that is good and not bad.

As for Boosh, have fun in Adirondack and keep those skills in check, we will find you a good team that you can play bench warmer for and back-up when needed. I love you Boosh, but you just can't hang with the other two right now.

On that note, LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

Only Steers and Queers Come From Texas

I'm extremely busy at work so this is short.

I love Full Metal Jacket as you can see by the post name.

This is a Richards vs. Richards battle tonight as Mike and Brad face off. I expect the Flyers to jump on Dallas very fast and not look back. Dallas is in a tailspin right now and the Flyers are riding high. Time to stick it to em. My guess is a 6 to 0 stomping while chasing Turco from the net.

LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

No Love for the Prongs?

I was browsing the Flyers website and noticed that you can click through to the "Silent" Auctions that they are holding from the Flyers Wives Against Cancer carnival and what not yesterday. Let's see, so $1,500 for floor seats to a Sixers game with Hartnell and Asham with 3 bids on it, not bad, even though the Sixers are crap. $425 for the Lauren Hart game experience with 2 bids on it, not too shabby. $325 to exercise with Lappy with 2 bids on it, pretty cool. $500 for lunch with Homer in the dressing room with 1 bid on it, nice, and, let's see here, oh, $750 for lunch with Prongs and his GORGEOUS wife at Capital Grille and limo ride, with ZERO bids on it.

Now I understand that it's a bit more than the others, besides the floor seats, but even still, this is Chris "I'll Eat Your Baby" Pronger here and his beautiful blonde bombshell wife. I know there has to be someone with enough money just laying around that they would bid on this. I would sell my liver to go out to lunch with those two. My only guess as to why this has not received a bid yet is because of this one stipulation, "Alcohol and gratuity not included." That's just some BS...

Click here to check out the rest of the auction, it's pretty cool.

iPhone Update

Flyers rule!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

Yeah, This is Tonight!

So yeah, I really did spend the time to make this picture, haha. Anyways, this is one of the best rivals in all of everything. There's the Yankees and Red Sox, Lebron and Kobe, King Leonidas and Xerxes, Family Guy and South Park, Wile E Coyote and the Roadrunner, Oil and Water, Mega Shark and Giant Octopus, Ants and Magnifying Glasses, Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago, Titanic and Icebergs, Hot Dogs and Hamburgers, Fat People and a Treadmill, and the list goes on and on.

Tonight the Orange and Black make the trip across the state to play the Pens. They have had our number all year, taking the lead in the series 3-0. That's all but done tonight, since we are going to bust all over their faces and make them feel like a cheap porn star. The Flyers are 5-1-1 in their last 7 and the Pens are 1-5-0 in their last 6. This is the perfect time for the Flyers to jump all over them and show them that "we're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it anymore!" Also, please refer back to my schedule makers suck balls post to see why we get the fun of playing the Penguins 3 times on the back half of back to back games and they only play us once in that scenario, and tonight is one of those 3 times.

My predictions for tonight are Briere posting two goals and keeping his streak alive. Richards getting one, JVR getting one, and Carcillo getting one. Also, Pronger putting a well placed elbow into Malkin/Crosby's skull. This is going to be a high intensity, lot's of liquid courage (Vodka) game. Let's Do This!

Let's Go Flyers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Battle of the (Nearly) Basement

I just couldn't help but laugh at this hilarious "Philly Scream". I can't really tell, but I think it's Carbomb. But I do hope we see this tonight at least a few times.

Tonight at 7 the spelling illiterate Maple Leafs(sp) come to town as we get to see two of the worst teams in the NHL face off. Right now Philly is sitting in 12th with 41 points and Toronto sits at 14th with 39 points. That's two craptastic teams right there. Expectations for Toronto were bleak anyways, but for Philly this just doesn't make sense. I've discussed that before, so I'm not going to get into it. On the up side, if Philly wins tonight we leap frog to 9th place and sit 1 win from 7th. Toronto on the other hand won't go anywhere, but at least would be tied with us at 41 points.

Most of the time I would consider this game to be a simple, almost guaranteed two points, but as Philly has proved before, there is no such thing as simple anymore. Yes, they have gotten leaps and bounds better in their past 5 games (I don't count the Ottawa game), but just as that Ottawa game showed, they can shit the bed quite easily. In all honestly, I really expect them to come out and beat the living crap out of Toronto to show that Ottawa game was a fluck.

I expect JVR to pot at least one, and Richards and Carter to each get at least one. My guess is a 5 to 2 Philly win with Leighton probably getting the start. Let's see something spectacular tonight Philly.

And.......here.......we.......go.......LET'S GO FLYERS!!!

Razor's Edge

Some of the big discussion right now is if Ray "Razor" Emery will be back this coming weekend. If this is so, he will be returning from surgery 2(!) weeks earlier than they projected for him. This is scaring the shit out of me. I would much rather sit here and watch Leighton and Boucher flop around like idiots than see Emery come back too early and go down in 2 or 3 games by re-aggravating the same injury such as the Flyers are known to do (see Gagne, Simon or Briere, Daniel).

Yes, I do believe we need Emery as soon as possible because no offense to Leighton or Boucher, they are not Emery. I also have extremely high expectations for Razor when he does come back. He looked very good at the beginning of the year when the Flyers actually looked like a cup contender; he also stole a few games when we needed him too. I also know he did fall apart shortly after the great start, but I personally blame all of that on the fact that even he said he was playing through pain and the injury, so he was probably playing at about 70%, which no goalie can look good doing.

Now, I could be completely wrong and he could have god like powers to be able to heal that fast, but it is still a worry sitting in the back of my head. I guess we will have to wait and see. Personal prediction, if he's coming back he will be in net on Thursday against the Pens. If not Thursday, it's almost a guarantee he will be in net on Saturday. Let's all hope for the best and pray to whatever the hell it is you people pray too that he will stay healthy and play at 100%.