You are an angry, sad, little, painter man...

- FlyersGrace

Hey now!!! I'm not tall but I'm not little.

Maybe they should move the games to 8
- PhillySportsGuy

Maybe they should lay off the pre-game slushies....
Seriously. Don't coachess get paid to analyze this crap? Well there ya go. blatant trend.
And I just opened the can of worms again.

I don't want to imagine this roster without Luke Schenn on it.
- bradleyc4

Scary place, ain't it?

Probably the next time he blows by Schenn on the rush again.

Seriously though, JvR doesn't have near as much 'hates to lose' as Schenn does, so I still feel very comfortable with that trade, even though they still probably should have been able to shake a little bit more out of Tarantah at the time.
- Tomahawk

Agreed.

I don't think it was as important for JVR to find another team as it was for Schenn. His wore out his welcome in TO. I also felt we should've squeezed a bit more from that deal.

Ryan Jones on waivers... we know Homer loves former Nashville products.

Hey now!!! I'm not tall but I'm not little.
- mayorofangrytown

I'll work on my adjectives towards your character.
We've had some good ones today, sadly not in jest...

I don't want to imagine this roster without Luke Schenn on it.
- bradleyc4

ehn... he's slightly above average. JVR will probably round into a perennial All Star.

That's true. I think I started it.

- mayorofangrytown

Don't feel bad, I started the Fire Laviolette bandwagon.

It's not even that I want him fired, necessarily. I just want him to make adjustments, because what he's doing isn't working against the Rangers and Devils.

Last year, they adjusted down the stretch and it was obvious-the forwards weren't opening up a huge gap between them & the defense and it not only improved the defense, it helped them offensively, too.

ehn... he's slightly above average. JVR will probably round into a perennial All Star.
- mayorofangrytown

Luke Schenn isn't the type of player that makes all star teams. The trade was made full well knowing that JVR was a very good player. They wouldn't have been able to acquire Schenn without giving up a very good player. And Luke Schenn is far better then slightly above average.

ehn... he's slightly above average. JVR will probably round into a perennial All Star.
- mayorofangrytown

I think Schenn is above that, and will get even better.

I think JVR will be a good goal-scorer in this league, but perennial All-Star? I have my doubts.

Oh I adore G. His "I'm plotting something evil" grin is infectious. He's amazing to watch play and it looks like he'll be here a long time.
But he's the big name. I'll let some of the more mainstream fans buy his jersey. It's a touch riskier because of trades but I'm thinking a defenseman.
All that said, the long sleeve T-shirt I wear under my jersey is a Giroux shirt.
- FlyersGrace

I got my Giroux Jersey in 2010, before he was a big name. I told my wife to get the JVR jersey....

I think Schenn is above that, and will get even better.

I think JVR will be a good goal-scorer in this league, but perennial All-Star? I have my doubts.
- bradleyc4

The V is JVR stands for Gretzky.

Maybe they should lay off the pre-game slushies....
Seriously. Don't coachess get paid to analyze this crap? Well there ya go. blatant trend.
And I just opened the can of worms again.
- FlyersGrace

How dare you suggest the coach might not be up to snuff....he won a Stanley Cup once.


Of course he followed that with three straight non playoff years, but, let's only look at the good stuff

Don't feel bad, I started the Fire Laviolette bandwagon.

It's not even that I want him fired, necessarily. I just want him to make adjustments, because what he's doing isn't working against the Rangers and Devils.

Last year, they adjusted down the stretch and it was obvious-the forwards weren't opening up a huge gap between them & the defense and it not only improved the defense, it helped them offensively, too.
- Jsaquella

The team just can't move the puck out of their own zone. Nothing is crisp and the team is forced to just dump the puck into the neutral zone. Even when the forwards come back, they have no one to move the puck to up ice.

They simply don't have enough talented defenseman. Most of their defenseman are only good defensively or offensively.

Don't feel bad, I started the Fire Laviolette bandwagon.

It's not even that I want him fired, necessarily. I just want him to make adjustments, because what he's doing isn't working against the Rangers and Devils.

Last year, they adjusted down the stretch and it was obvious-the forwards weren't opening up a huge gap between them & the defense and it not only improved the defense, it helped them offensively, too.
- Jsaquella

I feel the same. I'd much rather see Laviolette adjust and have success here. And it still remains to be seen. Maybe this team will be able to play his style and be succussful with it. But I have my doubts. I think they can be a playoff team certainly. But if they meet up against a certain type of team in the playoffs, that plays the way the Devils do, I think there will be an issue without those adjustments. I don't beleive that the Devils have better players then the Flyers do.

Ryan Jones on waivers... we know Homer loves former Nashville products.
- Tomahawk

We need Randy Jones, not Ryan.. pass.

We need Randy Jones, not Ryan.. pass.
- Hextall271

Ryan Parent might be available.

I think Schenn is above that, and will get even better.

I think JVR will be a good goal-scorer in this league, but perennial All-Star? I have my doubts.
- bradleyc4

Put aside those doubts Bradley, He plays in Toronto. How does he not make 5 of the next 7 All Star games? C'mon, let's keep it real.

Ryan Parent might be available.
- jmatchett383

At what point did Parent go from having great potential to just not good?

Ryan Parent might be available.
- jmatchett383

No he's not. He's tied up hanging drywall in our back bathroom. With his back that's at least a 6 month job.

The team just can't move the puck out of their own zone. Nothing is crisp and the team is forced to just dump the puck into the neutral zone. Even when the forwards come back, they have no one to move the puck to up ice.

They simply don't have enough talented defenseman. Most of their defenseman are only good defensively or offensively.
- PhillySportsGuy

Down the stretch last season, when Coburn, Meszaros and Grossmann were out and they used Gervais, Gustafsson, Manning and Lauridsen in the top six, they went 11-5 and beat 9 playoff teams. They had a solid transition game because they adjusted what they were doing.

I counted, just in the first period, 5 times where they came out of the zone last night and there were 2 or 3 Devils between the defenseman carrying the puck and the nearest Flyer forward. You can't do that often and suspect success, talented defensemen or not.

At what point did Parent go from having great potential to just not good?
- PhillySportsGuy

I think he was hindered by back problems, no?

At what point did Parent go from having great potential to just not good?
- PhillySportsGuy

Flyers jersey...

Put aside those doubts Bradley, He plays in Toronto. How does he not make 5 of the next 7 All Star games? C'mon, let's keep it real.
- mayorofangrytown

OK, fine. But are we judging players based on All-Star appearances? Why not by hair length?

I feel the same. I'd much rather see Laviolette adjust and have success here. And it still remains to be seen. Maybe this team will be able to play his style and be succussful with it. But I have my doubts. I think they can be a playoff team certainly. But if they meet up against a certain type of team in the playoffs, that plays the way the Devils do, I think there will be an issue without those adjustments. I don't beleive that the Devils have better players then the Flyers do.
- MJL

That's the other thing-it's not as if the Devils are running out their 2000 or 2003 Cup roster out there at forward. They have some solid guys, but few suprstars, and their defense is similar to the Flyers on paper. But they support the puck so much better than the Flyers do.