I blame you and OB for this Seriously tho that is the direction I am leaning towards.
- nastyflyergirl

I have google tv and can view hockeystreams - doesn't work for you?

The Sixers also beat the Wizards making us 2-0 against Washington tonight.
- PhillySportsGuy

You're all kinds of optimistic today.

Actually, was impressed by that opening night Sixer win.

You have balls, Matt berry's illegitimate love child. Where's that bar at?
- GirouxForTheShow

haven't you read a berry blog? i'm clearly older than him

I assure you it's the path to hockey happiness.
- mayorofangrytown

Which should pay dividends on the ice, just like MASE

I assure you it's the path to hockey happiness.
- mayorofangrytown

Ok I know who to hunt down and kick in the nuts if I am not happy

You're all kinds of optimistic today.

Actually, was impressed by that opening night Sixer win.
- johndewar

i heard the betting odds on the sixers to win the championship is like 900:1

I have google tv and can view hockeystreams - doesn't work for you?
- wilsonecho91

Why not just order center ice?

Does Sydney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin have a brother?
- MJL

No, but I think the Flyers drafted Crosby's dad.

You're all kinds of optimistic today.

Actually, was impressed by that opening night Sixer win.
- johndewar

That will end up being the best Sixer game of the year. I'm optimistic for some reason. I don't know why. I think the Eagles will lose though.

Edit: there is something about Washington Sports teams that makes me confident when we play them.

I have google tv and can view hockeystreams - doesn't work for you?
- wilsonecho91

Oh really? Hmmmm, I asked hockeystreams and they said they only work with the ones listed on their web site. Ok so I will have to try that once I subscribe. still want to get something for downstairs for Netflix anyway so I am going to go with Roku 1 i think.

Go after him? Fine. More than fine.
Sucker punch? Not fine.
- Scoob

Not saying I condone the behavior but blake was a punk off the ice and downie on it.

i heard the betting odds on the sixers to win the championship is like 900:1
- 2Real

If they keep playing like they did the other night, they will prove they are worse at tanking a season than the Flyers.

i heard the betting odds on the sixers to win the championship is like 900:1
- 2Real

I mean at 900:1 odds, why not throw down 10 bucks to win 9k?

Ok I know who to hunt down and kick in the nuts if I am not happy
- nastyflyergirl

Shouldn't be hard. I'm in every area rink sooner or later. If you get desperate stalk Iceline and Oaks Center Ice. I'm the ponytailed bald guy with the Cup over his jeans.

That will end up being the best Sixer game of the year. I'm optimistic for some reason. I don't know why. I think the Eagles will lose though.

Edit: there is something about Washington Sports teams that makes me confident when we play them.
- PhillySportsGuy

I took my 7 YO to the Eagles game on Sunday.

I felt like apologizing to him afterwards.

Why not just order center ice?
- youarewrong

because I am annoyed that it cost 160.00 while they claim its the cheapest in years. I remember when it was way less and included playoffs. not that most playoff games aren't televised now by NBC sports.

If they keep playing like they did the other night, they will prove they are worse at tanking a season than the Flyers.
- johndewar

If the Boston Celtics somehow end up getting Wiggins, I will never recover. Such arrogant fans! They get everything!!

Shouldn't be hard. I'm in every area rink sooner or later. If you get desperate stalk Iceline and Oaks Center Ice. I'm the ponytailed bald guy with the Cup over his jeans.
- mayorofangrytown

I was playing at iceline on a men's team with a lot of my teammates from my women's team. Signed up too late tho for the winter session so I am SOL. oh well. still have my women's team. will play in the spring

because I am annoyed that it cost 160.00 while they claim its the cheapest in years. I remember when it was way less and included playoffs. not that most playoff games aren't televised now by NBC sports.
- nastyflyergirl

Its only a dollar a day.

Oh really? Hmmmm, I asked hockeystreams and they said they only work with the ones listed on their web site. Ok so I will have to try that once I subscribe. still want to get something for downstairs for Netflix anyway so I am going to go with Roku 1 i think.
- nastyflyergirl

Check out the new TiVo Roamio. I don't know everything it does, but I know it does a lot more than the Series 2 TiVo I have (and I love my TiVo).

I mean at 900:1 odds, why not throw down 10 bucks to win 9k?
- youarewrong

The NBA is different than any sport. You can pretty much rule out 20 teams winning a championship before the season starts.

Needless to say, the Sixers have been one of those 20 for a looooong time.

Giroux scores a goal. Downie scores a goal and the Flyers win 5-2.

That is going to happen.
- PhillySportsGuy

great! maybe ill get laid tonight too

Lemme slide those on for a second if you will hooligan...

Touching on the trade first, I really love the move. One, it's a freaking trade, of a likable locker-room guy too. And that should shake it up. Expanding on that note, two, Steve Downie is a hell of a spark plug to bring in. He brings energy, and I watched a ton of Avs games after that crazy first game, and he did a lot of good little things on a line with Duchene.

Second, on this godforsaken JvR/Schenn trade. I have a signed, JvR jersey that he signed for me personally, his draft year was the first year I heavily scouted the draft since we were awful and I was devastated as a young boy. So I have a soft spot for him. Still do. JvR and Kessel are running my fantasy poop right now.

With that being said, this is a JvR that had 1 great playoff series and several good shifts spread out between 1634 other not-that-noticeable shifts. He had great speed for a big kid, and even nicer hands. In today's NHL that's super formidable. What he always seemed to lack, to me, was a motor. He never got up on his skates or had any giddy-up and go. I look for that a lot in an offensive player, how quick can they act/react on their skates. He really was incredible that one series, I thought (even after they got smoked by Boston) he'd turn a corner and start playing like the tank he could have been. But then injuries set in, and the same inconsistencies, and the same (I use this word loosely) lethargic or not-noticeable play.

Is Schenn the perfect defenseman, did he even fit the exact need that we are lacking on the blueline? No, he didn't. And he won't ever. MAYBE some season he'll score 5 goals and have 20 assists. Good year. Great year even. Because he plays a gritty game that is such a vital position, and he certainly has a lot of potential in his role. And none of that will give him numbers. Defenseman have the longest learning curve of all skaters. Defensive-defenseman, IMO, have the longest learning curve out of all various "types" of skaters.

Did we "win" that trade? Ask me in 5 years. Right now, no we aren't winning it, cause JvR has 13 pts and 12 games and is the most likely candidate to break Gretsky's record. But last year I thought Schenn played great, so much so that I thought that we were winning the trade, albeit by small margin. People so easily forget that defense isn't flashy.

I feel like if WIP had a blog thread, you loony-toons would occupy their interwebs. Let's relax for a little while and just enjoy the team. At least until Talbot scores a triple Gordie (hatty, 3 apples and 3 great KO scraps) and we can all go back to rooting for a lockout.
- GirouxForTheShow

In looking at the trade, I wondered is the lack of passion shown in most of our games isn't something that Homer is trying to fix. The third period vs Anaheim was just like the team skating in circles until we lost. No fire or passion... 2 years ago, when we played with passion vs the Pens, we played some of our best games. Maybe he is trying to wake them up...

I took my 7 YO to the Eagles game on Sunday.

I felt like apologizing to him afterwards.
- johndewar

No need to apologize. It's good that you're preparing him for Philly Sports disappointment.

because I am annoyed that it cost 160.00 while they claim its the cheapest in years. I remember when it was way less and included playoffs. not that most playoff games aren't televised now by NBC sports.
- nastyflyergirl

I might be dense, but are you talking abot this because Roku adds keep poping up over here. That was just creepy. Damn NSA is watching me again.... Again? THey never stopped.... AHHHHHHH!

**puts on cloak of invisibility.