Are you talking about signing Gagne now? That's not going to happen. First of all, Gagne would not be eligible for the playoff. And Akeson is not a player that you play on a 4th line. It's not all about offense.
- MJL

If that was our fourth line they would out play any other fourth line and generate a TON of points. I know about the signing gagne thing I was just kidding a little bit. I just don't understand why they can't try to put together 4 solid lines instead of throwing nobodies on a line together and hope they don't get scored against....

Bill , you are an awesome writer !


Good luck tonight , praying for no more Hawks injuries to end out the year.

Hawks will destroy Colorodo in the 1st round when it matters.

I feel like Phili will make a decent run too if your keepers play well. The Flyers are a really fun watch .

If that was our fourth line they would out play any other fourth line and generate a TON of points. I know about the signing gagne thing I was just kidding a little bit. I just don't understand why they can't try to put together 4 solid lines instead of throwing nobodies on a line together and hope they don't get scored against....
- FlyersSteve118

The game is as much about defense as it is about offense. Not an approach I would take. I like the 4th line as it is.

So Keith would be my Norris pick right now. Who would everyone else's be?

So Keith would be my Norris pick right now. Who would everyone else's be?
- PhillySportsGuy

Victor Hedman deserves consideration... guy has the switch permanently set to beast-mode now.

Pounding Chicago into the dirt beneath the ice would be nice. Start with Kane.

The game is as much about defense as it is about offense. Not an approach I would take. I like the 4th line as it is.
- MJL

Our fourth line does not provide defense. Rinaldo is a -13 and hall is a -14. Raffl is the only thing that keeps that line from being a sieve. Hall is so damn useless, and Rinaldo is pathetic once he misses his check. Our fourth line is just pathetic. If we had lappy and betts I could see your argument, but our fourth line is just a bunch of nobodies that we pray don't lose us the game.

Victor Hedman deserves consideration... guy has the switch permanently set to beast-mode now.
- Tomahawk

Definitely consideration.

I go
1a. Keith
1b. Pietrangelo
3. Subban

I would be fine with either of those top 2 winning.

Without back reading, does anyone think it's a good idea to start Ray tonight... I mean didn't he get lit up last time? And with practicing against this team and all, dont they all have a really good scouting report on him?

Victor Hedman deserves consideration... guy has the switch permanently set to beast-mode now.
- Tomahawk

What's the over/under on the number of times a potential draftee will be ccompared to Victor Hedman?

And will that beat the number of times a guy is compared to Chris Pronger?

Definitely consideration.

I go
1a. Keith
1b. Pietrangelo
3. Subban

I would be fine with either of those top 2 winning.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah I was going to say Keith or Pietrangelo.

Do they vote before the playoffs and just announce it afterwards or do playoffs go into consideration? I forget the way it is done.

Without back reading, does anyone think it's a good idea to start Ray tonight... I mean didn't he get lit up last time? And with proacticing against this team and all, dont they all have a really good scouting report on him?
- SchennBros

Every team has a good scouting report on Emery. Make him move laterally.

I thought Emery played well in the first period against Chicago. No goalie on earth could have saved the Flyers from being blown out.

Yeah I was going to say Keith or Pietrangelo.

Do they vote before the playoffs and just announce it afterwards or do playoffs go into consideration? I forget the way it is done.
- FlyersSteve118

Playoffs dont count. Thats why Ovi wins so many Hart trophies.

Pounding Chicago into the dirt beneath the ice would be nice. Start with Kane.
- wolfhounds

Easier said than done


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4UZbtxxkY

Our fourth line does not provide defense. Rinaldo is a -13 and hall is a -14. Raffl is the only thing that keeps that line from being a sieve. Hall is so damn useless, and Rinaldo is pathetic once he misses his check. Our fourth line is just pathetic. If we had lappy and betts I could see your argument, but our fourth line is just a bunch of nobodies that we pray don't lose us the game.
- FlyersSteve118

Next years 4th line going to be:

Wellwood-Laughton-Rinaldo

What's the over/under on the number of times a potential draftee will be ccompared to Victor Hedman?

And will that beat the number of times a guy is compared to Chris Pronger?
- johndewar

Hedman was compared to Pronger, so that would make these potential draftees Pronger².

Playoffs dont count. Thats why Ovi wins so many Hart trophies.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah that definitely makes sense lol. Speaking of the Hart trophy. Think that Giroux has a chance this year?

When Downie was out sick with the flu and Raffl moved up. It did not look very good. At all.
- FlyersSteve118

Raff's been fairly productive every line he's been on.

Easier said than done


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4UZbtxxkY
- mrpaulish

Without clicking, I feel like I know what it is

Next years 4th line going to be:

Wellwood-Laughton-Rinaldo
- SchennBros

I thought Wellwood died.

Hedman was compared to Pronger, so that would make these potential draftees Pronger².
- Tomahawk

Morin is Pronger 3.0

Definitely consideration.

I go
1a. Keith
1b. Pietrangelo
3. Subban

I would be fine with either of those top 2 winning.
- PhillySportsGuy

You know Niskanen has to be up there as well.. That defense has been decimated by injuries, he has been amazing for them. 39 points and a +31

Hedman was compared to Pronger, so that would make these potential draftees Double-Prongers.
- Tomahawk

Yeah that definitely makes sense lol. Speaking of the Hart trophy. Think that Giroux has a chance this year?
- FlyersSteve118

Nope.

Crosby
Toews
Getzlaf

You know Niskanen has to be up there as well.. That defense has been decimated by injuries, he has been amazing for them. 39 points and a +31
- jak521

Not ahead of any of those guys. He'd be in the top 10 though.