His goals as contrasted to his +/- is staggering and hilarious.
- FlyersFirst

i know. and im not even a huge plus minus guy. all the talent in the world. but he is so far from crosby/giroux that it isnt even a debate anymore.

I would've rather kept him and shipped Gross for picks.
- JAKEw1234

Agreed

Couts
- PhillySportsGuy

I loved when he threw Toews down in the third
Toews got up and looked at the ref like
Where's the call? I'm a superstar

Haha

Stars out of a playoff spot now. They are really struggling. Wonder if the Peverley incident took something out of them.
- PLindbergh31

I imagine. They are a young team. I'm hoping Bill does the switch-up thing like he usually does when the Flyers play the Stars. I like hearing a detailed writeup of another team.

Nice to see you. Hope all is well.
- tangent_man

Just about missed this. Hard to do this chat thing on the tablet. How are things on the boardwalk? Mame Tangent doing okay in her new position?

Sweep schittsburgh then that game tonight

Wow
- Marc D

ftfy

I loved when he threw Toews down in the third
Toews got up and looked at the ref like
Where's the call? I'm a superstar

Haha
- Marc D

Hes gotten a lot stronger. Hes a big dude. When he fills out, he's going to be a handful

He's very good at exiting the zone. Thats such a huge thing on this team. His stretch pass to Vinny was outstanding too.
- PhillySportsGuy

amac is a hell of a player. not elite at anything, but good at everything. simple. effective. good in his own zone, and may not be a premier flashy point guy, but he is pretty good in transition.

Stars out of a playoff spot now. They are really struggling. Wonder if the Peverley incident took something out of them.
- PLindbergh31

Peverley for sure

Thomas did not exactly look good in Lehtonen,s absence

i know. and im not even a huge plus minus guy. all the talent in the world. but he is so far from crosby/giroux that it isnt even a debate anymore.
- stayinthefnnet

He's quite one dimensional. If he has Kuznetsov and Backstrom setting up in future years, he can afford to be.

seriously, he's bordering on teen wolf right now.
- hammarby31

I've heard of a player giving someone the stinky glove in the face, what about the stinky beard? Looks like that thing could just extend and pull some player in and take a limb off.

he's a good player. he just needs to stay healthy and have a steady decent partner. i get why they moved him, and i'm not complaining with andy mac. he doesn't have the shot that mesz has, but he's better in his own end by a country mile.
- hammarby31

Yep. If they had no designs on re-signing him, it made sense to move him. He's stayed relatively healthy this year, but it would be a risk giving him a contract. Pairing him with Chara is the perfect situation. Chara can erase a lot of his defensive lapses, and frees him up to play an offensive game.

Hes gotten a lot stronger. Hes a big dude. When he fills out, he's going to be a handful
- PhillySportsGuy

Are you saying this is not his final form?

I look into his beard and gaze into a black hole of defense.

"5 seconds left"
"Can the captain pull off a miracle?"
'He shoots!"
"HE SCCOOOOORRRREEESS!"
- JAKEw1234

awesome

amac is a hell of a player. not elite at anything, but good at everything. simple. effective. good in his own zone, and may not be a premier flashy point guy, but he is pretty good in transition.
- stayinthefnnet

Luke was also looking very good in transition tonight.

Hes gotten a lot stronger. Hes a big dude. When he fills out, he's going to be a handful
- PhillySportsGuy

Not going to be long before the Flyers have one of the League's top 1-2 punch up the middle. Maybe the GM halfway knows what he's doing when he has refused to trade Couturier?

Luke was also looking very good in transition tonight.
- JAKEw1234

Strong game for Luke Schenn tonight.

amac is a hell of a player. not elite at anything, but good at everything. simple. effective. good in his own zone, and may not be a premier flashy point guy, but he is pretty good in transition.
- stayinthefnnet

Those kind of guys are worth their weight in gold. We saw the step back the Flyers took from losing a similar player in Carle. I would really like to retain MacDonald unless they have a different plan. They, clearly, need a player like him though.

I still can't believe Giroux played 27 minutes. Who does he think he is, Ryan Suter?

seriously, he's bordering on teen wolf right now.
- hammarby31

Are you saying this is not his final form?

I look into his beard and gaze into a black hole of defense.
- feelingkettle

coutscosa

amac is a hell of a player. not elite at anything, but good at everything. simple. effective. good in his own zone, and may not be a premier flashy point guy, but he is pretty good in transition.
- stayinthefnnet

Sure don't get wht Isles were happy to get rid of him, always liked him, has some smarts.
Sure glad Mez is gone, onlt one I don't care for now is Downie but I can live with him

Not going to be long before the Flyers have one of the League's top 1-2 punch up the middle. Maybe the GM halfway knows what he's doing when he has refused to trade Couturier?
- MJL

I know. Such a weapon to have a true shutdown center and elite top line center.

Peverley for sure

Thomas did not exactly look good in Lehtonen,s absence
- flyerdude17

Lehtonen returned tonight and the Pens lit him up. Kunitz and Neal were both back in the lineup. It was announced Friday Neal was out indefinitely with a concussion and he was back in 4 days. I thought there was a league protocol where you had to sit out a certain period of time when diagnosed with a concussion.

Those kind of guys are worth their weight in gold. We saw the step back the Flyers took from losing a similar player in Carle. I would really like to retain MacDonald unless they have a different plan. They, clearly, need a player like him though.

I still can't believe Giroux played 27 minutes. Who does he think he is, Ryan Suter?
- PhillySportsGuy

When you watch how he is capable of playing, and how he makes the Flyers defense better. I wonder why it's said he's not worth 5M a year?

Strong game for Luke Schenn tonight.
- MJL

He and AMac could potnetially be a big minute eating pairing next year.