Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Blocked and Blocked Again

Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Blocked and Blocked Again
- bmeltzer

its over johnny

cant wait for the funeral friday

God bless Gary Bettman

One day the Flyers will get a goalie almost half as good as Henrik

One day the Flyers will get a goalie almost half as good as Henrik
- Winning

nope, not gonna happen

btw how many stanley cup rings does Henry have?

nope, not gonna happen

btw how many stanley cup rings does Henry have?
- watsonnostaw

Same as any flyers player wearing orange and black has in the past two decades

Same as any flyers player wearing orange and black has in the past two decades
- Winning

so you want a goalie with a 8.5 million dollar cap hit starting next season? oh barney

nope, not gonna happen

btw how many stanley cup rings does Henry have?
- watsonnostaw

Same amount as all the current flyers combined...not included LTIR's.

so you want a goalie with a 8.5 million dollar cap hit starting next season? oh barney
- watsonnostaw

No, they should buy him out and trade for Emery.

so you want a goalie with a 8.5 million dollar cap hit starting next season? oh barney
- watsonnostaw

Teams so messed up I don't know what I want anymore

Same amount as all the current flyers combined...not included LTIR's.
- Jeropotato

emery has 1, lecavalier has 1, hal gill has 1

its over johnny

cant wait for the funeral friday

God bless Gary Bettman
- watsonnostaw

Is it best of 4, now? I had no idea.

Is it best of 4, now? I had no idea.
- bodiva88

final home game, always so sad

emery has 1, lecavalier has 1, hal gill has 1
- watsonnostaw

You shouldn't have acknowledged it

emery has 1, lecavalier has 1, hal gill has 1
- watsonnostaw

I totally forgot about all those guys. I though Gill retired.He must really be ripping it up this year.

final home game, always so sad
- watsonnostaw

I bet 500$ the flyers would win the series. I (frank)ed up

I bet 500$ the flyers would win the series. I (frank)ed up
- Winning

no, you had hope, mine ended in 1997

I totally forgot about all those guys. I though Gill retired.He must really be ripping it up this year.
- Jeropotato

gtfo. nuff said.

I bet 500$ the flyers would win the series. I (frank)ed up
- Winning

ouch. risky bet.

gtfo. nuff said.
- FrmRusiaWifGlov

No.
*Blows loudest,longest ,wettest fart.

Now , 'nuff said.

no, you had hope, mine ended in 1997
- watsonnostaw

I bet 500$ the flyers would win the series. I (frank)ed up
- Winning

You'll be alright. They aren't desperate yet

I bet 500$ the flyers would win the series. I (frank)ed up
- Winning

change your name to losing

Why does Berube keep playing Giroux and Voracek that limited ice time. This is ridiculous and stupid. I really think Berube is making a error in this series and it's becoming costly.

Yes they don't play the PK (Giroux does sometimes a little) and we get a lot of penalties. (4 tonight) so that reduces ice time.

But we had more powerplays (5 pp tonight) And we know Giroux is on there with Voracek for around 1min - 1:20.

Giroux 17min (in game 1 and 3)
Voracek (13:50 tonight)

Couturier (20min for almost every game this series)
Read (19:30 TONIGHT)

Your best players have to get minutes to win. This is insane chief. He holds the Giroux line on the bench until Girardi and McDonagh take a seat but they jump back out 30 seconds later.

Stop playing the matchups game and play your best players. Giroux needs to play 20-22min MINUMUM if your down 3-1 in a playoff game. This is unreal. Giroux plays 17 min tonight, with 5 min on the powerplay, so 12 min 5 on 5.

Giroux is our best faceoff guy and we have to admit Couturier has to improve.
Giroux 68 %FO tonight Couturier FO% 47% 36% 28% (last 3 games)

Put Giroux on the defensive zone faceoff with Couturier and Read. Double shift captain G on other lines giving us a chance to win more faceoffs and have him attack with other wingers. Be more creative or stop all together the matchup bs and focus on the system and give back Giroux minutes to our captain.

I just read Mason was ready to play tonight and they went with Emery still. Try Mase a practice hard and in warmups and decide then. I love Ray but he wasn't sharp tonight. He did steal game 2 but if Mase your best goalie is ready you put him in there.

I love Berube and how he handles the team, system, etc. But man I think he is doing horrible moves and taking bad decisions in the playoffs.

Why no Stolarz?

Never mind. Just saw he can play in Memorial Cup

Why does Berube keep playing Giroux and Voracek that limited ice time. This is ridiculous and stupid. I really think Berube is making a error in this series and it's becoming costly.

Yes they don't play the PK (Giroux does sometimes a little) and we get a lot of penalties. (4 tonight) so that reduces ice time.

But we had more powerplays (5 pp tonight) And we know Giroux is on there with Voracek for around 1min - 1:20.

Giroux 17min (in game 1 and 3)
Voracek (13:50 tonight)

Couturier (20min for almost every game this series)
Read (19:30 TONIGHT)

Your best players have to get minutes to win. This is insane chief. He holds the Giroux line on the bench until Girardi and McDonagh take a seat but they jump back out 30 seconds later.

Stop playing the matchups game and play your best players. Giroux needs to play 20-22min MINUMUM if your down 3-1 in a playoff game. This is unreal. Giroux plays 17 min tonight, with 5 min on the powerplay, so 12 min 5 on 5.

Giroux is our best faceoff guy and we have to admit Couturier has to improve.
Giroux 68 %FO tonight Couturier FO% 47% 36% 28% (last 3 games)

Put Giroux on the defensive zone faceoff with Couturier and Read. Double shift captain G on other lines giving us a chance to win more faceoffs and have him attack with other wingers. Be more creative or stop all together the matchup bs and focus on the system and give back Giroux minutes to our captain.

I just read Mason was ready to play tonight and they went with Emery still. Try Mase a practice hard and in warmups and decide then. I love Ray but he wasn't sharp tonight. He did steal game 2 but if Mase your best goalie is ready you put him in there.

I love Berube and how he handles the team, system, etc. But man I think he is doing horrible moves and taking bad decisions in the playoffs.
- Chris48

The game was lost in the PP set up. I'm sick of their lack of creativity and puck movement.