i knew he would be as soon as he got hit. shocking.

g*ddamnit, megma.

what happens when the rangers get to the final? crawford gets tuberculosis?
- hammarby31

Crawford gets gout at 3 to 2.

i knew he would be as soon as he got hit. shocking.

g*ddamnit, megma.

what happens when the rangers get to the final? crawford gets tuberculosis?
- hammarby31

quick destroys them

yeah i think your right, hes a decent player but not superstar money
- mydoglicks

Agreed. That said, some team will go, "That's the veteran leader that we want to build our team around" and pay him.

Agreed. That said, some team will go, "That's the veteran leader that we want to build our team around" and pay him.
- jmatchett383

Buffalo

I was not alive for either cup unfortunately. My dad tells me they were two of the best days of his life. I hate how Flyers fans seemed to be divided. The fans that embrace the past and the fans that seem to hate it because they feel like hanging on to it is somehow causing the Flyers to lose in the present.

Flyers fans should be proud of that team. It represented this city perfectly. The fact that a lot of those guys are still around has nothing to do with the Flyers winning or losing.
- mickel25

i was alive, but just about 2 and 3 years old, so i missed it. i didn't discover hockey and the flyers until age 7 (on my own). i'm both proud of their past and HATE the fact that i've never seen them win a cup in the 34 years i've been a fan and more than ready for another champion. the bullies will never be replaced. they don't need to be. but there needs to be another chapter in the story besides tragedy and near misses against dynasty teams, often due to injury. i don't see the "hanging on to it" as a causing of the current status. not at all.

According to TSN and SN590 it was confirmed with the front office.
- mayorofangrytown

yeah, but what about the back office?

Crawford gets gout at 3 to 2.
- mayorofangrytown

or that.

quick destroys them
- -davies-

i don't care who it is, but someone has to beat them. i will become the biggest kings or hawks fan the world has ever seen during that series.

or this

i don't care who it is, but someone has to beat them. i will become the biggest kings or hawks fan the world has ever seen during that series.
- hammarby31

go kings go

Bill is so logical with these things.
- Marc D

At least someone out there is

quick destroys them
- -davies-

Game 7 OT SCF Carcillo with GWG

or this
- jmatchett383

right!

Game 7 OT SCF Carcillo with GWG
- Streit2ThePoint

i will throw my tv through your tv if this happens.

i will throw my tv through your tv if this happens.
- hammarby31

i killed it good and dead

Game 7 OT SCF Carcillo with GWG
- Streit2ThePoint

This would be the end of life as we know it.

The irony of the Flyers dreaded "culture" is that when they were winning those Stanley Cups and going to three straight Final series, they were among the most forward thinking teams in the NHL.

Built by Keith Allen & coached by Fred Shero, they drove innovation.

Now, under Hextall they seem to be joining the new wave of innovation a bit later than some, but early enough where they can position themselves well for the future. Hextall has seen the importance of building through the draft in LA. The importance that skating has, the importance that being a strong possession team can have.

They Flyers have been a successful team over the years and simply haven't reached the mountaintop. What Hextall is bringing is more a return to the foundation of Flyers hockey-strong two way play and hard work, skating hard for sixty minutes a night and controlling the game.

The Bullies stuff was simply the chrome on the Cadillac of the Stanley Cup teams. They certainly used intimidation, but they were also a highly skilled team with three future Hall of Fame player among their ranks.

i killed it good and dead
- -davies-

The Flyers killed it a week ago. We're just voices in the desolation, echos if you will, of a season laid waste.

i killed it good and dead
- -davies-

nah. i was over in the rangers group trying to defend my comment that facing backups in series 1 and now series 3 certainly helps their cause. they're offended, as if i'm somehow saying the rangers are lucky and are not a good team, which is not what i'm saying at all. i'm saying it's an easier path against backups than starters. simple as that.

This would be the end of life as we know it.
- PhillySportsGuy

i cant even convey the disdain

The irony of the Flyers dreaded "culture" is that when they were winning those Stanley Cups and going to three straight Final series, they were among the most forward thinking teams in the NHL.

Built by Keith Allen & coached by Fred Shero, they drove innovation.

Now, under Hextall they seem to be joining the new wave of innovation a bit later than some, but early enough where they can position themselves well for the future. Hextall has seen the importance of building through the draft in LA. The importance that skating has, the importance that being a strong possession team can have.

They Flyers have been a successful team over the years and simply haven't reached the mountaintop. What Hextall is bringing is more a return to the foundation of Flyers hockey-strong two way play and hard work, skating hard for sixty minutes a night and controlling the game.

The Bullies stuff was simply the chrome on the Cadillac of the Stanley Cup teams. They certainly used intimidation, but they were also a highly skilled team with three future Hall of Fame player among their ranks.
- Jsaquella

no they weren't. they were a goon squad, pure and simple, and won by literally killing their opponents. don't you know that?

Game 7 OT SCF Carcillo with GWG
- Streit2ThePoint

If they end up making it to the finals and facing flyers west, it would make a lot of sense for this to happen

nah. i was over in the rangers group trying to defend my comment that facing backups in series 1 and now series 3 certainly helps their cause. they're offended, as if i'm somehow saying the rangers are lucky and are not a good team, which is not what i'm saying at all. i'm saying it's an easier path against backups than starters. simple as that.
- hammarby31

(frank) them. they embody team in every sense of the word, and i commend them for that. they are also disciplined and extremely willing to sacrifice for their team. so for that, good job.

that being said, they are still just an extremely average team in terms of overall talent. and yeah i realize what it says about the pens that they flat out embarrassed them.