Also part of the lineup that evening... Messrs Afanasenkov, Sanderson, Ruzicka...

And last but not least..... Drum roll please........

This guy!!!!

R.J. Umberger
- PLindbergh31

so this had to be 2006-07. i didn't realize the game occurred that far back. good god. it almost feels like nothing in between then and now has taken place.

I was also a bit confused as to why it would be heated
- Just5

As simple as this: Knowing it's his last shot, one side spends weeks declaring "I'm playing", the other says "no way." It took a lot of medical opinions and paperwork before Hextall came around to the idea of Timonen being permitted to step on the ice again.

the eager moment still makes me sick. leighton victimized again.
- hammarby31

Eager's highlight as a Flyer. Getting destroyed by old man Ron Francis

Eager's highlight as a Hawk. SCF game winning goal vs. Flyers

Can't make it up.

my favorite ryan potulny moment is when he scored the game's only goal against leighton in a 1-0 win for the oilers with 16 seconds remaining. it was a game that was openly predicted to end in just such a fashion right here in this blog. good times.
- hammarby31

That's my lasting memory of him too. Lol.

It was in Edmonton so I stayed up to watch a 0-0 game only to have him score that late goal. Brutal.

- hammarby31

All fond Memories except the time my son got sick and my suggested I take my brother-in-law right in front of him and he agreed to go.


We had a loud discussion over that later. Guy left the house with no money and I missed a diner trip with people on the thread.

True

I remember being at a game vs Buffalo very late in the 06-07 season. A couple of loudmouth Sabres fan were parading around the concourse with a tin foil Stanley Cup. I'm pretty sure they didn't appreciate my comment of: "32 years still tops never and how's Scott Norwood doing these days"

Moments like that helped me cope with that season
- BiggE

i remember that game, because i was there myself and had a similar experience with buffalo fans after the game in the parking lot. it was in fact the final game of the regular season. the flyers won with biron in net. the sabres fans were awful. i recall asking them to share their memories of all the stanley cups the sabres have won.

Eager's highlight as a Flyer. Getting destroyed by old man Ron Francis

Eager's highlight as a Hawk. SCF game winning goal vs. Flyers

Can't make it up.
- PLindbergh31

no, you can't, yet it's predictable as the sun rise. just one of many in the lengthy list of flyers glorious lore.

so this had to be 2006-07. i didn't realize the game occurred that far back. good god. it almost feels like nothing in between then and now has taken place.
- hammarby31

Yep. Last home game that year.

That's my lasting memory of him too. Lol.

It was in Edmonton so I stayed up to watch a 0-0 game only to have him score that late goal. Brutal.
- PhillySportsGuy

it was brutal. no doubt about it.

(frank) I miss that show. One of the very few sitcoms I'll actually watch.

Walking dead, and all that other modern trash is BS. Michael Scott, that is a man.
- flyer_nutter

God I loved the office. I think it stayed pretty funny after carrell left the show. The office and 30 rock are the two shows I miss the most

Yep. Last home game that year.
- PLindbergh31

hmmm...i thought the sabres game was the last one. poop, my memory is slipping.

God I loved the office. I think it stayed pretty funny after carrell left the show. The office and 30 rock are the two shows I miss the most
- benjichronic

I held out hope, but it just wasn't the same without him..

Still one of my favorite shows of all time!

i remember that game, because i was there myself and had a similar experience with buffalo fans after the game in the parking lot. it was in fact the final game of the regular season. the flyers won with biron in net. the sabres fans were awful. i recall asking them to share their memories of all the stanley cups the sabres have won.
- hammarby31

i was right. it was game 82. flyers 4, sabres 3. the devils game was game 80.

hmmm...i thought the sabres game was the last one. poop, my memory is slipping.
- hammarby31

You could be right. I thought it was the last home game. You are correct.

last 2 home games were vs. Islanders, and Sabres..

it was brutal. no doubt about it.
- hammarby31

I'm sure before it happened someone said Potulny would score the GWG.

Yes, he left on good terms. Basically, Kimmo was adamant about intending to play if the docs cleared him and Hextall took a much longer time to get on board.
- bmeltzer

That strikes me as odd. If a player is signed to a contract, healthy and cleared to play, why would the GM hesitate?

I'm sure before it happened someone said Potulny would score the GWG.
- PLindbergh31

i did. in here. and i'm sure others did too.

- BiggE

i wasn't so pleasant about it. there were a few expletives thrown in there. i mean, come on, it's me.

i did. in here. and i'm sure others did too.
- hammarby31

Well he didn't disappoint.

Well he didn't disappoint.
- PLindbergh31

it was great. just like the (frank)ing strudel.

it was great. just like the (frank)ing strudel.
- hammarby31

Hey Rat, I found your wallet.

That strikes me as odd. If a player is signed to a contract, healthy and cleared to play, why would the GM hesitate?
- jak521

Hextall was just concerned for his safety. No need to make this into anything bigger

That strikes me as odd. If a player is signed to a contract, healthy and cleared to play, why would the GM hesitate?
- jak521

First and foremost, he wasn't convinced it was safe. Then add in the salary cap considerations for next season as well as current season. Player hadn't skated in 10 months. Roster overcrowding was already an issue, too.

Eager's highlight as a Flyer. Getting destroyed by old man Ron Francis

Eager's highlight as a Hawk. SCF game winning goal vs. Flyers

Can't make it up.
- PLindbergh31

It was actually old man Gary Roberts.