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hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:46 PM ET
LOL. It's as if Simmonds is the only player who played poorly and has been playing poorly. It's a broken record. What did Giroux do tonight? Simmonds has been routinely scapegoated.
- MJL

No one blamed him for this loss...

We pointed out how bad he's looked this year, just like we're saying with most of these guys. Provy, Ghost, Jake, JVR. Take your pick.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:46 PM ET
Any offensive threat the Flyers had Giroux was pretty much on the ice except for some chances Voracek created out there. Simmonds did nothing at all tonight in the o zone.
- FreshFlyer


The rest of the team was fantastic. Simmonds cost them the game.
Mordecai
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: not very poggers
Joined: 08.27.2015

Jan 7 @ 9:46 PM ET
The rest of the team was fantastic. Simmonds cost them the game.
- MJL

hyperbole
StepfordSam
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 02.06.2017

Jan 7 @ 9:46 PM ET
He's been pretty edgy recently and the studio group has ripped this roster. I think the broadcast crew knows the time to put lipstick on this pig is over
- dragonoffrost


Yeah I’ve never seen Jackson this irritated before. But then again if I had to work a game like what I’ve just seen I’d be irritated as hell too.
Scoob
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: love is love
Joined: 06.29.2006

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
Ok updated counter, around 24 more points to lose until they have to win all games to make playoffs.
- Glak18


I have it at 21. I'm assuming 95 points = playoffs
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
No one blamed him for this loss...

We pointed out he bad hes looked this year, just like we're saying with most of these guys. Provy, Ghost, Jake, JVR. Take your pick.

- hereticpride


You only name other players when pressed. Simmonds is the default scapegoat. It is absurd to watch that game and harp on one player.
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
I think the Flyers brass had it right about JVR the first time he was here.

A soft player.

- StepfordSam


Yeah I really don't understand why they made the call to bring him back. The main reason he signed here was for his family and Flyers offered the money. I doubt he even talked to other teams.
corduroy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: “How many times is she gonna ask this f'n question?”, NT
Joined: 12.09.2006

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
4 point game tomorrow night. Could be huge
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
hyperbole
- Mordecai


Yes.
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:47 PM ET
I have it at 21. I'm assuming 95 points = playoffs
- Scoob


What about OT loser points?
dragonoffrost
Season Ticket Holder
Location: The East Coast Dump, NJ
Joined: 10.12.2015

Jan 7 @ 9:48 PM ET
4 point game tomorrow night. Could be huge
- corduroy

Ovi with at least a hat trick. Even with knowing where he'll be the Flyers won't do it.
FreshFlyer
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 09.17.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:49 PM ET
The rest of the team was fantastic. Simmonds cost them the game.
- MJL

Not what im saying buddy. Just stating that the guy looks terrible night in and night out in the last 20 games or so. You saying Giroux did nothing is irrelevant when he was apart of creating the majority of the scoring chances the team had tonight.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:49 PM ET
You only name other players when pressed. Simmonds is the default scapegoat. It is absurd to watch that game and harp on one player.
- MJL

ok.

I come here day in and out and talk about just about everyone on this team needing to be better. But ok. I made a comment you didn't like about Simmonds. Understood.

Team loss tonight. Just like all the others. Simmonds looked like crap. They all looked like crap.
bird_dog_pa
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 07.05.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:50 PM ET
Yeah I really don't understand why they made the call to bring him back. The main reason he signed here was for his family and Flyers offered the money. I doubt he even talked to other teams.
- Glak18



JVR on the team last year ok I can understand the signing. JVR on this years team not a good fit at all.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:50 PM ET
4 point game tomorrow night. Could be huge
- corduroy

This team is so frustrating watch they'll find a way to beat the champs on a back to back.
Scoob
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: love is love
Joined: 06.29.2006

Jan 7 @ 9:50 PM ET
What about OT loser points?
- Glak18


Points are points for this depressing word problem.

They have 36 points. To get 95 points they need 59 more. There are 80 points available. 80-59=21
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:50 PM ET
ok.

I come here day in and out and talk about just about everyone on this team needing to be better. But ok. I made a comment you didn't like about Simmonds. Understood.

Team loss tonight. Just like all the others. Simmonds looked like crap. They all looked like crap.

- hereticpride


I find it funny how end of game Simmonds comments triggered him even though there are pages of me bashing the 3rd and 4th line all game

FreshFlyer
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 09.17.2011

Jan 7 @ 9:51 PM ET
Ovi with at least a hat trick. Even with knowing where he'll be the Flyers won't do it.
- dragonoffrost

Didn't even realize they were playing tomm night too. Gotta imagine with the effort tonight and it being a back to back McKenna probably gets lit up like a Christmas tree haha
dragonoffrost
Season Ticket Holder
Location: The East Coast Dump, NJ
Joined: 10.12.2015

Jan 7 @ 9:51 PM ET
JVR on the team last year ok I can understand the signing. JVR on this years team not a good fit at all.
- bird_dog_pa

But yet the roster didn't change huge from last year. So I'm not sure why it's bad other than hindsight.
StepfordSam
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 02.06.2017

Jan 7 @ 9:51 PM ET
If it wasn’t for Taryn, this would be worse than the season that won’t be named.
coffee junkie
Joined: 02.25.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:51 PM ET
Not what im saying buddy. Just stating that the guy looks terrible night in and night out in the last 20 games or so. You saying Giroux did nothing is irrelevant when he was apart of creating the majority of the scoring chances the team had tonight.
- FreshFlyer

He’s not your buddy. He’s an a-hole.
FlyerFan16
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CT
Joined: 09.21.2014

Jan 7 @ 9:52 PM ET
This team is so frustrating watch they'll find a way to beat the champs on a back to back.
- hereticpride

no, they're on their way to another 10 game losing streak.
Scoob
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: love is love
Joined: 06.29.2006

Jan 7 @ 9:52 PM ET
But yet the roster didn't change huge from last year. So I'm not sure why it's bad other than hindsight.
- dragonoffrost


Because, imho, he's not as good as people make him out to be. He needs the puck served on a platter to score his goals. And he's absolutely useless otherwise.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:52 PM ET
Not what im saying buddy. Just stating that the guy looks terrible night in and night out in the last 20 games or so. You saying Giroux did nothing is irrelevant when he was apart of creating the majority of the scoring chances the team had tonight.
- FreshFlyer


Giroux didn't come close to scoring and goal or setting one up. He did not play a good game along with pretty much the entire forward corps.
Glak18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "It's pretty big loogie on my face, so I was pretty psssted".", PA
Joined: 06.26.2007

Jan 7 @ 9:53 PM ET
Points are points for this depressing word problem.

They have 36 points. To get 95 points they need 59 more. There are 80 points available. 80-59=21

- Scoob


Look! I was trying to make it seem brighter and now you have to bring logical equations into it...

Fine...21 freakin' points, happy! They will be officially out by 2nd week in Feb.
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