yes they dressed 7 dmen who all played defense. Hagg didn't take a shift at forward. I agree that dressing 7 dmen isn't ideal if that is what you are saying
- nastyflyergirl

Everyone knows Ghost would get the first reps at forward. Duh!

What happened to the refs and linesman reaching behind and jumping up on the boards to get away from the pucks and players?
- DANCER

The glass is too high to do that now.

yes they dressed 7 dmen who all played defense. Hagg didn't take a shift at forward. I agree that dressing 7 dmen isn't ideal if that is what you are saying
- nastyflyergirl

it was both. I thought he had a few shifts up front. Makes zero sense to dress 7 and have a fwd short.

ok dude.

what I am talking about you can clearly go back and reread.
- daryl stanley

No point. You don’t even know.

No point. You don’t even know.
- Ftown19125

go back to class now.

go back to class now.
- daryl stanley

Wasn’t funny the first time you said it.

Wasn’t funny the first time you said it.
- Ftown19125

not everything has to be funny. You have anything else to add?

My belief is if they keep winning, keep playing an exciting brand of hockey and keep growing then the crowds will come back.

Look at the Sixers..They were doing horribly on attendance during the downtime and now that place is loud , fun and exciting with them being a winner.

Deliver a good product and the fans will be there regardless of price within reason.

Also cut Stewart ASAP because Chuckles is killing them by having him signed..

7 dman were dressed where they not?
- daryl stanley

Does not mean he is playing a forward position.

Does not mean he is playing a forward position.
- Peter Richards

doesn't mean he wont.....

My belief is if they keep winning, keep playing an exciting brand of hockey and keep growing then the crowds will come back.

Look at the Sixers..They were doing horribly on attendance during the downtime and now that place is loud , fun and exciting with them being a winner.

Deliver a good product and the fans will be there regardless of price within reason.

Also cut Stewart ASAP because Chuckles is killing them by having him signed..
- opeth_pa

sixers fan have always been fair weather. when bad attendence low. flyers have pretty much always filled the building.

doesn't mean he wont.....
- daryl stanley

it was both. I thought he had a few shifts up front. Makes zero sense to dress 7 and have a fwd short.
- daryl stanley

he didn't. yeah i agree, i am not a fan of 7 dmen and I would bet the dmen don't like it either except for the one that would have been the healthy scratch I would hope they dress Vorobyev Saturday

sixers fan have always been fair weather. when bad attendence low. flyers have pretty much always filled the building.
- daryl stanley

Eh. I've seen the lows and highs in the 90s-2000s. My dad was season ticket from before we got Iverson all the way until a few years after we traded Iverson.

Crowds were decent pre-iverson. Then obviously games were jammed back constantly during his glory days. Every game was roaring with crowds and packed. Then we went through the rough patches which were pathetic when Igualdala was the main guy. You could hear conversations from across the court, no lie. They cut ties with entertainment including their well-loved dance team. And this was def from the poor ticket sales and fan attendance.

But the 76ers marketing team recognized what needed to be done. Despite being a bottom floor team in the league, they made a huge focus on crowd experience and that slowly brought the fans back into it. Plus, tickets were dirt cheap (that helps). But 76ers have always, always had a strong dedication to fan experience and always kept fans engaged; this is an area i think the Flyers marketing guys really struggle with. They've made efforts to improve, but I think they're still figuring out their audience.

he didn't. yeah i agree, i am not a fan of 7 dmen and I would bet the dmen don't like it either except for the one that would have been the healthy scratch I would hope they dress Vorobyev Saturday
- nastyflyergirl

run the risk of injury if playing 7 as well. in an emergency sure but otherwise nto seeing the logic

In regards to Stewart it’s a closed issue. We know why he is on the team and it isn’t hockey related. No one close to the Flyers will admit it. It’s called plausible deniability. No need to discuss to further.

run the risk of injury if playing 7 as well. in an emergency sure but otherwise nto seeing the logic
- daryl stanley

I guess my feeling is if you don't feel confident in the other options at forward why call him up? just go with the 7 (Which as i stated i don't like). don't call him up to sit. they may have just wanted to give him a few days to practice wth the team before inserting him in the lineup. if that is not the case just don't call him up, let him continue to play with the phantoms

I cannot believe what Joe Thornton did to Mrazek. You should show some respect to opposite goaltender. It is never fair 1 on 1. Mrazek was absolutely right to be pissed off after Joe's late poke check as the puck was frozen. In old times you would be scared like poop to do that to goaltender after play like that. And then he even crosses a line and punches him in a face?? when Mrazek stands up to him yet clearly not seeing what could come back.
Absolute disgrace from Thornton and shame noone bit the poop out of him.
- Keith25

Strongly disagree. If you want to be shown respect, don't slash the opposition. He'd of been left alone if he hadn't done so. Thornton's poke didn't warrant that response in my opinion.

I would have done the same thing to Mrazek.

I guess my feeling is if you don't feel confident in the other options at forward why call him up? just go with the 7 (Which as i stated i don't like). don't call him up to sit. they may have just wanted to give him a few days to practice wth the team before inserting him in the lineup. if that is not the case just don't call him up, let him continue to play with the phantoms
- nastyflyergirl

agreed that what I said earlier shows complete lack of confidence in both him and stewart. Voro has been up before so he is familiar with schemes and what not./

Strongly disagree. If you want to be shown respect, don't slash the opposition. He'd of been left alone if he hadn't done so. Thornton's poke didn't warrant that response in my opinion.

I would have done the same thing to Mrazek.
- Pelle31Forever

Did Mrazek finish the game after that? I obviously can’t know for sure, but it looked like he took a dive. Then laid on the ice for a while.

In regards to Stewart it’s a closed issue. We know why he is on the team and it isn’t hockey related. No one close to the Flyers will admit it. It’s called plausible deniability. No need to discuss to further.
- StepfordSam

What conspiracy theory are you hinting at with this?

Still love how Stewart consumes cycles for anyone.

Did Mrazek finish the game after that? I obviously can’t know for sure, but it looked like he took a dive. Then laid on the ice for a while.
- Ftown19125

Yeah, he finished and they won in a shootout.

doesn't mean he wont.....
- daryl stanley

that was nothing at all. really nothing to see here
- daryl stanley

SSB brings up a good point, that double high screen worked very well for us for many years, as well as allowing that high man to drift to the top of the circle for a quick G pass and a rifle from a left handed shooter (hartsy, schenner, coots at times. When did that wrinkle in the PP leave cause i remember, especially Schenn and Hartnell getting a lot of goals in that area.