More sad off season news...

@mirtle James Mirtle
Police confirm former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien has been found dead in his Alberta home. More to come.

More sad off season news...

@mirtle James Mirtle
Police confirm former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien has been found dead in his Alberta home. More to come.
- BringBack25

That is terribly sad.
That guy pound for pound was as tough a fighter as they come.

so you understand what S2S means by locker room aids?
- Marc D

i really enjoyed that in his opinion they drank in the locker room

Hockey season can't come fast enough.

Amirite???

Hockey season can't come fast enough.

Amirite???
- Pikey

so rite

so rite
- Don'tForgetTocchet

LOL

It's right.

i really enjoyed that in his opinion they drank in the locker room
- Don'tForgetTocchet

they mixed vodka in with Gatorade

More sad off season news...

@mirtle James Mirtle
Police confirm former Vancouver Canucks tough guy Rick Rypien has been found dead in his Alberta home. More to come.
- BringBack25

ann1130sports Ann Schmaltz
Sad news about troubled former Canucks enforcer Rick Rypien. He has taken his own life. Was to playy for the #WinnipegJets this season.

I never said otherwise

But in my opinion Richards and Carter were worse then a locker room cancer, they were locker room aids and they drank way too much. Sometimes in the locker room...
- Schenn2shine

Jvr, Briere, Giroux, and to a lesser extent Jagr and Voracek have to carry the scoring load now. If any of those guys get hurt or under performs they might have trouble making the playoffs.
- Marc D

Lucky for us we have Schenn and Nodl to fall back on if any get hurt or under perform. We also have the sleeper player of the year, Mr. Scott Hartnell. Im expecting big things out of him this season.

ann1130sports Ann Schmaltz
Sad news about troubled former Canucks enforcer Rick Rypien. He has taken his own life. Was to playy for the #WinnipegJets this season.
- ob18

Man, such a shame. Knew he was battling demons, but had hoped he had managed to get them behind him. Hopefully he's at peace now.

Few quick thoughts on the whole thing, one final time. Enjoy, criticize, ignore...have at her

-Richards and Carter were the two biggest names moved, but they were just 2 of 10 guys that were jettisoned. Regardless of the issues, they did not begin and end with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter.

-Despite receiving fair returns for both guys, and for Versteeg, I'm not writing either guy off. Richards, in particular could have a very big season. He'll be on a solid second line, no pressure to be the face of the team, and in a comfort zone with Stevens, Murray and Gagne around. Carter's best statistical season as a NHLer came on a line with Hartnell and Lupul-neither of whom is an especially gifted playmaker. If he finds chemistry with Nash, he could have a great season.

-Whatever the reasons, and I'm on record as feeling they are both on and off ice related, they're the past. Whatever led to the trades, I wish most of the guys who are not returning well in their new cities, especially Richards and Carter...short of beating the Flyers.

Few quick thoughts on the whole thing, one final time. Enjoy, criticize, ignore...have at her

-Richards and Carter were the two biggest names moved, but they were just 2 of 10 guys that were jettisoned. Regardless of the issues, they did not begin and end with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter.

-Despite receiving fair returns for both guys, and for Versteeg, I'm not writing either guy off. Richards, in particular could have a very big season. He'll be on a solid second line, no pressure to be the face of the team, and in a comfort zone with Stevens, Murray and Gagne around. Carter's best statistical season as a NHLer came on a line with Hartnell and Lupul-neither of whom is an especially gifted playmaker. If he finds chemistry with Nash, he could have a great season.

-Whatever the reasons, and I'm on record as feeling they are both on and off ice related, they're the past. Whatever led to the trades, I wish most of the guys who are not returning well in their new cities, especially Richards and Carter...short of beating the Flyers.
- Jsaquella

I don't feel anyone here has been really bashing Carter or Richards, I just feel that fans would like to know the real reasons that saw them get traded. Simple! Nobody needs to get defensive or up in arms over the opinions of others. We as fans don't have the right to know why they were really traded but we do have the right to wonder why they were traded and discuss it.

I don't feel anyone here has been really bashing Carter or Richards, I just feel that fans would like to know the real reasons that saw them get traded. Simple! Nobody needs to get defensive or up in arms over the opinions of others. We as fans don't have the right to know why they were really traded but we do have the right to wonder why they were traded and discuss it.
- Schenn2shine

We do have that right, but in the end it's immaterial. They're not here any longer, and we all hope that the guys brought in can make the Flyers a better team.

R.I.P Rick Rypien.

haha...this picture ROCKS!




http://3.bp.blogspot.com/...AJs/s250/highway_sign.jpg

R.I.P Rick Rypien.
- FLYERSROCK!

I wonder if he had CTE (from chronic brain trauma). RIP.

I wonder if he had CTE (from chronic brain trauma). RIP.
- jak521

He had problems with demons and all that poop. Man tha sucks. Helluva fighter. 2 of the best fighters in the NHL gone within 4 months.

We do have that right, but in the end it's immaterial. They're not here any longer, and we all hope that the guys brought in can make the Flyers a better team.
- Jsaquella

I just don't understand how 'person A' could give an opinion and then 'person B' could just come out and say that 'person A' is wrong just because 'person B' says so. No real reasons as to why 'person A' is wrong, just because 'person B' feels he has that power. This doesn't make for very good conversation or debate.

I just don't understand how 'person A' could give an opinion and then 'person B' could just come out and say that 'person A' is wrong just because 'person B' says so. No real reasons as to why 'person A' is wrong, just because 'person B' feels he has that power. This doesn't make for very good conversation or debate.
- Schenn2shine

And yet it goes on for pages at a time. Go figure.

God. This is freaking me out. 27 seems like the number to die at...
My goal for if I am a pro athlete, or celebrity, will be to make it past the age of 27. Then I should be fine.

And yet it goes on for pages at a time. Go figure.
- tangent_man

Yes but is it good conversation or bad conversation? I was under the impression that opinions were just that opinions.

And yet it goes on for pages at a time. Go figure.
- tangent_man

You should try Ambien

I just don't understand how 'person A' could give an opinion and then 'person B' could just come out and say that 'person A' is wrong just because 'person B' says so. No real reasons as to why 'person A' is wrong, just because 'person B' feels he has that power. This doesn't make for very good conversation or debate.
- Schenn2shine

Person A and Person B...Sounds like a word problem, and I hate math!

We do have that right, but in the end it's immaterial. They're not here any longer, and we all hope that the guys brought in can make the Flyers a better team.
- Jsaquella

Your absolutely right. Life goes on and so with this organization. Homer tried to assemble the best team that fits the NEEDS of the Philadelphia Flyers. Some moves may be questioned (happens everywhere) and others people like. Will soon find out how good this team will be this upcoming season. I personally like the moves and expect a very competitive team out on the ice throughout the year.