I'm singing in the morning and then off to the game. OB is in Canada watching juniors. We'll have to depend on the kids being on their best behavior!
- bodiva88

Bill, when you post the blog, move one of Gunky's existing chants to the first comment position. We can't be counted on to remember stuff for 4 days

You shouldn't have told us this
- funmaster18

Other mods are pitching in on what could be a tough forum day against Boston.

Please report posts, don't troll Boston threads, and don't feed Boston trolls!

Bill, when you post the blog, move one of Gunky's existing chants to the first comment position. We can't be counted on to remember stuff for 4 days
- Jsaquella

Oh I don't know, some of you remember stuff posted 2 years ago!

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 1/19/12 vs. Islanders
- bmeltzer

I hate to say this, but I've got a feeling like were gonna play like crap all game but find a way to win like we always do.

Bob should be starting, if not, it's a mistake.

GO FLYERS!!!

Bill, when you post the blog, move one of Gunky's existing chants to the first comment position. We can't be counted on to remember stuff for 4 days
- Jsaquella

Plus with all the carryover of the Shelley debate that will be happening Saturday night, it will be hard to keep in mind that gunky needs to be first.

Exactly. That's why I think there's no chance the Flyers get either guy before the season is over. The only way to get them would be to grossly overpay which would be a huge mistake.
- funmaster18

That's one big factor. The other is, does adding one of them make the Flyers better than Boston or NYR, considering the amount they'd have to pay?

I want to win this year, but I also don't want to shed the exciting young talent that they have assembled and risk a drop in the future.

I dont think he has a weakness in choosing goalies.. but I dont think he does the goalies any justice in flip flopping them..

How were they cooked in that series? It was 2-1 Flyers?

In that series against Buffalo Boosh was playing lights out and was the primary reason we had a 2-0 lead in the series.. He had a save % of .95 leading up to that one bad period before Leighton took over. Why go back to Leighton? Why wouldnt you have confidence in Boosh?
- jak521

How did that Series end up? I can't answer why Laviolette didn't have confidence in either Boucher or Bobrovsky and went with Leighton.

Oh I don't know, some of you remember stuff posted 2 years ago!
- bodiva88

But that's pure unfocused anger and rage...this is remembering for the purposes of good. Huge difference.

That's one big factor. The other is, does adding one of them make the Flyers better than Boston or NYR, considering the amount they'd have to pay?

I want to win this year, but I also don't want to shed the exciting young talent that they have assembled and risk a drop in the future.
- Jsaquella

Completely agree. I think overall size is an issue against those teams and 1 player doesn't make a huge difference, so we need the skilled depth to make up for the lack of size, IMO.

How did that Series end up? I can't answer why Laviolette didn't have confidence in either Boucher or Bobrovsky and went with Leighton.
- MJL

Holy poop. You've got an avatar now! I wont recognize you!

But that's pure unfocused anger and rage...this is remembering for the purposes of good. Huge difference.
- Jsaquella

I followed you on Twitter.

How did that Series end up? I can't answer why Laviolette didn't have confidence in either Boucher or Bobrovsky and went with Leighton.
- MJL

It was mind boggling to me that BOB was scratched, not that he didn't play. There could have been things going on we don't know about. That locker room seemed to be very tense last year with injuries, the media blwing it up, clashing personalities (allegedly)

Absolutely.. I dont have a problem with bob in net tonight and Bryz back to back, but it doesnt make the most sense to me.. You have Bryz playing 2 games against two very good teams, in less than a 24 hour span.
- jak521

If you think that Bryzgalov was brought in to be a horse and is your #1, then that's exactly what you do with 3 games in 4 days.

Completely agree. I think overall size is an issue against those teams and 1 player doesn't make a huge difference, so we need the skilled depth to make up for the lack of size, IMO.
- funmaster18

That's part of it. I just don't think Suter improves the current team enough, and the cost of Weber is so high that it's robbing Peter to pay Paul.

I followed you on Twitter.
- FLYERSROCK!

Thought you were anti-twitter?

I wouldn't trade Schenn and a conditional first for a guy who I can sign without losing any assets in July, who also probably has a concussion right now.

I also think that Anaheim is going to want more than a 2nd rounder and Testwuide for Selanne. Testwuide seems to be a career AHLer
- Jsaquella

FWIW, suter has said that the upper body injury is not his head.

Thought you were anti-twitter?
- Jsaquella

I caved in.

Its very useful.

FWIW, suter has said that the upper body injury is not his head.
- isaiah520

I hadn't heard that, just that it was a UBI...glad it's not his melon.

FWIW, suter has said that the upper body injury is not his head.
- isaiah520

And Pronger had a knee virus

How did that Series end up? I can't answer why Laviolette didn't have confidence in either Boucher or Bobrovsky and went with Leighton.
- MJL

That series ended up with the Flyers winning behind Boosh's great play.. still not sure how they were dead..

I caved in.

Its very useful.
- FLYERSROCK!

Well, are you SexyMidget or Hornee_amputee17?

Well, are you SexyMidget or Hornee_amputee17?
- Jsaquella

No but 2 chicks with porn sites to their link added me and I marked them as spam.

I used my real name.

The playoffs last year were a disaster. You have the already discussed Leighton wrong call. And how about Bob goes from being the starter when the playoffs began to being scratched a few games later based upon one game??? Way to kill a first year player's confidence. Nothing good could have come from Bob starting the WC. Bob is not going to be the goalie come playoff time - please understand that. So him winning the WC does nothing for the Flyers come playoff time. Bryz winning the WC however would have been huge. If he started and lost it would have been just another bump. Bad call Lavy.

Lavy won the cup despite his goaltender flip flopping and it was the worst thing that could have happened for Flyers fans. (Certainly good for Lavy though)
- TS_Downes

None of this makes any sense. Bobrovsky really looks like he's had his confidence killed from what happened in last year's playoffs. Sure something good could have come from playing Bobrovsky in the WC. They could have won the game. Bobrovslky was outplaying Bryzgalov. Let's not ignore the facts. You basing it on the outcome of the game, and nothing more.

If you think that Bryzgalov was brought in to be a horse and is your #1, then that's exactly what you do with 3 games in 4 days.
- MJL

If it were me, I'd play him games 1 and 3.

If it were me, I'd play him games 1 and 3.
- jak521

I think saying "if it were me"is key in all of these debates. Too often people look at other people's comments as this is the right way, your way is the wrong way, when it's really, "I see what you mean, but this is how I would do it".