It is when you do it blindly and you have the other team gassed.
- Richieattack18

No it's not. The other players have to do their part. That's why it's a team game.

getting skull(frank)ed by nabokov, awesome. giroux couldn't hit a wide open net if he tryed. so snakebitten

He didn't have a bad game. Nobody on the Flyers had a bad game.
- MJL

Shelley was non-competitive

who is the leader on this team?is it g or kimmo.i hate to say this but i miss richards at this point.when he was on his game you knew he was the leader.
- richiewinthecup

This game really has nothing to do with Richards. He's no longer a Flyer. They have plenty of leadership.

Shelley was non-competitive
- SeaIslelandLush

The Birthday Boy spent the evening in the Cote suite. Mr. Irrelevant.

Shelley was non-competitive
- SeaIslelandLush

His choice of suits was PA-Thet-IC

who is the leader on this team?is it g or kimmo.i hate to say this but i miss richards at this point.when he was on his game you knew he was the leader.
- richiewinthecup

In regards to Mike Richards, I'm going to go ahead and call this revisionist history.

EDIT: Sorry, misread that as "every game"

getting skull(frank)ed by nabokov, awesome. giroux couldn't hit a wide open net if he tryed. so snakebitten
- flyfan1212

They were all fantastic. Don't be silly. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to a team with 1/10 the talent and call it a day.

Why you want to focus your judgement of the game on the skills competition is embarrassing.

Yes we get it, Bryzgalov has struggled in the shootout, that's obvious. But do you feel its a problem at all with forwards in the as well? Its been an issue since the shootout was instituted. The goalie continually gets zero goal support. I think that deserves a laughable comment as well.

That 13/14 rounder with Niittimaki stopping everything while each Flyers shooter continued to get stoned sticks well in my memory.
- SeaIslelandLush

Not the shooters necessarily. The shooters Lavi has been choosing. Like why Simmonds and Briere before Giroux? It stunned me how Lavi is an NHL coach and does things dumber than what a highschool coach would do. You put your best options out there for the shootout to get the extra point.

Maybe not. What's the deal with 28 losses in the last 45 home games? That's insane. Bad teams do better than that at home.
- PLindbergh31

Could be any one of several things or a combination of a few. I wouldn't say they routinely come out flat at home.

In regards to Mike Richards, I'm going to go ahead and call this revisionist history.

EDIT: Sorry, misread that as "every game"
- BulliesPhan87

Oh yes. I totally miss Richards lollygagging all over the ice last year. What a pleasure that was to watch. He tried his best 5 percent of the time.

Oh yes. I totally miss Richards lollygagging all over the ice last year. What a pleasure that was to watch. He tried his best 5 percent of the time.
- Richieattack18

You could definitely tell when he decided to show up. When he didn't, well, sometimes he got away with half-hearted efforts.

Could be any one of several things or a combination of a few. I wouldn't say they routinely come out flat at home.
- rockychocbill

Well whatever the reason, seems like the coaches, players have no answers on how to change it. The beat goes on at home with the losing. Getting old.

This game really has nothing to do with Richards. He's no longer a Flyer. They have plenty of leadership.
- MJL

i know just very pissed right now,just seems every line looks the same.there all doing the same poop.carle was (frank)ing horrible tonight.something has to be done you cant just let this team implode like this.

The Isles made their shots. The Flyers didn't.
- MJL

I would agree it was that simple if there was a wood insert put in net and the players had to shoot through the holes but it doesn't work that way. This team loses to many points because they stink in the skills competition or whatever you want to call it.
I put this on the organization. This isn't a new thing for this year.
As the flyers proved the playoffs can be a reality or something to watch on tv because of shootout wins and losses.

Not the shooters necessarily. The shooters Lavi has been choosing. Like why Simmonds and Briere before Giroux? It stunned me how Lavi is an NHL coach and does things dumber than what a highschool coach would do. You put your best options out there for the shootout to get the extra point.
- Richieattack18

I agree to a certain extent. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but Lava must see something in Simmonds in practice maybe, who knows. But Id imagine that experiment will be over after tonight. He has to put Giroux in the 1 or 2 slot. No reason for him to be last with potential of never shooting.

I remember Timonen having a nice skillset for the shootout. And I'd like to try Read there again. He beat the goalie on his only opportunity, just rang it off the pipe.

i know just very pissed right now,just seems every line looks the same.there all doing the same poop.carle was (frank)ing horrible tonight.something has to be done you cant just let this team implode like this.
- richiewinthecup

Implode? Really?

i know just very pissed right now,just seems every line looks the same.there all doing the same poop.carle was (frank)ing horrible tonight.something has to be done you cant just let this team implode like this.
- richiewinthecup

Ummm. Bud, Simmonds has been better than Richards has this year, kicked more asses than Richards this year, and shows more effort than Richards. Plus we got a top prospect in Schenn who is very much like the young Mike Richards. I think you should get tested for concussions

i know just very pissed right now,just seems every line looks the same.there all doing the same poop.carle was (frank)ing horrible tonight.something has to be done you cant just let this team implode like this.
- richiewinthecup

Nobody was horrible tonight. Carle mishandled a few plays. The failure tonight was they didn't get enough traffic at the net. Nabokov got too good of a look at everything. And they had some misfortune. I don't expect Giroux to get that many quality chances and not pot at least one, too often in games.

i know just very pissed right now,just seems every line looks the same.there all doing the same poop.carle was (frank)ing horrible tonight.something has to be done you cant just let this team implode like this.
- richiewinthecup

Carle has to be removed from the point on the power play. Amazing this guy does nothing to improve his shot.

They were all fantastic. Don't be silly. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to a team with 1/10 the talent and call it a day.
- PLindbergh31

just pissing away points. this was a game the flyers should of taken with ease.

All Flyers shooters need to watch what Burrows and Legwand just did to Rinne and Luongo in the SO.

I would agree it was that simple if there was a wood insert put in net and the players had to shoot through the holes but it doesn't work that way. This team loses to many points because they stink in the skills competition or whatever you want to call it.
I put this on the organization. This isn't a new thing for this year.
As the flyers proved the playoffs can be a reality or something to watch on tv because of shootout wins and losses.
- bird_dog

Yes it does work that way. At some point whether it is in regulation, OT, or the shootout. You have to put the puck in the net at least once, to win the game.

What should they do, start drafting for the shootout? It's up to the players to get it done.

Well whatever the reason, seems like the coaches, players have no answers on how to change it. The beat goes on at home with the losing. Getting old.
- PLindbergh31

If they didn't lose their last two games in frustrating fashion, most would chalk this up as a 'goalie standing on his head' loss. But first 3 game losing streak of the season makes it sting that much more...and its the Islanders

If they didn't lose their last two games in frustrating fashion, most would chalk this up as a 'goalie standing on his head' loss. But first 3 game losing streak of the season makes it sting that much more...and its the Islanders
- SeaIslelandLush

I'm looking past the three game losing steak, that happens to nearly every team during the course of an 82 game schedule. The much more alarming trend is the failure to win at home.