the weak goals by bryzgalov deflated the team and kept them from scoring
- 2Real

He played well enough to win, several really tough saves, including a penalty shot, but he was outplayed by a nobody.

The spin doctors will find a way to rationalize it.
- PLindbergh31

Saving it for Opening Night 2012.

The spin doctors will find a way to rationalize it.
- PLindbergh31

there's no rationalizing this game. bryz was very good overall. wish he had the 2nd one back, but it's irrelevant when they had zero sustained pressure, lost most of the draws, got outworked and outchecked all over the ice by a team with absolutely nothing to play for and the backup goalie made 4 or 5 very good stops when he had to. this was a game that looked like they had no interest in playing.

Wait... so it's Bryz's fault we havent scored in Edmonton since 07???



Ridiculous.

He played well enough to win, several really tough saves, including a penalty shot, but he was outplayed by a nobody.
- PLindbergh31

the flyers highly touted offense was as good a corpse's Richard

Saving it for Opening Night 2012.
- MrBuzzcut

5 weeks away from Bird Baseball sir. High hopes this year!

it was so refreshing to not have to read 10 people post at the same time who scored a flyers goal this evening...

brieres pass to eberle on the 2nd goal was pretty. he is such (frank)ing garbage.

it was so refreshing to not have to read 10 people post at the same time who scored a flyers goal this evening...
- watsonnostaw

it did save bandwidth

Yea... their season is now over.
- Flyers2821

Really? Is that the impression you got from my statement, or you just having fun spinning my comments? A must win does not always come down to playoff-clinchers. Sometimes it has to do with mental victories. Playing a soft opponent after an emotional win 2 days ago. This is a game that the Flyers could have built off of. Instead, they're 1-1 and will have to start again on Saturday. But please, continue your fun games....

Only two giveaways in the third!

Of course, Edmonton wasn't really attcking.

He played well enough to win, several really tough saves, including a penalty shot, but he was outplayed by a nobody.
- PLindbergh31

I've been annoyed with Bryz as everyone has lately, but the Flyers didn't generate nearly as good of looks on Dubnyk as Edmonton did on Bryz.

The spin doctors will find a way to rationalize it.
- PLindbergh31

I will say that on the positive, Bryz was better than he was against Winnipeg and Pitt. He made some nice saves. He'd probably like tohave that second one back but you can't put it all on him when Read turns it over right in the sweet spot high slot. Also I like the snarl the D men seemed to play with, especially in the third. Grossman and Kubina are solid additions.

it was so refreshing to not have to read 10 people post at the same time who scored a flyers goal this evening...
- watsonnostaw

5 weeks away from Bird Baseball sir. High hopes this year!
- PLindbergh31

woo hooo go Phillies!!!

there's no rationalizing this game. bryz was very good overall. wish he had the 2nd one back, but it's irrelevant when they had zero sustained pressure, lost most of the draws, got outworked and outchecked all over the ice by a team with absolutely nothing to play for and the backup goalie made 4 or 5 very good stops when he had to. this was a game that looked like they had no interest in playing.
- hammarby31

Yep. Summed up to a T my good man. Oh well. On to Calgary.

5 weeks away from Bird Baseball sir. High hopes this year!
- PLindbergh31

None, but I'm looking forward to watching the Angels and Rangers battle it out in the AL West.

I will say that on the positive, Bryz was better than he was against Winnipeg and Pitt. He made some nice saves. He'd probably like tohave that second one back but you can't put it all on him when Read turns it over right in the sweet spot high slot. Also I like the snarl the D men seemed to play with, especially in the third. Grossman and Kubina are solid additions.
- Lexington Flyer

positivity isn't wanted here

I called the backup goalie effect waaaaay back on p. 4. It isn't anything to be proud of, but that poop is predictable from this team. They have had fits with backups for the last few years now.
- Lexington Flyer

It's also the underdog effect. Teams like the Oilers get up for games against teams like the Flyers.

I will say that on the positive, Bryz was better than he was against Winnipeg and Pitt. He made some nice saves. He'd probably like tohave that second one back but you can't put it all on him when Read turns it over right in the sweet spot high slot. Also I like the snarl the D men seemed to play with, especially in the third. Grossman and Kubina are solid additions.
- Lexington Flyer

Bryzgalov's best game in a while. Game isn't on him at all. Wish he had the second goal back, but he made several tough saves to make up for it.

Really? Is that the impression you got from my statement, or you just having fun spinning my comments? A must win does not always come down to playoff-clinchers. Sometimes it has to do with mental victories. Playing a soft opponent after an emotional win 2 days ago. This is a game that the Flyers could have built off of. Instead, they're 1-1 and will have to start again on Saturday. But please, continue your fun games....
- steelydan

I was hoping they would build off the dramatic win Tuesday.

Guess not!

Either way, this is a game the Flyers had to win.....
- steelydan

If only we still had Carter...

woo hooo go Phillies!!!
- bigmookalookie

Thome at first base Mookie!

It's also the underdog effect. Teams like the Oilers get up for games against teams like the Flyers.
- rockychocbill

The way the Flyers are playing they should get up for everybody.

5 weeks away from Bird Baseball sir. High hopes this year!
- PLindbergh31

I was an Orioles fan since before Earl Weaver. I stopped caring about 5 years ago. Angelos is .............