Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 10/8/19 vs. NJ

Flyers gameday blog, what is that?

Lets go , please drop the damn puck.

Could change but jets are making pens look like AHL team

LET'S GO FLYERS!!! CLAP! ~ CLAP! ~ CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!!!



LET'S GO FLYERS!!! CLAP! ~ CLAP! ~ CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!!!



LET'S GO FLYERS!!! CLAP! ~ CLAP! ~ CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!!!

lets win against the trash goaltending

Oh yeah, the Flyers play hockey. F this schedule.

Also, an 18 yr old I've never heard of just scored on the Pens. Good times.

lets win against the trash goaltending
- 2Real

Talk about trash goaltending. Bob chased after 1 period. 4 goals on 10 shots.

Canes look very solid so far this season.

Could change but jets are making pens look like AHL team
- wcorvette

Gonna be a long season

Could change but jets are making pens look like AHL team
- wcorvette

And the jets haven't been all that good so far.

lets win against the trash goaltending
- 2Real

I am hoping that they can take advantage of NJ's suspect D and tending, but they always seem to give us fits..doesn't matter who they have on their roster. Simmer is also going to be motivated as hell to show us up.

Who’s gonna fight Simmer?

Who’s gonna fight Simmer?
- mkabbeko

We'll sign Stewart to a 1 day contract this afternoon so he can handle this. Simmer will beat him into retirement thus alleviating cap issues.

I know its all the travel, but the fact the Flyers will not have played their third game until Saturday night is kind of nuts.

We'll sign Stewart to a 1 day contract this afternoon so he can handle this. Simmer will beat him into retirement thus alleviating cap issues.
- Hextall271

Why would Simmonds beat his best friend into retirement?

It's going to be painful to see Simmonds in a NJ Devils sweater.

I know its all the travel, but the fact the Flyers will not have played their third game until Saturday night is kind of nuts.
- MBFlyerfan

This is easily the most unfair schedule I can remember as a Flyers fan. Three different countries in eight days.

It's going to be painful to see Simmonds in a NJ Devils sweater.
- MJL

I can stomach Schenn playing elsewhere but Simmonds is a totally different story. Simmer signing with the Devils is a clear example of him wanting to stay close to home in my opinion.

This is easily the most unfair schedule I can remember as a Flyers fan. Three different countries in eight days.
- SuperSchennBros

You guys should be happy with the schedule. New coach, new system, new players. It's going to take time for everyone to mesh and to get AVs system down. Plus a road trip like that can bring everyone together similiar to our first year with AV when the Rangers went to Europe and had that brutal game vs SJ that essentially retired Biron

Or from another perspective, you are getting the always difficult Western Canada road trip out of the way early.

I can stomach Schenn playing elsewhere but Simmonds is a totally different story. Simmer signing with the Devils is a clear example of him wanting to stay close to home in my opinion.
- SuperSchennBros

That factored into it. So did being told by Ray that he'd still have a prominent role.

Why would Simmonds beat his best friend into retirement?
- SuperSchennBros

I doubt he'd consider that if they squared up.

This is easily the most unfair schedule I can remember as a Flyers fan. Three different countries in eight days.
- SuperSchennBros

I agree. It's not being negative but rather stating fact. I wouldn't be shocked if they came out flat today with the time off.

You guys should be happy with the schedule. New coach, new system, new players. It's going to take time for everyone to mesh and to get AVs system down. Plus a road trip like that can bring everyone together similiar to our first year with AV when the Rangers went to Europe and had that brutal game vs SJ that essentially retired Biron

Or from another perspective, you are getting the always difficult Western Canada road trip out of the way early.
- 2sticks1puck

That is one of the benefits, I'll admit, but overall I think it's a detriment. The games have to be made up later in the year, and our March April sched is insane.

You guys should be happy with the schedule. New coach, new system, new players. It's going to take time for everyone to mesh and to get AVs system down. Plus a road trip like that can bring everyone together similiar to our first year with AV had that brutal game vs SJ that essentially retired Biron

Or from another perspective, you are getting the always difficult Western Canada road trip out of the way early.
- 2sticks1puck

*Edit Rangers went to Europe in 11-12 with Torts when we went to the ECF. We just opened with a really long road trip with AV in 13-14

That is one of the benefits, I'll admit, but overall I think it's a detriment. The games have to be made up later in the year, and our March April sched is insane.
- Hextall271

If you have any momentum, those extra games can actually be a good thing. I'd rather play most of my games when everything is clicking, then when the team is trying to figure everything out. Towards the end of the year, those games in hand can be a saving grace.