Phightins Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Can't wait to see Brayden Schenn tonight, you guys. Here's to hoping Lavy puts him on a line with Matt Read and Sean Couturier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Couturier to the 4th line, apparently. I am not a fan. At all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Sean Couturier is great. Hard to believe he is 18 years old sometimes. Seems like Lavy trusts him more than any other forward on the PK, except for Talbot perhaps. And Scott Hartnell is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 The three Capitals goals so far coming off a terrible Hartnell turnover, a deflection off Flyers defenseman, and yet another deflection off Flyers defenseman. Yep, one of those games.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Start up the "Bryzgalov is overpaid" narrative. Our lazy Flyers beat writers will have a fun few days or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 (edited) Meszaros and Coburn look particularly awful this year. I was challenged to a fight at the game last night by a couple clowns when I was sticking up for Bryzgalov. Edited October 23, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Matt Walker is turrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Matt Walker is turrible. Wasn't it Schenn that failed to clear the zone and turned it over to Liles? I know the puck deflected off of Walker in front, but I thought it was Schenn who made the giveaway that led to the goal. My stream is very choppy and grainy, though, so I might be wrong. Also, tough luck for Pronger. There was obviously no malicious intent from Grabovski there as it was just unfortunate timing of Pronger arriving just as Grabo followed through on the shot. Pronger looked to be in some considerable pain and that did not look good at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Wow. Seeing Chris Pronger run off the ice screaming is one of the creepiest things I have ever seen in sports. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Wasn't it Schenn that failed to clear the zone and turned it over to Liles? I know the puck deflected off of Walker in front, but I thought it was Schenn who made the giveaway that led to the goal. My stream is very choppy and grainy, though, so I might be wrong. Also, tough luck for Pronger. There was obviously no malicious intent from Grabovski there as it was just unfortunate timing of Pronger arriving just as Grabo followed through on the shot. Pronger looked to be in some considerable pain and that did not look good at all. Yeah. It was weird bounces all around. Nothing Walker could have done there, but I was actually going to post before the game about how bad he is and how I am disappointed he is playing over Lilja tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Nice, the Jagr salute. Was hoping he'd do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) Wow. Seeing Chris Pronger run off the ice screaming is one of the creepiest things I have ever seen in sports. Really. Yeah, that was bad. I remember when he took a puck (at least I think it was a puck) to the face in Anaheim and broke his jaw, and his reaction to this play was much, much worse. It definitely makes you think of the worst possible scenario seeing a guy like Pronger react in the way that he did. I don't like the guy as he seems like a giant douche, but you never want to see a guy potentially suffer damage to his eye. http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/2a/fullj.a514ffcc46d274de3fcfda3abf001c1f/a514ffcc46d274de3fcfda3abf001c1f-getty-130207289.jpg Edited October 25, 2011 by The Great BFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) I am expecting the worst. Flyers not revealing much. This is potentially devastating. For obvious reasons. Also because the Flyers are so tight against the cap that nobody can be brought up from the Phantoms. If Pronger is missing any time at all, I'd love for Erik Gustafsson to come up. Or even Kevin Marshall. Anybody but Lilja/Walker, but now it looks like both of them will be forced into the lineup. Edited October 25, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Also, just ordered Phantoms-Bears tickets for when they play at Citizens Bank Park the week after the Winter Classic. $10 tickets, which is slightly less than Winter Classic tickets would be, haha. Should be a lot of fun. Any of you Caps fans care to join me? Bears will likely destroy the Phantoms anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I didn't realize Danny Briere got his 600th career point in the 2nd. Nice little accomplishment for him. Lmao at the fans booing the penalty on Briere, though. Somebody should let them know that you aren't allowed to swing your stick like a baseball bat at a goalies head. (I realize it was unintentional and he was trying to hit the puck, but still, that is about as clear of a penalty as you can get). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Pronger update: He is seeing an eye specialist but because of swelling, more time will be required for an evaluation. No further details. http://twitter.com/#!/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/128636160670044161 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) I didn't realize Danny Briere got his 600th career point in the 2nd. Nice little accomplishment for him. Lmao at the fans booing the penalty on Briere, though. Somebody should let them know that you aren't allowed to swing your stick like a baseball bat at a goalies head. (I realize it was unintentional and he was trying to hit the puck, but still, that is about as clear of a penalty as you can get). Yeah, most Flyers fans are incredibly dumb. That was the right call, just like basically every other time he has been penalized for being careless with his stick (aka a lot). You'd think people would be used to it by now. Edited October 25, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Sean Couturier will remain with the Flyers and not be returned to Drummondville. I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, he is very good and can certainly hold his own in the NHL. So in that sense, it's cool that he gets to stay. However, I think it'd be more beneficial to the Flyers to send him back and save that additional year on his rookie contract. It isn't as if they need him on the team to stay competitive this season, or as if fitting his next contract under the salary cap definitely won't be an issue (when is the salary cap ever not an issue with this team?). I'd rather have him on the cheap as a 21 year old as opposed to on the roster at all as an 18 year old. But then again, the Flyers have never shown any regard for the salary cap, so this is precisely the decision I expected. Certainly not terrible, and I will enjoy the hell out of watching him all season. Edited October 26, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Speaking of Couturier, it is so annoying that he continues to waste away on the 4th line. Even more of an argument for returning him to Drummondville. He is getting very little 5-on-5 ice time, and when he does, he is stuck with Jody Shelley as a linemate. Someone tell me how this is helping his development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Matt Walker is horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Absolutely brutal effort all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Brayden Schenn out for 4-6 weeks with a broken foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 That was some of the most excruciating hockey I have ever seen. Is this really all because Pronger's out? I mean, 1-6, this defense is absolutely awful right now. Can't believe I wasted $50 to see that shit. At least it was "exciting" I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Gotta give props to Bryz. Even though I don't think he's been nearly as bad as his numbers indicate, he took the heat for everything after that Winnipeg loss. As a result, he got absolutely torched in the media in the following few days, which is precisely what I think he wanted. Took all of the heat off the guy who actually deserved to take heat. Gotta think that earned him major respect points. And then he bounced back and was great last night against Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Also, Zac Rinaldo is really starting to grow on me. Top 5 on the team in hits despite playing 4 less games than everyone else and seeing very little time on ice. He has been playing within the rules too, which is the opposite of what I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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