2 of the players are Canadians?
- jmatchett

Or stanley cup champs depends how you look at it I guess.

Why no note about Neal throwing flying elbows as a subplot? Or his reluctance to fight Wayne Simmonds afterwards? Or Evgeni Malkin elbowing Flyers' defensemen behind the net? Goes both ways buddy.
- jmatchett

Because this writer clearly has no skill and want to increase the hits on his article...

Crosby 40 games played against the Flyers 66 pts I'd hate him too. Malkin 40 games played 53 pts. Giroux 20 games played against the Pens 16 pts. One of these things is not like the others.
- dbell646

one player has played substantially less games vs his opponent than the other two?

I would. Matt Barnaby has annoying facial expressions as well.. I wanted to beat him with a ball-peen about a dozen or so times.
- jak521

true ... the facial expressions of Barnaby were as irritating as any player in league history.

one player has played substantially less games vs his opponent than the other two?
- FlyerGuy

Yes that's it 20 more games and he will be close narrowing that gap of .8 to 1.6 and 1.35 ppg. 1975!!

one player has played substantially less games vs his opponent than the other two?
- FlyerGuy

No, I know...one spent his first full season centering a 3rd line flanked by Aaron Asham and a rookie?

I would. Matt Barnaby has annoying facial expressions as well.. I wanted to beat him with a ball-peen about a dozen or so times.
- jak521

I think Hartnell is a pretty good guy off the ice. Very good with fans and his family. A lot of respect for him as a person. On the ice I despise him. He has talent and attitude. Rinaldo though, is one of the guys I cannot stand. He looks like he would still take kids lunch money. Everything he does is basically an abomination.

Yes that's it 20 more games and he will be close narrowing that gap of .8 to 1.6 and 1.35 ppg. 1975!!
- dbell646

Here we are having a fun, civil conversation, and you have the bring up the greatest year in hockey history?

No, I know...one spent his first full season centering a 3rd line flanked by Aaron Asham and a rookie?
- jmatchett

That's a great stat how does that help his case in any other way then he wasn't good enough to be top6 and Crosby was? That is a knock on Giroux.

Only 1 of the players isn't Canadian?
Only 1 can grow a proper playoff beard?
Only 1 has never scored a playoff hat trick (I think)?
- jmatchett

That's a great stat how does that help his case in any other way then he wasn't good enough to be top6 and Crosby was? That is a knock on Giroux.
- dbell646

Probably because he was a rookie and the Flyers had two seasoned, proven all-star centers at the time.

I think Hartnell is a pretty good guy off the ice. Very good with fans and his family. A lot of respect for him as a person. On the ice I despise him. He has talent and attitude. Rinaldo though, is one of the guys I cannot stand. He looks like he would still take kids lunch money. Everything he does is basically an abomination.
- HopintheCordoba

Hate Hartnell...............but man would he look good on either Malkin's or Crosby's wing. He would be a fan favorite if he was in the black and Vegas gold.

I think Hartnell is a pretty good guy off the ice. Very good with fans and his family. A lot of respect for him as a person. On the ice I despise him. He has talent and attitude. Rinaldo though, is one of the guys I cannot stand. He looks like he would still take kids lunch money. Everything he does is basically an abomination.
- HopintheCordoba

Another player you love to hate. Bet every penny you would love him in Black, Gold, White, and, uhh, baby blue.

He's a good kid with a great work ethic.. He seriously wants to do his best to be a hockey player.

Only 1 of the players isn't Canadian?
Only 1 can grow a proper playoff beard?
Only 1 has never scored a playoff hat trick (I think)?
- jmatchett

Crosby's facial hair is soo bad.....at least Malkin accepted the fact that he can't grow facial hair at all and doesn't even try in the playoffs.

Can we all at least agree on GO STEELERS!?

Wait, 3 Flyers fans just said that Crosby isn't a whiner...............



- cap1681

Alot of Flyers fans on this site know what they're talking about. It's the 5 or 6 that do nothing but troll that give them a bad name.

Probably because he was a rookie and the Flyers had two seasoned, proven all-star centers at the time.
- jmatchett

Sid dropped a 102 his rookie year he'd have been top 6 for sure. Giroux has yet to do that in his career. Have fun with your video cover though make sure you wipe it off after your done.

Only 1 of the players isn't Canadian?
Only 1 can grow a proper playoff beard?
Only 1 has never scored a playoff hat trick (I think)?
- jmatchett

Only one doesn't have a cup or ANY hardware (I think)?

I think Hartnell is a pretty good guy off the ice. Very good with fans and his family. A lot of respect for him as a person. On the ice I despise him. He has talent and attitude. Rinaldo though, is one of the guys I cannot stand. He looks like he would still take kids lunch money. Everything he does is basically an abomination.
- HopintheCordoba

Hartnell might be Ghandi off the ice, but on the ice I want him dead. I loath that man. Him and Maxim Lapierre. I couldn't be an opposing player against either of those two, because I'd go marty mcsorley on them and never stop. I just loath them when they're playing. They bring out the worst in me. There are just some players that do that to me...their faces are just magnets for violent thoughts.

Sid dropped a 102 his rookie year he'd have been top 6 for sure. Giroux has yet to do that in his career. Have fun with your video cover though make sure you wipe it off after your done.
- dbell646

I see you're in game time form early.

Who are we playing tonight?
- canadianpenfan

Wait. There's a game?

Yes that's it he's close narrowing that gap of .8 to 1.6 and 1.35 ppg. 1975!!
- dbell646

just trying to understand your point.


obviously Crosby and Malkin have had more success vs the Flyers than Giroux vs the Pens ... but you can't ignore the fact that Giroux has only in the last couple of years become a top player, whereas your 2 guys have been terrorizing the whole league for a decade now.

Sid dropped a 102 his rookie year he'd have been top 6 for sure. Giroux has yet to do that in his career. Have fun with your video cover though make sure you wipe it off after your done.
- dbell646

And Crosby is an amazingly talented player who played on a team that, as of his rookie season, did not have a top center after the first, what, 14 games? So he drew top line minutes from the get go. He also had this guy Lemieux (you may have heard of him) who was probably able to give his some nice pointers to help him out.
I'm really not sure what you're arguing. That Crosby has put up more points than Giroux? That Malkin has? I don't see how anyone can argue that. Are you just trying to draw someone's ire?
Also, wipe off the cover after I'm done what? Playing Skyrim? Why would I have to wipe that off?

Only one doesn't have a cup or ANY hardware (I think)?
- Orpik44

I would think that all 3 have several drinking cups and multiple sets of tools.

true ... the facial expressions of Barnaby were as irritating as any player in league history.

- FlyerGuy

Loved Barnaby