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Moose_15
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Rat Patrol, PA
Joined: 02.15.2013

May 16 @ 4:53 PM ET
Slapshot! from 5 feet out. Yikes.
- Moose_15


Sweden wins! Party at IKEA!
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

May 16 @ 4:53 PM ET
Slapshot! from 5 feet out. Yikes.
- Moose_15


Worked for Fulton Reed again Iceland.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

May 16 @ 4:53 PM ET
Sweden won, but the effort from both Sedin's was weak.
Moose_15
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Rat Patrol, PA
Joined: 02.15.2013

May 16 @ 4:53 PM ET
Worked for Fulton Reed again Iceland.
- jmatchett383


Let's go shake their handz.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

May 16 @ 4:54 PM ET
Canada burns tonight.....

- MBFlyerfan


It's referred to as a "Vancouver rave."
SMS4016
Joined: 01.27.2011

May 16 @ 4:56 PM ET
He's been more of a playmaker early in his career. But he's shooting more, and finding a better balance. He's a definite first line Winger. Along with Hartnell. The Flyers have a quality first line. If that's the lineup.
- MJL

If we had a true sniper on either wing I could live with either h or v moving down to 2nd line and be confident h or v could put up same stats as they do on 1st line. But yeah v gAme is trending upward nicely. Like to see him play down low A little more on the pp too. Maybe if we get a pp qb he can slide around a little
MBFlyerfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Be nice from now on, NJ
Joined: 03.17.2006

May 16 @ 5:11 PM ET
DNL talking about how Bryz was "shelled" at the World Championships.
Doc_Sarcasm
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Should of studied Geometry
Joined: 04.28.2013

May 16 @ 5:23 PM ET
DNL talking about how Bryz was "shelled" at the World Championships.
- MBFlyerfan


Not watching it at the moment, but Barkann has been beating Bryz like a rented mule the last couple weeks. Everything is Bryz's fault, the Flyers missing the playoffs, the Phillies having no pitching, global warming.. you name it, its all on Bryz.
JAKEw1234
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 2Spookyville, PA
Joined: 03.09.2013

May 16 @ 5:25 PM ET
May be hard. His shooting % jumped up about 8 points this season. I think 25-30 is a better expectation, and I'd be okay with that.
- jmatchett383

He put up 22 in 48 games... to score 30 he would've had to score 8 goals in 38 games, he'd have to have had an abysmal slump to even reach your top expectation
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

May 16 @ 5:29 PM ET
DNL talking about how Bryz was "shelled" at the World Championships.
- MBFlyerfan


Buyout. I don't see the Flyers wanting to keep him around for the length of that contract.
Doc_Sarcasm
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Should of studied Geometry
Joined: 04.28.2013

May 16 @ 5:31 PM ET
Buyout. I don't see the Flyers wanting to keep him around for the length of that contract.
- stveshdy


Probably not happening. The suits at Comcast arent likely to swallow that kind of financial hit.
coffee junkie
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 16 @ 5:32 PM ET
Buyout. I don't see the Flyers wanting to keep him around for the length of that contract.
- stveshdy

Patience. We can't do that until June
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

May 16 @ 5:33 PM ET
Probably not happening. The suits at Comcast arent likely to swallow that kind of financial hit.
- Doc_Sarcasm


Comcast has plenty of cash. Not even an issue.

Plus that money is spread out.
Doc_Sarcasm
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Should of studied Geometry
Joined: 04.28.2013

May 16 @ 5:36 PM ET
Comcast has plenty of cash. Not even an issue.

Plus that money is spread out.

- stveshdy



They have shareholders to answer to. Its not happening.
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

May 16 @ 5:38 PM ET
They have shareholders to answer to. Its not happening.
- Doc_Sarcasm

It's going to happen either this June or next June.

Bye, Bye Bryz...
JAKEw1234
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 2Spookyville, PA
Joined: 03.09.2013

May 16 @ 5:42 PM ET
Probably not happening. The suits at Comcast arent likely to swallow that kind of financial hit.
- Doc_Sarcasm

Snider is notorious for throwing around money. If he was able to get the money to sign Bryz to his contract to begin with, he can get the money to buy Bryz out of it. I think Bryz still has trade value though, so I don't see why we would have to.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

May 16 @ 5:47 PM ET
DNL talking about how Bryz was "shelled" at the World Championships.
- MBFlyerfan


You subjected yourself to watching that on purpose?
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

May 16 @ 5:49 PM ET
Snider is notorious for throwing around money. If he was able to get the money to sign Bryz to his contract to begin with, he can get the money to buy Bryz out of it. I think Bryz still has trade value though, so I don't see why we would have to.
- JAKEw1234


Snider doesn't have a blank check book. There is a big difference between paying a player millions to play for your team. Versus paying him millions to not play for your team.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

May 16 @ 5:49 PM ET
Memorial Cup 2013: top 10 draft prospects headed to Saskatoon

http://ca.sports.yahoo.co...cts-headed-140959269.html
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

May 16 @ 5:52 PM ET
If we had a true sniper on either wing I could live with either h or v moving down to 2nd line and be confident h or v could put up same stats as they do on 1st line. But yeah v gAme is trending upward nicely. Like to see him play down low A little more on the pp too. Maybe if we get a pp qb he can slide around a little
- SMS4016


Voracek was in the top 10 in goal scoring this past Season. Hartnell was in the top 10 the Season before.
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

May 16 @ 5:59 PM ET
Snider doesn't have a blank check book. There is a big difference between paying a player millions to play for your team. Versus paying him millions to not play for your team.
- MJL


Very true. Still think the Flyers will move on. Can't afford to pay all that money for a goalie who has been average at best since being here.

The Flyers could use his cap space to fill other needs. I prefer they go with a younger goalie like Mason who can grow with the team. Mason may or may not be the answer but Bryz doesn't seem like it either based on his two years.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

May 16 @ 6:06 PM ET
Very true. Still think the Flyers will move on. Can't afford to pay all that money for a goalie who has been average at best since being here.

The Flyers could use his cap space to fill other needs. I prefer they go with a younger goalie like Mason who can grow with the team. Mason may or may not be the answer but Bryz doesn't seem like it either based on his two years.

- stveshdy


There is a next Season. We'll see what happens. I believe that a few things have to happen. One is Bryzgalov simply has to play better. But I believe the team and the Coach need to do just as much to make that happen. They have to be better at ES and better defensively. If they are, and the results are still not there. Then I'll be ready to move on. But not yet. We'll see what the Flyers decide.
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

May 16 @ 6:11 PM ET
There is a next Season. We'll see what happens. I believe that a few things have to happen. One is Bryzgalov simply has to play better. But I believe the team and the Coach need to do just as much to make that happen. They have to be better at ES and better defensively. If they are, and the results are still not there. Then I'll be ready to move on. But not yet. We'll see what the Flyers decide.
- MJL


Will see what happens. Holmgren has to make that call.
77rams
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: There's a kind of freedom in being completely screwed...
Joined: 09.12.2006

May 16 @ 6:26 PM ET
Very true. Still think the Flyers will move on. Can't afford to pay all that money for a goalie who has been average at best since being here.

The Flyers could use his cap space to fill other needs. I prefer they go with a younger goalie like Mason who can grow with the team. Mason may or may not be the answer but Bryz doesn't seem like it either based on his two years.

- stveshdy


Looks like Breeze will be here at least one more season, though lately, it looks like he's trying hard to talk himself out of the city. It's too risky at this time to hand Mason the number 1.

The UFA goaltending class isn't that impressive so they'll have to pick a capable one up in a trade which would only further deplete their depth (Emery and Mason doesn't really excite me too much) unless they can sign one cheaply off a buyout.
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

May 16 @ 6:46 PM ET
DNL talking about how Bryz was "shelled" at the World Championships.
- MBFlyerfan


yep. 4 goals is a shelling. (frank)ing asshats. and i'd wager that if he had a shutout there would be nary a mention of his performance.
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