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stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jun 13 @ 9:38 PM ET
Travis (frank)in Lee.

He was supposed to be the savior....

- Giroux_Is_God

lord remember those teams. him, marlon anderson, tomas perez. i will say, i always was a fan of doug glanville though
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

Jun 13 @ 9:38 PM ET
RAJ not only over paid, he lost the 1st rd pick. Adams will come around, the injury last year was serious. Charlie is terrible at picking situations for the BP arms to come in. Horst is a lefty specialist, period. However, we don't know what's coming from upstairs.

Delmon Young? Seriously?

Sorry, I could go on all night.

- jstross

no apologies necessary man. as could i.
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:39 PM ET
Yeah, because that is exactly what he said.




- MBFlyerfan

@ Captain Hyperbole. I laughed a thousand guffaws at him.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:39 PM ET
ill be the first to admit though, whatever the hell has gotten into brown lately i sure as hell didnt see coming. i had essentially written him off.
- stayinthefnnet


Decabolin and Adderall
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:40 PM ET
Nope! My wife declined to know at the last minute when we went for the ultrasound. Then, a week later, declined again when we had to go back because baby was positioned in such a way that they could not get all of the measurements that the ultrasound techs wanted.
- Flyskippy


And then Skip looked at the ultrasound and said, "My God! He's hung like a moose!"
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:40 PM ET
I have kids, so nothing's paid off
- Jsaquella

I'm close to calling Sky Loans myself.

Giroux_Is_God
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CLASS DISMISSED
Joined: 12.15.2011

Jun 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
lord remember those teams. him, marlon anderson, tomas perez. i will say, i always was a fan of doug glanville though
- stayinthefnnet

That was the team I grew up watching.

Our most feared hitter was Ron Mother(frank)in Gant
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
And then Skip looked at the ultrasound and said, "My God! He's hung like a moose!"
- Jsaquella

It was the umbilical cord...
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
Evander Kane ‏@EKane9JETS 29m

Chris bosh looked like a fairy going to the rim. @stephenasmith

Jesus, Evander...
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
It was the umbilical cord...
- Flyskippy


I see you have that Robin Williams cassette, as well
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:42 PM ET
There's a lot of luck involved with drafting. And it's really unbelievable how unlucky the Flyers have been when it comes to drafting defenseman and goaltenders.
- MJL

Tertyshny. *sigh* If not for the accident, who knows how he could have panned out...
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:42 PM ET
I see you have that Robin Williams cassette, as well
- Jsaquella

Actually, no -- but it explains a lot (about myself).
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:43 PM ET
they sure bate you with offers, don't they?
- isaiah520

No, they leave me alone.

AllInForFlyers
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Call Me Sweetcheeks
Joined: 03.18.2013

Jun 13 @ 9:44 PM ET
The Flyers have had their share of misfortune and tragedy. Ashbee, Parent's back and then eye. The way injuries ravaged the 1985 & 87 finalists, Lindros being out for the 1999 playoffs with the lung and then the circus in 2000. The numerous injuries on defense in 2004. Coburn and Timonen missing for most of the 2008 ECF vs the Pens...

We need to get Cerrano a live chicken

- Jsaquella


Oh, man...just...wow. Just cannot buy a break when it comes to this stuff.

Really, it's why I continue to support the franchise with the energy that I do -- some of the stuff that has happened to this team is Twilight Zone-caliber.

I mean, think about it. Nearly every draft you can think of usually has two "can't-miss" guys. Right? When was the last time you saw an NHL draft and it just had question marks about every single guy?

It's happened three times in the last 15 years -- 1999. 2012. And...2007.

Of course, in the one year the Flyers were abysmal, truly abysmal, they are awful in between two of the best "Top Heavy" drafts the NHL has seen, in 2006, where Jordan Staal and Jonathan Toews were drafted in the Top 3, and 2008, when Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty and Alex Pietrangelo were the Top 3.

Good Lord. Good Lord. Good Lord.

I need to stop.
cmr.266
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 06.07.2013

Jun 13 @ 9:46 PM ET
I think Meltz is going to have some great insights during the amnesty buyout period. Should have some interesting options in UFA by the draft.

I posted my Flyers Offseason Outlook - check it out: http://my.hockeybuzz.com/...r_id=202541&post_id=14942
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
Actually, no -- but it explains a lot (about myself).
- Flyskippy


Actually he said hung like a bear, to which the doctors replied, "thats the umbilical cord, Mr Williams"

Don't cut that...can't we let him dream for awhile?
Doc_Sarcasm
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Should of studied Geometry
Joined: 04.28.2013

Jun 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
Tertyshny. *sigh* If not for the accident, who knows how he could have panned out...
- Flyskippy



I always believed that despite what the Flyers said.. they were on the verge of shipping him elsewhere.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
Oh, man...just...wow. Just cannot buy a break when it comes to this stuff.

Really, it's why I continue to support the franchise with the energy that I do -- some of the stuff that has happened to this team is Twilight Zone-caliber.

I mean, think about it. Nearly every draft you can think of usually has two "can't-miss" guys. Right? When was the last time you saw an NHL draft and it just had question marks about every single guy?

It's happened three times in the last 15 years -- 1999. 2012. And...2007.

Of course, in the one year the Flyers were abysmal, truly abysmal, they are awful in between two of the best "Top Heavy" drafts the NHL has seen, in 2006, where Jordan Staal and Jonathan Toews were drafted in the Top 3, and 2008, when Steven Stamkos, Drew Doughty and Alex Pietrangelo were the Top 3.

Good Lord. Good Lord. Good Lord.

I need to stop.

- AllInForFlyers


I suggest drinking heavily
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:49 PM ET
Tertyshny. *sigh* If not for the accident, who knows how he could have panned out...
- Flyskippy



That kid was smooth.
twotoekenn
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: perkasie, PA
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jun 13 @ 9:52 PM ET
Except during this team president's tenure:



Um. The guy on the left...

- Flyskippy


He was involved in bringing lindros to town though.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jun 13 @ 9:55 PM ET
Mez and 41st(and maybe a later pick) to Calgary for the 28th?

Wideman and Giordano are currently their only D men under contract next year.
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:55 PM ET
I always believed that despite what the Flyers said.. they were on the verge of shipping him elsewhere.
- Doc_Sarcasm

I don't. Richardson was a goner until the untimely death of Tertyshny.
Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ignoreland, GA
Joined: 11.04.2005

Jun 13 @ 9:55 PM ET
He was involved in bringing lindros to town though.
- twotoekenn

That sure got us a lot of Cups.
AllInForFlyers
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Call Me Sweetcheeks
Joined: 03.18.2013

Jun 13 @ 9:57 PM ET
Mez and 41st(and maybe a later pick) to Calgary for the 28th?

Wideman and Giordano are currently their only D men under contract next year.

- hereticpride


Shhhhhh! I have long felt that Calgary is the most likely trading partner for the Flyers for Meszaros. But keep that under your hat. We don't want to scare them off.
isaiah520
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "All train compartments smell vaguely of sh*t. It gets so you don't mind it"
Joined: 12.26.2006

Jun 13 @ 9:58 PM ET
Well then let's look at the Flyers drafting record under Holmgren and give him a performance review. It's pretty solid. And making that analogy is pretty weak. Are you dealing with the inexact science that the NHL Draft is? That's a crap shoot at best, for even those who are the best at it?
- MJL

i'm judging him overall and i'm seeing a guy, who, kinda like bryz, has had his moments, but ultimately is avg. if this team doesn't show signs of growth this season, he should be gone.
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