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watsonnostaw
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Dude has all the personality of a lump of concrete. Just a complete lizard.
Joined: 06.26.2006

Oct 16 @ 10:32 PM ET
Final

Chicoutimi - 6
Rimouski - 4

Morin finished with a goal.

- ob18

trade him now, value will never be higher
PhillaBully
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.20.2010

Oct 16 @ 10:54 PM ET
So what are the odds homer gets the axe if the pens destroy us tommorow? (I'm afraid of a desperation trade for a over the hill vet)
watsonnostaw
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Dude has all the personality of a lump of concrete. Just a complete lizard.
Joined: 06.26.2006

Oct 16 @ 11:02 PM ET
So what are the odds homer gets the axe if the pens destroy us tommorow? (I'm afraid of a desperation trade for a over the hill vet)
- PhillaBully

0.00

they dont play again for a week, which will allow berube to infuse skill and talent to the current roster
jstross
Joined: 06.25.2012

Oct 16 @ 11:20 PM ET
0.00

they dont play again for a week, which will allow berube to infuse skill and talent to the current roster

- watsonnostaw


+100.

Homer has time following what I'll call the bye week. Wins need to happen after that.
wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Oct 17 @ 1:48 AM ET
Chadwick is gone...

2Real
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA
Joined: 07.14.2007

Oct 17 @ 1:53 AM ET

http://www.echl.com/echl-...ansactions-oct-16-p187863
wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Oct 17 @ 2:15 AM ET

http://www.echl.com/echl-...ansactions-oct-16-p187863

- 2Real


If it's about Bryz, it's not funny. He was release because it's time for the season to start and he had no intention of playing in the ECHL. Only training. Guy's a schmuck but this is irrelevant
2Real
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA
Joined: 07.14.2007

Oct 17 @ 2:27 AM ET
If it's about Bryz, it's not funny. He was release because it's time for the season to start and he had no intention of playing in the ECHL. Only training. Guy's a schmuck but this is irrelevant
- wilsonecho91

now we now who the bryzgalov apologists are
Flyersgod
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.07.2013

Oct 17 @ 7:10 AM ET
Now that the tiny part of the government is back up, does that mean our offense can begin to score again?

BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Oct 17 @ 7:49 AM ET
Now that the tiny part of the government is back up, does that mean our offense can begin to score again?
- Flyersgod


LOL
Whatever it takes!
Flyers_01
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 10.03.2006

Oct 17 @ 8:33 AM ET
Do we think Bill slept in this morning or is this team just to depressing to write a blog about?
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Oct 17 @ 8:41 AM ET
Do we think Bill slept in this morning or is this team just to depressing to write a blog about?
- Flyers_01

All of the above
PhillaBully
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.20.2010

Oct 17 @ 8:46 AM ET
Do we think Bill slept in this morning or is this team just to depressing to write a blog about?
- Flyers_01

hes writing the stars blog first this time...
Flyers_01
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 10.03.2006

Oct 17 @ 8:49 AM ET
hes writing the stars blog first this time...
- PhillaBully


If you combined the 2 teams into 1 team, the new team would have to be a favorite to win the stanley cup.
Feanor
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: DE
Joined: 02.13.2013

Oct 17 @ 9:01 AM ET
He's a pending UFA I believe. I also want to lauridsen up in this new system. It's closer to the style he played last year and had success. I totally believe he's a better puck mover than coburn, gross, or schenn
- Just5


This has to be a joke. Lauridsen is easily the worst puck mover out of that group.
JFlyers00
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NYC (kill me) , NJ
Joined: 11.24.2011

Oct 17 @ 9:05 AM ET
This has to be a joke. Lauridsen is easily the worst puck mover out of that group.
- Feanor


I don't read his posts anymore
JFlyers00
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NYC (kill me) , NJ
Joined: 11.24.2011

Oct 17 @ 9:05 AM ET
This has to be a joke. Lauridsen is easily the worst puck mover out of that group.
- Feanor


I don't read his posts anymore
isaiah520
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: "All train compartments smell vaguely of sh*t. It gets so you don't mind it"
Joined: 12.26.2006

Oct 17 @ 9:10 AM ET
This has to be a joke. Lauridsen is easily the worst puck mover out of that group.
- Feanor

yea, OL handles like it's a hand grenade
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Oct 17 @ 9:28 AM ET
This has to be a joke. Lauridsen is easily the worst puck mover out of that group.
- Feanor



Lauridsen is just the latest grass is greener player. But he's totally known to be a solid puck mover!
nastyflyergirl
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: this space for rent, PA
Joined: 09.19.2006

Oct 17 @ 9:29 AM ET
Yes...I'd be on board with this. We don't tank, but we move carefully given the current roster and prospect makeup, and with an eye toward the window opening wider some 2-4 years from now and staying open for the following 10. The fans and the organization have to be willing to take those short term struggles with the kind of patience and understanding they haven't really demonstrated in the past, if that is the course to be taken...we're talking giving more responsibility to the youth, letting them learn on the fly, putting them in positions to produce if they can, despite the mistakes they will undoubtedly make...it also means being on the lookout for deals that ship overpaid vets for select, high value (younger) assets when it makes sense, it means making prudent deals, not locking into pricey 4+ year NMC deals with aging players, but being somewhat budget conscious and staying in the race for the top young players that might come onto the market while leaving room to sign your own to reasonable deals..it means keeping an eye on the coaching market, to see if no-brainer upgrades become available...

As fans, we have to be patient with the younger players and expect some growing pains...don't assume they're busts after a year or two. Keep an eye on the prize and stay with the team.

Also, I think the GM has to be given some time for things to play out before he's judged to be a failure and fired. This whole transition from the Carter/Richards/Pronger/Briere (Timonen) era to the younger core led by G wasn't going to be an instant turnaround. We went younger and took a step or two back near term, but there are some really good young players/prospects in the organization now, brought here by Holmgren and co. I think it's shortsighted and ignorant to run the guy out of town because that youth isn't ready to take on the league's best just yet. I could see Homer being fired in and then Hextall or whoever being the beneficiary of much of his work in a few years. Holmgren has made his mistakes, but he's not on a path to ruin here...yeah there's a couple overpriced aging vets and some expendables, but they (some) will likely be gone soon...otherwise, he's set up the team with a fairly good youth movement that's lost on most of the Flyers mainstream media types.

P.S. in my prior long rant from this afternoon when I was going over the youth movement, I didn't even mention Hagg or Simmonds as part oft he future, but absolutely they are...Simmer is caught in the same muck as the rest of the team, but he's shown he can be a threat when he's on his game, which will be at some point when the team is seeing better days.

- exlund



wow get out of my head!
BulliesPhan87
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: the lone wolf of hockeybuzz
Joined: 07.31.2009

Oct 17 @ 9:43 AM ET
Hopefully a little blood feud with the Pens gets some of our guys going.
Flyers_01
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 10.03.2006

Oct 17 @ 9:46 AM ET
Hopefully a little blood feud with the Pens gets some of our guys going.
- BulliesPhan87


Old Time Hockey
Marc D
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: best smile, 14 without fake tees
Joined: 03.28.2008

Oct 17 @ 9:50 AM ET
Hopefully a little blood feud with the Pens gets some of our guys going.
- BulliesPhan87

It's hockey season and Pens Flyers game days are always full of anticipation for me.
One of the days it just feels exciting.

Likely there will be the usual idiotic Crosby suks chants followed by him having a 5 point night. The Flyers have showed some positive signs lately. You never know what could happen.
SMS4016
Joined: 01.27.2011

Oct 17 @ 9:52 AM ET
I can see game going like this tonight... We start with energy and after first period it's tied 1-1. We get our hopes up maybe we csn take the mighty pens down and go into the week off with a win. Pens come out in 2nd and 3rd and put up 3 in each period. We lose 7-1. Hockeybuzz goes apesh:t with much pen trolling
vejim
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: FL
Joined: 07.08.2007

Oct 17 @ 9:54 AM ET
It's hockey season and Pens Flyers game days are always full of anticipation for me.
One of the days it just feels exciting.

Likely there will be the usual idiotic Crosby suks chants followed by him having a 5 point night. The Flyers have showed some positive signs lately. You never know what could happen.

- Marc D

the Crosby sucks chants could turn into Homer sucks
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