JVR wouldn't have fanned on that shot by Streit.
- PhillySportsGuy

Neither would Patrick Sharp

/amidoingthisrite?

you left out homer getting raped on every trade but otherwise spot on
- Marc D

ftfy....is it not only 1-0??
i thought it was a pretty evenly played period

he was looking up ice, pretending not to see Downie ... but he knew what he was doing.
- FlyerGuy

Its getting to the point where someone on the Flyers just needs to take a run at another player. Just so they know we have that little bit of crazy left.

Its amazing when you compare the amount of illegal hits on Flyers compared to the amount of illegal hits the Flyers have given over the last 2 years.

JVR wouldn't have fanned on that shot by Streit.
- PhillySportsGuy

Mike Richards would've covered both guys on that shorthanded rush, then took the puck down and scored himself.

Always wondered why any Hockey player, who is a Human being, should be described as a waste of oxygen simply because the player is not liked.
- MJL

Somebody's stretching after the kind of baffling Downie jokes. I'm still not sure what was up with the pseudo-Don Cherry bit, or why Downie's a good target for mockery because he got hurt.

It's ok, I understand, I often just throw posts out there to see what works when I'm feeling uninspired.

Neither would Patrick Sharp

/amidoingthisrite?
- fecondo

Same with Jon Sim

I would like to test the Blues composure here as a team. Rinaldo has drawn one, needs to get under the skin of St. Louis a bit more along with Hartnell.

Hall needs to do the same.

JVR wouldn't have fanned on that shot by Streit.
- PhillySportsGuy

Course he wouldn't have

Just cause it was bouncing, he would have batted it out of the air

Easy play unless you suck like the Flyers

/sarcasm

Mike Richards would've covered both guys on that shorthanded rush, then took the puck down and scored himself.
- AllInForFlyers

And would have done it on acid.

That hit in Downie was very borderline

The blues guy popped with his shoulder blind side
Downie wasn't looking, and shares responsibility, but the hit wasn't clean imo
- Marc D

Looked more like downie just ran into the Blue, tbh

Gotta do something on this early PP..

I would like to test the Blues composure here as a team. Rinaldo has drawn one, needs to get under the skin of St. Louis a bit more along with Hartnell.

Hall needs to do the same.
- flyer_nutter

Hartnell had a strong first period. Drew two penalties.

Mike Richards would've covered both guys on that shorthanded rush, then took the puck down and scored himself.
- AllInForFlyers

"the shift"!!!!!

I would like to test the Blues composure here as a team. Rinaldo has drawn one, needs to get under the skin of St. Louis a bit more along with Hartnell.

Hall needs to do the same.
- flyer_nutter

I think a guy like Backes specializes in that department. I trust his composure more than Rinaldos

Hartnell had a strong first period. Drew two penalties.
- MJL

Did you get the impression I was trashing him?

Calm down there.

Looked more like downie just ran into the Blue, tbh
- JAKEw1234

One replay showed him pop his head with shoulder

Deliberate I think

One replay showed him pop his head with shoulder

Deliberate I think
- Marc D

Who hit Downie? I missed the first half of that period.

Did you get the impression I was trashing him?

Calm down there.
- flyer_nutter

lighten up, francis

One replay showed him pop his head with shoulder

Deliberate I think
- Marc D

Hard to tell, I doubt he gets suspended but it was questionable.

Nothing stopping the Flyers from targeting him the rest of the game.

Gotta do something on this early PP..
- Hextall271

It'd be nice -- there's some things they can do.

The Blues are good, but they can't cover everything. The Flyers PP, at least the first unit, is good because it's balanced.

Voracek just has to be ready to fire that thing, because they're going to shade to Giroux's side, like every team does. But Voracek just has to not think twice and fire it.

Alrighty fellas leggooooo

Always wondered why any Hockey player, who is a Human being, should be described as a waste of oxygen simply because the player is not liked.
- MJL

The hyperbole is strong in that one!

Carlyle is a Stanley Cup winning Coach. I think he knows what he is doing systems wise.
- MJL

Flyers need to make quicker decisions.

For people in the area, Raffl is going to be at Carl's Cards in Havertown next weekend.

http://www.carlscards.com/events-and-signings.php

Glad it's only 1 to nothing after the first. Hopefully fewer penalties are called and the Flyers can get back into the game, establish their forecheck, etc.