Sorry but being a Flyers fan for 25 years and making the playoffs the majority of that time with not winning a cup, just making the playoffs is no longer good enough.
- Daveflyers36

I with you man. Tired of rooting blindly for a team that can't win it.

This team doesn't have the balls to win it all.

Emery, Rinaldo, and Rosehill were the three best players today for the Flyers.

How many games are they going to win when that happens?
- Marc D

So far they are 0-1 when that happens.

They have to do something to get Schenn and Simmonds going at even strength. Buffalo...look.

What you can't do is trick yourself into giving Rinaldo more minutes. 8-10 on the fourth line is great, and he has earned those minutes honestly.

If Downie can go, get him back in. If he can, you give Schenn one last chance to get himself and that second line going, giving him Raffl as the LW.

Vinny can center the fourth line one more time...but for me, tomorrow would be it. Either Schenn does something worthy of a Top 6 forward, or I gotta move him down for a few games...because right now, it isn't working for him
- AllInForFlyers

Ice time is earned, not given. If you can't compete or won't compete, you get demoted. Don't like it? Start working harder.

Schenn has been given a ton of slack. Time to sink or swim. With our season on the line, there is no time left to worry about his feelings.

What is their magic number? 4 after the Washington loss last night? So if Caps lose to Islanders tonight then it's down to 2 correct?
- Flyers1218

the 'magic number' is simply 1 higher than the number of points that teams not currently in the playoffs could possibly achieve. right now it is 92, so 93 is a lock. in order to get to 92 the devils and/or the leafs would have to win out, which is doubtful so the number of pts req'd will likely be less than 93 but 93 would get you in

I don't want and don't think they would break up the top line, but someone else said this and I believe it's true. BSchenn could really use a possession type winger on his line.
Like Voracek.

Ice time is earned, not given. If you can't compete or won't compete, you get demoted. Don't like it? Start working harder.

Schenn has been given a ton of slack. Time to sink or swim. With our season on the line, there is no time left to worry about his feelings.
- Flyersgod

I agree
And I only put Rinaldo on the 3rd line if Downie can't go, other than that he's on the 4th with Schenn and Hall.

I with you man. Tired of rooting blindly for a team that can't win it.

This team doesn't have the balls to win it all.
- Flyersgod

better be careful w/ that or all the jagoffs will turn up and start twisting your words around and have you saying you hope they lose every game

They've chosen the wrong time to slump
- Giroux_Is_God

Boston was in a slump and they clowned us

better be careful w/ that or all the jagoffs will turn up and start twisting your words around and have you saying you hope they lose every game
- hogweed

It's all rhetoric anyway.

I want them to play with heart and pride. Winning without it blows, but is better than the alternative. I'd still like to see some emotions.

These guys have been pretty carefree since 06. It's wearing on me.

Laughton looks solid but passing on Maatta for him... ugh. I will never forgive Homer for that. I will always for eternity hate that we passed on Maatta... what could've been...
- FLYERSROCK!

Maatta has been a healthy scratch for a few games recently. Hes been getting beat a lot. The Pens are beat up on D, so scratching him is substantial. There is a long time to go before that pick can bd judged

I don't want and don't think they would break up the top line, but someone else said this and I believe it's true. BSchenn could really use a possession type winger on his line.
Like Voracek.
- Marc D

Schenn has no points -- NONE -- in the last seven games.

You can't hide that, at some point. They have to do SOMETHING different than they're doing to get that kid going, and he has to put himself in position to do something

That second line has killed this team this week. The Flyers haven't gotten ANYTHING from them, when even a little bit could've turned around these games

You got your wish with Vinny back in the middle....lost the draw clean on the winning goal with six minutes left....I mean clean.....yup I had the same question....why is he taking a d zone face off with the game on the line anyways ?...he's played LW pretty much since Xmas.....
- landros 2

Good, they should leave him there. Lost faceoffs are going to happen. Have to bear down and do better. He's played Center for pretty much 15 years, and is pretty experienced on faceoffs.

Schenn has no points -- NONE -- in the last seven games.

You can't hide that, at some point. They have to do SOMETHING different than they're doing to get that kid going, and he has to put himself in position to do something

That second line has killed this team this week. The Flyers haven't gotten ANYTHING from them, when even a little bit could've turned around these games
- AllInForFlyers

Doesn't help that our third line is having a bad offensive season as well.

I with you man. Tired of rooting blindly for a team that can't win it.

This team doesn't have the balls to win it all.
- Flyersgod

Theres the door, Bo. This is Murica, you are free to root for whomever you choose

if only we could get yakupov and/or ryan

It's all rhetoric anyway.

I want them to play with heart and pride. Winning without it blows, but is better than the alternative. I'd still like to see some emotions.

These guys have been pretty carefree since 06. It's wearing on me.
- Flyersgod

They haven't played that well lately, but to say they don't play with emotion is to ignore a lot that has happened this Season. I believe they set a franchise record for comeback wins in the 3rd period. A carefree team doesn't do that.

They haven't played that well lately, but to say they don't play with emotion is to ignore a lot that has happened this Season. I believe they set a franchise record for comeback wins in the 3rd period. A carefree team doesn't do that.
- MJL

that carefree team must have done something to be behind so much how'd the comeback work against good teams this past week

Doesn't help that our third line is having a bad offensive season as well.
- Flyersgod

I do cut the third line more slack because checking the guys they get asked to check...that is some heavy lifting those boys are asked to do, night after night

Theres the door, Bo. This is Murica, you are free to root for whomever you choose
- KINGKENZO

Ahh the tolerance. Drink the kool aid or root for a new team!

I'm a flyers fan. Don't like it? Don't read my posts. Stop disrespecting our country with this murica bullpoop.

Anybody know what the hell David Backes did to Nathan MacKinnon today?

They haven't played that well lately, but to say they don't play with emotion is to ignore a lot that has happened this Season. I believe they set a franchise record for comeback wins in the 3rd period. A carefree team doesn't do that.
- MJL

Schenn has no points -- NONE -- in the last seven games.

You can't hide that, at some point. They have to do SOMETHING different than they're doing to get that kid going, and he has to put himself in position to do something

That second line has killed this team this week. The Flyers haven't gotten ANYTHING from them, when even a little bit could've turned around these games
- AllInForFlyers

And thats why I'd move Schenn to the 4th line, let him EARN more icetime

They haven't played that well lately, but to say they don't play with emotion is to ignore a lot that has happened this Season. I believe they set a franchise record for comeback wins in the 3rd period. A carefree team doesn't do that.
- MJL

You're implying that carefree teams aren't capable of comebacks?

And thats why I'd move Schenn to the 4th line, let him EARN more icetime
- BiggE

If they went with that tomorrow...who could even argue against that, really?

I do cut the third line more slack because checking the guys they get asked to check...that is some heavy lifting those boys are asked to do, night after night
- AllInForFlyers

Defensively they've been great. But to be honest... teams don't really have checking lines like this anymore. It's an outdated concept.