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hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

May 13 @ 9:03 PM ET
they got their one. told you. 3 1
- stayinthefnnet


sadly, it's looking that way right now. still 20 to go. get it done, mother(frank)ers.
PhillaBully
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.20.2010

May 13 @ 9:04 PM ET
when giroux smashes a stick going to the bench, is that passion, or being a whiny female dog?
- stayinthefnnet

No there were questions about Giroux in the beginning of the season. He has answered his critics. Still waiting for Crosby to answer his in the last 3 playoff years
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:06 PM ET
as soon as giroux starts punching asses sign me out
- -davies-




Leadership
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

May 13 @ 9:07 PM ET
Even when he played center, his line consistently got outshot by the opposing team-and his lines tended to play sheltered minutes. The bottom line is, despite an acceptable goal total, Lecavalier didn't play well and didn't fit into the system Berube used well.

Was part of it injury? Probably. But he's been hurt in each of the last four seasons. At some point is has to be about finding guys that can fit in, rather than trying to make adjustments to fit one guy in.

- Jsaquella

We signed him. He didn't sign us. Other teams wanted him and we could have let him go to any one of those teams. Period. We made our bed...

I'm a Flyers fan. Vincent Lecavalier is a Flyer.
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

May 13 @ 9:10 PM ET
No there were questions about Giroux in the beginning of the season. He has answered his critics. Still waiting for Crosby to answer his in the last 3 playoff years
- PhillaBully

okay. please try to remove the glasses at least a tad, and answer me this. what did giroux do this year that crosby didnt? hell, they were even shut down and knocked out by the same team. but thats answering critics for giroux.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:11 PM ET
okay. please try to remove the glasses at least a tad, and answer me this. what did giroux do this year that crosby didnt? hell, they were even shut down and knocked out by the same team. but thats answering critics for giroux.
- stayinthefnnet


How much do you dislike Bortuzzo?
PhillaBully
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.20.2010

May 13 @ 9:14 PM ET
okay. please try to remove the glasses at least a tad, and answer me this. what did giroux do this year that crosby didnt? hell, they were even shut down and knocked out by the same team. but thats answering critics for giroux.
- stayinthefnnet

After a poopty start he turned it up and got them to the playoffs. It was enough this year that they got to the playoffs with the poor start they have had. Also it's not about what Crosby does it's about the way he behaves on the ice. If you can't see that then maybe you need to take your glasses off. Leadership isn't about performance it's about setting a example
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:17 PM ET
After a poopty start he turned it up and got them to the playoffs. It was enough this year that they got to the playoffs with the poor start they have had. Also it's not about what Crosby does it's about the way he behaves on the ice. If you can't see that then maybe you need to take your glasses off. Leadership isn't about performance it's about setting a example
- PhillaBully


What has Crosby done this year that was a bad example?
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

May 13 @ 9:18 PM ET
wow. that about sums it up right there guys.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:19 PM ET
Wow. Fleury has had a good game, but that would have been a disaster
opeth_pa
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Implication
Joined: 12.13.2011

May 13 @ 9:19 PM ET
Wow...that would have been a horrible goal to give up..

I almost have to wonder if something is wrong with Crosby. I know the Rangers deserve credit but it is still amazing to see him shut down like this.
opeth_pa
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Implication
Joined: 12.13.2011

May 13 @ 9:20 PM ET
3 post's that started with wow..

that has to be an omen.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:21 PM ET
Wow...that would have been a horrible goal to give up..

I almost have to wonder if something is wrong with Crosby. I know the Rangers deserve credit but it is still amazing to see him shut down like this.

- opeth_pa


I think theres something wrong with him too. He doesn't have the burst he normally does.

I would hate to see the Rangers win the game like this. They're just sitting back and waiting for odd man rushes.
PhillaBully
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.20.2010

May 13 @ 9:22 PM ET
What has Crosby done this year that was a bad example?
- PhillySportsGuy

Look at the Philly series. Look at the Boston series and look at this one
stayinthefnnet
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 01.12.2012

May 13 @ 9:22 PM ET
After a poopty start he turned it up and got them to the playoffs. It was enough this year that they got to the playoffs with the poor start they have had. Also it's not about what Crosby does it's about the way he behaves on the ice. If you can't see that then maybe you need to take your glasses off. Leadership isn't about performance it's about setting a example
- PhillaBully


okay. how about this. for the record, i really respect giroux. think hes a fine player, captain, and all that. but see how easily we can turn things around?

maybe if he didnt suck so bad in the beginning, they wouldnt have needed that comeback. if just cleaning up your own poopty start to achieve mediocrity is your idea of leadership, thats a low threshold forr excellence.

and setting an example? crosby isnt a vocal leader, but he is renowned among the league as being one of the hardest workers in the league, even as being a superstar. would you like a stat to exemplify this? he was a fairly poor faceoff guy, worked at it, and is now one of the leagues best. that ability to still be the first one in and last one out to work as the face of the league sure is a good example.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:23 PM ET
Look at the Philly series. Look at the Boston series and look at this one
- PhillaBully


I was talking about this year. I don't see how one bad series makes you a bad leader. The Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead to the Flyers. It didn't make Chara a bad captain
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

May 13 @ 9:28 PM ET
Tanner Glass, you have such a dumb face...
Pixote Andolini
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.23.2007

May 13 @ 9:31 PM ET
So Rangers Bruins should be interesting next round.
Pixote Andolini
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.23.2007

May 13 @ 9:31 PM ET
Tanner Glass, you have such a dumb face...
- SuperSchennBros

And an awful name.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:32 PM ET
3 post's that started with wow..

that has to be an omen.

- opeth_pa


Wow

Edit: So (frank)ing lucky. That shot caught CSP
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

May 13 @ 9:33 PM ET
The Cup belongs to the East this year. Boston, Montreal, New York all deserving. My hoping is Boston for Iginla and I hate the other two teams...
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

May 13 @ 9:36 PM ET
We signed him. He didn't sign us. Other teams wanted him and we could have let him go to any one of those teams. Period. We made our bed...

I'm a Flyers fan. Vincent Lecavalier is a Flyer.

- SuperSchennBros


I'm objective and realistic. I root for him to do well, but also recognize that he's a bad fit. I'd love it if he wasn't playing poorly and dragging every line he joined down, but that's simply not the case.

It's the same with Grossmann. i'd love it if he was a better player. I'm no going to ignore his issues because he's a Flyer. I'm going to hope he can play better.

As a Flyers fan, I want the team to get better. If that means players on the current roster need to be gone, so be it.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:37 PM ET
Bad play by Letang there
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

May 13 @ 9:38 PM ET
Bad play by Letang there
- PhillySportsGuy


I've found myself saying that repeatedly tonight
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

May 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
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