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Roytastic
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Portland, OR
Joined: 06.18.2013

Oct 10 @ 8:40 PM ET
I don't agree that an educated and experienced fan has to make certain assumptions compared to someone that has played the position. If you watched hockey long enough, watched a lot of games, and understand the game. You know a routine save when you see one. And you know a bad goal when you see one.
- MJL



So by that logic, because I've watched a lot of shows on The Science channel for a long enough time and have a basic understanding of uranium, I should be able to tell the difference between a stable nuclear reaction and an unstable one?

Seems legit.
AllInForFlyers
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Call Me Sweetcheeks
Joined: 03.18.2013

Oct 10 @ 8:54 PM ET
So by that logic, because I've watched a lot of shows on The Science channel for a long enough time and have a basic understanding of uranium, I should be able to tell the difference between a stable nuclear reaction and an unstable one?

Seems legit.

- Roytastic


Most of us get that there's a happy medium in this thing -- as always, we're fans. We want perfection from these guys, at all times. And yeah, sometimes that means we're demanding.

I thought Mason should've had it, but I, and most of us, know when to defer to someone who's actually doing it who's saying it might not be that simple.

At the end of the day, I might not want to agree with the assessment, but I know enough not to argue it too strenuously. Because at the end of the day, me thinking I would hit a slider that Ryan Howard can't, or that I could stop Evgeni Malkin from coming out of the corner when Ryan Parent can't, is ludicrous.

These guys will fail, even when we don't want them to fail. Because the other guys get paid too.


ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 8:56 PM ET
After 2

Cape Breton - 1
Val-d'Or - 2

An assist for Aubé-Kubel
wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:01 PM ET
currently is a sophomore playing for the Providence Friars of Hockey East.
- Crimsoninja

wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:02 PM ET
Most of us get that there's a happy medium in this thing -- as always, we're fans. We want perfection from these guys, at all times. And yeah, sometimes that means we're demanding.

I thought Mason should've had it, but I, and most of us, know when to defer to someone who's actually doing it who's saying it might not be that simple.

At the end of the day, I might not want to agree with the assessment, but I know enough not to argue it too strenuously. Because at the end of the day, me thinking I would hit a slider that Ryan Howard can't, or that I could stop Evgeni Malkin from coming out of the corner when Ryan Parent can't, is ludicrous.

These guys will fail, even when we don't want them to fail. Because the other guys get paid too.

- AllInForFlyers



ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:09 PM ET
After 2

Blainville-Boisbriand - 2
Rimouski - 2

No points for Morin
AllInForFlyers
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Call Me Sweetcheeks
Joined: 03.18.2013

Oct 10 @ 9:11 PM ET
After 2

Blainville-Boisbriand - 2
Rimouski - 2

No points for Morin

- ob18


Oh, yeah? Well...well...I bet he would've crushed Patrik Elias last night, so there!
MrBigglesworth
Location: PA
Joined: 01.30.2008

Oct 10 @ 9:33 PM ET
anyone here have NHL 15 yet ?
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:35 PM ET
After 1

Victoria - 0
Calgary - 2

No points for either Sanheim or Fazleev
Crimsoninja
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dude, I am so sorry about whatever made you like this. Take it easy.
Joined: 07.06.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:36 PM ET
anyone here have NHL 15 yet ?
- MrBigglesworth

yeah i will eviscerate you
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Oct 10 @ 9:45 PM ET
Oh, yeah? Well...well...I bet he would've crushed Patrik Elias last night, so there!
- AllInForFlyers


Nah, he's halfway to Schenn-ville with a -2
aflyerpower8
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: AL
Joined: 06.03.2014

Oct 10 @ 9:49 PM ET
Morin assist

EDIT: Also, 5-5 in the third
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:51 PM ET
Final

Cape Breton - 2
Val-d'Or - 5

An assist for Aubé-Kubel
Crimsoninja
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dude, I am so sorry about whatever made you like this. Take it easy.
Joined: 07.06.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:53 PM ET
Morin assist
- aflyerpower8

love the real-time updates rather than the end of period ones
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:54 PM ET
Morin assist

EDIT: Also, 5-5 in the third

- aflyerpower8


Q games are steaming for free on the league site (though October) if you aren't already watching.
AllInForFlyers
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Call Me Sweetcheeks
Joined: 03.18.2013

Oct 10 @ 9:56 PM ET
Nah, he's halfway to Schenn-ville with a -2
- Jsaquella


Ha! Going back to yesterday when you broke the news about Coburn, you've just been a bundle of information joy over the last 24 hours
aflyerpower8
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: AL
Joined: 06.03.2014

Oct 10 @ 9:56 PM ET
Q games are steaming for free on the league site (though October) if you aren't already watching.
- ob18


I am watching
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 9:58 PM ET
I am watching
- aflyerpower8




ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 10:25 PM ET
Final/SO

Blainville-Boisbriand - 5
Rimouski - 6

Morin with an assist
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 10:26 PM ET
love the real-time updates rather than the end of period ones
- Crimsoninja


Busy watching sir
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 10:29 PM ET
After 2

Victoria - 0
Calgary - 2

No points for either Sanheim or Fazleev
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013

Oct 10 @ 11:25 PM ET
love the real-time updates rather than the end of period ones
- Crimsoninja



lol
-davies-
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A medical emergency involving you.
Joined: 08.05.2013

Oct 10 @ 11:26 PM ET
Busy watching sir
- ob18



GET IT TOGETHER
aflyerpower8
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: AL
Joined: 06.03.2014

Oct 10 @ 11:35 PM ET
Calgary lost 3-2
wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Oct 11 @ 12:21 AM ET
Anyone see Trevor Gillies' maneuver tonight? Maybe it's a good thing we have Stortolinni
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