it was (frank)ing GARBAGE. fact.
- hammarby31

better believe it hammar

he is still lacking confidence to shoot but everything else honestly to me seems to be improving
- -davies-

23:41 tonight and over 26 minutes against the Kings. Berube seems to be trusting him a lot more. He's been first in minutes the last 2 games.

23:41 tonight and over 26 minutes against the Kings. Berube seems to be trusting him a lot more. He's been first in minutes the last 2 games.
- PhillySportsGuy

He looked really good tonight. He's building confidence and getting comfortable.

the rinaldo one was the worst imo

don't you dare gently bump boyle from the side, that's apparently a no no
- -davies-

Lest we forget Giroux's holding the stick. Clear as day

Classic

Oh and the 1st TB was totally offsides

He looked really good tonight. He's building confidence and getting comfortable.
- Jsaquella

cross your fingers and your toes that he can keep this trajectory going

come on Hexy, there has to be something better than Schultz, Schenn and Manning

I think Chief feels the same way all us fans feel right now. All season your a well disciplined team now we get called for 7 penalties.

Grossman and Couts' high stick yeah, but those other ones, they were reaches at best.

I can see why they called it. I do. PEB was lazy getting off, and Raffl jumped off and generated a potentially damaging rush right away. Was it too many men? Ok, maybe it was.

But here's the thing.

That's a call that's never made. 85% of changes in an NHL game are too many men on the ice penalties. They only really call the penalty when it's completely obvious. As in, we're here watching the TV and see like 16 players hopping over the boards for the other team, and you go "uhmmmmmmmmmmm"....those are the too many men calls that get made. I'll guarantee you no TB fan was yelling for TMM on that play. And that's ignoring the fact that this tick tack call was with 5 minutes left in the game. Kidding me?
- Giroux_Is_God

I thought a lot of the calls were kinda weak. They call G for holding the stick then call Luke Schenn when the exact same thing happens to him. The Rinaldo hit was pretty weak and the too many men is only called sometimes.

23:41 tonight and over 26 minutes against the Kings. Berube seems to be trusting him a lot more. He's been first in minutes the last 2 games.
- PhillySportsGuy

With Coburn and MacDonald out, they don't have a lot of choice. But to his credit, I think Del Zotto is taking advantage of it, and is playing well..

Lest we forget Giroux's holding the stick. Clear as day

Classic

Oh and the 1st TB was totally offsides
- Giroux_Is_God

only allowed if you have a blue jersey on thursdays

come on Hexy, there has to be something better than Schultz, Schenn and Manning
- vejim

Ghost was a healthy scratch

Oh well, the Flyers have a stretch where they can really make some noise. The next four are Florida, Edmonton, Florida & Colorado. After that it's a tough go, with the Jackets (twice), Habs, Rangers and Wild.

I thought a lot of the calls were kinda weak. They call G for holding the stick then call Luke Schenn when the exact same thing happens to him. The Rinaldo hit was pretty weak and the too many men is only called sometimes.
- PhillySportsGuy

The only legitimate penalties committed by the Flyers that game were the high sticks by Coots on Stamkos and Grossmann on some other waste.

And sure enough they come up with what? 2 PP goals? 3? I lost count.

Don't forget the Giroux holding the stick call destroyed what should have been a minute long 5-3

come on Hexy, there has to be something better than Schultz, Schenn and Manning
- vejim

Problem lays in who do we give up to get those better players? I'm all for cleaning up this D just as much as the next guy, but not at the risk of dismantling the offense.

I thought a lot of the calls were kinda weak. They call G for holding the stick then call Luke Schenn when the exact same thing happens to him. The Rinaldo hit was pretty weak and the too many men is only called sometimes.
- PhillySportsGuy

They missed off sides on one of the TB goals. The calls on Rinaldo, Giroux, and Luke Schenn were all bad calls in my opinion.

only allowed if you're playing the team with goofy slanted P looking thing with wings coming off it
- -davies-

amended for accuracy

cross your fingers and your toes that he can keep this trajectory going
- -davies-

It'd be a nice reclamation project. I'm a sucker for those.

The only legitimate penalties committed by the Flyers that game were the high sticks by Coots on Stamkos and Grossmann on some other waste.

And sure enough they come up with what? 2 PP goals? 3? I lost count.

Don't forget the Giroux holding the stick call destroyed what should have been a minute long 5-3
- Giroux_Is_God

The game was poorly reffed. It sucks, but it was. We've all seen worse Too Much Man calls get ignored, and some of the calls were flat out, just bad.

But, the Flyers get the Panthers twice and the Oilers. Good time to start a new win streak

The only legitimate penalties committed by the Flyers that game were the high sticks by Coots on Stamkos and Grossmann on some other waste.

And sure enough they come up with what? 2 PP goals? 3? I lost count.

Don't forget the Giroux holding the stick call destroyed what should have been a minute long 5-3
- Giroux_Is_God

It's over. It sucks. It will even out eventually.

The only legitimate penalties committed by the Flyers that game were the high sticks by Coots on Stamkos and Grossmann on some other waste.

And sure enough they come up with what? 2 PP goals? 3? I lost count.

Don't forget the Giroux holding the stick call destroyed what should have been a minute long 5-3
- Giroux_Is_God

After this offseason Giroux should know better than to hold a guy's stick... Just saying

The game was poorly reffed. It sucks, but it was. We've all seen worse Too Much Man calls get ignored, and some of the calls were flat out, just bad.

But, the Flyers get the Panthers twice and the Oilers. Good time to start a new win streak
- Jsaquella

Indeed. Good time to blow my brains out cramming for pharmacology too.

Good night and good hockey, folks

It'd be a nice reclamation project. I'm a sucker for those.
- Jsaquella

You really are. You want every slow developing 1st round pick available.

So the refs were, in fact, poopty?

How did they look? I missed the game due to work obligations.

It's over. It sucks. It will even out eventually.
- PhillySportsGuy

True; it always does -- frustrating tonight, but over 82 it almost always evens out

So the refs were, in fact, poopty?

How did they look? I missed the game due to work obligations.
- KGBflyers10

Slow start, but played well from about the 10 minute mark of the 1st period on.

Refs made several sketchy calls throughout the game on the Flyers. Lightning made them count and got 2 PP goals. Flyers deserved a better fate. Almost came back and tied the game after pulling the goalie down by 2 goals.